Comparison

Visual Pinball vs Head Kick

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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Experience the open source pinball simulator now on your iPhone! Features: - Play hundreds of community and hobbyist-developed tables. - Feel the action with haptic feedback for bumpers, targets, and flippers. - Customize your experience with a simple, intuitive interface for settings, table options, and POV adjustments. - Game controller support. - External DMD support for ZeDMD, ZeDMD-WiFi, and Pixelcade devices. - Serum AltColor support. - AltSound support. - Touch overlay shows touch areas. - Step-by-step touch instructions when playing a table. - Advanced options for power users, including script and log file exports. - Support for iOS 18 Game Mode.

About

Head Kick

Features
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HeadKick is a fast arcade soccer game built for quick, fun 1v1 matches. Choose your character, pick a stadium, and jump into a match where every kick matters. Score goals, defend your net, and beat the clock in short football battles with simple controls and lively arcade physics. Play solo against the computer or create an online room code to challenge a friend. Whether you are practicing your shots or going for the winning goal, every match is easy to start and fun to replay. Features: • Fast 1v1 arcade soccer matches • Online play with room codes • Play with friends • Unlockable characters • Multiple stadiums • Simple touch controls • Quick matches against the computer • Fun giant-head football style • Easy to play, hard to master Pick your player, enter the stadium, and score the goal that wins the match.

Screenshots

Visual Pinball3 screens
Head Kick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Pinball at none against Head Kick's 10. Head Kick's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. Head Kick sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Visual Pinball versus Head Kick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual PinballHead Kick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB224 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJason MillardDavut Tekin

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

Head Kick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Head Kick

One-time10
  • Pyramide Stadium$1.99
  • Street Stadium$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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  • Unlock Rocket$1.99
  • Unlock Zephyr$1.99
  • Unlock Zain$1.99
  • Unlock Tala$1.99
  • Unlock Ryu$1.99
  • Unlock Naya$1.99
  • Unlock Min$1.99

Questions

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

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