Bowling Pro vs Strike Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bowling Pro
Experience realistic bowling with authentic physics and a vast collection of balls and pins. Compete solo on leaderboards or challenge friends in local multiplayer across unique, themed alleys. Enjoy quick games or full matches with customizable frame options.
- Realistic 3D bowling physics
- Collect over 43 balls and pins
- Unlock epic themed alleys
- Pass & Play local multiplayer
- Game Center leaderboards
- 5 or 10 frame games
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Real bowling. Real physics. Real strikes. 43+ balls and pins to collect, epic themed alleys to unlock, Pass & Play with friends — skip the tutorial and roll in seconds. COLLECT OVER 43 BALLS & PINS Unlock bowling balls with unique looks and characteristics. Pair them with pins — from polished hardwood classic to wild novelty styles. More combinations than you'll unlock in a week. PLAY SOLO OR PASS THE PHONE Challenge up to 3 friends in Pass & Play without needing a second device. Or keep the lane to yourself — Game Center leaderboards track every frame either way. EPIC THEMED ALLEYS Laser black light lanes. A Halloween pirate cave. A candy alley. And more. Your lane, your setup. 5 OR 10 FRAMES Quick game or a full match. Unlock the 3-frame mode as you progress. Rated 4.4 stars by bowlers worldwide. Download Bowling Pro and roll your first strike today.
Strike Rush
Experience a unique 3D bowling game filled with challenging obstacles on every lane. Master one-thumb controls to navigate hazards, achieve strikes, and unlock new balls and alleys. Play offline and upgrade your skills to climb the leaderboards.
- 160 levels with unique obstacles
- 16 collectible bowling balls
- Skill tree upgrades
- Unlockable bowling alleys
- Arcade mode
- Offline play
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Strike Rush is 3D bowling with a twist: every lane is packed with obstacles. Line up your shot, add some spin, time your throw and send the pins flying! NAVIGATE AROUND EPIC OBSTACLES Weave past traffic cones, wet-floor signs and puddles. Time your throw through windmills, trapdoors, railway barriers and speeding trains. Then outsmart swinging pendulums, piston hammers, pinball bumpers, conveyor belts, turnstiles and laser gates. 160 LEVELS TO COMPLETE Bowl through 20 chapters. Each one brings a new hazard, or remixes two at once. Clear every rack with three balls and earn up to three stars. Get a strike with your first ball for all three! SHOTS THAT FEEL GREAT Move, aim and curve the ball with simple one-thumb controls. A preview line helps you plan the perfect path, and every strike lands with slow motion, camera shake and a crash of pins. SPEND YOUR COINS WISELY Earn coins for every pin you knock down. Collect 16 bowling balls, from Ocean Swirl to the legendary Galaxy, Disco Ball and Golden Crown, each with its own weight, accuracy, trail and pin-smash effects. UPGRADE YOUR SKILLS Climb the skill tree for faster throws, extra lives, bigger coin rewards, stronger spin and the Perfect Shot guide. UNLOCK RARE BOWLING ALLEYS Bowl in an underwater observatory, a neon disco, a jungle temple, an ice palace and a space station, each with its own sound and atmosphere. ARCADE MODE Play a classic ten-frame game of ten-pin bowling and chase your best score. FEATURES • 160 handcrafted levels across 20 chapters • 16 kinds of obstacles, plus remix levels that combine them • 16 collectible bowling balls with trails and pin-smash effects • 6 bowling alleys to unlock • Skill-tree upgrades, achievements and an Arcade mode • A reminder when your lives have refilled • Play offline: no Wi-Fi needed to bowl Download Strike Rush and bowl your way to the final frame!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strike Rush at 5.0 against Bowling Pro's 4.4. Strike Rush also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Bowling Pro's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Bowling Pro sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Strike Rush asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strike Rush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowling Pro has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bowling Pro ships an update monthly, Strike Rush every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowling Pro | Strike Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Renown Entertainment | Tom Martin |
Customer experience
Bowling Pro
Strike Rush
Bugs and requests
Bowling Pro
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes after logo screen
- Inconsistent physics, hard to control ball direction
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode
- Spare practice mode
- Camera behind the lane option
- Fix scoring issues
- Reduce cost of balls and lanes
Strike Rush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bowling Pro
- Novice Gold Pack$1.99
- 4X Gold$1.99
- Intermediate Gold Pack$3.99
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- 2X Gold$3.99
- Advanced Gold Pack$9.99
- Upgrade$9.99
- Pro Gold Pack$19.99
- Champion Gold Pack$49.99
- Master Key$59.99
Strike Rush
No in-app purchases
Questions
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