UMaxIt vs Visual Pinball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UMaxIt
Experience a classic 80s terminal game on your iOS device. Capture squares on an 8x8 board by summing numbers in rows or columns to achieve the highest score. Enjoy a minimalistic design with Game Center integration and theme support.
- 8x8 game board
- Row or column capture strategy
- Score maximization gameplay
- Game Center integration
- Theme support
- Minimalistic design
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UMaxIt is base on the game Maxit from the 80's. It is played on an 8x8 board which is filled with random numbers. The goal is to sum the most points by capturing each square. One can play either row or column which is defined by your first move. If you choose rows, the iOS device would have to play columns. The game is over when no more moves can be made. ● Game Center integration. ● Themes support. ● Minimalistic design.
Visual Pinball
Experience the full virtual pinball simulator with realistic physics, lighting, and sound. This open-source app offers a redesigned interface, enhanced table management, and the complete desktop experience for mobile devices. Enjoy a vast library of tables without ads or in-app purchases.
- Realistic physics, lighting, and sound
- Redesigned interface with Liquid Glass
- Full in-game menu for graphics and controls
- Support for various backglass and display types
- Easy table import and management
- Optimized memory usage
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The official Visual Pinball app. Built by volunteers since 2000 and open source since 2010, Visual Pinball is the simulator the virtual pinball community has been playing for over two decades. More than 70 people have contributed to it, and this app runs the same engine as the desktop version, so every table plays with the physics, lighting and sound its creator intended. No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking. Made by volunteers. Two years of work from the Visual Pinball volunteers, in one update. Thank you for your patience, and for playing! A FRESH NEW LOOK • Redesigned for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass • Favorites and recently played tables at the top of your list • Search, sorting and three tile sizes • Light, Dark or System appearance • New loading screen that shows progress THE FULL DESKTOP EXPERIENCE • The complete Visual Pinball in-game menu for graphics, sound, controls and table options • Remap every button on keyboards and game controllers • Save settings for every table, or just the one you're playing MORE TABLES, LOOKING BETTER • Show the backglass and score display (DMD, alphanumeric or reels) on screen, right where you want them • Support for PUP packs, FlexDMD, B2S backglasses, video playback and VNI colorizations • All the latest physics and rendering improvements from the desktop version • Much lower memory use: textures are compressed on first load, then cached EASIER TABLE MANAGEMENT • Import .zip files, along with .vpx and .vpxz • Share any table as a single .vpxz file • The web file manager can now upload whole folders, extract archives, edit scripts and settings, and show the log live AND MORE • Many stability and memory fixes This version requires iOS 26.6 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Pinball at fortnightly against UMaxIt's every 58 months. UMaxIt's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UMaxIt ships an update every 58 months, Visual Pinball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UMaxIt | Visual Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 58 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | York Block | Jason Millard |
Customer experience
UMaxIt
Visual Pinball
Bugs and requests
UMaxIt
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Visual Pinball
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS
Requested features
6 requests- List of most played tables
- Ability to reposition DMD
- Option to skip startup checks for some tables
- Ability to edit table scripts on the app
- Direct link to table depository
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- iPad version with more screen space
In-app purchases
UMaxIt
No in-app purchases
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Questions
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