# Idle Tap Bowling — user reviews > 55 indexed App Store user reviews of Idle Tap Bowling by IsCool Entertainment, rated 4.50/5 from 1,658 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-tap-bowling/id1478620008/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idle-tap-bowling/id1478620008.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,281 · 4★ 150 · 3★ 75 · 2★ 38 · 1★ 114 ## What do users think of Idle Tap Bowling? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Fun gameplay - 💡 Potential for leaderboards - 👍 Good for bowling fans **Cons** - 🐛 Poor ball-pin physics - 💸 Excessive ads - ⏱️ Slow progress and money accumulation - 🔇 Lack of sound effects - 🕹️ Basic gameplay with limited interactivity **Commonly reported bugs** - Ads still shown after purchasing ad-free version - Game crashes after watching ads - Inconsistent reward amounts for leveling up **Most requested features** - Add sound effects and music - Improve physics and pin behavior - Implement strike/gutter ball animations - Optimize progression and reduce ad reliance ## Newest reviews (13 of 55) ### 2/5 — Fix the game *2024-04-12, version 2.0.1* The game is fun and all but after you get to level 16 you stop getting alot of money from leveling up i was getting over 12k for leveling up and then level 16 and i get $120 fix that ### 2/5 — Too many adds *2022-03-02, version 1.7.1* There are way to many adds and there is no way to skip them. Would not recommend this game. ### 2/5 — Not that balance *2021-03-26* Level up bonus after 20 is way too low ### 2/5 — Basic *2020-02-19, version 1.5.0* 3 stars but can be so much better if you add sounds because ur waiting to get coins and it’s silent and makes it boring (sound effects like hitting the pins and music etc) would be cool to add physics to the pins when the ball hits them they fall over vs actually getting smacked around and final thing would be cool is add some basic effect on the screen yk strike animations gutter balls etc would be a little cool ### 1/5 — Money buildup too slow *2019-12-18, version 1.5.0* Way too many long ads to watch for minimal rewards. Very little money gained during idle times. Cost of upgrades jump very high very fast. ### 2/5 — ehhh *2019-12-11, version 1.5.0* theres no sound, that breaks the whole game for me and it takes to long to make progress so all i can do is watch adds in order to make progress ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2019-12-11, version 1.5.0* Way too many ads, and without the option to pay to get rid of them. ### 1/5 — Ads *2019-12-11, version 1.5.0* Way to many ads plus they’re all long. I understand the need for them but this is ridiculous. Delete!! ### 2/5 — Displeased *2019-12-10, version 1.5.0* It can’t be called idle bowling if it cannot correctly accumulate the income while you’re idol ### 1/5 — Bad *2019-12-07, version 1.4.0* Why upgrade ball return speed if bowlers take forever to grab the ball. Stupid ### 1/5 — Addssssssss *2019-12-03, version 1.4.0* They literally fly all over the screen to upgrade your stuff and but to do them you must watch ads ### 1/5 — To much things on screen *2019-11-30, version 1.4.0* There is to much things on the screen like VIP ### 2/5 — “Addssss” *2019-11-28, version 1.4.0* You probably see this on every game review, however this time it is not over exaggerated. When I mean adds I mean the game trying to get you to watch an add to help you through the game. The problem with this is it covers the game and you can’t see half the lanes. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bought no ads… still got ads *2025-04-02, version 2.0.1* Cheap enough $3 to speed things up. They had no problem taking my money, but you’re still making me watch ads. When I clicked on “no ads” again, it asked “you already purchased this, would you like to purchase this again?” I like their games, hmmm.. ### 1/5 — Boring *2023-06-08, version 2.0.1* This app makes the gameplay so slow to encourage you to watch several ads to have a somewhat bearable experience. ### 1/5 — Terrible physics *2020-04-06, version 1.5.0* Ball-pin physics are very poor. Game is ad-bait ### 1/5 — Alles doof *2020-01-28* Man wartet, bis man genug Geld „verdient“ hat. Das bekommt man durch von NPC geworfene Pins. Und die NPC sind durchaus schlecht. Naja bei einer solchen Grafik und Physik würde ich auch nichts treffen. Und dann ist die einzige Spielerinteraktion das Leveln von Attributen, die bei der Qualität der Würfe kaum einen Einfluss haben. Oder man guckt Werbung. Wohl der einzige Grund für dieses Spiel: der Betreiber will irgendwie Geld verdienen. Und das am besten, ohne dass der Spieler Spaß hat. ### 1/5 — Trash *2020-01-27, version 1.5.0* We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) (Ooh) Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching but you're too shy to say it Inside we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry ### 1/5 — Ads. All ads. *2020-01-23, version 1.5.0* I’m sick of the games this company makes. All ads. Constant ads. Ad in the upper left, ad in the upper right. Ad bouncing around the screen. And the bonuses are for seconds at a time. You’re watching more ads than playing the game. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2020-01-20, version 1.5.0* Only way to progress you need to watch an ad. Once you get to level 15 the game consistently rewards you with only $308 dollars, meanwhile upgrades cost 114k. ### 1/5 — Nope *2020-01-15, version 1.5.0* Do not get it takes sooo long to progress. And when I gave it a 1 star it switched it to a 2 star. ### 1/5 — Call it “Watch Ads the whole time” *2019-12-25, version 1.5.0* Pathetic!!! Literally not a game. All you do is watch ads the entire time. On occasion you may see a bit of gameplay, but you’re not going to play it. AWFUL!!! ### 1/5 — Ad city *2019-12-21, version 1.5.0* Same as any progression game only with more ads. Even if you don’t choose to click on the ad boosts, it still forces an ad to you when you upgrade things naturally in the game. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-01-17, version 2.0.1* I love the game just lots of adds but I still give 5 stars ### 5/5 — Leaderboard *2022-07-21, version 2.0.0* I know it seems simple but leaderboards will draw a lot more attention and will simply get more people playing drawing in more and more play time etc ### 5/5 — Bowling idle *2020-05-31, version 1.5.0* I just wanna say this is a great app and bowling is one of my favorite games to play or watch ### 5/5 — Bowling Alley *2020-02-15, version 1.5.0* One Day we went to bowling.next we checked out.and then we played and I won. ### 5/5 — Ok *2020-02-05, version 1.5.0* God ### 5/5 — The best app I’ve ever played *2019-09-15, version 1.1.0* I love playing bowling that’s why ### 5/5 — The game I always wanted *2019-09-12, version 1.1.0* I was raise in bowling alley work at one now Bowl is life ### 4/5 — Ok but *2020-04-26, version 1.5.0* A lot of adverts😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 ### 4/5 — A good game *2019-10-26, version 1.4.0* It is fun to watch the characters bowl and it is so cool ### 3/5 — It’s ok but could be better *2022-01-02, version 1.7.1* I love the game but I’m noticing that the pins don’t knock over other pins after the person hits it. I work at a bowling alley and it’s would be really cool to see something like that in the game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*