Galaxy Bowling vs Retro PingPong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Bowling
Experience a cosmic bowling adventure with realistic physics and diverse game modes. Challenge friends locally or compete globally on leaderboards. Explore unique bowling variations and unlock celestial-themed rewards.
- Realistic 3D physics
- Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
- Multiple bowling variations (Candlepin, Duckpin, 5 Pin, 9 Pin)
- Online leaderboards
- Challenging game modes (100 pin, spares, iron pin)
- Unlockable planet-themed balls
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Galaxy Bowl is a 3D bowling game of universal proportions! It sports realistic physics, spares mode, 4 player local multiplayer, challenging bowling variations (candlepin, duckpin, 5 pin, and 9 pin), dozens of balls, online leaderboards, and planet-loads of fun! - Fun pick up and play gameplay. Touch to position the ball, and then swipe your finger to roll it. Tilt or swipe your finger to add spin. - 100 pin challenge, iron pin, and spares mode! - Candlepin, Duckpin, Five Pin, and Nine Pin bowling variations! These have new pin types, balls, rules, and challenges. - Beautiful 3D graphics. Reflective lanes and shiny bowling balls look great on any device. - Online leaderboards. Unlock new planet-themed balls, conquer challenging achievements, and complete your voyage of the solar system. Can you reach Pluto? Featuring: TEN PIN BOWLING One of the most popular bowling games in the world today. Score strikes, spares, and turkeys. PICK UP SPARES Practice challenging spares. Clear stages to unlock new balls. ONE HUNDRED PINS Knock down as many pins as you can in 5 throws at a rack of 100 pins! CANDLEPIN BOWLING Invented in 1880. Candlepin bowling offers a great challenge. Candlepins are thin skittles that bounce and spin unpredictably when struck. Pins aren't cleared between rounds allowing you to knock them into still upright pins. FIVE PIN BOWLING Invented in 1904 in Canada. In 5 pin, each pin is worth different point values. Spares are strategic attempts to hit the most valuable pins. A perfect game is 450 points! NINE PIN (GERMAN BOWLING) Invented in medieval Germany, 9 pin is what most later bowling games are based on. Nine pins are arranged in a diamond shape with a "kingpin" in the middle. Knocking all the pins over earns 9 points. Knocking all the pins over but the kingpin earns 12! DUCK PIN Invented in 1904 in New England. Duck pin uses the nearly the same rules as 10 pin, but allows 3 rounds to knock over all the pins. The ball and pins are smaller making precision very important to score well! IRON PIN Iron pin is the same as normal bowling but one random pin is much heavier than the others. Careful consideration has to be made on how to knock over the heavy pin while also clearing the normal ones. SHUFFLE BOWLING Bowling on a shuffleboard table! Knock over the pins with a weighted puck. WEST COUNTY SKITTLES Traditional skittles game that has been played in British pubs for centuries. LONG ALLEY SKITTLES Knock over pins by throwing a barrel-shaped 'cheese'! To score points, you first have to knock over the kingpin. It's tricky to master when the ball bounces unpredictably!
Retro PingPong
Experience classic ping-pong with an 80s aesthetic. This game captures the feel of vintage arcade and console experiences.
- 80s style graphics
- Classic ping-pong gameplay
- Vintage console feel
- Simple controls
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Tennis in the 80s style. Retro PingPong defines the good old ping-pong game on the old game consoles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retro PingPong at none against Galaxy Bowling's 10. Retro PingPong also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Galaxy Bowling's advantage is review sentiment (45% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 32 months). On 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
Galaxy Bowling costs $3.99 and Retro PingPong $0.99 up front. Galaxy Bowling sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Retro PingPong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Galaxy Bowling ships an update every 6 months, Retro PingPong every 32 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Galaxy Bowling | Retro PingPong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 109 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Allen | Patric Eckhart |
Customer experience
Galaxy Bowling
Retro PingPong
In-app purchases
Galaxy Bowling
- Galaxy Bowling Pro$0.99
- Candlepin and Duckpin Bowling Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - 100 Pins Mode$0.99
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- Galaxy Bowling Duckpin Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Candlepin Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Five Pin Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Nine Pin Mode$0.99
- Long Alley Skittles Mode$0.99
- West County Skittles Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - All Modes$2.99
Retro PingPong
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Galaxy Bowling free?
Is Retro PingPong free?
Do Galaxy Bowling or Retro PingPong have ads?
Which is updated more often, Galaxy Bowling or Retro PingPong?
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