Comparison

Nemesis vs Chalkboard Pinball

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

Head to head
About

Nemesis

Engage in a thrilling 3D space shooter set in the year 3000. Battle for resources in a new star system across various game modes, including campaign and death-match. Supports VR headsets and external controllers for an immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Campaign and Death-Match modes
  • Single-player and multiplayer over WiFi
  • VR headset support
  • Gamepad support
  • Nine unlockable ships
  • Ten unlockable environments
  • 25 different power-ups
Features
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What is Nemesis? Nemesis is a theoretical brown dwarf star in orbit around our own sun, which may even have its own planetary system. Nemesis is also a 3D space shooter for the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. (Want to try before you buy? Check out Nemesis Lite, also available in the app store.) The year is 3000... humanity has extended it's domain to the farthest reaches of the solar system. The new frontier is Nemesis, a star system rich with resources. Unfortunately, no one seems to agree on who owns this new frontier. Fight for your claim in this brave new world against ruthless enemies! Gameplay modes now include a campaign mode which can be played single-player or with a friend over wifi; and a death-match mode which can be played single-player or with up to 3 friends over wifi. VR headsets are now supported. While in VR mode, you can adjust: the screen size; vertical and horizontal position; the amount of parallax (that is, the space between your two virtual eyes); and whether or not your head movements are tracked. A VR headset and an external controller such as an extended gamepad are required. External controllers are also supported - both the standard profile (the one without thumbsticks) and the extended profile (the one with thumbsticks.) Our future is in your hands! Features: * Includes both a campaign mode and death-match mode, both of which can be played in single-player or multiplayer over wifi. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Nine unlockable ships and 10 unlockable environments. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * 25 different power-ups, for all kinds of ways to smite your foes. * Listen to your own music while saving humanity. * Play in first person or third person modes. * Six different skill settings, from "practice" to "ace" in death-match; 5 skill settings in campaign. * User settable kill-limit in death-match mode. * Multi-player over wifi.

About

Chalkboard Pinball

Design and play your own pinball machines on a virtual chalkboard. Share your unique creations with friends and compete in real-time multiplayer matches.

Highlights
  • Draw custom pinball machines
  • Play created pinball tables
  • Share creations with friends
  • Real-time multiplayer mode
  • Supports up to 4 players simultaneously
Features
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Chalkboard Pinball Creator is not your ordinary pinball game. You can actually draw your own pinball machines on the chalkboard, and then play them! Share your creations with your friends, and there's even a multiplayer mode where you can play simultaneously with up to 4 other players!

Screenshots

Nemesis4 screens
Chalkboard Pinball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chalkboard Pinball at Free against Nemesis's $1.99. Chalkboard Pinball also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 2). Nemesis's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (80% vs 47%). On rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Chalkboard Pinball is free to download; Nemesis costs $1.99 up front. Chalkboard Pinball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nemesis asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Nemesis against 3.9 for Chalkboard Pinball. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Nemesis's written reviews are positive against 47% of Chalkboard Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, Chalkboard Pinball every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nemesis versus Chalkboard Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesisChalkboard Pinball
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better3.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better47.1% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.216.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size319 MB69 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCPangea Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Nemesis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Chalkboard Pinball

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative41.2%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chalkboard Pinball

One-time1
  • Remove AdsFree

Questions

Is Nemesis free?
Nemesis costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chalkboard Pinball free?
Chalkboard Pinball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis or Chalkboard Pinball?
Nemesis is rated higher. Nemesis averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Chalkboard Pinball averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Nemesis or Chalkboard Pinball have ads?
Neither Nemesis nor Chalkboard Pinball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis or Chalkboard Pinball?
Nemesis ships an update every 3 months, and Chalkboard Pinball every 6 months. Most recently, Nemesis was updated on November 1, 2026 and Chalkboard Pinball on November 1, 2026.

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