Explode Bricks vs Da Vinci Pinball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Explode Bricks
A classic arcade-style game where players must break all the bricks on the screen. This simple, old-fashioned experience offers straightforward, engaging gameplay.
- Brick breaking gameplay
- Classic arcade style
- Simple controls
- Old-fashioned design
- Free to play
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Very Simple Bricks game. FREE. Old fashioned game where to have to break all the bricks of the screen. (sometimes, also named Ping Pong)
Da Vinci Pinball
Experience a realistic pinball adventure inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's genius. Explore interactive machinery, medieval elements, and iconic inventions through engaging missions and stunning graphics. Enjoy a journey through the Renaissance with lifelike physics and original audio.
- Realistic physics engine
- Stunning high-resolution graphics
- Interactive machinery and inventions
- Engaging and open-ended gameplay
- Unique and challenging missions
- Multiple camera views
- 3D stereographic capability
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Answering the calls for another stellar pinball offering, Gameprom presents Da Vinci Pinball, a pinball monument to the intellectual wellspring of Leonardo! – Stunning graphics paint a landscape of mysterious symbols and interactive machinery, all rendered in Gameprom's award-winning style and brought to life with our own physics engine, praised for its realism. – Race along the pathways of knowledge to bring new discoveries to Mankind. – Medieval weapons, elements of architecture and geometry, mechanical components, and Leonardo's tank and flying machine are all there to explore. – Embark upon the journey of the Renaissance Mind with Da Vinci Pinball! FEATURES INCLUDE: – inventive mechanisms providing engaging and open-ended gameplay – beautiful, high resolution color graphics (from the design team who received the 2010 Apple Design Award) – realistic physics and lifelike table operation – original soundtrack and voice – three camera views, each displaying the table in high resolution – 3D (anaglyph) stereographic capability – high quality audio with stereo pinball sounds – numerous unique and challenging missions – gameplay can follow a sequential plotline or be played spontaneously GAME CHALLENGES: – Invent the Bicycle - hit three droptargets – The Path to Truth - pass along the accelerator and past the spinners to a hole pocket – Fire the Arbalest - activate the arbalet entry, then hit 4 droptargets in the sub-table arbalest minigame – Shoot the Cannon - hit all droptargets and enter the cannon – Multiball #1 - knock the balls free from their holes – Multiball #2 - knock the balls free from their holes – Decode the Codex Minor - cross all lit symbols to illumine the Codex Minor – Multi-barreled Gun - land in the left hole pocket three times, then enter the accelerator – Release the Helicopter - pass through the mechanical dredge and hopper – Invent the Crane - send three balls into the crane trap – Decode the Codex Major - cross all lit symbols to illumine the Codex Major – Construct the Flying Machine - pass over all lit symbols to light both Codices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Explode Bricks at none against Da Vinci Pinball's 17. Explode Bricks also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Da Vinci Pinball sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Explode Bricks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Explode Bricks ships an update every 6 months, Da Vinci Pinball every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and August 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Explode Bricks | Da Vinci Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sylvain Becker | BrainVault Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Explode Bricks
Da Vinci Pinball
In-app purchases
Explode Bricks
No in-app purchases
Da Vinci Pinball
- Multiball x10$0.99
- 10 Coins$0.99
- Bonus Pack$1.99
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- 30 Coins$1.99
- Redeem 4th Ball$1.99
- Redeem Table SALE$1.99
- 100 Coins SALE$2.99
- Set #1$2.99
- Large Bonus Pack SALE$2.99
- Redeem Table$3.99
- Large Bonus Pack$4.99
- Set #2 SALE$4.99
- Set #2$6.99
- 500 Coins SALE$6.99
- Mega Bonus Pack SALE$6.99
- 500 Coins$9.99
- Cheats Pack #3$9.99
Questions
Is Explode Bricks free?
Is Da Vinci Pinball free?
Do Explode Bricks or Da Vinci Pinball have ads?
Which is updated more often, Explode Bricks or Da Vinci Pinball?
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