Comparison

PBA® Bowling Challenge vs Bowling 3D Extreme

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

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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

Bowling 3D Extreme

Experience realistic 3D bowling with intuitive controls. Flick to roll, swipe for spin, and aim for strikes. Compete in various game modes, unlock unique balls, and track your performance.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D graphics
  • Intuitive flick and swipe controls
  • 16 unique bowling balls
  • Four exciting game modes
  • Performance tracking stats
  • Realistic physics
Features
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Play and test your bowling skills in realistic 3d graphics. Flick your finger forward to roll the ball and knock down the pins. Swipe left or right to add spin and master the perfect curve. Aim for a Strike every time and become the ultimate Bowling Champion! 4 Exciting Game Modes: • Single Player • Pass n Play with friends • VS. CPU • Time Trial Features: • 16 Unique Bowling Balls to choose from • Realistic Physics that feel just like real bowling • Gorgeous 3D graphics and immersive environments • Each player can select their own ball • Stats to track your performance Simple to play, hard to master, challenge your skills and have endless fun! So what are you waiting for? Download now for Free! Find out more about EivaaGames: https://www.eivaagames.com A big THANK YOU to everyone who’s played Bowling 3D Extreme!

Screenshots

PBA® Bowling Challenge4 screens
Bowling 3D Extreme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PBA® Bowling Challenge at fortnightly against Bowling 3D Extreme's every 7 months. PBA® Bowling Challenge also leads on chart position (#113 vs unranked). Bowling 3D Extreme's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 61%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 15 one-off in-app purchases and Bowling 3D Extreme 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for PBA® Bowling Challenge against 4.6 for Bowling 3D Extreme. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 131K and 69K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of PBA® Bowling Challenge's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bowling 3D Extreme's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Bowling 3D Extreme every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
PBA® Bowling Challenge versus Bowling 3D Extreme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBA® Bowling ChallengeBowling 3D Extreme
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (131K ratings) — better4.6 (69K ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews80.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings131K — better69K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#113 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConcrete Software, Inc.Sailendu Behera

Customer experience

PBA® Bowling Challenge

All ratings130,533 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews542 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral10.1%
Negative28.6%

Bowling 3D Extreme

All ratings68,168 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews460 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

PBA® Bowling Challenge

From 131K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Best game for stress
  • ⭐ Fun and challenging gameplay
  • ⭐ Realistic bowling experience
  • ⭐ Great graphics and sound effects
  • ⭐ Variety of venues and features

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Tournaments feel rigged at times
  • 😒 Progression is too grindy
  • 🤯 Frequent bugs and crashes
  • 🤬 Loss of progress and saved data

Bowling 3D Extreme

From 69K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎳 Realistic bowling experience
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Easy and intuitive controls
  • 🕹️ Ability to control ball after release
  • 🕰️ Fast-paced gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🤖 CPU opponent too difficult to beat
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 🕹️ Overly easy to control ball after release

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

Bowling 3D Extreme

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes after completing a game
  • Scoreboard not updating correctly in multiplayer modes
  • Inconsistent ball physics and pin behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customizable difficulty levels for CPU
  • Option to disable ball control after release
  • More ball and lane customization options
  • Ability to reset game statistics

In-app purchases

15 purchases

PBA® Bowling Challenge

One-time15
  • Lonely Pin Pack$0.99
  • Pin Party Pack2 variants$1.99
  • DNA Bundle$4.99
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  • Paragon Pearl Bundle$4.99
  • Black Widow 3.0 Bundle$4.99
  • Black Widow 2.0 Bundle$4.99
  • Plenty of Pins Pack2 variants$4.99
  • Dark Side Bundle$4.99
  • Hypnotize Bundle$4.99
  • Weber Bundle$4.99
  • Venom Shock Bundle$4.99
  • Pile of Pins Pack2 variants$9.99
  • Pin Island Pack$14.99
  • Pin Freighter Pack$19.99
  • Pin Freighter Pack$24.99
1 purchases

Bowling 3D Extreme

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is PBA® Bowling Challenge free?
PBA® Bowling Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bowling 3D Extreme free?
Bowling 3D Extreme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling 3D Extreme?
PBA® Bowling Challenge is rated higher. PBA® Bowling Challenge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 131K ratings, while Bowling 3D Extreme averages 4.6 from 69K ratings.
Do PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling 3D Extreme have ads?
Both PBA® Bowling Challenge and Bowling 3D Extreme show ads.
Which is updated more often, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling 3D Extreme?
PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, and Bowling 3D Extreme every 7 months. Most recently, PBA® Bowling Challenge was updated on October 30, 2026 and Bowling 3D Extreme on October 30, 2026.

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