Pull the Pin vs Custom Chess + Alien Speed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pull the Pin
A physics-based puzzle game where you must strategically remove pins to guide colored balls into a pipe. Solve increasingly complex levels by understanding gravity and color mechanics.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Strategic pin removal
- Color-spreading mechanics
- Challenging levels
- Satisfying graphics
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In this game full of satisfying graphics and innovative levels, you can challenge yourself, your brain, and your friends! It’s you against physics and the tricky levels — WHO WILL WIN? All balls have to go into the pipe … can you remove the pins in the right order and make it happen? It should be simple: gravity pulls the balls down towards the pipe. But then pins are in the way! Can you help out and flip away the pins and get the balls to where they are supposed to be? But wait: there is another level of trickery! Sometimes some of the balls are colourless: before they go into the pipe, they need to touch a color ball, so the color spreads to them as well. So simple yet so tricky!
Custom Chess + Alien Speed
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Chess playing time with custom chess pieces of your own preference. Upload pictures or words as images and use them as chess pieces. Optional monthly support tiers are available in the Tip Jar for players who want to help fund continued development. These contributions do not unlock additional content and are entirely optional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pull the Pin at Free against Custom Chess + Alien Speed's $0.99. Custom Chess + Alien Speed's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Pull the Pin is free to download; Custom Chess + Alien Speed costs $0.99 up front. Pull the Pin sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Custom Chess + Alien Speed sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pull the Pin ships an update weekly, Custom Chess + Alien Speed every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pull the Pin | Custom Chess + Alien Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (250K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Popcore GmbH | Jason Marks |
Bugs and requests
Pull the Pin
Reported bugs
3 issues- Puzzle pieces not registering as collected
- Levels freezing or failing without player input
- Ads failing to load and preventing progress
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging and varied puzzle levels
- Ability to spend earned coins on meaningful upgrades
- Option to disable ads for a one-time fee
Custom Chess + Alien Speed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pull the Pin
- Bunch of cash$0.99
- Skip Tickets$1.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
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- Get All Sumer Event Rewards$7.99
- Easter Offer2 variants$9.99
- Summer Event$9.99
- Back to School Offer$9.99
- Halloween Offer$9.99
- Halloween Event Offer$9.99
- Thanksgiving Offer$9.99
- Christmas Offer$9.99
- Winter Event$9.99
- Back to School$9.99
- Suitcase of Cash$59.99
Custom Chess + Alien Speed
- Small Monthly Support$0.991 Month
- Medium Monthly Support$2.991 Month
- Big Monthly Support$4.991 Month
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- Huge Monthly Support$9.991 Month
Questions
Is Pull the Pin free?
Is Custom Chess + Alien Speed free?
Do Pull the Pin or Custom Chess + Alien Speed have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pull the Pin or Custom Chess + Alien Speed?
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