Comparison

Visual Pinball vs Space ReInvaders

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

Space ReInvaders

Features
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Defend Earth, one wave at a time. Step into a fast, arcade-style shooter built for quick sessions and “one more try” runs. Move your cannon, blast descending formations, and clear the screen before they reach the ground—then brace yourself: the next wave only gets tougher. Classic feel, modern polish Crisp pixel-style presentation and punchy sound keep every round satisfying. Shields give you cover until they crumble, mystery UFOs streak across the top for bonus points, and your high score is always in sight. Controls your way Pick Automatic, Tilt, or On-screen joystick—whatever fits how you play. Mirror the touch layout for left- or right-handed comfort, and toggle sound effects when you need silence. Compete on Game Center Sign in with Game Center to submit scores and open the global leaderboard. Chase your personal best—or someone else’s. Highlights • Endless waves with ramping challenge • Multiple enemy types and a scoring table straight from the arcade playbook • UFO bonus runs for extra points • Destructible barriers and tight, responsive shooting • Game Center leaderboard support • Sound on/off and flexible control options Whether you grew up in arcades or just love clean, skill-based shooters, load up and hold the line.

Screenshots

Visual Pinball3 screens
Space ReInvaders4 screens

Verdict

The call

Visual Pinball and Space ReInvaders are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Visual Pinball versus Space ReInvaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballSpace ReInvaders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.626.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJason MillardPiero Amato

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

Space ReInvaders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

None

Space ReInvaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space ReInvaders free?
Space ReInvaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Visual Pinball or Space ReInvaders have ads?
Neither Visual Pinball nor Space ReInvaders shows ads.

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