# Zaparoo vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Pinball at none against Zaparoo's 1. Visual Pinball also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 7). Zaparoo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Zaparoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

Zaparoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Zaparoo's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Zaparoo | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zaparoo/id6480331015/reviews)** | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 7 | **45** |
| Positive reviews | **85.7% of reviews** | 78.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 53 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.5** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Wizzo Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1865609132) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Zaparoo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zaparoo/id6480331015)

Enhance your collection experience by connecting to compatible devices. Search for games, organize with tags, and adjust settings. Unlock advanced features to use your phone as a reader for tokens, no extra hardware needed.

**Highlights:** Connect to Zaparoo devices, Search for games, Create and manage tags, Adjust device settings, Use phone as Zap reader, Launch Zap tokens via NFC/camera

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zaparoo Launcher | $6.99 | one-time |


### Visual Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome way to play virtual pinball on the go
- 👍 Super easy to set up with minimal file prep time
- 👍 Insane that I can play favorite pins on just my phone
- 👍 Fantastic portable implementation of VPX
- 👍 Fun and exciting to archive the history of pinball

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 More ability to adjust table settings needed
- 🔧 Struggling to manage camera angle
- 🔧 No fullscreen on iPad, plunger and outlanes cropped
- 🔧 Some tables don't work or have issues

**Reported bugs**

- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Zaparoo free?

Zaparoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Zaparoo or Visual Pinball?

Zaparoo is rated higher. Zaparoo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do Zaparoo or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither Zaparoo nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*