Pinball Massacre vs PegIdle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinball Massacre
Experience arcade-style pinball with unique twists. Features a timed blitz mode and an RPG-like leveling system for each ball, increasing scores and gameplay. Explore a universe of unique art, humor, and 8-bit culture.
- Arcade-style pinball
- Massacre Mode timed blitz
- Level Ball RPG mechanics
- Unique art and humor
- 8-bit culture integration
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$0.99 Pinball Shuffle Sale, Check out our newest table!!! Do you have what it takes to become the undisputed Pinball Master? Pinball Massacre is an arcade style pinball game (we know that sounds silly but it makes sense when you play). This first table in the Pinball Massacre series features two unique twists on classic pinball conventions. With MASSACRE MODE you need to get your flippers ready because you’re about to get hit with an angry pinball blitz. Score as many points as you can in a very short time. With the LEVEL BALL, we add an RPG twist that makes each pinball count. While a ball is in play, it gains experience and Levels Up. Scoring you more points and generally behaving more awesomely. Based on the Stabb Gunner Universe, Pinball Massacre brings unique energy, art, humor, and 8bit culture to the pinball scene. Pinball Massacre: fake Pinball just got Real.
PegIdle
Aim and shoot balls to clear peg-filled boards in this idle game. Earn gold and prestige points to upgrade balls, buckets, and unlock permanent bonuses. Features numerous balls, peg types, upgrades, and challenges.
- Clear boards of pegs
- Earn gold and prestige points
- Upgrade balls and buckets
- Unlock permanent prestige upgrades
- Collect 20+ different balls
- Encounter 7 different peg types
- Complete 37 challenges
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Aim and shoot your balls at the pegs to clear the board! In PegIdle, your goal is to clear the board of pegs. Each time a board is cleared, a new one spawns. Each time a new board spawns in, each peg has a chance to be a golden peg, prestige peg, or other unique pegs. Hitting golden pegs will give you gold, which can be spent on new balls and on ball upgrades. Gold is also aqcuired by dropping balls into the moving bucket. Both the bucket and the golden pegs can be upgraded! Prestige points can be aqcuired by hitting prestige pegs! Spend your aqcuired prestige points on permanent prestige upgrades. KEY FEATURES 20+ Balls *7 Different pegs *150+ Prestige upgrades *10 Levels *37 Challenges *AND MORE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PegIdle at 5.0 against Pinball Massacre's 3.2. PegIdle also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Pinball Massacre's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On ads, 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
Pinball Massacre costs $0.99 and PegIdle $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PegIdle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Pinball Massacre ships an update every 6 months, PegIdle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pinball Massacre | PegIdle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | Simon Eftestøl |
Customer experience
Pinball Massacre
PegIdle
In-app purchases
Pinball Massacre
No in-app purchases
PegIdle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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