Comparison

Visual Pinball vs Captain's Bluff

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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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.

About

Captain's Bluff

Features
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Roll the bones, raise your cup, and prepare to lie through your teeth! Captain’s Bluff brings the classic game of Liar's Dice (Perudo) to your pocket with a vibrant, pirate-themed twist. Step into the Sunken Realms, where the only rule is: Don't get caught. Challenge friends or face off against pirates from around the world in real-time battles of wit and deception. Whether you're a seasoned gambler or a fresh-faced scoundrel, the goal is simple: Bid on the dice, bluff about your hand, and call "Liar!" on anyone who dares to challenge you. FEATURES: - Real-Time Multiplayer: Create private rooms for game nights with friends or join public matches instantly. - Classic Liar's Dice: The authentic tabletop experience, perfectly adapted for mobile play. - Pirate Style: Immerse yourself in a high-quality, cel-shaded world filled with charming scoundrels. - Social Bluffing: Use emotes and chat to throw your opponents off their game. - Rise to Glory: Earn Doubloons, unlock rare dice skins (coming soon!), and climb the ranks of Port Perjury. - The dice are cast. The bluff is called. Are you a Captain... or a coward? Download Captain’s Bluff today and stake your claim!

Screenshots

Visual Pinball3 screens
Captain's Bluff3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Captain's Bluff at 3 against Visual Pinball's 1. Captain's Bluff also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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 · 8 level
Visual Pinball versus Captain's Bluff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballCaptain's Bluff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB58 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJason MillardJohn Cyrus Espiritu

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

Captain's Bluff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

None

Captain's Bluff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Captain's Bluff free?
Captain's Bluff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Pinball or Captain's Bluff have ads?
Neither Visual Pinball nor Captain's Bluff shows ads.

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