Comparison

DunkPinball vs Visual Pinball

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

Head to head
About

DunkPinball

Features
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Flip it. Dunk it. Top the leaderboard. DunkPinball smashes pinball and basketball into one electrifying arcade experience. Control your flippers, launch the ball, and sink basket after basket in an ever-evolving playground of bumpers, ramps, portals, and spinning obstacles. Easy to pick up. Impossible to put down. - Chain baskets to build combos and rack up massive scores - Grab bonuses on the fly — but watch out for penalties that shake things up - Dodge moving walls, ride ramps, and teleport through portals as the terrain evolves with every dunk Collect, compete, conquer. - Unlock 9 unique collectible basketballs, each with its own style and streak effects - Take on challenges and earn every badge to prove you're a true champion - Climb the Game Center leaderboard and show your friends who's boss Do you have what it takes to become the ultimate DunkPinball champion?

About

Visual Pinball

Enjoy a realistic pinball simulation with hundreds of community-created tables. Experience immersive haptic feedback and customize your gameplay with intuitive settings and controller support. Advanced options are available for power users.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of community-developed tables
  • Haptic feedback for immersive gameplay
  • Customizable settings and POV adjustments
  • Game controller support
  • External DMD and AltColor/AltSound support
  • Touch overlay and instructions
Features
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Experience the open source pinball simulator now on your iPhone! Features: - Play hundreds of community and hobbyist-developed tables. - Feel the action with haptic feedback for bumpers, targets, and flippers. - Customize your experience with a simple, intuitive interface for settings, table options, and POV adjustments. - Game controller support. - External DMD support for ZeDMD, ZeDMD-WiFi, and Pixelcade devices. - Serum AltColor support. - AltSound support. - Touch overlay shows touch areas. - Step-by-step touch instructions when playing a table. - Advanced options for power users, including script and log file exports. - Support for iOS 18 Game Mode.

Screenshots

DunkPinball4 screens
Visual Pinball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Visual Pinball at none against DunkPinball's shown. DunkPinball's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DunkPinball versus Visual Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDunkPinballVisual Pinball
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—45 — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB87 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRomain AuriacJason Millard

Bugs and requests

DunkPinball

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

None

DunkPinball

No in-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DunkPinball free?
DunkPinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DunkPinball or Visual Pinball have ads?
DunkPinball shows ads; Visual Pinball does not.

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