Comparison

Doodle Bowling vs Lets Bowl 2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Realistic bowling physics
  • Spin control for accuracy
  • Dozens of psychedelic lanes
  • Multiple themed worlds
  • Strike challenges
Features
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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!

About

Lets Bowl 2

Experience realistic 3D bowling with stunning graphics and physics across various alleys. Compete with friends or aim for the highest score alone, earning in-game currency to unlock new balls and environments.

Highlights
  • Stunning 3D graphics
  • Real-world 3D physics
  • Turn-by-turn multiplayer
  • In-game currency for unlocks
  • Dozens of goals
  • Multiple bowling alleys
Features
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Get this chart topping game for your iPhone or iPad today! With physics and fun special effects on different 3D alleys, be the world's best player in the Let's Bowl 2 series! Pass and play with your bowling crew and get the highest score possible in ten frames! One of the best free bowling games around featuring simple and precise controls that are fun and easy to learn and challenging as you become the bowling king of all the different alleys. Earn bowling bucks for every point you score and every strike or spare you make then use them to buy stuff in the ProShop, including different alleys, and dozens of balls all with their own unique scoring attributes. Game Features - Stunning 3D extreme graphics - Real world 3D physics - Clash with up to 4 people with Turn by Turn Multiplayer - Dozens of goals to achieve and test your skills with This free bowling game is suited for kids, boys, girls, men and women of all ages. Whether you are a PBA professional, bowl with a league, or simply enjoy a good game of 10 pin, this is the game for you. It's your mobile bowling alley in your pocket, just let your finger flick your way to a perfect game! Play whenever and wherever! Now, get your bowl on! *** 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: http://linedrift.com/Support *****************

Screenshots

Doodle Bowling4 screens
Lets Bowl 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lets Bowl 2 at weekly against Doodle Bowling's every 2 months. Lets Bowl 2 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 331). On price, review sentiment, 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. Doodle Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lets Bowl 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lets Bowl 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lets Bowl 2 has 5.8K ratings behind it against 331, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Doodle Bowling's written reviews are positive against 70% of Lets Bowl 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doodle Bowling ships an update every 2 months, Lets Bowl 2 weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Doodle Bowling versus Lets Bowl 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoodle BowlingLets Bowl 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (331 ratings)4.6 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews69.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3315.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGameResort LLCLine Drift, LLC

Customer experience

Doodle Bowling

All ratings331 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral11.3%
Negative24.5%

Lets Bowl 2

All ratings5,839 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative25.0%

User reviews

Doodle Bowling

From 331 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Unique doodle-style graphics
  • 🕹️ Intuitive and responsive controls
  • 🔓 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🎯 Satisfying bowling physics and gameplay
  • 🔄 Ability to unlock new themes and lanes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of clear progression or goals
  • 🛑 Ads introduced in later updates
  • 🔒 Inability to restore purchased content
  • 🔁 Unlocked themes/lanes disappearing after updates

Lets Bowl 2

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎳 Fun and addictive game
  • 👍 Easy to play
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Realistic bowling experience
  • 💰 Satisfying progression with unlocks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ball control and physics issues
  • 🤖 Unresponsive controls
  • 🕰️ Slow gameplay after updates
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🙅‍♂️ Loss of progress and features after updates

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

Lets Bowl 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Scoring and pin issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multiplayer mode improvements
  • More bowling alleys and customization options
  • Classic mode option
  • Ability to transfer progress between devices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Doodle Bowling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
11 purchases

Lets Bowl 2

One-time11
  • 15,000 Bowling Bucks$0.99
  • Premium Offer$0.99
  • Premium Offer$1.99
Show 8 more
  • 75,000 Bowling Bucks$2.99
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Premium Offer$2.99
  • 650,000 Bowling Bucks$4.99
  • Premium Offer$4.99
  • 2,000,000 Bowling Bucks$9.99
  • Premium Offer$9.99
  • 7,000,000 Bowling Bucks$19.99

Questions

Is Doodle Bowling free?
Doodle Bowling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lets Bowl 2 free?
Lets Bowl 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doodle Bowling or Lets Bowl 2?
Lets Bowl 2 is rated higher. Doodle Bowling averages 4.3 out of 5 from 331 ratings, while Lets Bowl 2 averages 4.6 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Doodle Bowling or Lets Bowl 2 have ads?
Both Doodle Bowling and Lets Bowl 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Doodle Bowling or Lets Bowl 2?
Doodle Bowling ships an update every 2 months, and Lets Bowl 2 weekly. Most recently, Doodle Bowling was updated on August 21, 2026 and Lets Bowl 2 on September 25, 2026.

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