Comparison

Flying Carp vs [AR] Bowling

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

Head to head
About

Flying Carp

Control a carp as it flies through the sky, hitting floating color balls to maintain health and achieve high scores. Master combos for increased points and health recovery. Navigate by swiping and use a dash ability strategically.

Highlights
  • Sky swimming gameplay
  • Hit floating color balls
  • Combo system for high scores
  • Health management mechanic
  • Swipe controls
  • Dash ability
Features
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Let's fly around the sky with carp streaming and hit the floating color balls. If you continue to hit the ball, you can get for high score with combo. Health of carp is always decreasing. Hit the ball and Health will increase. Game over when health is 0%. Swipe the screen by up, down, left and right for controlling the carp. (The initial setting is that the carp goes up when you swipe down, but you can reverse it by setting in pause) Tap the dash button to rash. However, as you tap once, health will decrease, so be careful with too much use! You can get higher score if you keep to combo on early! Also, you can get more health by combo on early. Let's challenge to play and swimming in the sky!

About

[AR] Bowling

Experience bowling in a new dimension with augmented reality. This game allows you to play a realistic 300 match or practice your skills with 3D movements, using your device as a virtual bowling ball.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality bowling
  • Realistic 3D movements
  • Practice mode
  • 300 match play
  • Customizable settings
  • Multiple camera perspectives
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Bowling is a fun game that unfortunately does not fit anywhere. With «Bowl AR» this is now over. Play bowling whenever and wherever you want. With «Bowl AR», you get the first augmented reality app as a bowling game and a completely new gaming experience. Play bowling with proper 3D movements. Use your device like a virtual bowling ball. First, practice bowling in free practice mode until you're ready to play a real game. Then play a real 300 match. Use the settings menu. Here you will also find useful configuration options such as the sensitivity of the bowling ball, length and lane-friction, gravity or the direction of light. In addition, observe the target area from various camera perspectives, which can be displayed dynamically. The graphic 3D elements are of the highest quality. As always, this game will be without in-app purchases or annoying ads to help you get a nice product. We wish you a lot of fun with this AR title.

Screenshots

Flying Carp3 screens
[AR] Bowling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flying Carp at Free against [AR] Bowling's $1.99. Flying Carp also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 40 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). [AR] Bowling's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Flying Carp is free to download; [AR] Bowling costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flying Carp against 5.0 for [AR] Bowling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flying Carp ships an update every 6 months, [AR] Bowling every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flying Carp versus [AR] Bowling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlying Carp[AR] Bowling
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkiyo ImanakaPhilippe Zay

Customer experience

Flying Carp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

[AR] Bowling

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flying Carp

No in-app purchases

None

[AR] Bowling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flying Carp free?
Flying Carp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is [AR] Bowling free?
[AR] Bowling costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flying Carp or [AR] Bowling?
Flying Carp and [AR] Bowling are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Flying Carp or [AR] Bowling have ads?
Neither Flying Carp nor [AR] Bowling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flying Carp or [AR] Bowling?
Flying Carp ships an update every 6 months, and [AR] Bowling every 40 months. Most recently, Flying Carp was updated on October 24, 2026 and [AR] Bowling on October 26, 2026.

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