Comparison

Survival Bowling vs Bowling Game

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

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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

Bowling Game

Experience realistic 3D bowling alleys and compete against players worldwide. Flick your finger to throw the ball, swipe for spin, and aim to knock down pins. Enjoy multiplayer matches or a solo campaign with customizable balls.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D bowling alleys
  • Global multiplayer matches
  • Finger flick controls
  • Swipe for ball spin
  • Customizable player balls
  • Campaign journey mode
Features
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The top simulation sports games, and bowl on every exciting 3D bowling alleys. Bowl against players around the world and become Bowling Master! Flick forward with your finger to throw the ball and knock down the pins. Swipe across the screen to add spin to the ball. The most exciting multiplayer bowling on your device. Easy-to-master controls. Realistic Physics and stunning 3D graphics. Multiplayer and quickplay. Each Player can choose their own ball. Download the fun game app and enjoy multiplayer matches or start your campaign journey.

Screenshots

Survival Bowling4 screens
Bowling Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bowling Game at 5.0 against Survival Bowling's 4.6. Survival Bowling's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Bowling Game sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bowling Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Survival Bowling has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Survival Bowling versus Bowling Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSurvival BowlingBowling Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiant Wave Games LLCHiren Gabani

Customer experience

Survival Bowling

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

Bowling Game

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Survival Bowling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads and More$0.99
5 purchases

Bowling Game

One-time5
  • Hot Pack (500 Coins)$0.99
  • 2000 Coins$1.99
  • Mega Pack (6000 Coins)$2.99
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  • 3500 Coins$2.99
  • Remove all Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Survival Bowling free?
Survival Bowling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bowling Game free?
Bowling Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Survival Bowling or Bowling Game?
Bowling Game is rated higher. Survival Bowling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Bowling Game averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Survival Bowling or Bowling Game have ads?
Both Survival Bowling and Bowling Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, Survival Bowling or Bowling Game?
Survival Bowling ships an update every 5 months, and Bowling Game every 5 months. Most recently, Survival Bowling was updated on November 3, 2026 and Bowling Game on November 3, 2026.

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