Comparison

My Bowling 3D vs Sticks

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

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About

My Bowling 3D

Experience realistic ten-pin bowling with full 3D physics and customizable shots. Play solo, against friends, or in tournaments with detailed player profiles and progression. Choose from various balls, alleys, and opponents for a complete simulation.

Highlights
  • Full 3D physics at 60 FPS
  • Customizable stance, direction, and ball spin
  • Practice, Quick Play, League, and Tournament modes
  • Multiplayer hot seat up to 4 players
  • Player profiles with comprehensive statistics
  • Over 20 bowling balls and 10 bowling alleys
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iWare Designs brings you My Bowling 3D, probably the most realistic and playable Ten Pin Bowling game available on mobile devices. Boasting fully textured game environments and full 3D rigid body physics, this game is the complete package for both casual and serious gamers. Create any kind of shot you like by adjusting your stance, direction and ball spin. The shot types are only limited by your imagination. The simple drag and swipe interface allows you to pick up and play the game quickly, or alternatively for the more serious bowlers we have included additional features to allow the ball to be positioned and the shot shaped as required. So whether you want a simple easy and fun bowling game or a full on simulation, this game is for you. Download My Bowling 3D now and try it for free, you will not be disappointed. System Requirements: ∙ Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. ∙ Supports iOS 15.0+ ∙ Utilizes Retina displays on compatible devices. ∙ Game Center compatible. Game Features: ∙ Localized to English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Canadian French and Mexican Spanish. ∙ Full High Def 3D textured environments. ∙ Full 3D physics at 60 FPS. ∙ Practice: Fine tune your game by playing on your own with no rules. ∙ Quick Play: Play a custom match against other friends, family members or computer opponents. ∙ League: Participate in league events with 3, 5, 7 or 9 rounds where the highest points total wins. ∙ Tournament: Test your nerves in a 4 round knockout tournament event. ∙ Multi player hot seat up to 4 players. ∙ Fully adjustable address including position and direction. ∙ Full spin control and shot shape setup. ∙ Configure up to 4 player profiles to keep track of all your statistics. ∙ Each profile contains comprehensive statistics and progression history. ∙ Progress through the ranks from Rookie to Legend. Beware you can go down the ranks as well as up. ∙ Over 20 bowling balls to choose from. ∙ Ball weight customization. ∙ 10 bowling alleys to choose from. ∙ 12 pin styles to choose from. ∙ 28 computer opponents with customizable names. Play against the pros! ∙ Play against 25 different computer opponents spread over 5 difficulty levels. ∙ Fully working lane mechanics including gutter bumpers (If needed!). ∙ Save your favorite shots and watch them with complete video playback. ∙ Over 20 achievements to collect locally or via Game Center. ∙ Track your game progress and achievement progress locally in the new 3D Trophy Room. ∙ Leader boards and exclusive membership to The 300 Club (If you are good enough). ∙ Take action photos and share them via Email or save them to your device. ∙ Multiplayer game modes including ‘Online Play’, ‘Local Network’ and 'Pass and Play'.

About

Sticks

Features
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Sticks is the online platform for real darts. Point your phone at the board, throw, and let it watch. An on-device algorithm tracks every dart in real time, calculates the score, and shows it to you and your opponent. No tapping on a screen, no manual scoring, no shortcuts. Just real darts — your phone is the referee. YOUR PHONE IS THE REFEREE The camera continuously watches the board. The moment a dart lands, an algorithm detects exactly where it hit and assigns the correct score. If something looks off — a moved board, a dart appearing out of nowhere — the round is voided as a foul. The result: an automatic, impartial referee both players can trust. REAL DARTS, REAL COMPETITION Match online against players from anywhere in the world. Both phones see the same scores in real time. The referee enforces the rules on both sides, so every win is earned. No mobile-screen gimmicks — you're playing real darts, your phone is just keeping score and connecting you. 100% FREE — AND STAYING THAT WAY No subscriptions and no paywalls. You only need your phone and a dartboard. Sticks is free forever — competing online, climbing the global leaderboard, tracking your stats, all included. GAME MODES - Online ranked — match with players worldwide, compete for your rank - Friendly games — invite a specific friend for a casual match - Solo — practice on your own with live scoring and stats - Local 1v1 — two players, one phone, one board LEADERBOARD AND RANKS Climb through six tiers — Rookie, Amateur, Contender, Pro, Elite, Champion — based on your average score per round. The global leaderboard shows the top 100 players in the world. Your rank shows up on your own stats page and on the pre-game vs screen before every match, so opponents always know who they're up against. YOUR STATS Every dart you throw is tracked. See your win/loss record, average score per round, and a detailed heatmap of where your darts have landed on the board over time. The collectible-throws system records every unique three-dart combination you've ever hit — chase the rare ones. CORRECTIONS WHEN YOU NEED THEM If the referee misreads a throw, you can correct it after the round from a small set of nearby scoring options. The system gets it right most of the time, but when it doesn't, you stay in control. A WARNING ON CORRECTIONS Corrections exist to fix real mistakes — not to inflate your score. Every correction is logged on our servers. If our system detects a pattern of corrections that consistently favor the player making them — corrections only when it benefits the score, not when the call is genuinely wrong — that account is flagged. Repeated abuse leads to a permanent ban. Sticks is built on fair play. The referee is fair, the players have to be too. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone with a real dartboard. Casual pub players, weekly league regulars, families, friends, serious darts fans. The setup is your phone, propped or held facing the board. That's it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app, sign in 2. Point your phone at the dartboard from a comfortable distance 3. Tap Play — solo, local, or online 4. Throw darts. Your phone does everything else. NO TAPPING. NO CHEATING. JUST DARTS. Privacy: Sticks processes camera frames entirely on your device. No camera footage is transmitted or stored, unless you explicitly opt in to share footage to help us improve detection in a future update. Only the resulting dart scores are sent to our servers, for multiplayer and stats. See our privacy policy at the link below for full details.

Screenshots

My Bowling 3D4 screens
Sticks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticks at none against My Bowling 3D's 4. Sticks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). My Bowling 3D's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. My Bowling 3D sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sticks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Bowling 3D ships an update every 3 months, Sticks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Bowling 3D versus Sticks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Bowling 3DSticks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB88 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperiWare Designs Ltd.David Mirkovic

Bugs and requests

My Bowling 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ball going through pins without knocking them down
  • Game freezing or crashing after ads
  • Incorrect scoring or strike/spare recognition

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Ability to save and track personal stats
  • More customization options for balls, pins, and lanes
  • Faster gameplay and ability to skip animations
  • Improved physics and more realistic pin/ball interactions

Sticks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

My Bowling 3D

One-time4
  • Tournament$3.99
  • League$3.99
  • Remove Advertising$7.99
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  • Purchase Complete Game$9.99
None

Sticks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Bowling 3D free?
My Bowling 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticks free?
Sticks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Bowling 3D or Sticks have ads?
My Bowling 3D shows ads; Sticks does not.
Which is updated more often, My Bowling 3D or Sticks?
My Bowling 3D ships an update every 3 months, and Sticks fortnightly. Most recently, My Bowling 3D was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sticks on October 24, 2026.

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