Comparison

Bowling Hero vs Ultimate Bowling

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

Head to head
About

Bowling Hero

Compete with friends locally or globally in a bowling game. Choose from six heroes and aim for strikes to knock down as many pins as possible. Test your skills and see how many strikes you can achieve.

Highlights
  • Local and global multiplayer
  • Choose from six heroes
  • Aim for strikes
  • Pin-shooting gameplay
Features
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Compete with your friends on the same device or with other players from all over the world. Choose a hero from the six available. Throw the ball and shoot down as many pins as possible! How many strikes will you hit?

About

Ultimate Bowling

Features
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Ultimate Bowling is the most physically realistic, most atmospheric and deepest bowling experience on iPhone – no subscription, no ads, no internet. One price. All content. Forever. – TRUE PHYSICS & CHAIN REACTIONS – Every throw counts. Feel speed, spin and hook in a full 3D physics simulation. The ball hits a pin, the pin takes down the next – with realistic scatter and true cascades. Eight balls, each with its own physics profile: from dead straight to heavily curving. – REAL BOWLING TECHNIQUE – Choose your style: straight, hook or spinner. Adjust timing, rotation and hand position and watch your technique live as fine lines along the lane. You throw with a real swing – pull the ball back, swing forward, release. – YOUR AMBIENCE, YOUR DISCO – Turn the background into a light show! Pick a custom color or an animated ambience: Disco, Aurora, Nebula, Sunset or Ocean. Gently drifting, color-changing orbs of light make every game unique – with a relaxed soundtrack in the background. – CHARMING MASCOT – An adorable pin hero cheers you on. And after a strike, a dancing guest jumps onto the lane to celebrate with you. Achievements appear in stylish comic speech bubbles. – THREE CONTROL SCHEMES, YOUR STYLE – • Swing/Swipe: direction, power and spin in one gesture • Gyroscope: tilt your iPhone to aim – maximum immersion • Precision: fine-tune with sliders for true purists – FIVE GAME MODES – • Classic: 10 frames by official rules • Tournament: fight for the local leaderboard • Challenge: spares, splits and strike streaks • Relax: endless play without score pressure • Pro training: targets, lines and angle analysis – PLAY TOGETHER – Up to four players on one device (pass and play) or connected locally over Bluetooth & Wi-Fi – no internet needed. – EVERYTHING UNLOCKABLE – Unlock extra balls just by playing. Strike streaks and personal bests are your currency. Never any in-app purchases. – ALWAYS IN CONTROL – A permanent live scoresheet, a built-in bowling guide and detailed statistics: average, best game, strike & spare rate and the score history of your recent games in elegant charts. Multiple profiles for the whole family. – PREMIUM IN EVERY DETAIL – OLED-optimized dark design, fluid 120 Hz graphics, two beautiful lanes (classic wood & modern synthetic), a dramatic strike camera, precise haptic feedback and atmospheric sound. – YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS – 100% offline. No accounts, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. All scores and profiles stay on your device. Grab your ball. Hit the pocket. Get the perfect strike.

Screenshots

Bowling Hero4 screens
Ultimate Bowling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bowling Hero at Free against Ultimate Bowling's $0.99. Bowling Hero also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Ultimate Bowling's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 24 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bowling Hero is free to download; Ultimate Bowling costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bowling Hero ships an update every 24 months, Ultimate Bowling every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bowling Hero versus Ultimate Bowling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBowling HeroUltimate Bowling
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank—#142 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB38 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCode This Lab srlThomas Brandl

In-app purchases

None

Bowling Hero

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Bowling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bowling Hero free?
Bowling Hero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Bowling free?
Ultimate Bowling costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bowling Hero or Ultimate Bowling have ads?
Bowling Hero shows ads; Ultimate Bowling does not.
Which is updated more often, Bowling Hero or Ultimate Bowling?
Bowling Hero ships an update every 24 months, and Ultimate Bowling every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bowling Hero was updated on November 3, 2026 and Ultimate Bowling on October 28, 2026.

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