PinKnockdown vs Survival Bowling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PinKnockdown
A satisfying arcade game where you flick a ball to knock down pins. Aim for perfect throws to climb global leaderboards and relieve stress. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- Flick ball to knock down pins
- Satisfying stress relief gameplay
- Global player rankings
- Achieve perfect throws
- Simple, fast-paced mechanics
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Smash those pins—it feels amazing! (・∀・) Perfect for blowing off some stress! We’ve lined up a whole row of pins. Just flick the ball upward to throw! Fast! Straight! Flick!! Nail a perfect throw, and I’ll even sing for you— with my beautiful voice! Climb your way to the top and aim for #1 in the world rankings! Tips for Mastering the Game: Throw the ball from the back The faster you flick, the better the shot
Survival Bowling
Defeat waves of animated bowling pins by playing ten-pin bowling. Pins will try to steal your balls, so bowl them over as they retreat. Progress through increasingly difficult waves, earning reward balls for good performance, and use continues to avoid game over.
- Bowling pin horde survival gameplay
- Defeat pins to retrieve stolen balls
- Wave-based progression with increasing difficulty
- Earn reward balls for strikes and spares
- Use continues to extend gameplay
- Optional 'Peaceful Pins' mode
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Welcome to the definitive mashup of bowling and horde survival. In Survival Bowling, you use a limited supply of bowling balls to defeat waves of bowling pins. In each wave you will complete a typical game of ten-pin bowling. Typical, that is, except for the fact that the pins are coming to snatch up all your balls! The pins are alive. They have arms, legs, and cruel intentions. They will advance down the lane towards your stash of bowling balls. If they make it all the way, they will steal a bunch and try to carry them back to the pit. But if you act fast, you can bowl them over as they retreat and get the balls back! The game progresses as a series of waves with increasing difficulty. As you advance you will have more lanes to manage, the pins will get quicker, and they may start surprising you with some dirty tricks! At the end of each wave, you will receive reward balls for each spare, strike, and turkey you achieved. You will need to do well to earn enough balls to make it through the next wave. If you run out of balls, you will see the Game Over screen. You may use up to 3 continues to keep going, after which the game is truly over. The game is free and by default, Ad supported. You may purchase UNLOCK under the STORE section of the Menu screen. This product provides three immediate benefits: 1) All advertising is removed, 2) more balls are provided at start, on continue, and at wave end, and 3) “Peaceful Pins” becomes available. Peaceful Pins appears as an option in SETTINGS of the Menu screen. When enabled, the pins will permanently remain at the end of the lane - sort of like regular bowling! Survival Bowling is a great deal like regular bowling but has key differences: * You must remove ALL the pins from the lane, even if it takes more than 1 or 2 balls. * You can throw as many balls as you like at a given set of pins, but only the first two that hit will be used for scoring. * You are not penalized if a ball goes into a gutter or otherwise completely misses pins. The ball is wasted but scoring is unaffected. * Pins will escape if they are able to return to their starting position after reaching the foul line. This is indicated as a miss on the scoreboard.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PinKnockdown at none against Survival Bowling's 1. PinKnockdown also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Survival Bowling's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Survival Bowling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PinKnockdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
PinKnockdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Survival Bowling has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of PinKnockdown's written reviews are positive against 67% of Survival Bowling's.
PinKnockdown ships an update every 37 months, Survival Bowling every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PinKnockdown | Survival Bowling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K. | Giant Wave Games LLC |
Customer experience
PinKnockdown
Survival Bowling
In-app purchases
PinKnockdown
No in-app purchases
Survival Bowling
- Remove Ads and More$0.99
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