Comparison

Visual Pinball vs WordBee

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

Head to head
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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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.

About

WordBee

Test your vocabulary by guessing a five-letter mystery word within six attempts. Use color-coded hints to guide your guesses and track your progress with detailed statistics. Enjoy endless word puzzle fun for all ages.

Highlights
  • Guess five-letter mystery words
  • Six attempts per puzzle
  • Color-coded letter hints
  • Track progress with statistics
  • Simple and addictive gameplay
  • Engaging visuals
Features
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WordBee - The Ultimate Word Challenge! Put your vocabulary to the test with WordBee! Can you guess the five-letter mystery word in the fewest attempts? How to Play: • Tap the letters of the alphabet to guess the word. • If a letter is in the word, it will appear below, just like in the classic hangman game. • If a letter isn’t in the word, it will turn grey. • If a letter is not in the word but is adjacent to a correct letter, it will turn orange, giving you a hint to help you get closer! With only six attempts, every guess counts. Can you solve the puzzle and discover the hidden word? Features: • Simple and addictive gameplay. • Engaging visuals with color-coded hints. • Track your progress with detailed statistics. • Endless fun for word lovers of all ages! Download WordBee now and start your word adventure at an amazing one-time lifetime purchase!

Screenshots

Visual Pinball3 screens
WordBee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against WordBee's $1.99. WordBee's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.6). On ads, 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

Visual Pinball is free to download; WordBee costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, WordBee every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Visual Pinball versus WordBee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballWordBee
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJason MillardIoannis Gkortsos

Bugs and 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

WordBee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

None

WordBee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WordBee free?
WordBee costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Pinball or WordBee have ads?
Neither Visual Pinball nor WordBee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Pinball or WordBee?
Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, and WordBee every 3 days. Most recently, Visual Pinball was updated on October 22, 2026 and WordBee on October 20, 2026.

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