Comparison

Illusion Bowling vs Apple Pop

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

Head to head
About

Illusion Bowling

Navigate a world of optical illusions to hit bowling pins. Manipulate perspective to create virtual pathways, bridges, and walls. Solve 66 unique levels by cleverly shifting your viewpoint.

Highlights
  • Optical illusion gameplay
  • Perspective manipulation
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • 66 challenging levels
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Illusion Bowling is all about rolling balls through a world of optical illusion. You have to hit a bowling pin with a ball but it is impossible in the normal world. Only by using new pathways that get created by optical illusions it becomes possible. Your tool for creating the optical illusion pathways is merely changing the view perspective. If two distant platforms look from a certain view angle as if they touch each other then the ball can roll over from one platform to the other, like over a virtual bridge. This way you can create virtual bridges, virtual walls or shift the ball sideways by scratching one platform over another. • 66 levels • No advertisements • No In-App Purchases. All content is unlocked.

About

Apple Pop

A daily puzzle game where players drag apples to match numbers summing to 10, aiming to clear the board and score points. Compete on a shared daily board with global players and climb through ranked leagues.

Highlights
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Global leaderboards
  • 10-tier ranked leagues
  • Four distinct game modes
  • Seasonal themes and gacha
  • Friend score comparison
Features
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Includes random-item purchases (loot boxes). Odds are shown in-game before every pull. Today's Apple — every player, same board One simple rule. Drag apples that add up to 10 — POP! Score points for every apple cleared! Just one round, you said... right? A new daily challenge A fresh board opens at midnight. Korea, the US, Australia, Japan... Players around the world tackle the same Orchard board (17×10, 120s). Who's gonna top today's leaderboard? Wear the today, become Yesterday's King tomorrow! One run a day. Two minutes. Make it count. 10-tier league — Sunday midnight reset Bronze to Champion. Promote and demote each week — never a dull moment! Sprout · Classic · Orchard · Time Attack — each mode ranks separately! "Champion in Classic but Bronze in Orchard?" Yep, it happens How high can you climb? Show us what you've got! Four modes — rounds in 1 to 2 minutes Sprout (7×5, 45s) — quicker than a red light Classic (12×7, 80s) — our signature board Orchard (17×10, 120s) — the master's board. Can you clear it perfectly? ⏰ Time Attack — every match adds 1 second. How long can you survive?! When the seasons change, so do the apples Spring cherry blossoms, summer sunshine, autumn maples, winter snow. When a season ends, that design is gone — for good. Pull rare event icons from the seasonal gacha, and complete the "Squad Collection" of 8 seasonal apples! Pity system included — an EPIC is guaranteed within a set number of pulls! Miss this season, and the next chance is a year away. With friends What's my friend's score? Wait — they're already PLATINUM?! That next to yesterday's #1 friend... could be your turn next? Solving apples solo is fun. With friends? Way too much fun. Perfect for · Anyone who wants a quick mental break · Players who want to compete on the same daily board · Fans of simple rules with surprising depth · People who love warm, cozy little games The morning subway, an afternoon coffee, the bed before sleep. Sneak in a round anywhere. Today's Apple — pop! pop! pop!

Screenshots

Illusion Bowling4 screens
Apple Pop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Apple Pop at Free against Illusion Bowling's $3.99. Apple Pop also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Illusion Bowling's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Apple Pop is free to download; Illusion Bowling costs $3.99 up front. Apple Pop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Illusion Bowling asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Apple Pop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illusion Bowling has 243 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Illusion Bowling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Apple Pop's.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Illusion Bowling versus Apple Pop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIllusion BowlingApple Pop
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (243 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings243 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB252 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Koenig-MeierJAEHEE KIM

Customer experience

Illusion Bowling

All ratings114 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

Apple Pop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Illusion Bowling

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Apple Pop

One-time5
  • 코인 100개$0.49
  • 스타터팩$0.49
  • 코인 500개$1.99
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  • 코인 1200개$3.99
  • 광고 제거$5.99

Questions

Is Illusion Bowling free?
Illusion Bowling costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apple Pop free?
Apple Pop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Illusion Bowling or Apple Pop?
Apple Pop is rated higher. Illusion Bowling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 243 ratings, while Apple Pop averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Illusion Bowling or Apple Pop have ads?
Apple Pop shows ads; Illusion Bowling does not.

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