Bowling 3D Extreme vs Message Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Intuitive flick and swipe controls
- 16 unique bowling balls
- Four exciting game modes
- Performance tracking stats
- Realistic physics
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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!
Message Games
Engage in a variety of fun games directly within iMessage with friends. Enjoy classic board games, competitive challenges, and creative drawing games. Unlock exclusive content and additional game modes with a subscription.
- Play games within iMessage
- Multiple game types available
- 2 Player Multiplayer
- Subscriber-only games
- Additional game modes
- New games added regularly
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Mini Match is a collection of games for iMessage. Pick a game, send it to a friend, and play right in Messages. Games: • Cup Pong • Cornhole • Ladder Toss • Air Hockey • Word Guess • Sketch Streak • Backgammon With a subscription: • Bowling • Geo Guesser • Ping Pong • Flip Cup • Tic Tac Toe • Ultimate Tic Tac Toe • Extra game modes and settings for Cornhole, Ladder Toss, Word Guess, and Sketch Streak More games are on the way. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Message Games at weekly against Bowling 3D Extreme's every 7 months. Message Games also leads on chart position (#50 vs unranked) and review sentiment (92% vs 80%). Bowling 3D Extreme's advantage is ratings volume (69K vs 34) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bowling 3D Extreme sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Message Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bowling 3D Extreme holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bowling 3D Extreme has 69K ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Bowling 3D Extreme's written reviews are positive against 92% of Message Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bowling 3D Extreme ships an update every 7 months, Message Games weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bowling 3D Extreme | Message Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (69K ratings) — better | 4.5 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #50 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sailendu Behera | Apps And Things, Inc. |
Customer experience
Bowling 3D Extreme
Message Games
Bugs and requests
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
Message Games
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bowling 3D Extreme
- Remove Ads$3.99
Message Games
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$2.997 Days
- Pro Weekly: Games for iMessage$4.997 Days
- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage$6.991 Month
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- Pro Monthly: Games for iMessage3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly: Games for iMessage$29.991 Year
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