Pinball Arcade vs Breakout by CodeHS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinball Arcade
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 for an immersive arcade experience.
- Over 30 authentic pinball machines
- Exact recreations of classic tables
- Meticulous emulation of gameplay
- High-detail sound effects and visuals
- Two free tables offered monthly
- New tables added regularly
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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.
Breakout by CodeHS
Control a paddle by tilting your phone to break all the bricks in this classic arcade game. Built on a platform for teaching coding, this game offers simple, engaging gameplay.
- Tilt controls for paddle movement
- Break all the bricks
- Classic arcade gameplay
- Built on CodeHS platform
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This is the Breakout game from CodeHS. Tilt your phone left and right to move the paddle. Try to break all the bricks! This app was built on CodeHS (http://codehs.com), a platform for helping schools teach coding. Any app you build on CodeHS can get submitted to the App Store as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pinball Arcade at 3.2 against Breakout by CodeHS's 2.7. Pinball Arcade also leads on ratings volume (807 vs 19). Breakout by CodeHS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, review sentiment, 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. Pinball Arcade sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Breakout by CodeHS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pinball Arcade holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinball Arcade has 807 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Pinball Arcade's written reviews are positive against 27% of Breakout by CodeHS's.
| Parameter | Pinball Arcade | Breakout by CodeHS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (807 ratings) — better | 2.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.4% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 807 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FarSight Studios | CodeHS |
Customer experience
Pinball Arcade
Breakout by CodeHS
Bugs and requests
Pinball Arcade
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tables failing to download or load properly
- Unresponsive controls and flippers
- Scoreboard and UI elements being cut off
- Inconsistent or reversed flipper controls
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to purchase individual tables
- More classic and licensed pinball tables
- Improved UI and controls customization
- Cross-platform/device syncing of purchases
Breakout by CodeHS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pinball Arcade
- Tales of the Arabian Nights® Pinball Table$0.99
- The Machine: Bride of Pin•bot™ + Medieval Madness™$4.99
- Fun House™ + Cirqus Voltaire™$4.99
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- Monster Bash™ & Gorgar Pinball$4.99
- Creature from the Black Lagoon$4.99
- Elvira's Scared Stiff™ Pinball$4.99
- The Addams Family® Pinball$4.99
- Gottlieb Pack 1$4.99
- Four Pack of Launch Tables$9.99
- Season 1 Pass$29.99
Breakout by CodeHS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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