Pogg Lite vs Pinball Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pogg Lite
This game for young children features a friendly alien character who can perform various actions based on user input. Explore creative animations through typing or by selecting pre-set icons. It's a fun and educational experience designed for kids aged 1-8.
- Interactive alien character
- Spelling mode for creative input
- Picture mode for icon-based play
- Animated movies and actions
- Educational for young children
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A free lite version of Pogg - a cute game for kids aged 1-8. It stars a little green alien who can do all sorts of things: run, hop, sing, go to the moon, and heaps more! "It is without doubt one of the best games for kids I have seen in the App Store. It is creative and useful, and just plain fun." (iPhone Footprint review) There are 2 modes in Pogg: Spelling Mode presents you with the simple question, "What should Pogg do now?", and allows you to type anything you want. Type in "hat", and you will get a short animated movie of Pogg putting on a hat. Type in "drive a car", and Pogg will do that too! Picture Mode presents all of the Pogg animations as little icons that you can play by simply touching the picture. This works well for kids too young to spell words, and also acts as a dictionary of the different things that Pogg can do. This free version of Pogg is fully featured but with fewer actions than the full version. The full version of Pogg currently has 34 unique actions, covered by a spelling dictionary of a bit over 380 word/phrase combinations. Enjoy :)
Pinball Arcade
Experience over 30 authentic digital pinball machines with stunningly accurate recreations of classic tables. Enjoy two free tables each month and explore meticulously emulated gameplay, sounds, and visuals for an immersive arcade experience.
- Over 30 authentic pinball machines
- Exact recreations of classic tables
- Meticulous emulation of gameplay
- High-detail sound effects and visuals
- Two free tables offered monthly
- New tables added regularly
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Play over 30 REAL PINBALL machines! Pinball Arcade is the most realistic and comprehensive pinball simulation ever created! Play TWO FREE TABLES this month! This month's free tables are: * Big Buck Hunter™ * Gladiators™ New table added in this update: * Big Buck Hunter™ * Whoa Nellie™ This expansive digital arcade features exact recreations of the all-time greatest pinball tables from Stern Pinball® and Gottlieb® together in one app. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail. Rated 9.0 on IGN! G4TV Mobile game of the year.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pinball Arcade at 3.2 against Pogg Lite's 2.5. Pinball Arcade also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (807 vs 17). Pogg Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (2.2.1 vs 10.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Pinball Arcade sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pogg Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pinball Arcade holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinball Arcade has 807 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Pogg Lite's written reviews are positive against 32% of Pinball Arcade's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pogg Lite ships an update every 5 months, Pinball Arcade every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pogg Lite | Pinball Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (17 ratings) | 3.2 (807 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 31.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 807 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 2.2.1 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ricky Vuckovic | FarSight Studios |
Customer experience
Pogg Lite
Pinball Arcade
Bugs and requests
Pogg Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pinball Arcade
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tables failing to download or load properly
- Unresponsive controls and flippers
- Scoreboard and UI elements being cut off
- Inconsistent or reversed flipper controls
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to purchase individual tables
- More classic and licensed pinball tables
- Improved UI and controls customization
- Cross-platform/device syncing of purchases
In-app purchases
Pogg Lite
No in-app purchases
Pinball Arcade
- Tales of the Arabian Nights® Pinball Table$0.99
- The Machine: Bride of Pin•bot™ + Medieval Madness™$4.99
- Fun House™ + Cirqus Voltaire™$4.99
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- Monster Bash™ & Gorgar Pinball$4.99
- Creature from the Black Lagoon$4.99
- Elvira's Scared Stiff™ Pinball$4.99
- The Addams Family® Pinball$4.99
- Gottlieb Pack 1$4.99
- Four Pack of Launch Tables$9.99
- Season 1 Pass$29.99
Questions
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