Handheld Pinball Fun vs I.F.O
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Handheld Pinball Fun
Experience classic pocket-sized pinball with four distinct themes: Halloween, Pirate, Robot, and Christmas. Pull back the spring-loaded ball for a powerful shot and aim for random bonus slots to earn extra points or balls.
- Four themed pinball tables
- Spring-loaded ball release
- Random bonus slots
- Extra ball bonuses
- Classic gameplay
- Leaderboards
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Handheld Pinball is a classic version of the pocket sized pinball games. There are 4 fun themes to play which are Halloween, Pirate, Robot and Christmas. Touch and pull down on the spring loaded ball release. The further down you pull the more powerful the shot. Each turn try and get the ball into one of the random bonus slots to get extra points or an extra ball. + Extra Ball Bonus + Random Bonus Slots + Robot Theme + Pirate Theme + Halloween Theme + Christmas Theme + Classic Game Play + Leaderboards + Fun For Everyone
I.F.O
Pilot a classic aircraft to shoot down UFOs and rescue kidnapped animals. Power up your plane with mysterious alien energy and utilize unique weapons and items. Engage in a high-score focused weapon mode to prove your mastery.
- Simple left/right rotation controls
- Dash maneuver
- Alien power-ups
- Weapon and item collection
- Life recovery
- Weapon-only high score mode
- iMessage stickers
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I.F.O is an old school LCD-style shoot'em up game. You have to shoot UFOs using a classic aircraft and save the animals which kidnapped by the aliens. Let's save the Earth from the aliens! You are the last hero of the world. *Very simple controls - You can rotate aircraft by left & right buttons. and you can dash by pushing both buttons together. That's all. *The mysterious alien power - If you kidnap an alien, your classic airplane gets power up by the mysterious alien power. *Unique weapon & item - You can change weapon while saving the animals kidnapped by the aliens. And you can recover your life at the same time. Depends on the kind of animal, you can earn a heart piece which make your maximum life larger. *iMessage stickers - When you install this application, I.F.O sticker is added to "iMessage". - v1.6 Updated - *Weapon mode - This is a mode where you aim for high scores only with your favorite weapon. I am number one with this weapon only! Total Battery is Gon Lee - Code, Art and Title BGM is OTOnoniwa In game BGM is Skipmore
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: I.F.O at every 2 months against Handheld Pinball Fun's every 38 months. Handheld Pinball Fun's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Handheld Pinball Fun costs $0.99 and I.F.O $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Handheld Pinball Fun against 5.0 for I.F.O. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Handheld Pinball Fun's written reviews are positive against 97% of I.F.O's.
Handheld Pinball Fun ships an update every 38 months, I.F.O every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Handheld Pinball Fun | I.F.O |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 97.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | gon lee |
Customer experience
Handheld Pinball Fun
I.F.O
In-app purchases
Handheld Pinball Fun
No in-app purchases
I.F.O
No in-app purchases
