Handheld Pinball Fun vs Raven
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
Raven
A single-player trick-taking card game inspired by ROOK®. Enjoy changing scenery and card colors as you play through rounds, with automatic dealing, sorting, and scoring to enhance the experience.
- Single-player trick-taking gameplay
- Dynamic scenery and card colors
- Automatic card dealing and sorting
- Bid-tracking and point counting
- Serene, atmospheric backgrounds
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Raven is similar to the ROOK® card game*. Raven is a scenic, single player card game where you work on a team to trump your opponents. As you play through the rounds, the scenery changes and so do the card colors. Play until the winning score is reached while looping through the serene, atmospheric backgrounds. Raven includes automatic card dealing, sorting, bid-tracking and point counting, so you never miss a beat. * Raven is not in any way endorsed by or affiliated with Hasbro, Inc. ROOK® is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Handheld Pinball Fun at 5.0 against Raven's 4.6. Handheld Pinball Fun also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Raven's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Raven $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handheld Pinball Fun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raven has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Handheld Pinball Fun's written reviews are positive against 86% of Raven's.
Handheld Pinball Fun ships an update every 38 months, Raven every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handheld Pinball Fun | Raven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 8 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 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | John Davis |
Customer experience
Handheld Pinball Fun
Raven
In-app purchases
Handheld Pinball Fun
No in-app purchases
Raven
No in-app purchases
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