Petanque 2012 vs Bowling 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Petanque 2012
Experience the classic game of petanque in a realistic 3D virtual environment. Compete against AI opponents with varying skill levels across different scenic locations. Strategize your throws to place your balls closer to the jack than your opponent to score points.
- 3D virtual petanque environment
- Multiple AI teams with different performance
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Three distinct play locations
- 3D zoom for game analysis
- Automatic game saving
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Petanque 2012 allows you to relive the thrill of a real game of petanque in a 3D virtual environment. The rules: the aim is to place his balls nearer the jack than their opponent. The counting is done once every ball thrown. Only those balls ahead of the opponent scores points. The challenge: win the game by being accurate and strategic. Features: -A panel of 5 teams with different performance, -5 Levels of difficulty, -3 different places (city, campaign, beach), -Choice of 3 to 6 balls per team (full version only; free version is limited with 2 balls per team), -A "3D zoom" to analyze the game, -Automatically saves the current game. Will you be able to beat the computer? Pointing, shooting, it's time to play ! This free version is limited with 2 balls per team. Petanque 2012 Pro version allows you to play with 3, 4, 5 or 6 balls per team.
Bowling 3D
Experience a realistic bowling simulation with stunning HD graphics in a beautiful 3D environment. Compete against friends or train to become a master, tracking your progress with leaderboards. Aim for strikes and a perfect score in this engaging ball game.
- Realistic bowling simulation
- Stunning HD graphics
- Beautiful 3D environment
- Challenge friends
- Leaderboards for progress tracking
- Achieve high scores
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Ready to roll your Bowling Ball like a pro ? With Bowling 3D, you will find a super realistic stunning HD graphics bowling game. The goal of this ball game is very simple: Knock over as many pins as possible. Set in a beautiful 3D environment, You will either have the opportunity to train yourself to become a Bowling master or challenge your friends to reach the highest score. This free game provides leaderboards so you can easily track your progress. Hours of Bowling fun ahead of you ! How many consecutive strikes will you get ? Can you score a perfect 300 ?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petanque 2012 at 4.8 against Bowling 3D's 4.3. Bowling 3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 29 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Petanque 2012 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowling 3D has 672 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of Petanque 2012's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bowling 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Petanque 2012 ships an update every 29 months, Bowling 3D every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Petanque 2012 | Bowling 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.3 (672 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | 69.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 672 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tangram3D | Magma Mobile |
Customer experience
Petanque 2012
Bowling 3D
Bugs and requests
Petanque 2012
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bowling 3D
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ball sometimes goes through pins without knocking them down
- Scoring and pin behavior not consistent with real bowling
- Frequent glitches and crashes reported
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to apply spin and curve to the ball
- Improve ball control and responsiveness
- Allow customization of bowling ball appearance
- Provide option to disable replays
In-app purchases
Petanque 2012
No in-app purchases
Bowling 3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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