# Visual Pinball vs ORB BLAST 2

The clearest difference is rating: ORB BLAST 2 at 5.0 against Visual Pinball's 4.6. ORB BLAST 2 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Visual Pinball's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

ORB BLAST 2 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: 79% of Visual Pinball's written reviews are positive against 100% of ORB BLAST 2's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Visual Pinball | ORB BLAST 2 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) | **[5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orb-blast-2/id6746229246/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **45** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 87 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) | [Connor Carmichael](https://appshunter.io/developer/1815865561) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### ORB BLAST 2

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orb-blast-2/id6746229246)

Engage in an endless challenge by collecting orbs and aiming for high scores. Customize your experience with unlockable skins from the in-game shop. Enjoy a revitalized user interface for a smoother gameplay experience.

**Highlights:** Endless mode, Orb collection, Unlockable skins, In-game shop, High score tracking, Refreshed user experience

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

### Is ORB BLAST 2 free?

ORB BLAST 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Visual Pinball or ORB BLAST 2?

ORB BLAST 2 is rated higher. Visual Pinball averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while ORB BLAST 2 averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.

### Do Visual Pinball or ORB BLAST 2 have ads?

Neither Visual Pinball nor ORB BLAST 2 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.*