Bubble Catcher! vs Visual Pinball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubble Catcher!
Guide falling bubbles into designated pockets using intuitive touch controls. Rescue furry friends trapped within bubbles before they hit the ground. Compete for the fastest times across numerous challenging levels in this addictive puzzle game.
- Simple touch controls
- Rescue trapped furry friends
- Beat all levels
- Fastest time challenges
- Addictive puzzle gameplay
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Cute puzzly goodness! Maneuver bubbles into pockets with simple touch controls. See if you can beat all levels! Your furry friends are trapped in bubbles and are falling to the ground! Push them into pockets to stop their bubble-bound descent- but watch out! Don't let them hit the ground. Can you beat all levels? Go for the fastest time! Casual players will love the simple mechanics for this free & addictive puzzle game.
Visual Pinball
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.
- 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
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Experience the open source pinball simulator now on your iPhone! Features: - Play hundreds of community and hobbyist-developed tables. - Feel the action with haptic feedback for bumpers, targets, and flippers. - Customize your experience with a simple, intuitive interface for settings, table options, and POV adjustments. - Game controller support. - External DMD support for ZeDMD, ZeDMD-WiFi, and Pixelcade devices. - Serum AltColor support. - AltSound support. - Touch overlay shows touch areas. - Step-by-step touch instructions when playing a table. - Advanced options for power users, including script and log file exports. - Support for iOS 18 Game Mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Visual Pinball at 4.6 against Bubble Catcher!'s 3.9. Visual Pinball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (79% vs 54%). Bubble Catcher!'s advantage is iOS requirement (4.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Bubble Catcher! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Bubble Catcher!'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.
| Parameter | Bubble Catcher! | Visual Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (44 ratings) | 4.6 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 4.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Totally Apps Holdings Limited | Jason Millard |
Customer experience
Bubble Catcher!
Visual Pinball
Bugs and requests
Bubble Catcher!
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
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- iPad version with more screen space
In-app purchases
Bubble Catcher!
- 100 Bubble Point Pack$0.99
- 10 New Levels$0.99
- 210 Bubble Points$1.99
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- 460 Bubble Points$3.99
- 1250 Bubble Points$9.99
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bubble Catcher! free?
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Do Bubble Catcher! or Visual Pinball have ads?
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