# Pinball Game vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Pinball at 4.6 against Pinball Game's 4.0. Visual Pinball also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (45 vs 2). Pinball Game's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pinball Game's written reviews are positive against 81% of Visual Pinball's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pinball Game | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinball-game-score-attack/id1178285569/reviews) | **[4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 2 | **45** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 81.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 43 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [TAKAHARU INOUE](https://appshunter.io/developer/1163445084) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Pinball Game

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinball-game-score-attack/id1178285569)

Experience classic pinball action with intuitive controls. Tap the screen to launch the ball and operate the paddles to keep it in play. Enjoy this free pinball game with a wizard-style theme.

**Highlights:** Intuitive tap controls, Classic pinball gameplay, Wizard-style theme, Free to play

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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 Pinball Game free?

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

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Pinball Game or Visual Pinball?

Visual Pinball is rated higher. Pinball Game averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do Pinball Game or Visual Pinball have ads?

Pinball Game shows ads; Visual Pinball does not.

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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.*