# SmoothTrack vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against SmoothTrack's $14.99. SmoothTrack's advantage is ratings volume (249 vs 45) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Visual Pinball is free to download; SmoothTrack costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SmoothTrack against 4.6 for Visual Pinball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmoothTrack has 249 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of SmoothTrack's written reviews are positive against 81% of Visual Pinball's.

## The numbers

| Metric | SmoothTrack | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $14.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (249 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smoothtrack-head-tracker/id1528839485/reviews)** | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **249** | 45 |
| Positive reviews | **85.7% of reviews** | 81.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 10 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [John Goering](https://appshunter.io/developer/507507566) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### SmoothTrack

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smoothtrack-head-tracker/id1528839485)

Enhance your simulation gaming experience with phone-based head and eye tracking. This app allows for intuitive, 6-degrees-of-freedom head movements to control your in-game perspective without any extra hardware. Seamlessly look around cockpits, check blind spots, or zoom in on details with natural head gestures.

**Highlights:** 6DoF head tracking, Optional eye tracking, No extra hardware required, Works with FreeTrack/TrackIR games, Customizable view presets, Exaggerated head movements for control

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Smooth and accurate head tracking
- 👍 Affordable alternative to expensive hardware
- 💡 Doesn't require any additional equipment
- 🚀 Easy to set up and use
- 👍 Enhances immersion in flight simulators

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- 🔋 Drains phone battery quickly
- 🔧 Requires some technical knowledge for setup
- 🔧 Calibration and sensitivity adjustments needed

**Reported bugs**

- Tracking issues with certain phone positions
- Compatibility problems with some devices/OSes

**Requested features**

- Background mode support
- Ability to use rear camera
- Improved UI and customization options


### 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 SmoothTrack free?

SmoothTrack costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

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

SmoothTrack is rated higher. SmoothTrack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 249 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do SmoothTrack or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither SmoothTrack nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

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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.*