# Visual Pinball vs Tower Pinball

The clearest difference is rating: Tower Pinball at 5.0 against Visual Pinball's 4.6. Tower Pinball also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Visual Pinball's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Tower Pinball holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 45 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Tower Pinball's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Visual Pinball | Tower Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tower-pinball/id6809124813/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **45** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Monetization | **Free** | Freemium |
| Size | 87 MB | 47 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) | [Tim Mueller](https://appshunter.io/developer/513184781) |

## What reviewers say

### Visual Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome way to play virtual pinball on the go
- 👍 Super easy to set up with minimal file prep time
- 👍 Insane that I can play favorite pins on just my phone
- 👍 Fantastic portable implementation of VPX
- 👍 Fun and exciting to archive the history of pinball

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 More ability to adjust table settings needed
- 🔧 Struggling to manage camera angle
- 🔧 No fullscreen on iPad, plunger and outlanes cropped
- 🔧 Some tables don't work or have issues

**Reported bugs**

- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

**Requested features**

- 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


### Tower Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tower-pinball/id6809124813)

Experience pinball with a unique vertical design where the ball ascends through multiple floors. Each table offers distinct mechanics and challenges, from orbital physics to intricate clockwork. Designed for intuitive two-thumb play, it features realistic machine elements and online leaderboards.

**Highlights:** Multi-floor tower pinball tables, Unique physics per floor, Intuitive two-thumb controls, Realistic pinball machine elements, Game Center leaderboards, Offline play

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Visual Pinball free?

Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Tower Pinball free?

Tower Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Visual Pinball or Tower Pinball?

Tower Pinball is rated higher. Visual Pinball averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Tower Pinball averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Visual Pinball or Tower Pinball have ads?

Neither Visual Pinball nor Tower Pinball shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*