Visual Pinball vs Tetra88
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Tetra88
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The block arcade just as it played in the arcades: relentless gravity, one-way rotation, and every line counts. TETRA·88 brings back the feel of the 1988 classic and turns it into a journey through levels: clear each stage, keep your progress, and unlock tougher difficulties. • 99 levels with surprises: preset boards, loose falling blocks, rows rising from below… • Physics true to the arcade: exact speed, scoring and low-well bonus • 3 difficulties: Normal, Hard and Extreme • 9 piece styles: Neon, Classic arcade, Game Boy, Crystal and more • Chiptune sound and music straight out of an arcade board • Play with buttons or gestures: swipe to move, tap to rotate, flick down to drop • No ads, no subscriptions, no internet needed. Try 5 levels for free and unlock the full game with a single one-time purchase. Can you make it to level 99?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tetra88 at every 4 days against Visual Pinball's every 12 months. Tetra88 also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, Tetra88 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Pinball | Tetra88 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (73 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Millard | iGamesFactory |
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
Tetra88
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Tetra88
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Visual Pinball free?
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