Comparison

Bowman 2 vs Flying Arrow!

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bowman 2

Engage in a tactical archery duel by accurately judging angles and strength to hit your opponent. Aim for headshots for maximum damage or target the chest. Features a fun bird shooting mini-game and customizable difficulty options.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer archery duels
  • Accurate angle and strength aiming
  • Headshot and chest shot damage
  • Bird shooting mini-game
  • Customizable game modes (windy, disabled angle, wall block)
Features
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Bowman is a highly addictive classical game. Even if you've never heard of it before, play it just once and you'll be hooked. The object of the game is to shoot arrows at your opponent and kill them before they kill you. It's a battle against your opponent to see who can accurately judge the angle and strength of the shot to make the arrow land on your opponents body. A head shot inflicts the most damage while a shot in the chest takes second place. Everywhere else on the opponents body inflicts less damage. To shoot your bow, simply drag your finger across the screen and you'll be presented with a trajectory plus angle and strength (power) information. Release your finger to release the bow. You can play Bowman against an iOS device or against a friend. To make it even more entertaining, we have also included a bird shooting game. You'll have to shoot as many birds as you can within 1 minute and then let your friend try the same. Hopefully, you will have shot more birds than your friend. It has many options like windy mode, disabled angle and wall block mode which you can turn on or off depending on how challenging you want it to be. Thousands and thousands of people play Bowman online every day and now you can enjoy a better version of it on the iOS devices. It really is highly addictive.

About

Flying Arrow!

Test your archery skills by launching an arrow and guiding it through a dynamic world. Dodge obstacles and aim for the farthest target to see how far you can go. Experience the craziest archery gameplay.

Highlights
  • Aim and throw arrows
  • Control arrow mid-flight
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Reach distant targets
  • Endless gameplay
Features
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Aim carefully and throw your arrow through the world then control it to dodge obstacles and reach the most distant target ! How far can you go ?

Screenshots

Bowman 23 screens
Flying Arrow!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flying Arrow! at 4.6 against Bowman 2's 3.9. Flying Arrow! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (103K vs 1.4K). Bowman 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Flying Arrow! sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bowman 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flying Arrow! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flying Arrow! has 103K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Bowman 2's written reviews are positive against 37% of Flying Arrow!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowman 2 ships an update every 12 months, Flying Arrow! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bowman 2 versus Flying Arrow!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowman 2Flying Arrow!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.4K ratings)4.6 (103K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews — better37.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K103K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB277 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMetin YucelVoodoo

Customer experience

Bowman 2

All ratings1,370 ratings
Positive71.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral15.5%
Negative42.9%

Flying Arrow!

All ratings103,106 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews801 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral10.9%
Negative51.9%

User reviews

Bowman 2

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Nostalgic and classic game
  • 🎮 Simple and fun gameplay
  • ⏱️ Good way to pass time

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🐛 Inconsistent hit detection in bird hunting mode
  • 🔍 Lack of zoom/distance visibility in vs. computer mode

Flying Arrow!

From 103K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Satisfying and easy to play
  • 💡 Ability to upgrade and earn offline money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Too many ads, disruptive to gameplay
  • 🔋 Slow arrow speed at higher levels

Bugs and requests

Bowman 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches in zombie mode where arrows stop firing
  • Score display issues where high scores get truncated

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to disable ads (paid or otherwise)
  • Improve bird hunting mode with endless gameplay and more bird varieties
  • Implement online multiplayer mode
  • Add more game modes and challenges

Flying Arrow!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Arrow won't release from bow after updates
  • Inconsistent unlocking of bonus arrows between devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and maps to explore
  • Ability to reset progress
  • Additional arrow types and upgrades

In-app purchases

None

Bowman 2

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Flying Arrow!

One-time7
  • 20 Diamonds$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 55 Diamonds + No Ads$4.99
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  • 115 diamonds + No Ads$9.99
  • 260 diamonds + No Ads$19.99
  • 625 diamonds + No Ads$49.99
  • 1300 diamonds + No Ads$99.99

Questions

Is Bowman 2 free?
Bowman 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flying Arrow! free?
Flying Arrow! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bowman 2 or Flying Arrow!?
Flying Arrow! is rated higher. Bowman 2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Flying Arrow! averages 4.6 from 103K ratings.
Do Bowman 2 or Flying Arrow! have ads?
Flying Arrow! shows ads; Bowman 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Bowman 2 or Flying Arrow!?
Bowman 2 ships an update every 12 months, and Flying Arrow! monthly. Most recently, Bowman 2 was updated on October 20, 2026 and Flying Arrow! on October 25, 2026.

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