Action Bowling Classic vs Super Waves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Action Bowling Classic
Experience realistic arcade bowling with stunning 3D graphics and physics. Compete in various locations with custom balls, master different shot types, and challenge friends. Track your progress with detailed stats.
- 10 bowling locations
- 72 custom bowling balls
- 3D physics engine
- Professional shot types
- Pass and Play multiplayer
- Practice mode
- Detailed stats tracking
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Action Bowing Classic (previously Action Bowling Free) - the best bowling game on iOS. Now with over 40 million downloads! ************************************* Game Review: Kronos's Action Bowling Rolls a Perfect Game... There are several bowling games in the App Store...none is in the same league as Action Bowling, from Kronos Games. It’s about as close to real bowling as you’re going to get on the iPhone and iPod touch. - AppCraver.com ************************************* Action Bowling is the best and most feature packed bowling game on iOS. It is the only bowling game in the App Store that features : • 10 outrageous bowling locations • 72 unique custom bowling balls • State-of-the-art 3D physics engine for real pin action • Explosive ball-on-pin collisions. • Professional straight, curve and hook shots. • Pass and Play Mode so you can bowl against 3 friends • Practice mode so you can set up a custom rack to practice knocking down those tricky splits • Detailed stats tracking • Bowling alley, bowling ball and pins built according to PBA regulation specifications • Stunning 3D graphics • Full music tracks and robust sound effects
Super Waves
Test your retro gaming skills in this arcade action classic. Jump and smash to survive against hordes of sea creatures with your boat and paddle. Collect gold, recruit mermaids, and upgrade your abilities for an endless challenge.
- Boat and paddle combat
- Classic platformer controls
- Collect gold and treasures
- Recruit mermaids
- Upgrade health and super moves
- Procedurally generated waves
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
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BATTLE THE WAVES. SURVIVE THE OCEAN. Super Waves is a hardcore endless action-platformer played across an ocean that never stands still. Paddle across moving waves, time your jumps and fight off relentless sea creatures while staying ahead of the hungry shark. Collect coins and valuable items, upgrade Johnny and unleash your Super Beam when the battle becomes overwhelming. The ocean is always moving. The enemies keep coming. How long can you survive? MASTER THE MOVING WAVES The ocean is your platform. Paddle across its constantly changing surface, leap over danger and adapt your timing and attacks as the waves rise and fall beneath you. FIGHT THROUGH ENEMY WAVES Battle sea creatures with your paddle, defeat them by landing on them and use powerful Super Shots to escape dangerous situations. FIRE THE SUPER BEAM When enemies close in, unleash a powerful laser to turn the fight in your favor. Upgrade the beam’s size and duration, and increase the number of Super Shots you can carry. CLAIM MERMAID REWARDS Carolina the mermaid is there to help—but you still need the skill to reach her. Defeat sea creatures and collect coins to earn opportunities for valuable items and extra health. Carolina delivers the rewards, but retrieving them safely is up to you. COLLECT, SELL AND UPGRADE Collect coins and valuable items during each run. Sell your treasure and use your earnings to upgrade Johnny’s maximum health, strengthen the Super Beam and carry more Super Shots into battle. Every gameplay upgrade can be unlocked by playing. SMASH THROUGH BONUS ROUNDS Break open treasure and collect additional coins between enemy waves to power your next upgrades. ESCAPE THE HUNGRY SHARK Keep paddling and keep fighting. Fall too far behind and the shark will claim its next meal. CHASE YOUR HIGHEST SCORE Improve with every attempt, earn Game Center achievements and climb the leaderboards. Discover hidden interactions and unexpected ways to boost your score. Built for players who love old-school arcade action, demanding platforming, beat ’em up combat and games that reward genuine mastery. Originally launched for iPhone 3G as Waves: Survivor in 2010 and remade as Super Waves Survivor in 2014, this HD rebuild is the definitive version for modern devices—preserving its uncompromising arcade spirit with support for 60 FPS and 120 FPS ProMotion displays. PADDLE. JUMP. FIGHT. UPGRADE. SURVIVE.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Super Waves at 4.1 against Action Bowling Classic's 3.1. Super Waves also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 41%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Action Bowling Classic's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Action Bowling Classic sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Super Waves sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Super Waves holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Action Bowling Classic has 161 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Action Bowling Classic's written reviews are positive against 75% of Super Waves's.
Action Bowling Classic ships an update every 3 months, Super Waves monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Action Bowling Classic | Super Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (161 ratings) | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 372 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tribal City Interactive | Renown Entertainment |
Customer experience
Action Bowling Classic
Super Waves
Bugs and requests
Action Bowling Classic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Random ball direction changes
- Difficulty spikes after updates
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable bowling balls and music
- Trivia mode
- Multiplayer support
Super Waves
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Action Bowling Classic
- Bowling Alley Pack$0.99
- Custom Bowling Ball Pack$0.99
- Multiplay Mode and Bowling Trivia$0.99
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- Unlock Practice Mode$0.99
- Custom Bowling Ball Pack 2$0.99
- Custom Bowling Ball Pack 3$0.99
- Custom Bowling Ball Pack 4$0.99
- Custom Bowling Ball Pack 5$0.99
- Coins Booster Pack$0.99
- No Ads$1.99
- Upgrade to Action Bowling Pro$2.99
Super Waves
- Handful of 2,500 Coins$0.99
- Coin Multiplier$0.99
- Bucket of 6,000 Coins$1.99
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- Upgrade Pack$1.99
- Chest of 14,000 Coins$2.99
- Auto Reload Supers$4.99
- Boatload of 31,000 Coins$4.99
- Maximum Johnny$4.99
- Maximum Supers$6.99
- King of the Seven Seas$14.99
Questions
Is Action Bowling Classic free?
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