Cool Strike vs Arcade Bowling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cool Strike
A casual bowling game where players aim to knock down all targets with a thrown ball for a strike. Offers varied conditions and angles for enhanced gameplay. Become a bowling superstar by achieving perfect shots.
- Target throwing mechanics
- Varied conditions and angles
- Strike scoring
- Bowling simulation
- Casual gameplay
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The projection for throwing the bowling ball to shoot all dummies for Strike! Throwing into the dummies will be more fun to play at the different conditions and angles. Perfect Shot as Strike will be becoming you a bowling superstar. Yeah, it is bowling. Throw it now!
Arcade Bowling
Aim and release the bowling ball to knock down pins. Clear all pins within three tries to advance to the next level. Failure to do so requires restarting the current level.
- Intuitive aiming and release controls
- Level-based progression system
- Three-try limit per level
- Classic bowling gameplay
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Aim, let go & watch the ball strike the pins. Get all of the pins down in 3 tries & you can move onto the next level. Fail to knock all of the pins down in 3 moves & you'll be forced to start all over again. Look on the bright side, in normal bowling you only have 2 turns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cool Strike at none against Arcade Bowling's shown. Cool Strike also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cool Strike holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Cool Strike ships an update weekly, Arcade Bowling every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Cool Strike | Arcade Bowling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nomadic Bear Games | Engoa LLC |
Customer experience
Cool Strike
Arcade Bowling
In-app purchases
Cool Strike
No in-app purchases
Arcade Bowling
No in-app purchases
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