Comparison

iShuffle Bowling 2 vs Pocket Bowling

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

Head to head
About

iShuffle Bowling 2

Experience a new 3D bowling challenge with realistic physics and multiple game modes. Shoot pucks, strike pins, and unlock special items to achieve high scores. Enjoy a fun and engaging experience in your free time.

Highlights
  • Deluxe 3D graphics and animation
  • Highly realistic 3D physics
  • Three distinct game modes
  • Unlockable items and bonus gifts
  • Score statistics and progress tracking
  • Bomb packs for challenging levels
Features
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Slide the puck, smash the pins! iShuffle Bowling 2 mixes table shuffleboard with ten-pin bowling - aim, set your power and go for the strike. THREE WAYS TO PLAY - Shuffle: tap and slide the puck, fine-tune the angle from either side, and knock down as many pins as you can. - Fly: pull back the slingshot for more power and launch the puck at the pins. - Trickshots: three pucks per stage. Clear every pin to win the stage; use fewer pucks to earn more stars. FEATURES - Real 3D physics: pins fly and topple the way you expect - Play a friend on the same device, blue puck vs. red puck - Bombs knock down every pin in one shot; keys open treasure chests with hidden prizes - Score stats to track your progress - Easy to learn, hard to master iShuffle Bowling 2 is free to download and play. Some in-game items can be purchased with real money. More games from Bakumens, including A Little War. Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/bakumens

About

Pocket Bowling

Experience arcade-style bowling with intuitive swipe controls. Clear pins, collect stars for new balls, and unlock unique board skins through challenges. Compete globally on the leaderboard and master the game.

Highlights
  • Swipe and throw ball mechanics
  • Pin clearing gameplay
  • Collect stars for new balls
  • Unlockable board skins
  • Global leaderboard competition
  • Endless gameplay
Features
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◉◉◉ The ultimate arcade bowling game! ◉◉◉ Swipe'n'throw the ball to clear out the board from every pin! How many can you do in a row? Collect stars to unlock new balls. Take challenges to unlock new board skins. Improve your skills and become the master of the board. Beat the world leaderboard to become the Bowling star! Easy to learn, hard to master! ◉ Free to play ◉ Endless gameplay ◉ Simple yet tricky ball control ◉ Challenge your friends with the best score

Screenshots

iShuffle Bowling 24 screens
Pocket Bowling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Bowling at none against iShuffle Bowling 2's shown. Pocket Bowling also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). iShuffle Bowling 2's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 71%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 131). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iShuffle Bowling 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iShuffle Bowling 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iShuffle Bowling 2 has 1.5K ratings behind it against 131, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of iShuffle Bowling 2's written reviews are positive against 71% of Pocket Bowling's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iShuffle Bowling 2 versus Pocket Bowling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriShuffle Bowling 2Pocket Bowling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better4.5 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better131
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBakumens IncKetchapp

Customer experience

iShuffle Bowling 2

All ratings1,536 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.9%

Pocket Bowling

All ratings128 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

iShuffle Bowling 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after completing a tournament
  • Pins sometimes don't register properly
  • Puck physics can be unreliable at times

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and challenges
  • Improve the slingshot/puck controls
  • Implement a restart button instead of going back to the main menu
  • Add a way to track/view past scores

Pocket Bowling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iShuffle Bowling 2

One-time10
  • Micro Gold Bowling Pin$0.99
  • Micro Bomb$0.99
  • Micro Key$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Level 2$0.99
  • Level 3$0.99
  • Level 4$0.99
  • Mini Gold Bowling Pin$1.99
  • Little Gold Bowling Pin$4.99
  • Little Bomb$9.99
  • Little Key$9.99
1 purchases

Pocket Bowling

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is iShuffle Bowling 2 free?
iShuffle Bowling 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Bowling free?
Pocket Bowling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iShuffle Bowling 2 or Pocket Bowling?
iShuffle Bowling 2 is rated higher. iShuffle Bowling 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Pocket Bowling averages 4.5 from 131 ratings.
Do iShuffle Bowling 2 or Pocket Bowling have ads?
iShuffle Bowling 2 shows ads; Pocket Bowling does not.

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