Comparison

PinOut! vs kaboomee

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

Head to head
About

PinOut!

Experience a reimagined pinball adventure with a continuous journey through a vibrant, retro-wave world. Race against the clock in this arcade-style game, offering a unique twist on classic pinball mechanics.

Highlights
  • Continuous journey gameplay
  • Retro wave aesthetic
  • Pulsating lights and beats
  • Remodeled pinball mechanics
  • Arcade experience
Features
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Pinball reinvented by the award-winning developers of Smash Hit and Does not Commute! Race against time in a continuous journey through this mysterious canyon of pulsating lights and throbbing retro wave beats. The classic pinball mechanic remodeled into a breathtaking arcade experience. "PinOut is a super smart, beautifully designed pinball game" – Wired "Stop everything and play PinOut" – EuroGamer "It's not pinball in the traditional sense – it's something so much better" – PocketGamer "This is a hugely compelling mobile ball-smacker that deserves to be played by many, many people" – Stuff magazine PinOut is playable at no cost and free from ads. An optional premium upgrade is available through a one-time in-app purchase that will enable the ability to continue from checkpoints.

About

kaboomee

Control a small bomb with a lit fuse in an endless runner. Tap to jump, collect items to extend your fuse, and defeat enemies. Customize your character with hats that offer unique abilities.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Fuse management mechanic
  • Diverse running environments
  • Enemy stomping and bomb throwing
  • Power-ups for score and survival
  • Unlockable characters and hats
  • Leaderboard integration
Features
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Kaboomee is a little bomb with a big heart and a lit fuse. When the Sky Factory falls into chaos, the tiny hero of Boom City has exactly one job: keep running. Tap to jump. Grab wrenches. Stomp anything that moves. And never, ever let the fuse burn out. ONE TAP, NO MERCY A pick-up-and-play endless runner built around a single rule: your fuse is always burning. Wrenches, black bombs and clean stomps buy you time. Standing still does not. BOOM CITY NEVER STOPS Sprint through steel girders, neon skylines, thunderstorms and moonlit rooftops. Bouncing blue platforms, live yellow shock plates, speed strips and slow zones all change how you move - learn them or lose to them. WATCH OUT FOR THE STOMPER Now and then a mechanical stomper marches in. Then it grows. Kick black bombs into it, dodge what it throws, and take it down before your fuse takes you. POWER-UPS Freeze the fuse. Raise a shield. Double your score. Magnet every wrench on screen. Slow the whole world down, or grab a second jump in mid-air. DRESS THE BOMB Spend your wrenches in the store on characters and hats - and the hats are not just for looks. The Fire Chief hoses enemies off the screen. The Detective bends time. Four of the best hats cannot be bought at all. You have to earn them. GAME CENTER Post your best run to the leaderboard and find out how far you really got. Free to play, with optional ads and in-app purchases.

Screenshots

PinOut!4 screens
kaboomee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: kaboomee at 5.0 against PinOut!'s 4.2. kaboomee also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). PinOut!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 5). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PinOut! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and kaboomee sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kaboomee holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PinOut! has 7.1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PinOut!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of kaboomee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PinOut! ships an update every 2 weeks, kaboomee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PinOut! versus kaboomee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinOut!kaboomee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (7.1K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMediocre ABLogikal Mayhem LLC

Customer experience

PinOut!

All ratings7,107 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews1,419 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral11.6%
Negative21.1%

kaboomee

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PinOut!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ball getting stuck in certain areas
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Endless/infinite mode without time limit
  • Improved physics and control responsiveness
  • Ability to save progress and continue from checkpoints

kaboomee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PinOut!

One-time1
  • PinOut Premium$2.99
4 purchases

kaboomee

One-time4
  • 5 Gold Wrenches$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 20 Gold Wrenches$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 60 Gold Wrenches$6.99

Questions

Is PinOut! free?
PinOut! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is kaboomee free?
kaboomee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PinOut! or kaboomee?
kaboomee is rated higher. PinOut! averages 4.2 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while kaboomee averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do PinOut! or kaboomee have ads?
kaboomee shows ads; PinOut! does not.
Which is updated more often, PinOut! or kaboomee?
PinOut! ships an update every 2 weeks, and kaboomee every 3 days. Most recently, PinOut! was updated on October 25, 2026 and kaboomee on October 18, 2026.

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