Doodle Bowling vs Bowling Battle
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!
Bowling Battle
Engage in competitive 10-pin bowling against real players worldwide for a chance to win actual prizes. Master simple yet precise controls and unlock a variety of bowling balls. Compete in thrilling PvP matches powered by Skillz®.
- Compete for real-world prizes
- Simple and precise controls
- Stunning 3D graphics
- Real-world 3D physics
- PvP with people around the world
- Unlock new bowling balls
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Compete with real people for real-world prizes! Join in the fun and challenge people around the world. Enjoy simple but precise controls that are fun and easy to learn. Use your skill to best your competitors with a perfectly timed spin! Play more to unlock dozens of different balls. Game Features - Stunning 3D graphics - Real world 3D physics - Compete in PvP with people around the world - Win real-world prizes - Unlock dozens of new balls Download now and enjoy a great game of 10 pin bowling. ** Prize competitions are powered by Skillz® Prize tournaments are not available in the following states: AR, CT, DE, LA, and SD. If you don't live in a real prize-enabled region, you can still play for fun with our virtual currency. *** SUPPORT *** Have a question or a problem? Before giving us 1 star rating, check here for an answer or send us an email using the contact form at: https://support.linedrift.com *****************
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bowling Battle at none against Doodle Bowling's 1. Bowling Battle also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Doodle Bowling's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Bowling Battle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bowling Battle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 332 and 196 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Doodle Bowling's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bowling Battle's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Bowling | Bowling Battle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (332 ratings) | 4.5 (196 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 332 — better | 196 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | GameResort LLC | Line Drift, LLC |
Customer experience
Doodle Bowling
Bowling Battle
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
Bowling Battle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doodle Bowling
- Remove Ads$3.99
Bowling Battle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Doodle Bowling free?
Is Bowling Battle free?
Which has better reviews, Doodle Bowling or Bowling Battle?
Do Doodle Bowling or Bowling Battle have ads?
Which is updated more often, Doodle Bowling or Bowling Battle?
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