Comparison

Dave and Chuck's Arcade vs Visual Pinball

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

Head to head
About

Dave and Chuck's Arcade

Experience hilarious arcade games with your favorite characters. Compete with friends on leaderboards and enjoy exclusive content. This free app offers multiple gaming experiences and special limited-run features.

Highlights
  • Multiple free arcade games
  • Character-driven gameplay
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Limited-run console game feature
  • Shareable gameplay
Features
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Why are you still sittin' there jerkin’ and not installing our new FREE game? This release is jam-packed with even more Dave and Chuck shenanigans and features a new game that’s BUTTloads of fun. So, stop reading this already and install the game so you don’t miss out on 6 totally FREE, hilarious arcade experiences starring Dave, Chuck and the Gang. Act quickly! The Dave and Chuck the Freak original "Kick Ass Adventure" is featured as a limited run console game in this release for FREE! Did we mention these are totally free? Now featuring the new leaderboard to compete with friends! Bust your butt to get the top score and stay tuned to the show for contests based on top scorers! Laugh, compete and SHARE as you play as Dave, Chuck and the crew. Download now, you won’t see this anywhere else.

About

Visual Pinball

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
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The official Visual Pinball app. Built by volunteers since 2000 and open source since 2010, Visual Pinball is the simulator the virtual pinball community has been playing for over two decades. More than 70 people have contributed to it, and this app runs the same engine as the desktop version, so every table plays with the physics, lighting and sound its creator intended. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. Made by volunteers. Two years of work from the Visual Pinball volunteers, in one update. Thank you for your patience, and for playing! A FRESH NEW LOOK • Redesigned for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass • Favorites and recently played tables at the top of your list • Search, sorting and three tile sizes • Light, Dark or System appearance • New loading screen that shows progress THE FULL DESKTOP EXPERIENCE • The complete Visual Pinball in-game menu for graphics, sound, controls and table options • Remap every button on keyboards and game controllers • Save settings for every table, or just the one you're playing MORE TABLES, LOOKING BETTER • Show the backglass and score display (DMD, alphanumeric or reels) on screen, right where you want them • Support for PUP packs, FlexDMD, B2S backglasses, video playback and VNI colorizations • All the latest physics and rendering improvements from the desktop version • Much lower memory use: textures are compressed on first load, then cached EASIER TABLE MANAGEMENT • Import .zip files, along with .vpx and .vpxz • Share any table as a single .vpxz file • The web file manager can now upload whole folders, extract archives, edit scripts and settings, and show the log live AND MORE • Many stability and memory fixes This version requires iOS 26.6 or later.

Screenshots

Dave and Chuck's Arcade2 screens
Visual Pinball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dave and Chuck's Arcade at 4.8 against Visual Pinball's 4.3. Dave and Chuck's Arcade also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Visual Pinball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Dave and Chuck's Arcade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dave and Chuck's Arcade holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dave and Chuck's Arcade's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dave and Chuck's Arcade ships an update every 5 days, Visual Pinball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dave and Chuck's Arcade versus Visual Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDave and Chuck's ArcadeVisual Pinball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5574 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB134 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperRed PistonJason Millard

Customer experience

Dave and Chuck's Arcade

All ratings52 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Visual Pinball

All ratings74 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Dave and Chuck's Arcade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Pinball

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tables don't load for some users
  • Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

Requested features

6 requests
  • 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
Show 1 more
  • iPad version with more screen space

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dave and Chuck's Arcade

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dave and Chuck's Arcade free?
Dave and Chuck's Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dave and Chuck's Arcade or Visual Pinball?
Dave and Chuck's Arcade is rated higher. Dave and Chuck's Arcade averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 74 ratings.
Do Dave and Chuck's Arcade or Visual Pinball have ads?
Neither Dave and Chuck's Arcade nor Visual Pinball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dave and Chuck's Arcade or Visual Pinball?
Dave and Chuck's Arcade ships an update every 5 days, and Visual Pinball fortnightly. Most recently, Dave and Chuck's Arcade was updated on October 24, 2026 and Visual Pinball on October 30, 2026.

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