Comparison

Space Captain Pinball vs Super Flipper

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

Head to head
About

Space Captain Pinball

Embark on a cosmic pinball adventure across the universe. Collect elements of the periodic table by navigating through nebulae, stars, and asteroids, while avoiding the perils of black holes.

Highlights
  • Space-themed pinball gameplay
  • Collect periodic table elements
  • Navigate nebulae and celestial bodies
  • Avoid black holes
  • Universe exploration
Features
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It's Space Captain Pinball! You know, Pinball..... but in Spaaace! You are intrepid captain of space, Space Captain Pinball! Your mission, if you choose to accept it - and it'll be way more fun if you do - is to travel the Universe collecting the Elements of the Periodic Table! Travel from Nebula to Nebula, pinballing off of Stars, Asteroids, Pulsars, Comets and other Celestial Bodies, but be careful not to get sucked into a Black Hole..... being spaghettified can ruin your entire day!

About

Super Flipper

Tap left or right to control flippers and keep a ball in play. Avoid letting the ball fall to achieve a high score and compete with others.

Highlights
  • Flipper controls
  • Ball physics
  • High score tracking
  • Competitive gameplay
Features
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Hit the ball with the flippers and keep going up! Move the flippers to hit the ball by tapping right or left. If you let the ball falls down, Game Over. Let’s compete each other to see how high you can go with your ball.

Screenshots

Space Captain Pinball4 screens
Super Flipper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Space Captain Pinball at 100% against Super Flipper's 15%. Space Captain Pinball also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8). Super Flipper's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (285 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Space Captain Pinball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Flipper has 285 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Space Captain Pinball's written reviews are positive against 15% of Super Flipper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Captain Pinball ships an update every 2 weeks, Super Flipper every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Space Captain Pinball versus Super Flipper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Captain PinballSuper Flipper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better3.8 (285 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better14.7% of reviews
Number of ratings10285 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdave ciaccioKei Tachibana

Customer experience

Space Captain Pinball

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Super Flipper

All ratings284 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative23.6%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive14.7%
Neutral20.6%
Negative64.7%

In-app purchases

None

Space Captain Pinball

No in-app purchases

None

Super Flipper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Captain Pinball free?
Space Captain Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Flipper free?
Super Flipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Captain Pinball or Super Flipper?
Space Captain Pinball is rated higher. Space Captain Pinball averages 5.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Super Flipper averages 3.8 from 285 ratings.
Do Space Captain Pinball or Super Flipper have ads?
Neither Space Captain Pinball nor Super Flipper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Space Captain Pinball or Super Flipper?
Space Captain Pinball ships an update every 2 weeks, and Super Flipper every 9 days. Most recently, Space Captain Pinball was updated on November 2, 2026 and Super Flipper on November 2, 2026.

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