Comparison

Pinball Arcade Plus vs Tap And Explore

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Tap And Explore

This interactive game for young children (ages 2-6) encourages exploration of nature through gentle touch and classical music. It features over 100 interactive elements across four distinct nature scenes, promoting curiosity and open-ended play without timers or scores.

Highlights
  • Over 100 interactive nature elements
  • Four distinct game scenes
  • Classical music soundtrack
  • Gentle, open-ended play
  • Detailed animation
  • No timers or scores
Features
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Tap & Explore invites young children to interact with nature through gentle touch, beautiful animation, and timeless classical music. Designed especially for kids ages 2-6, it encourages open-ended play that lets curiosity lead the way. This intentionally low stimulus game let's children use their natural curiosity to discover the fun, fascinating, and sometimes whimsical side of nature. With over 100 interactive elements, your child will have fun discovering them all. Watch your child’s eyes light up as they tap fish in the ocean, make lightning flash across a stormy sky, or help ducklings hatch on a calm pond. Each game is alive with surprises and hidden creatures waiting to be discovered. Check out the puffer fish swimming the reef and other delightful secrets waiting to be found. Created with care for parents and children alike: - Classical Music: Each scene is paired with soothing, inspiring melodies by famous composers such as Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Beethoven, and others. - Gentle Exploration: No timers, scores, or frustration. Just natural curiosity. - Detailed Animation: Every creature and environment is lovingly crafted. - Safe for Kids: No ads. No subscriptions. Just play. - One-Time Purchase: Enjoy a 48-hour free trial, then unlock the full experience forever. Four Games in One: - Duckling Nest: help the ducklings hatch from their eggs. - Storm on the mountains: make it strike lightning, rain, wild fires, tornadoes, even a rainbow! - Meadow: find and play with all the animals in the meadow and those that live under it. - Ocean reef: explore the ocean like a fish and see all the wonders that live in our amazing oceans. With its calm atmosphere, playful interactions, and beautiful soundscape, Tap & Explore helps little ones connect with the wonders of nature, one gentle tap at a time. Designed and developed by parents for parents of small children.

Screenshots

Pinball Arcade Plus4 screens
Tap And Explore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tap And Explore at Free against Pinball Arcade Plus's $0.99. Tap And Explore also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Pinball Arcade Plus's advantage is ratings volume (252 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tap And Explore is free to download; Pinball Arcade Plus costs $0.99 up front. Pinball Arcade Plus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tap And Explore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap And Explore holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinball Arcade Plus has 252 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinball Arcade Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap And Explore every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pinball Arcade Plus versus Tap And Explore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinball Arcade PlusTap And Explore
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (252 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB487 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFarSight StudiosStuart Himmer

Customer experience

Pinball Arcade Plus

All ratings252 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative43.3%
Written reviews341 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral10.6%
Negative53.7%

Tap And Explore

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tap And Explore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pinball Arcade Plus

One-time10
  • 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
1 purchases

Tap And Explore

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Pinball Arcade Plus free?
Pinball Arcade Plus costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Tap And Explore free?
Tap And Explore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pinball Arcade Plus or Tap And Explore?
Tap And Explore is rated higher. Pinball Arcade Plus averages 3.2 out of 5 from 252 ratings, while Tap And Explore averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pinball Arcade Plus or Tap And Explore have ads?
Neither Pinball Arcade Plus nor Tap And Explore shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinball Arcade Plus or Tap And Explore?
Pinball Arcade Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tap And Explore every 4 days. Most recently, Pinball Arcade Plus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tap And Explore on October 24, 2026.

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