Comparison

PBA® Bowling Challenge vs Bad Virus

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Career mode
  • Real-time multiplayer
  • Compete against 24 PBA bowlers
  • Over 100 bowling balls
  • Dozens of PBA tournaments
  • Leaderboards and achievements
Features
Currently charting
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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!

About

Bad Virus

Features
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"Bad Virus" is an exciting arcade game where dynamic battles with viruses await you. Peculiarities: • Interesting gameplay: Promptly destroy the advancing viruses using a variety of masks and gas masks. • Various viruses: Face different types of viruses. • Protective Items: Use masks and gas masks to ensure good protection and increase your chances of winning. •Various levels and modes: Play in different difficulty levels, as well as survival and mission modes. Download "Bad Virus" now and take on the challenge of viruses.

Screenshots

PBA® Bowling Challenge4 screens
Bad Virus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bad Virus at none against PBA® Bowling Challenge's 10. Bad Virus also leads on ads (none vs shown). PBA® Bowling Challenge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#142 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PBA® Bowling Challenge sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bad Virus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Bad Virus every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PBA® Bowling Challenge versus Bad Virus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBA® Bowling ChallengeBad Virus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (131K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings131K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#142 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConcrete Software, Inc.Artur Zhyvkovych

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

Bad Virus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

PBA® Bowling Challenge

One-time7
  • 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
None

Bad Virus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBA® Bowling Challenge free?
PBA® Bowling Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bad Virus free?
Bad Virus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bad Virus have ads?
PBA® Bowling Challenge shows ads; Bad Virus does not.
Which is updated more often, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bad Virus?
PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, and Bad Virus every 4 months. Most recently, PBA® Bowling Challenge was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bad Virus on November 3, 2026.

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