PBA® Bowling Challenge vs Darkanoid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PBA® Bowling Challenge
Compete against professional bowlers in realistic 3D matches, from local alleys to national championships. Master your skills in career mode or challenge friends in real-time multiplayer. Unlock new balls and face legendary opponents.
- Career mode
- Real-time multiplayer
- Compete against 24 PBA bowlers
- Over 100 bowling balls
- Dozens of PBA tournaments
- Leaderboards and achievements
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Rise through the ranks against 24 of the PBA’s best bowlers as you compete for a variety of regional and national championship trophies. Starting in a local alley with a scuffed up 12 lb ball, you’ll hone your skills against bowling legends on your way to competing in the Tournament of Champions! Start a career or bowl a quick game! Career mode is at the heart of PBA Bowling Challenge, but if you’d rather just lace up and take to the lanes, we’ve got you covered. Choose from a wide variety of opponents and locations and unlock even more content in Career Mode! Online Multiplayer Action! Bowl against your friends in real-time, one-on-one multiplayer matches! Powered by Game Center services, multiplayer mode lets you invite your friends or get matched against a random opponent! Bowl against the best! How do you think you’d fare against the cool confidence and pin-point accuracy of Walter Ray Williams, Jr. or the brash power stroke of Pete Weber? How would your scores stand up against the high spin and smooth release of Norm Duke or the high cranking backswing of Tommy Jones? Based on actual statistics that track their power, hook, and control, PBA Bowling Challenge strives to accurately recreate the skill and style of the top bowlers in the sport today. Features Include: - Quickplay, Multiplayer, and Career modes! - Dozens of PBA Tournaments! - Bowl against 24 of the best PBA bowlers! - Over 100 different bowling balls with unique stats! - Leaderboards and Achievements. - Bonus challenges in every tournament! - Split Balls, Bomb Balls, and more!
Darkanoid
Experience a classic brick-breaking game with a calming soundtrack and straightforward controls. Enjoy a relaxing take on a familiar arcade challenge.
- Arkanoid-style gameplay
- Relaxing music
- Easy controls
- Classic arcade challenge
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Simple Arkanoid style with relaxes music and easy gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PBA® Bowling Challenge at Free against Darkanoid's $2.99. PBA® Bowling Challenge also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 41 months) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). Darkanoid's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On device support 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
PBA® Bowling Challenge is free to download; Darkanoid costs $2.99 up front. PBA® Bowling Challenge sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Darkanoid asks for nothing beyond the download.
PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Darkanoid every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PBA® Bowling Challenge | Darkanoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (131K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 131K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Concrete Software, Inc. | Gennady Dmitrik |
Customer experience
PBA® Bowling Challenge
Darkanoid
Bugs and requests
PBA® Bowling Challenge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes after watching ads
- Progress and stats randomly reset
- Multiplayer matchmaking issues
- Inconsistent ball behavior and glitches
Requested features
5 requests- Instant replay and save clip feature
- Point difference counter
- One ball roll-off for tied games
- Option to disable crowd noise
- More realistic ball physics and behavior
Darkanoid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PBA® Bowling Challenge
- Lonely Pin Pack$0.99
- Pin Party Pack2 variants$1.99
- Black Widow 2.0 Bundle$4.99
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- Plenty of Pins Pack2 variants$4.99
- Pile of Pins Pack2 variants$9.99
- Pin Island Pack$14.99
- Pin Freighter Pack$19.99
Darkanoid
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PBA® Bowling Challenge free?
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Do PBA® Bowling Challenge or Darkanoid have ads?
Which is updated more often, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Darkanoid?
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