Comparison

Darts Match vs Realistic Bowling 3D

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

Head to head
About

Darts Match

Experience a lifelike darts game with realistic throwing mechanics and a pub-style atmosphere. Play against AI, friends, or random opponents in various popular darts formats. Customize your darts and track your performance with detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Play Classic 501, 301, Around the Clock, Cricket
  • Compete against AI, Facebook friends, or random players
  • Climb global leaderboards
  • Customize darts with over 50,000 combinations
  • Practice mode to perfect throwing
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Realistic sound effects
Features
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Play darts against a number of tough computer opponents and your Facebook friends in ‘Darts Match’, the most lifelike darts game on the market. “This is a real bullseye of a game“ - The Sun Newspaper Played on an officially approved PDC/Unicorn dartboard and in a pub-style atmosphere, ‘Darts Match’ offers a natural throwing action in a range of popular darts formats, perfect for both the avid darter and novice. GAME FEATURES: • Play Classic games of 501, 301, Around the Clock, and Cricket • Take on Facebook friends, Computer Opponents or a random player • Compete with your friends or the world to climb the leaderboards • Determine the number of sets and legs played in local games • Customise your darts in the store, over 50,000 combinations of flights, shafts and barrels. • Perfect your throwing arm in practice mode • Records three-dart averages, checkout percentages, total games won and many more stats. • Suggested checkout finishes • PDC/Unicorn approved dartboard • Realistic caller and crowd sound effects Don’t forget, it’s trebles for show, doubles for dough! ** Optimised for: iPhone 4S and above, iPod 5, iPad 2 and above.

About

Realistic Bowling 3D

Experience authentic bowling with a realistic physics engine that simulates pin action. Draw your line with a flick and curve the ball to achieve strikes. Customize your balls and pins to match your personal style.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine for pin action
  • Flick and curve ball controls
  • Customizable balls and pins
  • 100-Pin Challenge mode
  • Authentic pin fall and rebound simulation
Features
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A realistic physics engine recreates how pins fall and rebound. Draw your line with a flick and curve the ball to nail the strike. Customize the look of your balls and pins to match your style. - Authentic pin action powered by physics - Customizable balls and pins - Simple flick controls + curve throws - Go for records in the “100-Pin Challenge”

Screenshots

Darts Match4 screens
Realistic Bowling 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Realistic Bowling 3D at 4.4 against Darts Match's 3.9. Realistic Bowling 3D also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Darts Match's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 65%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Darts Match sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Realistic Bowling 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Realistic Bowling 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 116 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Darts Match's written reviews are positive against 65% of Realistic Bowling 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Darts Match ships an update every 5 months, Realistic Bowling 3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Darts Match versus Realistic Bowling 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarts MatchRealistic Bowling 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (47 ratings)4.4 (116 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews — better65.3% of reviews
Number of ratings47116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB225 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotionlabRyo Kato

Customer experience

Darts Match

All ratings47 ratings
Positive63.8%
Neutral19.1%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews151 reviews
Positive75.5%
Neutral13.9%
Negative10.6%

Realistic Bowling 3D

All ratings116 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral20.4%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Darts Match

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login/profile issues
  • Persistent ads despite purchase
  • Crashes on certain device models
  • Slow or unresponsive gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer and tournaments
  • More game modes and variations
  • Chat/messaging functionality
  • Ability to reset/clear stats
  • More customization options

Realistic Bowling 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Darts Match

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Realistic Bowling 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Darts Match free?
Darts Match is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Realistic Bowling 3D free?
Realistic Bowling 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Darts Match or Realistic Bowling 3D?
Realistic Bowling 3D is rated higher. Darts Match averages 3.9 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Realistic Bowling 3D averages 4.4 from 116 ratings.
Do Darts Match or Realistic Bowling 3D have ads?
Both Darts Match and Realistic Bowling 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Darts Match or Realistic Bowling 3D?
Darts Match ships an update every 5 months, and Realistic Bowling 3D every 2 months. Most recently, Darts Match was updated on November 1, 2026 and Realistic Bowling 3D on November 2, 2026.

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