Rope Bowling vs Cut This!
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!
Cut This!
A physics-based puzzle game where players must strategically cut and slice obstacles to guide a ball into a cup. It features impressive 3D graphics and challenging brain teasers.
- Physics-based puzzles
- Cut and slice obstacles
- Guide ball to cup
- 3D graphics
- Brain challenges
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Cut This is a physics based puzzle where you need to figure out how to cut and slice obstacles so you can guide the ball to the cup. - Great physics - 3D graphics - Challenge your Brain
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rope Bowling at none against Cut This!'s 5. Rope Bowling also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (14K vs 833). Cut This!'s advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 41%). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Cut This! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5 for Cut This!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rope Bowling has 14K ratings behind it against 833, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Rope Bowling's written reviews are positive against 55% of Cut This!'s.
Rope Bowling ships an update every 2 weeks, Cut This! every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rope Bowling | Cut This! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14K ratings) — better | 4.5 (833 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.1% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 833 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Geisha Tokyo Inc. | Raketspel |
Customer experience
Rope Bowling
Cut This!
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
Cut This!
From 833 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💡 Challenging puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💸 Aggressive monetization
- 🔍 Lack of updates and new levels
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
Cut This!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Levels becoming impossible to complete
- Rope mechanics not functioning properly
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better ad control and placement
- Improved level design and difficulty progression
In-app purchases
Rope Bowling
No in-app purchases
Cut This!
- Solutions - Small Pack$0.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Solutions - Medium Pack$2.99
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- Solutions – Big Pack$6.99
- Solutions – Huge Pack$8.99
