Comparison

Visual Pinball vs Clover Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Visual Pinball

Experience the full virtual pinball simulator with realistic physics, lighting, and sound. This open-source app offers a redesigned interface, enhanced table management, and the complete desktop experience for mobile devices. Enjoy a vast library of tables without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics, lighting, and sound
  • Redesigned interface with Liquid Glass
  • Full in-game menu for graphics and controls
  • Support for various backglass and display types
  • Easy table import and management
  • Optimized memory usage
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

Clover Blocks

Features
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Clover Blocks is a classic falling-block stage game built for players who want pure Tetris-style gameplay with a modern arcade presentation. Move, rotate, soft drop, and hard drop your pieces with intuitive touch controls. Clear lines, push through stages, improve your score, and climb the rankings at your own pace. Features: • Classic falling-block gameplay focused on one core mode • Stage-based progression with clear challenge goals • Smooth touch controls for move, rotate, soft drop, and hard drop • Game Center sign in and guest mode support • Rank points, local records, and leaderboard competition • Bold Microsoft-inspired visuals with a retro handheld feel • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad • Supports Light, Dark, and System appearance • English and Simplified Chinese localization Whether you enjoy nostalgic block puzzles or score-chasing arcade sessions, Clover Blocks lets you jump in fast and keep pushing for a better run.

Screenshots

Visual Pinball3 screens
Clover Blocks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Pinball at none against Clover Blocks's 3. Clover Blocks's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). On price, ads 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. Clover Blocks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Pinball ships an update fortnightly, Clover Blocks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Visual Pinball versus Clover Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballClover Blocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size134 MB2 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperJason Millard献慧 陈

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

Clover Blocks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Clover Blocks

One-time3
  • Resurrect once$0.99
  • Continuous Resurrection Pack$0.99
  • Champion Resurrection Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clover Blocks free?
Clover Blocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Visual Pinball or Clover Blocks have ads?
Neither Visual Pinball nor Clover Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Pinball or Clover Blocks?
Visual Pinball ships an update fortnightly, and Clover Blocks every 5 days. Most recently, Visual Pinball was updated on November 5, 2026 and Clover Blocks on October 31, 2026.

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