Comparison

Pinball. vs Red Planet Explorer Pinball

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

Head to head

Pinball.

With Table Editor

Free

🎮 Games

★ 2.922 ratingsView app →

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

Mars Expedition Table

Free

🎮 Games

★ 3.8322 ratingsView app →

About

Pinball.

Experience realistic 3D pinball with an innovative table editor to create and share your own unique pinball layouts. Enjoy original tables, online player-created tables, and impressive visual and sound effects. This free version offers single-ball play, with options for full gameplay via in-app purchases.

Highlights

3D pinball gameplay
Table editor for custom tables
10 original tables included
Online player-created tables
Realistic physics engine
Amazing visual and sound effects

Features

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3D Pinball game with an amazing new feature: a Table Editor for you to create and play your own tables. Pinball comes with 10 original tables and a growing number of online tables created by players around the world. Experience tons of amazing effects in this original, highly entertaining Pinball game. With realistic physics, cool sounds and unlimited tables, Pinball will have you coming back for more. This free version allows you to play a single ball per table. In order to play with all 3 balls, you need to purchase either a License, some Tokens or a Subscription. All these available as In-App Purchases within the game.

About

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

Experience an intergalactic pinball adventure set on Mars. This award-winning game offers hours of entertainment with realistic physics and stunning graphics, bringing the pinball experience to your device.

Highlights

Intergalactic pinball adventure
Mars Expedition table
Award-winning design
Realistic physics
Gorgeous graphics
Hours of entertainment

Features

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Your journey to the Red Planet awaits, in this intergalactic pinball adventure. - Listed by Apple in "Best 10 iPad Apps in 2010" - Apple Design Awards 2010 winner - 1st place in US top paid apps during the first sales day "The experience of holding a pinball table in your hand is great, and with [the] amazing tables included, you'll have hours of entertainment lined up." -- Tim Rattray, SlideToPlay.com "With [the] tables, reliable physics and controls, and gorgeous graphics, it is a pleasure to recommend." -- Levi Buchanan, IGN.com

Screenshots

Pinball.4 screens

Red Planet Explorer Pinball4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Red Planet Explorer Pinball at 3.8 against Pinball.'s 2.9. Red Planet Explorer Pinball also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 24%) and ratings volume (322 vs 22). Pinball.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Pinball. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Red Planet Explorer Pinball sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Red Planet Explorer Pinball holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Planet Explorer Pinball has 322 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Pinball.'s written reviews are positive against 61% of Red Planet Explorer Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinball. ships an update every 3 months, Red Planet Explorer Pinball every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Pinball. versus Red Planet Explorer Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pinball.	Red Planet Explorer Pinball
Price	Free	Free
Rating	2.9 (22 ratings)	3.8 (322 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	23.9% of reviews	61.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	22	322 — better
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 16 months
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	7.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	128 MB	95 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	baKno Games	BrainVault Games, LLC

Customer experience

Pinball.

All ratings22 ratings

Positive45.5%

Neutral4.5%

Negative50.0%

Written reviews67 reviews

Positive23.9%

Neutral7.5%

Negative68.7%

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

All ratings322 ratings

Positive64.9%

Neutral20.8%

Negative14.3%

Written reviews72 reviews

Positive61.1%

Neutral13.9%

Negative25.0%

User reviews

Pinball.

From 22 App Store ratings

What we love

😃 Table editor is loved
👍 Good for killing time
💡 Customizable pinball tables
🌟 Great physics
✨ 3D concept is sensational

Room to improve

😞 Ball gets stuck
🐛 Frequent crashes
👎 Poor controls
🚫 Unresponsive controls
🐌 Laggy gameplay

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

From 322 App Store ratings

What we love

🎨 Great graphics and visual design
👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
⚡ Smooth performance and no glitches
🎮 Good pinball mechanics and flipper control
📱 Works well on iPad/mobile devices

Room to improve

📺 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
⚠️ Only one ball in free version
💔 Missing full version from app store
🛒 In-app purchase system broken/unavailable
😤 Ads appear mid-game causing ball loss

Bugs and requests

Pinball.

Reported bugs

11 issues

Crashes frequently
Ball gets stuck
Game over after first bumper
App crashes before fully loading
Ball gets irretrievably stuck

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Program crashes when saving tables
Saved tables are blank files
Controls are laggy and unresponsive
Game freezes
Ball gets stuck all over the place
Zoomed in on one spot, cannot move

Requested features

6 requests

Add more content to the game
Improve game fluidity
Fix ball getting stuck in hole
Add landscape mode for building tables
Add zoom/pan feature for building tables

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Allow designing tables on a computer and uploading

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

Reported bugs

6 issues

In-app purchases not found in store
Ad removal purchase unavailable
Ball goes straight between flippers
App not available in Canada
Ads interrupt mid-game causing ball drain

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Full version collection loads but purchases fail

Requested features

7 requests

More free balls per game
Remove or reduce ad frequency
Restore full version to app store
Fix in-app purchase functionality
Basic tutorial for new players

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Better incentive system for monetization
Restore HD Collection

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pinball.

One-time3

Pinball 10 Game Sessions$0.99
Pinball Unlimited for One Month$1.99
Pinball Full Game Unlimited$24.99

4 purchases

Red Planet Explorer Pinball

One-time4

Ball Saver x15$0.99
Extra Ball x10$0.99
Multiball x15$0.99

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Cheats Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Pinball. free?

Pinball. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Red Planet Explorer Pinball free?

Red Planet Explorer Pinball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Pinball. or Red Planet Explorer Pinball?

Red Planet Explorer Pinball is rated higher. Pinball. averages 2.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Red Planet Explorer Pinball averages 3.8 from 322 ratings.

Do Pinball. or Red Planet Explorer Pinball have ads?

Red Planet Explorer Pinball shows ads; Pinball. does not.

Which is updated more often, Pinball. or Red Planet Explorer Pinball?

Pinball. ships an update every 3 months, and Red Planet Explorer Pinball every 16 months. Most recently, Pinball. was updated on November 1, 2026 and Red Planet Explorer Pinball on November 6, 2026.