Visual Pinball vs Quartix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Quartix
A deliberate puzzle game where players match numbered triangles on block edges. Progress through increasing grid sizes and challenge yourself with a randomized Hard mode. Designed for focused thinking with no ads or interruptions.
- Edge-matching puzzles
- Multiple grid sizes (2x2, 3x3, 4x4)
- Easy and Hard difficulty modes
- Drag and tap controls
- Match helper functionality
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Anti-cheat features
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Match every edge. A quiet, deliberate puzzle. Each block is split by an X into four numbered triangles — adjacent blocks must share their touching numbers. Start with a 2×2 grid. Master the 3×3. Brain-bend on a 4×4. In Hard mode every block is also randomly rotated, so you solve for position AND orientation at the same time. FEATURES • Three grid sizes: 2×2, 3×3, 4×4 • Easy or Hard difficulty • Drag or tap controls — works the way you think • "Match helper" highlights every compatible number • Live timer and move counter • Best scores per (grid size × difficulty) GAME CENTER 12 leaderboards and 14 achievements. Compete with friends or chase your own personal bests. ANTI-CHEAT The puzzle pauses automatically when you take a screenshot, screen-record, or switch apps. Numbers are hidden from captured images. Your time stops with you. DESIGNED FOR FOCUS Light or dark mode. No ads. No interruptions. Quartix is for the moments you want to think.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quartix at 5.0 against Visual Pinball's 4.3. Quartix also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). Visual Pinball's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (74 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Quartix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quartix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Visual Pinball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Quartix's.
| Parameter | Visual Pinball | Quartix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (74 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Millard | Rye Designs LLC |
Customer experience
Visual Pinball
Quartix
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
Quartix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Quartix
- Quartix Pro$2.99
Questions
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