Comparison

DiveHunter vs Bow Fish Lightning

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DiveHunter

Experience the thrill of spearfishing in this immersive mobile simulator. Test your apnea skills to catch fish and earn time, aiming for the highest score based on speed and weight. Replay to improve your performance and enjoy endless underwater hunting challenges.

Highlights
  • Spearfishing simulation
  • Apnea challenges
  • Time-based gameplay
  • Fish catch scoring
  • Star rating system
  • Replayable levels
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DiveHunter, the new mobile game dedicated to spearfishing enthusiasts is now ready for you! Born from the idea of ​​an estimator and fishing enthusiast, DiveHunter was conceived and created to be a full-fledged simulator, without neglecting the playful aspect, for a new and engaging entertainment. Test your marine hunting skills in total apnea! You have 30 to 40 seconds of oxygen available to prey on and catch your fish with your inseparable rifle: the more fish you capture the more seconds of time you gain. The game includes a game of 10 apneas during which you will go to total your catch between the various half fish and one kg of weight. Based on the fish catch speed and the total weight, the system will assign you a partial and total number of stars (for each apnea). Can you do more? No problem! You can try again and have fun with DiveHunter as many times as you want.

About

Bow Fish Lightning

Experience the thrill of bowfishing by shooting and retrieving fish with specialized archery equipment. Upgrade your bow, accuracy, and pulling power to catch bigger catches. Discover diverse gameplay mechanics for capturing various fish.

Highlights
  • Bowfishing simulation
  • Upgrade bow and accuracy
  • Improve pulling speed and force
  • Thicker rope for better control
  • Diverse fish capture gameplay
Features
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Bowfishing is a method of fishing that uses specialized archery equipment to shoot and retrieve fish. Fish are shot with a barbed arrow that is attached with special line to a reel mounted on the bow or crossbow. shoot, pull! upgrade to get better bow, more accuracy. upgrade pull force level, speed up pulling speed bigger fish. upgrade rope thickness, easier to control pulling bigger fish. also diverse little gameplay to capture fishes!

Screenshots

DiveHunter4 screens
Bow Fish Lightning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bow Fish Lightning at 3.0 against DiveHunter's 2.1. Bow Fish Lightning also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12). DiveHunter's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DiveHunter sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Bow Fish Lightning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bow Fish Lightning holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DiveHunter has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DiveHunter ships an update every 3 months, Bow Fish Lightning every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DiveHunter versus Bow Fish Lightning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiveHunterBow Fish Lightning
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (67 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size798 MB258 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGiovanni Ferraro文明 孙

Customer experience

DiveHunter

All ratings66 ratings
Positive25.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative68.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative41.0%

Bow Fish Lightning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

DiveHunter

One-time12
  • DiveHunter Dev Fund 0.50$0.99
  • ten apneas$0.99
  • DiveHunter Dev Fund$0.99
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  • Camouflage skin$2.99
  • Camouflage rifle$2.99
  • Sunset scenario$3.99
  • Sunrise scenario$3.99
  • Flashlight$4.99
  • Pearls$4.99
  • Pearl170$12.99
  • Pearl250$17.99
  • Pearl650$44.99
None

Bow Fish Lightning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DiveHunter free?
DiveHunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bow Fish Lightning free?
Bow Fish Lightning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DiveHunter or Bow Fish Lightning?
Bow Fish Lightning is rated higher. DiveHunter averages 2.1 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Bow Fish Lightning averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DiveHunter or Bow Fish Lightning have ads?
Both DiveHunter and Bow Fish Lightning show ads.
Which is updated more often, DiveHunter or Bow Fish Lightning?
DiveHunter ships an update every 3 months, and Bow Fish Lightning every 13 months. Most recently, DiveHunter was updated on August 26, 2026 and Bow Fish Lightning on June 5, 2026.

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