Storm Bowling vs Phantom Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Storm Bowling
Enhance your bowling game with expert instruction and tools. Access courses on ball technology, strategy, and mental game. Manage your bowling ball arsenal and track your collection.
- Storm University courses
- Bowling 101 video tips
- Bowling ball arsenal management
- Tournament bag ball selection
- Ball serial number tracking
- Personal notes for balls
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Welcome to the Storm Bowling App! Designed for bowlers of all skill levels, our app brings together everything you need to elevate your game in one place. Explore Storm University, where the brightest minds at Storm HQ teach you about modern bowling ball technology, mental game fundamentals, lane play strategies, and much more. Courses are available for purchase individually or as a complete bundle. Stay sharp with Bowling 101, a hub of video content featuring tips and insights from Storm's national touring professionals and ball designers to help you with every aspect of your game. Build and manage your Arsenal with ease — track your entire Storm bowling ball collection, select balls for your tournament bag, add serial numbers, and keep personal notes, all at your fingertips. The Storm Bowling App is your all-in-one companion for becoming a better bowler.
Phantom Play
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Phantom Play is a training tool where you can emulate opponents to play against. The app also has some other training implementations. The goal of Phantom Play is to create a software solution that can help people train and further enjoy single player games/sports. This release includes Bowling, Darts, Golf, Archery, and Racing. Bowling, Darts, and Golf will also have training mode capabilities. Bowling and Golf will also have tournament capabilities. The version also includes ads and available purchases to remove them. The version also has ways to reach our Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. Finally, a page has been created in the app to give users a way to reach out to us!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Phantom Play at every 5 days against Storm Bowling's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, 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. Storm Bowling sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Phantom Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Storm Bowling ships an update every 4 weeks, Phantom Play every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Storm Bowling | Phantom Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Rodriguez | Kaden Denison |
In-app purchases
Storm Bowling
- Mental Game$49.99
- Ball Mapping Basics$49.99
- Ball Physix$49.99
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- Lane Play$49.99
Phantom Play
- Remove Adds - Phantom Play$2.99
Questions
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