# Visual Pinball vs Paper Kites

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against Paper Kites's $2.99. Paper Kites's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Visual Pinball is free to download; Paper Kites costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, Paper Kites weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Visual Pinball | Paper Kites |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.3 (74 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **74** | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 120 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | **18.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) | [Tailwind Studio Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1887721390) |

## 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, Vision Pro 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


### Paper Kites

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-kites/id6761085038)

Experience a serene, endless flight by folding paper kites and navigating them through dynamic landscapes. Gather stars to unlock new kites and enjoy a peaceful, ad-free journey with a day-night cycle and various flight modes.

**Highlights:** Fold and fly unique paper kites, Endless flight through dynamic landscapes, Day-night cycle with changing skies, Unlockable kites and star gathering, Multiple flight modes (Normal, Hard, Free Float), Ad-free and no in-app purchases

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

### Is Paper Kites free?

Paper Kites costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Visual Pinball or Paper Kites have ads?

Neither Visual Pinball nor Paper Kites shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Visual Pinball or Paper Kites?

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, and Paper Kites weekly. Most recently, Visual Pinball was updated on October 22, 2026 and Paper Kites on October 5, 2026.

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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.*