Rope Bowling vs Rope Slash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rope Bowling
A physics-based puzzle game where players cut ropes to strategically drop bowling balls. The goal is to knock over all the pins in each level by utilizing gravity and the environment.
- Rope cutting mechanics
- Physics-based puzzles
- Bowling pin targets
- Level-based progression
- Strategic gameplay
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Cut the string to knock over pins!
Rope Slash
Slice ropes with your finger to guide a falling ball and smash all the cans. This arcade puzzle game offers hundreds of handcrafted levels for fun on the go.
- Cut ropes with finger
- Release falling ball
- Smash all cans
- Hundreds of handmade levels
- Arcade puzzle gameplay
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Use your finger to cut the rope and release the ball. Smash all cans to complete a level! Enjoy hundreds of handmade levels of this simple and fun arcade puzzle, wherever you are! More levels coming soon! Privacy Policy: https://say.games/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://say.games/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rope Bowling at none against Rope Slash's 1. Rope Bowling also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (41% vs 29%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Rope Slash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rope Bowling asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Rope Bowling against 4.6 for Rope Slash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Rope Bowling's written reviews are positive against 29% of Rope Slash's.
Rope Bowling ships an update every 2 weeks, Rope Slash every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Rope Bowling | Rope Slash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 4.6 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews — better | 29.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 14K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | SayGames LTD |
Customer experience
Rope Bowling
Rope Slash
User reviews
Rope Bowling
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game
- 👍 User-friendly
- 💡 Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and freezing issues
- 🔥 Too many ads
- 🤯 Levels get repetitive
Rope Slash
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good game
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Addictive
- 👍 Great for passing time
- 👍 Interesting concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Repeated levels
- 🔍 Levels not challenging enough
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🔍 Ads interrupt gameplay
- 🔍 Ads too frequent
Bugs and requests
Rope Bowling
Reported bugs
3 issues- TNT not working properly
- Keys not being picked up
- Bonus levels freezing
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and challenges
- Option to remove ads
- Fix TNT and key issues
Rope Slash
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezes/crashes
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more new levels
- Increase difficulty as game progresses
- Offer ad-free version
- Allow customization of ball/cans
In-app purchases
Rope Bowling
No in-app purchases
Rope Slash
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Rope Bowling free?
Is Rope Slash free?
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