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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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

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 update cadence: Captain's Bluff at every 2 weeks against Visual Pinball's every 12 months. Captain's Bluff also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.6). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, Captain's Bluff every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Visual Pinball versus Captain's Bluff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballCaptain's Bluff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 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.
Which is updated more often, Visual Pinball or Captain's Bluff?
Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, and Captain's Bluff every 2 weeks. Most recently, Visual Pinball was updated on October 22, 2026 and Captain's Bluff on October 9, 2026.

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