Doodle Bowling vs Hat Hop
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!
Hat Hop
A fast-paced arcade game where players tap to launch a hat, aiming to land on gray stairs while avoiding red ones. It tests reflexes and timing for high scores and global leaderboard competition.
- One-tap controls
- Endless gameplay
- Global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- Reflex-based challenges
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Hop your way to the top in this fast-paced tap game! Hat Hop is a simple but exciting reflex-based arcade game. Tap the screen to launch your hat in the direction you want — but aim carefully! Land on the gray stairs to keep going, avoid the red ones, and climb as high as you can. It’s all about timing, quick decisions, and beating your best score. Features: Easy one-tap controls Endless gameplay that keeps you coming back Global leaderboard – compete with players around the world Clean, minimalist design and smooth animations Think you have the reflexes to rise to the top? Download Hat Hop now and see how far you can go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hat Hop at 5.0 against Doodle Bowling's 4.3. Hat Hop also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Doodle Bowling's advantage is ratings volume (332 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Doodle Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hat Hop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hat Hop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. 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 point the same way: 64% of Doodle Bowling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hat Hop's.
Doodle Bowling ships an update every 2 months, Hat Hop every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doodle Bowling | Hat Hop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (332 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 332 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GameResort LLC | Paul Whittington |
Customer experience
Doodle Bowling
Hat Hop
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
Hat Hop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doodle Bowling
- Remove Ads$3.99
Hat Hop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Doodle Bowling free?
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Do Doodle Bowling or Hat Hop have ads?
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