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.
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.
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.
- Over 100 interactive nature elements
- Four distinct game scenes
- Classical music soundtrack
- Gentle, open-ended play
- Detailed animation
- No timers or scores
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Pinball Arcade Plus ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap And Explore every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pinball Arcade Plus | Tap And Explore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (252 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| 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 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 487 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FarSight Studios | Stuart Himmer |
Customer experience
Pinball Arcade Plus
Tap And Explore
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
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
Tap And Explore
- Unlock Full Version$3.99
Questions
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