# INKS. vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against INKS.'s $1.99. Visual Pinball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). INKS.'s advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 45) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.

Visual Pinball is free to download; INKS. costs $1.99 up front. INKS. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for INKS. against 4.6 for Visual Pinball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKS. has 1.8K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of INKS.'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

## The numbers

| Metric | INKS. | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inks/id1081847121/reviews)** | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.8K** | 45 |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | **78.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 443 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **9.1** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [State of Play Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/494615574) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### INKS.

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inks/id1081847121)

Experience a fresh take on pinball where each play session becomes a unique work of art. Smash an ink-covered ball across colorful canvases, creating vibrant layers and a visual history of your gameplay. Enjoy over 100 unique tables with perfectly balanced mechanics.

**Highlights:** Artistic pinball gameplay, Over 100 unique tables, Color-bursting mechanics, Visual game history, Share levels and scores, Tactical challenges

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vespa | Free | one-time |
| Plush | Free | one-time |
| 160 Credits | $0.99 | one-time |
| 350 Credits | $1.99 | one-time |
| 800 Credits | $3.99 | one-time |
| Infinite Credits | $11.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎨 Beautiful and artistic design
- 👍 Relaxing and calming gameplay
- 🎨 Satisfying color splatter effects
- 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
- 🎨 Unique take on the pinball genre

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unresponsive or laggy flipper controls
- 🔋 Drains battery life quickly
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🤔 Levels can be too short or repetitive

**Reported bugs**

- Flipper controls not registering properly
- Game freezes or crashes on certain levels
- Powerups not working as intended

**Requested features**

- Add more levels and gameplay variety
- Implement a sandbox or freeplay mode
- Include background music or sound options
- Add support for tilt/shake controls


### Visual Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926)

Enjoy a realistic pinball simulation with hundreds of community-created tables. Experience immersive haptic feedback and customize your gameplay with intuitive settings and controller support. Advanced options are available for power users.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of community-developed tables, Haptic feedback for immersive gameplay, Customizable settings and POV adjustments, Game controller support, External DMD and AltColor/AltSound support, Touch overlay and instructions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome way to play virtual pinball on the go
- 👍 Super easy to set up with minimal file prep time
- 👍 Insane that I can play favorite pins on just my phone
- 👍 Fantastic portable implementation of VPX
- 👍 Fun and exciting to archive the history of pinball

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 More ability to adjust table settings needed
- 🔧 Struggling to manage camera angle
- 🔧 No fullscreen on iPad, plunger and outlanes cropped
- 🔧 Some tables don't work or have issues

**Reported bugs**

- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

**Requested features**

- List of most played tables
- Ability to reposition DMD
- Option to skip startup checks for some tables
- Ability to edit table scripts on the app
- Direct link to table depository


## Frequently asked questions

### Is INKS. free?

INKS. costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, INKS. or Visual Pinball?

INKS. is rated higher. INKS. averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do INKS. or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither INKS. nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*