# Highway LCD Game vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is update cadence: Highway LCD Game at daily against Visual Pinball's fortnightly. Highway LCD Game also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.6). Visual Pinball's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 3) and review sentiment (78% vs 67%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Highway LCD Game against 4.3 for Visual Pinball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 75 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Highway LCD Game's written reviews are positive against 78% of Visual Pinball's.

Highway LCD Game ships an update daily, Visual Pinball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Highway LCD Game | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highway-lcd-game/id1500053075/reviews)** | [4.3 (75 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **75** |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **78.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Daily** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 11 MB | 134 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 26.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Zoltan Percsich](https://appshunter.io/developer/1492631111) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Highway LCD Game

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highway-lcd-game/id1500053075)

Experience classic gaming with this app, featuring retro LCD-style graphics and authentic sound effects. It includes two distinct games and can even display the time when not in use. Enjoy a pure, ad-free, and data-privacy-focused gaming experience.

**Highlights:** LCD style graphics, Authentic sound emulation, Two implemented games, Idle mode time display, No data collection, Ad-free experience

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Visual Pinball

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

Experience the full virtual pinball simulator with realistic physics, lighting, and sound. This open-source app offers a redesigned interface, enhanced table management, and the complete desktop experience for mobile devices. Enjoy a vast library of tables without ads or in-app purchases.

**Highlights:** Realistic physics, lighting, and sound, Redesigned interface with Liquid Glass, Full in-game menu for graphics and controls, Support for various backglass and display types, Easy table import and management, Optimized memory usage

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support, Vision Pro 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 Highway LCD Game free?

Highway LCD 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, Highway LCD Game or Visual Pinball?

Highway LCD Game is rated higher. Highway LCD Game averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 75 ratings.

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

Neither Highway LCD Game nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Highway LCD Game or Visual Pinball?

Highway LCD Game ships an update daily, and Visual Pinball fortnightly. Most recently, Highway LCD Game was updated on November 3, 2026 and Visual Pinball on November 5, 2026.

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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.*