Comparison

PBA® Bowling Challenge vs Bowling Puzzle

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
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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 Puzzle

A challenging puzzle game where players aim to knock down all pins with a single ball. Navigate through 120 unique levels, each featuring different obstacle and pin placements. Master the swipe-to-throw mechanic to achieve perfect clears.

Highlights
  • 120 unique puzzle levels
  • Clear all pins with one ball
  • Strategic obstacle placement
  • Swipe-to-throw mechanic
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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120 levels bowling puzzle game! If you kill all the pins with 1 ball and you clear the level! 120 puzzles level placement of obstacles and pin is different offers. - How to play - In any location on the screen, you can throw the ball when you release your finger from the swipe down.

Screenshots

PBA® Bowling Challenge4 screens
Bowling Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bowling Puzzle at none against PBA® Bowling Challenge's 18. PBA® Bowling Challenge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (131K vs 136). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PBA® Bowling Challenge sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Bowling Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PBA® Bowling Challenge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PBA® Bowling Challenge has 131K ratings behind it against 136, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of PBA® Bowling Challenge's written reviews are positive against 54% of Bowling Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, Bowling Puzzle every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PBA® Bowling Challenge versus Bowling Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBA® Bowling ChallengeBowling Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (131K ratings) — better4.5 (136 ratings)
Positive reviews61.6% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings131K — better136
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConcrete Software, Inc.Osawa Shunsuke

Customer experience

PBA® Bowling Challenge

All ratings130,562 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews537 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral10.1%
Negative28.3%

Bowling Puzzle

All ratings136 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative30.8%

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 Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Bowling Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PBA® Bowling Challenge free?
PBA® Bowling Challenge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bowling Puzzle free?
Bowling Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling Puzzle?
PBA® Bowling Challenge is rated higher. PBA® Bowling Challenge averages 4.7 out of 5 from 131K ratings, while Bowling Puzzle averages 4.5 from 136 ratings.
Do PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling Puzzle have ads?
Both PBA® Bowling Challenge and Bowling Puzzle show ads.
Which is updated more often, PBA® Bowling Challenge or Bowling Puzzle?
PBA® Bowling Challenge ships an update fortnightly, and Bowling Puzzle every 4 months. Most recently, PBA® Bowling Challenge was updated on September 24, 2026 and Bowling Puzzle on September 6, 2026.

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