Cave Bowling vs Atomic Puzzles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cave Bowling
Experience a prehistoric twist on bowling! Aim your ball through rocky landscapes, avoiding obstacles and ancient creatures to strike the pins and collect bones. Discover multiple solutions for each of the 80 levels.
- 80 prehistoric stages
- Auto-saving best solutions
- Fine-adjustable controls
- 3-star ranking system
- Multiple solutions per level
- Collectors Icon #25
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Striiiiike! Warp back in time and join our forefathers in an exciting game of CAVE BOWLING! Set aim and send the bowling ball flying through rocky landscapes filled with crazy obstacles and prehistoric animals. Can you strike the pins and collect all bones without knocking down the cheerful audience? If you love our other physics-based ball game, Cat Physics, chances are you'll have a blast with Cave Bowling too! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - "Donut Games rolls another strike" -- TouchArcade - "Game of the day" -- MacWorld IDG.se - "New & Noteworthy" -- Apple, Jan 2011 - "Cave Bowling features original design, mechanics and challenges, something many iPhone games lack these days." -- Gamezebo - "We've basically been at the point where it's safe to just blindly download anything Donut Games releases, and I'm glad to say Cave Bowling continues that tradition." -- TouchArcade * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GAME FEATURES: - 80 prehistoric stages - Auto-saving feature that records your best solution to each level - Fine-adjustable controls - Donut Games' famous 3-star ranking system - Multiple solutions for each level: Increased replay value - Donut Games' Collectors Icon #25 - And much more... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Enjoy another Donut Games release!
Atomic Puzzles
Experience traditional puzzles with a twist! Assemble jigsaws that animate continuously or come to life upon completion. Enjoy elements of surprise and beauty with a variety of themes and customizable options.
- Live and 3D animated puzzles
- Custom puzzles from your photos
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Optional puzzle rotation
- Unique story play mode
- No third-party advertising
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Discover a new way to play a traditional pastime! Assemble puzzles that animate continuously or come to life once completed. Play at your own pace while enjoying elements of surprise, humor, and beauty in this lively puzzle app. INCLUDES: • Live puzzles • 3D animated puzzles that come to life • Traditional puzzles with added animations • Custom puzzles from your camera or camera roll FEATURES: • Designed for ages 9 and up (playable by everyone). • 3 levels of difficulty and optional rotation • Edges only, cleanup, and preview • Unique story play • NO third party advertising • Music and sound effects for a full experience • Parental Gate CATEGORIES: • Abstract • Aquatics • Clowns • Creepy • Fantasy • Mechanical • Mystery (without preview) • Nature • Space • Traditional • Vehicles Thank you for supporting an independent software studio. We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Cave Bowling at free against Atomic Puzzles's paid. Cave Bowling also leads on ratings volume (108 vs 5) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). Atomic Puzzles's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, 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
Cave Bowling costs $0.99 and Atomic Puzzles $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atomic Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cave Bowling has 108 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Cave Bowling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Atomic Puzzles's.
Cave Bowling ships an update every 13 months, Atomic Puzzles every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cave Bowling | Atomic Puzzles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (108 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Little Bit Studio, LLC |
Customer experience
Cave Bowling
Atomic Puzzles
Bugs and requests
Cave Bowling
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes or crashes on certain levels
- Audio cuts out or glitches during gameplay
- Inconsistent scoring and star ratings
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Option to mute or customize sound effects
- Leaderboards and achievements
Atomic Puzzles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cave Bowling
No in-app purchases
Atomic Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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