Comparison

Bird Mini Golf vs Lava AR

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

Head to head
About

Bird Mini Golf

Experience a unique cartoon mini golf adventure with a bird character. Use slingshot and arrow mechanics to navigate challenging courses and achieve the best score. Collect items to boost your performance and aim for three stars on every hole.

Highlights
  • Unique slingshot and arrow gameplay
  • Cartoon 3D graphics
  • Cute bird characters and animations
  • 4 fun courses with over 70 holes
  • Collectible coins and jewels
  • Realistic physics
Features
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"Play with this amusing and addicting cartoon mini golf game. Become one of the best golfer on this planet! If you are tired of the classical mini golf games with the usual ball and the classic gameplay, try something new! Meet one of the most entertaining birds on the planet. Our flappy friend lives on an abandoned amusement island, where you can find any of the coolest mini golf tracks (courses) on earth. My bird has a huge passion for mini golf but there are no golf clubs (sticks) and balls to play with, he has reinvented the game concept. He blows up his clumsy body until he looks like a ball and uses a slingshot to move towards the hole. After the first shot the game play will change from slingshot modus to arrow modus with a power bar, for a more precise stroke. Advice: Remember that the first hit will be the most difficult, so do not put too much strength in it because it will simply make our fluffy friend, fly out of the track. Don't hit the bird into the sea - it doesn't like to be a subsurfer... If you like mini golf games, bird games, sport games, slingshot games, casual games or golf apps in general you will love Bird Mini Golf - Freestyle Fun! Cool gamefeat of Bird Mini Golf - Freestyle Fun: - Awesome 3D graphics: Minigolf - Mini Golf in 3D - Golf Putting App - Cute animal characters and animations with dancing and balancing birds - 4 fun courses with over 70 holes - Simple, drag-and-release gameplay mechanic for the slingshot - Direction arrow with power bar for the successive stroke - just touch it - Realistic physics and ball movement - Collectible coins and jewels to increase your score - Easy and funny to play Try to find the shortest and easiest path to the hole in order to rise your score. Let's make it with no more than 3 par (hits) and you will get three stars. There are also collectible coins and jewels that can increase your final score like crazy. If you collect one gem you will get back one par (stroke) which means that you have higher possibilities to get 3 stars."

About

Lava AR

An augmented reality game where players avoid a virtual lava floor while collecting fruit. Create custom game levels indoors or outdoors, challenging friends and family to get the highest score.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality lava floor
  • Collect virtual fruits
  • Create custom game levels
  • Indoor and outdoor play
  • Family interactive gameplay
  • Personalized profiles
Features
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Lava AR Don’t touch the floor, the floor is Lava! An augmented reality game based on the fun activity we have all played in our homes and outdoor spaces in the past, now available on your iPhone. A free to play family interactive game promoting activity (indoors and outdoors) collecting fruits (promoting healthy eating) and avoiding the Lava to save your ”life”. It’s time to get moving and play! The aim of the game is to get the highest score. Everyone wins as every game is created by you! You can make it as hard or as easy as you want. Challenge your friends. Each game is created differently, each time. And, you get more points for gaming outdoors! Family interaction - it gets everyone working together, creating games for each other at the same time. Exercising with activity, reaching the (healthy) fruits with the additional challenge of avoiding the lava as you do it. Ideal interaction actvity between less abled people too! Easy to play You create a personal profile with a picture from your own collection or using the phone’s camera. You can then create a game for yourself (or someone else) to play. Games can be played anywhere (a room, a garden, a local park, an outdoor play area, etc.) You then set the 3D lava flow area (as many or as few as you want). These are set on the floor or ground of the area you are playing in. You then place 3D fruits (apples, strawberries, bananas or oranges) into the gaming space. You can choose indoor or outdoor games with outdoor games being rewarded by extra points. The 3D fruits are visible on screen when facing the right direction. Be careful not to step into the lava! All fruits must be collected from the game whilst avoiding the lava. Stepping into the lava reduces one ”life”. You have three ”lives” at the start of each game. ”Lives” can be restored by collecting the fruits. Games can be saved and you can choose between these or to create a new game or even compare between each other. No limits to the number of levels you can create. No In App purchases. What you pay for is what you get. Simple! Lava AR was developed by ARCKIT, a new and exciting game development company who have more games coming. Follow or tag us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Post your game play on YouTube. Please tell us how we can improve at www.lavaar.co.uk

Screenshots

Bird Mini Golf4 screens
Lava AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bird Mini Golf at 5.0 against Lava AR's 1.6. Lava AR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bird Mini Golf holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Bird Mini Golf's written reviews are positive against 25% of Lava AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bird Mini Golf ships an update every 17 months, Lava AR every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bird Mini Golf versus Lava AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBird Mini GolfLava AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaufcom GmbHARCKIT LIMITED

Customer experience

Bird Mini Golf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Lava AR

All ratings5 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Bird Mini Golf

No in-app purchases

None

Lava AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bird Mini Golf free?
Bird Mini Golf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lava AR free?
Lava AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bird Mini Golf or Lava AR?
Bird Mini Golf is rated higher. Bird Mini Golf averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lava AR averages 1.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Bird Mini Golf or Lava AR have ads?
Bird Mini Golf shows ads; Lava AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Bird Mini Golf or Lava AR?
Bird Mini Golf ships an update every 17 months, and Lava AR every 27 months. Most recently, Bird Mini Golf was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lava AR on October 29, 2026.

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