Comparison

Arcade Bowling™ vs Roller Ball

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

Head to head
About

Arcade Bowling™

Experience a classic boardwalk bowling game with a massive update. Engage in new battle modes against unique opponents, utilize powerful gadgets, and enjoy an enhanced progressive mode with multiple themes and power-ups. Control your ball's flight with accelerometer input for a dynamic gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • New Battle Mode with 14 opponents
  • Enhanced Progressive Mode with 15 themes
  • Power-ups and gadgets
  • Accelerometer control of ball in flight
  • Game Center scores and achievements
  • iTunes music integration
Features
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The title has had over 5 million downloads. And now it has a COLOSSAL update. The highly popular game had the progressive mode, with only one theme. NOW the game has the all-new BATTLE MODE! Battle multiple opponents and see if you can: - Shatter Sigh Clop’s hurling boulders - Stop Oozey’s Zombies - Blow up Mugsy, steal Lilith’s heart - Send Zem Qaf back to outer space - Graffiti with Fo’ty Cent - Crack J.P. Howell’s safe! And battle Dinofrino, Jerry Atric, Mr. Roboto, Simon, Cricket, Bonez, and Skidzo the clown. Use Homing Missiles, Freeze, Time and the “Nuclear Option” in your battles. And many other gadgets and power-ups. Additionally, PROGRESSIVE MODE, has been dramatically enhanced. It used to be just one theme. And had no power-ups. Now called SURVIVAL MODE, it now has 15 different themes! And you now it also has power-ups! To play this classic, every ones favorite boardwalk bowling game, you aim and use your finger to fling unique balls down an alley and up a ramp into scoring holes. Once the ball flies off the ramp, you can tilt your device to influence the ball’s flight in midair! You use the accelerometer to adjust your aim by tilting left and right, and adjust the ball’s speed by tilting forward and back. Key Features: - New Battle Mode with 14 opponents, power ups, and one shots - Progressive Mode with multiple levels of 9 ball game-play with increasing score plateaus and bonus targets. 15 themes with power ups. - Game Center with scores and achievements - Music play from iTunes play list - And ACCELEROMETER CONTROL OF THE BALL IN FLIGHT

About

Roller Ball

Experience the classic arcade alley roller game with intuitive controls and engaging gameplay. Aim, slide, and tilt your device to score points and complete challenging levels. Enjoy various modes and unlock cool skins.

Highlights
  • Classic 9 ball mode
  • Challenge 9 ball mode
  • Helix mode
  • Bridge mode
  • Real physical simulation
  • Unlockable skins
Features
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If you enjoy alley games just like bowling, roller ball, table hockey, ball games and arcade games, then you shouldn't miss this game! Rich visual effects and addictive gameplay mechanics! Roller Ball is based on alley style game with a real physical addictive effect, slide the mobile phone screen to make the ball rolling into the hole to win different prizes, tilt the mobile phone to change the ball movement direction. Task level mode can meet your desire for your own challenges, quickly challenge now! See how many levels you can pass! Slide the screen to make the ball falling down to the last layer, avoid hitting the obstacles during falling. Game Mode: - classic mode: 9 ball gameplay - task mode: challenging yourself - bridge mode: more combos more score - falling mode: make the ball falling safely - real 3D scene and physical experience - kinds of cool skins waiting for you to unlock If you like, please give five-star praise to support us, we will continue to work hard! There will be more games on the line, please continue to focus on us. If you have any questions, please send us an email. We will solve it as soon as possible.

Screenshots

Arcade Bowling™4 screens
Roller Ball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arcade Bowling™ at none against Roller Ball's shown. Arcade Bowling™ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Roller Ball's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (91% vs 70%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Arcade Bowling™ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Roller Ball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Roller Ball holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Arcade Bowling™'s written reviews are positive against 91% of Roller Ball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcade Bowling™ ships an update every 2 months, Roller Ball every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arcade Bowling™ versus Roller Ball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcade Bowling™Roller Ball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (332 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3321.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyworks Interactive Corp.玉明 穆

Customer experience

Arcade Bowling™

All ratings327 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative21.4%

Roller Ball

All ratings1,222 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

User reviews

Arcade Bowling™

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 🎨 Colorful and exciting graphics
  • 🕹️ Good ball control and physics
  • 💯 Challenging yet rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔊 Sound effects can't be turned off completely
  • 🕹️ Controls can be inconsistent or unresponsive
  • 🤑 In-app purchases feel mandatory

Roller Ball

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Realistic skee-ball experience
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Intrusive and unskippable ads
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Bugs and requests

Arcade Bowling™

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes when trying to access certain modes
  • High scores being reset after updates
  • Lag and performance issues on some devices
  • Inconsistent ball physics and trajectory
  • Inability to turn off sound effects completely

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game modes and levels
  • Ability to save progress and high scores
  • Option to play own music in the background
  • Improved leaderboard and social features
  • Compatibility updates for newer devices

Roller Ball

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Wheel feature not well-explained
  • Game freezes or crashes on launch
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
  • More level variety and progression
  • Option to disable ads or pay for ad-free version

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Arcade Bowling™

One-time5
  • pack of 3,900 Coins$0.99
  • pack of 24,572 Coins$4.99
  • pack of 59,032 Coins$9.99
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  • pack of 137,810 Coins$19.99
  • pack of 236,285 coins$29.99
10 purchases

Roller Ball

One-time10
  • A Few Tickets$1.99
  • Some Tickets$2.99
  • Scene Skin 0$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Lottery Coin$2.99
  • Scene Skin 1$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Many Tickets$5.99
  • Ball Skin Package 1$5.99
  • Ball Skin Package 2$5.99
  • Small Pile of Tickets$9.99

Questions

Is Arcade Bowling™ free?
Arcade Bowling™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roller Ball free?
Roller Ball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcade Bowling™ or Roller Ball?
Roller Ball is rated higher. Arcade Bowling™ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while Roller Ball averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Arcade Bowling™ or Roller Ball have ads?
Roller Ball shows ads; Arcade Bowling™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcade Bowling™ or Roller Ball?
Arcade Bowling™ ships an update every 2 months, and Roller Ball every 4 months. Most recently, Arcade Bowling™ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Roller Ball on November 2, 2026.

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