Bowling Over It vs Long Roots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bowling Over It
A challenging platforming game where you throw a bowling ball to climb to the top of the world. Aim to hit the most pins in the shortest time possible while uncovering a hidden story. Experience gravity changes and unlock special items.
- Climb to the top of the world
- Hit the most pins
- Uncover a hidden story
- Experience gravity changes
- Unlock the gold ball
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Bowling Over It is an unsettling platforming game about climbing to the top of the world, hitting the most pins as possible, in the shorter time you can, throwing a bowling ball. Inspirated in the works Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy and Golfing Over It with Alva Majo. • Hit all the pins and listen to the hidden story. • Take a dip in the sea. • Delight yourself with classical music. • Unlock the gold ball. • Experience the changes of gravity.
Long Roots
Guide the growth of a tree by controlling its roots. Unlock new levels as you expand your arboreal creations. A simple yet engaging experience focused on strategic root expansion.
- Control root growth
- Grow trees
- Unlock new levels
- Simple gameplay
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Control the root, grow the tree and open new levels.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Long Roots at 100% against Bowling Over It's 33%. Long Roots also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (daily vs every 33 months). Bowling Over It's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Long Roots is free to download; Bowling Over It costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bowling Over It holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Bowling Over It's written reviews are positive against 100% of Long Roots's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bowling Over It ships an update every 33 months, Long Roots daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowling Over It | Long Roots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduardo Nunez Matas | Noor Creative, LLC |
Customer experience
Bowling Over It
Long Roots
In-app purchases
Bowling Over It
No in-app purchases
Long Roots
No in-app purchases
Questions
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