Bingo Bash is a free-to-play live bingo app from Scopely for iPhone and Android, with classic and special rooms, Power Plays and the Bashville card album. It has a 4.6 rating from more than 58,000 App Store users. You play with virtual chips only: there are no real-money prizes.
- Social bingo app launched in 2011, now owned by Scopely
- Classic and special rooms, with new themed boards every month
- Power Plays, Bashville album, leagues and tournaments
- No real money: chips have no cash value
- In-app purchases for chips, Power Plays and passes
Bingo Bash is one of the original social bingo games, and it has been around long enough to have changed hands twice. It launched in 2011 from developer Bitrhymes, was acquired by GSN Games in 2014 and became part of Scopely when it bought GSN Games from Sony Pictures Entertainment for around $1 billion in 2021. Scopely’s store listing now talks about more than a decade of daubing and 50 million players worldwide.
Like Bingo Blitz, it is a free-to-play social game. You play with chips and other virtual currencies, and there are no real-money prizes. Below we look at how the Bingo Bash app works, which features are worth knowing about, where the in-app purchases come in, and how it compares with its biggest rival.
What Bingo Bash actually is
At its core, Bingo Bash is live multiplayer bingo. You join a room, buy one or more cards with chips, and daub numbers as they are called, racing other players to complete patterns. What sets it apart is the room design. Alongside classic bingo rooms there is a long list of special rooms, each with its own twist or mechanic, and new themed boards are added every month. One room might give you collectible items for each bingo; another adds a mini game on top of the card.
Scopely is explicit that the game is intended for mature audiences and does not offer real-money gambling or prizes, and that success at social casino gaming has no relationship to future success at real-money gambling. The App Store rating is 17+.
How to download the Bingo Bash app
- iPhone and iPad: free on the App Store, around 296 MB, and compatible with iOS 13 or later, so it also runs on older devices.
- Android: free on Google Play.
- Facebook: the game started on Facebook, and the official Facebook page is where Scopely posts free chip offers and runs its Bash Pets community.
The game guides you through your first rounds, so you don’t need to know the rules of bingo beforehand. It is worth creating or linking an account early, because that is how your progress moves with you to a new device.
Chips, coins and Power Plays
Chips are Bingo Bash’s main currency: you spend them on cards and room entries, and the more cards you play per round, the faster they go. Coins and other rewards drop during rounds and from events. Power Plays are the game’s power-ups. They help you daub faster, add extra chances to win and boost your payout, and you can collect them from the daily bonus wheel, events and gifts from friends.
Free chips come from several places: a daily bonus and wheel, level-ups, event rewards and gifts from other players. That flow is generous at the start and gets tighter as you move into higher-stakes rooms.
Features worth knowing
- Bashville Album: a collectible card album. Completing sets unlocks bigger chip rewards and is the main long-term goal for many players.
- Ultimate Pass: a season-style pass with challenges and extra rewards.
- Bash Leagues: call bingos to climb through league tiers and earn rewards.
- Bash Tourney: daub classic patterns and call multiple bingos to rise up a tournament leaderboard.
- Clubs and friends: team up, chat and send each other gifts.
- Mini games: extras such as Lucky Scratchers, 777 Slots and a jackpot wheel, all played with virtual currency.
In-app purchases and pop-ups
Bingo Bash is free to download, but it sells chip packages, Power Plays and paid passes. Recent player feedback tracked by app-analytics sites points to the same weak spot: frequent offer pop-ups, and chips that run short once you move beyond the starter rooms. If you play daily, the free sources are enough to keep going. If you want to play many cards per round in high-stakes rooms, that’s where the paywall shows.
As with any social casino game, think of purchases as entertainment spending. Nothing you win can be withdrawn or exchanged for real prizes. You can disable in-app purchases in your device settings.
Mobile experience
Bingo Bash holds an average of 4.6 stars from more than 58,000 App Store ratings, and Scopely ships updates regularly. The game is built around a wide, landscape-style layout, with two cards side by side, the called balls along the top and a live leaderboard of the room on the right. The lobby is busy, with special rooms, events and passes competing for attention, but once you are in a room the bingo itself is easy to follow.
Who Bingo Bash is for
Bingo Bash suits players who enjoy bingo as a relaxed, social pastime: a few rounds a day, collecting album cards, chatting in a club and dipping into events. It is less suited to anyone who wants to master one format or measure themselves against others for real stakes, because the outcome of each round is mostly down to the numbers called and the power-ups you can afford. And if you’re hoping to turn a winning streak into cash, it’s simply the wrong type of app.
Bingo Bash vs Bingo Blitz
Bingo Blitz is the market leader by size and revenue, built around a structured world tour with Blitzy the cat. Bingo Bash feels more like a busy bingo hall: more special rooms, more collection mechanics through Bashville, and a strong community side with clubs and Bash Pets. If you like clear progression, Blitz is the better fit. If you like variety and collecting, Bash is worth trying. Both are social games without real-money prizes.
Want to play bingo for real money instead?
Bingo Bash never pays out cash. In the US, players who want cash prizes usually turn to skill-based bingo apps such as Blackout Bingo, which runs paid tournaments in eligible states, or to sweepstakes casino apps, where Sweeps Coins can be redeemed for prizes. Our bingo apps guide explains the three types of bingo app and what is available to US players.
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Pros and cons
- Wide variety of classic and special rooms
- Bashville album gives long-term collecting goals
- Leagues, tourneys and clubs for social play
- Runs on older iPhones (iOS 13 or later)
- Regular updates and monthly themed boards
- No real-money prizes or withdrawals
- Frequent offer pop-ups
- Chips run short in higher-stakes rooms
- Busy lobby can feel cluttered
Features
Bingo Bash app FAQ
Can you win real money on Bingo Bash?
No. Bingo Bash is a social game played with virtual chips and other in-game currencies. They have no cash value and cannot be withdrawn or exchanged for real prizes.
Is the Bingo Bash app free?
Yes. The app is free to download on iPhone and Android, with optional in-app purchases for chips, Power Plays and passes.
Who owns Bingo Bash?
Bingo Bash is owned by Scopely, which acquired GSN Games in 2021. GSN Games had bought the game in 2014.
What are Power Plays in Bingo Bash?
Power Plays are the game's power-ups. They are boosts you use during a round, and you can earn them from the daily bonus wheel, events and gifts.
What is the Bashville Album?
A collectible card album inside Bingo Bash. Completing sets unlocks extra rewards.