Handheld Pinball Fun vs Daruma Ninja
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
Daruma Ninja
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Fight against ninja warriors and demons, join martial arts tournaments and explore a fantastic imaginary Japanese world: cherry blossoms, bamboo forests, traditional ryokans, waterfalls and fights in the snow. You as a young ninja arrive in a village; a secret power has been sealed in you and the Panda master will teach you how to use it. Daruma Ninja has RPG and classic fighting elements. The visuals will impress you: thousands of particles, HDR lights, volumetric fog and a stunning 60FPS mode...Daruma Ninja is not only advanced graphics, the story is fun and ironic and the characters have a unique personality (voice over was made by professional Japanese actors). Master the noble art of casting shurikens for long distance attacks or execute fatal short range attacks with your katana. For a better experience it is possible to change the FPS settings and quality level in the settings screen! *** The game is 100% offline, with no advertisement or in app purchases ***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Daruma Ninja at every 2 weeks against Handheld Pinball Fun's every 38 months. Handheld Pinball Fun's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Handheld Pinball Fun costs $0.99 and Daruma Ninja $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Handheld Pinball Fun ships an update every 38 months, Daruma Ninja every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Handheld Pinball Fun | Daruma Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mike Hempfling | Sergio Giucastro |
In-app purchases
Handheld Pinball Fun
No in-app purchases
Daruma Ninja
No in-app purchases
Questions
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