Galaxy Bowling HD vs Bowling Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Bowling HD
Experience realistic bowling with multiple game modes and variations, including ten pin, candlepin, and 100-pin challenges. Compete in tournaments, unlock new equipment, and track your progress with detailed career stats.
- Multiple bowling variations (ten pin, candlepin, 100-pin)
- Daily tournaments and online multiplayer
- Unlockable balls, lanes, and equipment
- Career stats tracking
- Realistic 3D graphics and alleys
- Local 4-player multiplayer
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- Join millions of bowlers worldwide! The only bowling game with ten pin bowling, candlepin, and 100-pins all in one! - Bowl against players in daily tournaments, unlock bowling games, lanes, earn new balls, and track your career stats! Featuring: - Fun pick up and play gameplay. Touch to position the bowling ball, and then swipe your finger to roll it. Tilt or swipe your finger to add spin. - Ten pin bowling, 100 pin challenge, iron pin, shuffleboard, and pick up spares modes! - Candlepin, Duckpin, Five Pin, Skittles, and Nine Pin variations! These have new pin types, balls, rules, and challenges. - Level up and unlock new locations and equipment! - Beautiful 3D alleys. Reflective lanes and detailed graphics look great on any device. - Top bowler leaderboards, online multiplayer, and local 4-player multiplayer. Unlock new balls and lanes, conquer challenging achievements, become a pro bowler, and challenge the leaderboard. Let's go bowling!
Bowling Puzzle
A challenging puzzle game where players aim to knock down all pins with a single ball. Navigate through 120 unique levels, each featuring different obstacle and pin placements. Master the swipe-to-throw mechanic to achieve perfect clears.
- 120 unique puzzle levels
- Clear all pins with one ball
- Strategic obstacle placement
- Swipe-to-throw mechanic
- Progressive difficulty
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120 levels bowling puzzle game! If you kill all the pins with 1 ball and you clear the level! 120 puzzles level placement of obstacles and pin is different offers. - How to play - In any location on the screen, you can throw the ball when you release your finger from the swipe down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bowling Puzzle at none against Galaxy Bowling HD's 10. Galaxy Bowling HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (77% vs 54%). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Galaxy Bowling HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bowling Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Galaxy Bowling HD against 4.5 for Bowling Puzzle. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galaxy Bowling HD has 2.5K ratings behind it against 136, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Galaxy Bowling HD's written reviews are positive against 54% of Bowling Puzzle's.
Galaxy Bowling HD ships an update every 3 months, Bowling Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Bowling HD | Bowling Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 136 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Allen | Osawa Shunsuke |
Customer experience
Galaxy Bowling HD
Bowling Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Galaxy Bowling HD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Candlepin mode freezes after a few frames
- Ball glitches and gets stuck on the lane
- Scoring issues with 100-pin mode
- Restore purchases button not working
- Black screen during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Add bumpers for 5-pin bowling
- Improve 5-pin and candlepin physics
- Implement 4-player mode
- Add more tournament options
- Allow custom ball designs
Bowling Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Galaxy Bowling HD
- Candlepin and Duckpin Bowling Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Candlepin Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Duckpin Mode$0.99
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- Galaxy Bowling - 100 Pins Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - 5 Pin Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling - Nine Pin Mode$0.99
- West County Skittles Mode$0.99
- Long Alley Skittles Mode$0.99
- Galaxy Bowling Pro$2.99
- Galaxy Bowling - All Modes$5.99
Bowling Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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