Comparison

Survival Bowling vs Rolling Down Bottles

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

Head to head
About

Survival Bowling

Defeat waves of animated bowling pins by playing ten-pin bowling. Pins will try to steal your balls, so bowl them over as they retreat. Progress through increasingly difficult waves, earning reward balls for good performance, and use continues to avoid game over.

Highlights
  • Bowling pin horde survival gameplay
  • Defeat pins to retrieve stolen balls
  • Wave-based progression with increasing difficulty
  • Earn reward balls for strikes and spares
  • Use continues to extend gameplay
  • Optional 'Peaceful Pins' mode
Features
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Welcome to the definitive mashup of bowling and horde survival. In Survival Bowling, you use a limited supply of bowling balls to defeat waves of bowling pins. In each wave you will complete a typical game of ten-pin bowling. Typical, that is, except for the fact that the pins are coming to snatch up all your balls! The pins are alive. They have arms, legs, and cruel intentions. They will advance down the lane towards your stash of bowling balls. If they make it all the way, they will steal a bunch and try to carry them back to the pit. But if you act fast, you can bowl them over as they retreat and get the balls back! The game progresses as a series of waves with increasing difficulty. As you advance you will have more lanes to manage, the pins will get quicker, and they may start surprising you with some dirty tricks! At the end of each wave, you will receive reward balls for each spare, strike, and turkey you achieved. You will need to do well to earn enough balls to make it through the next wave. If you run out of balls, you will see the Game Over screen. You may use up to 3 continues to keep going, after which the game is truly over. The game is free and by default, Ad supported. You may purchase UNLOCK under the STORE section of the Menu screen. This product provides three immediate benefits: 1) All advertising is removed, 2) more balls are provided at start, on continue, and at wave end, and 3) “Peaceful Pins” becomes available. Peaceful Pins appears as an option in SETTINGS of the Menu screen. When enabled, the pins will permanently remain at the end of the lane - sort of like regular bowling! Survival Bowling is a great deal like regular bowling but has key differences: * You must remove ALL the pins from the lane, even if it takes more than 1 or 2 balls. * You can throw as many balls as you like at a given set of pins, but only the first two that hit will be used for scoring. * You are not penalized if a ball goes into a gutter or otherwise completely misses pins. The ball is wasted but scoring is unaffected. * Pins will escape if they are able to return to their starting position after reaching the foul line. This is indicated as a miss on the scoreboard.

About

Rolling Down Bottles

Guide a bottle down stairs, navigating obstacles and making daring jumps in this addictive hyper-casual game. Unlock new bottle styles and conquer levels to achieve your highest score.

Highlights
  • Bottle navigation down stairs
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Daring jumps
  • Unlockable bottle styles
  • Level progression
  • High score tracking
Features
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Ready for an exhilarating hyper-casual challenge? Test your skills as you guide the bottle down stairs, avoiding obstacles and daring jumps. It's a hilarious, addictive adventure that'll keep you hooked! Unlock a variety of cool bottles with unique styles and personalities. Tap to play, conquer levels, and beat your high score in this fun-filled game. Download now and roll like never before!

Screenshots

Survival Bowling4 screens
Rolling Down Bottles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rolling Down Bottles at none against Survival Bowling's 1. Rolling Down Bottles also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Survival Bowling's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Survival Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rolling Down Bottles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Survival Bowling holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 52 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Survival Bowling's written reviews are positive against 90% of Rolling Down Bottles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Survival Bowling ships an update every 5 months, Rolling Down Bottles every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Survival Bowling versus Rolling Down Bottles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvival BowlingRolling Down Bottles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings) — better4.4 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4652 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB129 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGiant Wave Games LLCNicola Zangrando

Customer experience

Survival Bowling

All ratings36 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Rolling Down Bottles

All ratings51 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Survival Bowling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads and More$0.99
None

Rolling Down Bottles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Survival Bowling free?
Survival Bowling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rolling Down Bottles free?
Rolling Down Bottles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Survival Bowling or Rolling Down Bottles?
Survival Bowling is rated higher. Survival Bowling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Rolling Down Bottles averages 4.4 from 52 ratings.
Do Survival Bowling or Rolling Down Bottles have ads?
Both Survival Bowling and Rolling Down Bottles show ads.
Which is updated more often, Survival Bowling or Rolling Down Bottles?
Survival Bowling ships an update every 5 months, and Rolling Down Bottles every 2 months. Most recently, Survival Bowling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rolling Down Bottles on October 24, 2026.

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