Doodle Bowling vs Pin Strike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doodle Bowling
Experience arcade-style bowling with realistic physics and a variety of unique, visually striking environments. Master spin to avoid gutters and achieve strikes across dozens of psychedelic lanes.
- Realistic bowling physics
- Spin control for accuracy
- Dozens of psychedelic lanes
- Multiple themed worlds
- Strike challenges
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Ready for some fun arcade bowling? Put some spin on your ball to stay out of the gutter - great bowling physics! Strike your way across dozens of psychedelic lanes! Smash pins in crazy fun worlds of neon lights, retro polygons, voxels, caves, and candy! Your friends and family agree, Doodle Bowling is a hit!
Pin Strike
Experience the thrill of bowling with a simple yet challenging game. Aim for strikes and unlock a variety of unique balls, pins, and themed lanes. Enjoy endless fun as you master the art of the perfect roll.
- Simple yet challenging gameplay
- Score strikes
- Unlockable bowling balls
- Unlockable bowling pins
- Themed bowling lanes
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The most fun and entertaining bowling game to date! * A simple but challenging gameplay. * Score as many strikes possible without striking out. * Unlocks: - 6 Unique Bowling Balls. - 7 Amazing Bowling Pins. - 10 Stunning Bowling Lanes with country flags themes. Remember that we're always reading your feedback and are working hard on creating new content and of course fixing any issues you may find. We'd really appreciate if you'd report what you like or dislike and any issues you may have with the game to admin@sooqista.com and please include your device make and model.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pin Strike at none against Doodle Bowling's shown. Pin Strike also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Doodle Bowling's advantage is ratings volume (332 vs 4). On price, rating, 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. Doodle Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pin Strike sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Doodle Bowling against 4.3 for Pin Strike. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doodle Bowling has 332 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Doodle Bowling's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pin Strike's.
Doodle Bowling ships an update every 2 months, Pin Strike weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Bowling | Pin Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (332 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 332 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GameResort LLC | Jasem Dashti |
Customer experience
Doodle Bowling
Pin Strike
Bugs and requests
Doodle Bowling
Reported bugs
4 issues- Strikes not always registering correctly
- Pins resetting mid-frame
- Ads causing the app to crash or redirect to the App Store
- Progress and unlocks not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode (local or online)
- More diverse and customizable bowling environments
- Improved physics and pin behavior
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Ability to preview new lanes before purchase
Pin Strike
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doodle Bowling
- Remove Ads$3.99
Pin Strike
- No Ads$0.99
- 150 Diamonds Pack$1.99
- 350 Diamonds Pack$2.99
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- Unlimited Lives$2.99
- 3 Items Pack$2.99
- 500 Diamonds Pack$3.99
- 750 Diamonds Pack$4.99
- Unlock All$5.99
Questions
Is Doodle Bowling free?
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