Flamia vs Bet Journal
The short answer
This is the closest match of any tracker we compare against: both read bet slips from screenshots and both cover international bookmakers. The split is what the record is for. Bet Journal optimises for rich retrospective analytics. Flamia optimises for a forward-looking edge signal — CLV on every bet — and for a record that a stranger can verify.
What Bet Journal is
Bet Journal is a bet tracking app built around complete records, with a scanner that reads bet slip screenshots and analytics covering ROI by sport, bet type and odds range, plus profit calendars, bankroll tracking and streak views. It supports international and offshore bookmakers, which most US-centric trackers don’t.
Where Flamia is different
- CLV scoring against the closing line on every committed bet — the metric that predicts future results rather than describing past ones.
- Hash-chained slips producing a tamper-evident record, and a public profile generated from it.
- Free betting calculators (Kelly, arbitrage, hedge, dutching) usable without an account.
- Bets committed in seconds with the original screenshot staying on your device unless you opt into server storage.
When Bet Journal is the better choice
- You want the deepest retrospective slicing — profit calendars, streak views, ROI cut by odds range — and CLV isn’t part of how you evaluate yourself.
- You prefer manual entry as the primary path with scanning as a convenience, rather than capture-first.
- You’re already established in it with months of history; the switching cost is real and CLV alone may not justify it.
Side by side
| Feature | Flamia | Bet Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Reads bet slips from screenshots | Yes: Snap, drop or paste; parsed and committed in seconds. | Yes: Magic Scanner reads betslip screenshots. |
| International / offshore books | Yes: Any bookmaker, by design. | Yes: Explicitly covers international and offshore books. |
| CLV scored on every bet | Yes: Stamped against the closing line at commit time. | Partial: Analytics are oriented around realised results rather than closing line value. |
| Tamper-evident / signed record | Yes: Hash-chained ledger, independently verifiable. | No: Records are complete but not cryptographically signed. |
| Retrospective analytics depth | Yes: ROI, CLV, drawdown and exposure, recomputed as bets land. | Yes: A particular strength — calendars, streaks, ROI by odds range. |
| Free calculators without an account | Yes: Public tools at /tools. | Partial: Tooling is primarily inside the app. |
Bet Journal details checked against their public documentation on 2026-08-11. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
Frequently asked questions
- What’s the actual difference if both scan bet slips?
- What the scan feeds. Bet Journal turns the slip into a well-organised historical record you can slice many ways. Flamia turns it into a CLV-scored, hash-chained entry — the emphasis is on whether you’re beating the closing line, and on the record being provable to someone else.
- Is Bet Journal or Flamia better for a beginner?
- Bet Journal, arguably, if you mainly want to see where your money went — its analytics are approachable and thorough. Flamia suits you sooner if you already suspect you have an edge and want to know whether that’s true, because CLV answers that question with far fewer bets than ROI does.
- Can I import my Bet Journal history into Flamia?
- You can bring history in through Flamia’s import flow, and screenshots of historical slips import the same way live ones do. Note that CLV can only be scored where a closing line is available for that market, so very old bets may import without a CLV stamp.
Try it against your own history
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