Pinball Arcade Plus vs Marvel Pinball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinball Arcade Plus
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.
- Over 30 authentic pinball machines
- Exact recreations of classic tables
- Meticulous emulation of gameplay
- Two free tables monthly
- New table additions
- Astonishing detail in visuals and sound
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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.
Marvel Pinball
Experience the ultimate pinball adventure with legendary Marvel Super Heroes. Battle villains across immersive tables, utilizing superhuman abilities and stunning visuals. The initial download includes one table, with more available for purchase.
- Marvel Super Hero tables
- Immersive gameplay
- Stunning table visuals
- Epic combination of might
- Multiplayer experiences
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Marvel Pinball combines the greatest Super Heroes of all time with the definitive videogame pinball experience of all time. Use your pinball wizardry to help the legendary Marvel Universe heroes rid the pinball landscape of notorious Super Villains in an epic combination of superhuman might, immersive gameplay, and unprecedented table visuals! The inital Marvel Pinball download comes with Marvel's The Avengers table. Other Marvel Pinball tables can be purchased as in-app purchases. **For players already enjoying Marvel Pinball tables in Zen Pinball, we want to give you a heads up that there is no way for us to transfer purchases or make tables available in both apps. Thanks for your support!** Tables include Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Blade, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Thor, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Captain America, World War Hulk, The Infinity Gauntlet, Fear Itself and Civil War. Marvel Pinball continues to be one of the highest rated Metacritic rated games of all time! What the press have to say: In a sense Marvel Pinball is the best mix of comic books and retro and modern gaming. Zen Studios goes the extra mile with plenty of options and multiplayer experiences for users to enjoy. - IGN Marvel Pinball is a must-have for pinball fans. Zen has proven time and again that they are the best at what they do, and what they do best is pinball. - The Adrenaline Vault Naturally, the table artwork is gorgeous, doing the Marvel license proud, and the animated characters that leap around the playfields always enhance the look. - OXM These tables are pretty friggin' cool. - G4TV Marvel Pinball remains one of the best downloadable games on any system. - Game Rant Download Marvel Pinball now! FOLLOW US Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/zen_studios Facebook http://www.facebook.com/zenstudios Blog http://blog.zenstudios.com/ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ZenStudiosGames?ob=0 Forums http://forum.zenstudios.com/index.php
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marvel Pinball at 4.3 against Pinball Arcade Plus's 3.2. Marvel Pinball also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 10.0). Pinball Arcade Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 Arcade Plus costs $0.99 and Marvel Pinball $0.99 up front. Pinball Arcade Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Marvel Pinball sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Marvel Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 252 and 175 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Pinball Arcade Plus's written reviews are positive against 37% of Marvel Pinball's.
Pinball Arcade Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, Marvel Pinball every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pinball Arcade Plus | Marvel Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (252 ratings) | 4.3 (175 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews | 36.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 175 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 10.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | FarSight Studios | ZEN Studios |
Customer experience
Pinball Arcade Plus
Marvel Pinball
User reviews
Pinball Arcade Plus
From 252 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Realistic pinball simulation
- 🚀 Faithful recreation of classic tables
- 💡 Inclusion of rare/obscure tables
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and physics
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for tables
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls and UI issues
- 🔒 Forced Facebook login requirement
Marvel Pinball
From 175 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Peak experience
- 🚀 Highly creative and fun
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 First-class app
- 👍 Awesome and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Lost purchased tables
- 🐛 Uneven difficulty across tables
- 🐛 Wolverine table issues
- 🐛 Lack of sound
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
Bugs and requests
Pinball Arcade Plus
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to restore purchased tables
- Freezing and crashing on table launch
- Inconsistent flipper and control response
- Stretched/obscured visuals on iPhone X/newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Support for newer device screens
- More classic and popular table additions
- Ability to purchase tables individually
- Improved performance and stability
Marvel Pinball
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Losing purchased tables
- Issues with specific tables (Iron Man, Ghost Rider)
- Sound not working
Requested features
4 requests- Update for newer iPhone screens
- Add more new tables
- Unlock tables through gameplay
- Add controller support
In-app purchases
Pinball Arcade Plus
- Ripley's Believe It or Not® Pinball Table$1.99
- Black Hole™ Pinball Table$1.99
- Theatre of Magic® Pinball Table$2.99
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- The Machine: Bride of Pin•bot™ + Medieval Madness™$4.99
- Fun House™ + Circqus Voltaire™$4.99
- Gorgar™ + Monster Bash™$4.99
- Black Knight™ + Creature from the Black Lagoon™$4.99
- Taxi™ + Harley-Davidson® 3rd Edition$4.99
- Elvira and the Party Monsters™ + No Good Gofers™$4.99
- Elvira Scared Stiff™ + Big Shot$4.99
Marvel Pinball
- Spider-Man Table$1.99
- Wolverine Table$1.99
- Iron Man Table$1.99
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- X-Men Table$1.99
- World War Hulk Table$1.99
- The Infinity Gauntlet Table$1.99
- Civil War Table$1.99
- Deadpool Table$1.99
- Guardians of the Galaxy Table$1.99
- Venom$1.99
- Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron Table$1.99
Questions
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