Comparison

Da Vinci Pinball vs Visual Pinball

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Da Vinci Pinball

Experience a realistic pinball adventure inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's genius. Explore interactive machinery, medieval elements, and iconic inventions through engaging missions and stunning graphics. Enjoy a journey through the Renaissance with lifelike physics and original audio.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Stunning high-resolution graphics
  • Interactive machinery and inventions
  • Engaging and open-ended gameplay
  • Unique and challenging missions
  • Multiple camera views
  • 3D stereographic capability
Features
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Answering the calls for another stellar pinball offering, Gameprom presents Da Vinci Pinball, a pinball monument to the intellectual wellspring of Leonardo! – Stunning graphics paint a landscape of mysterious symbols and interactive machinery, all rendered in Gameprom's award-winning style and brought to life with our own physics engine, praised for its realism. – Race along the pathways of knowledge to bring new discoveries to Mankind. – Medieval weapons, elements of architecture and geometry, mechanical components, and Leonardo's tank and flying machine are all there to explore. – Embark upon the journey of the Renaissance Mind with Da Vinci Pinball! FEATURES INCLUDE: – inventive mechanisms providing engaging and open-ended gameplay – beautiful, high resolution color graphics (from the design team who received the 2010 Apple Design Award) – realistic physics and lifelike table operation – original soundtrack and voice – three camera views, each displaying the table in high resolution – 3D (anaglyph) stereographic capability – high quality audio with stereo pinball sounds – numerous unique and challenging missions – gameplay can follow a sequential plotline or be played spontaneously GAME CHALLENGES: – Invent the Bicycle - hit three droptargets – The Path to Truth - pass along the accelerator and past the spinners to a hole pocket – Fire the Arbalest - activate the arbalet entry, then hit 4 droptargets in the sub-table arbalest minigame – Shoot the Cannon - hit all droptargets and enter the cannon – Multiball #1 - knock the balls free from their holes – Multiball #2 - knock the balls free from their holes – Decode the Codex Minor - cross all lit symbols to illumine the Codex Minor – Multi-barreled Gun - land in the left hole pocket three times, then enter the accelerator – Release the Helicopter - pass through the mechanical dredge and hopper – Invent the Crane - send three balls into the crane trap – Decode the Codex Major - cross all lit symbols to illumine the Codex Major – Construct the Flying Machine - pass over all lit symbols to light both Codices

About

Visual Pinball

Experience the full virtual pinball simulator with realistic physics, lighting, and sound. This open-source app offers a redesigned interface, enhanced table management, and the complete desktop experience for mobile devices. Enjoy a vast library of tables without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics, lighting, and sound
  • Redesigned interface with Liquid Glass
  • Full in-game menu for graphics and controls
  • Support for various backglass and display types
  • Easy table import and management
  • Optimized memory usage
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Da Vinci Pinball4 screens
Visual Pinball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Pinball at 78% against Da Vinci Pinball's 41%. Visual Pinball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). Da Vinci Pinball's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Da Vinci Pinball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 75 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Da Vinci Pinball's written reviews are positive against 78% of Visual Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Da Vinci Pinball ships an update every 10 months, Visual Pinball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Da Vinci Pinball versus Visual Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDa Vinci PinballVisual Pinball
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (83 ratings)4.3 (75 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings83 — better75
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB134 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrainVault Games, LLCJason Millard

Customer experience

Da Vinci Pinball

All ratings82 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral12.2%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral10.6%
Negative48.5%

Visual Pinball

All ratings74 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative10.2%

Bugs and requests

Da Vinci Pinball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Da Vinci Pinball

One-time10
  • Multiball x10$0.99
  • 10 Coins$0.99
  • 30 Coins$1.99
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  • Redeem 4th Ball$1.99
  • Redeem Table SALE$1.99
  • Large Bonus Pack SALE$2.99
  • Redeem Table$3.99
  • Set #2 SALE$4.99
  • 500 Coins SALE$6.99
  • Cheats Pack #3$9.99
None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Da Vinci Pinball free?
Da Vinci Pinball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Da Vinci Pinball or Visual Pinball?
Visual Pinball is rated higher. Da Vinci Pinball averages 4.0 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 75 ratings.
Do Da Vinci Pinball or Visual Pinball have ads?
Neither Da Vinci Pinball nor Visual Pinball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Da Vinci Pinball or Visual Pinball?
Da Vinci Pinball ships an update every 10 months, and Visual Pinball fortnightly. Most recently, Da Vinci Pinball was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visual Pinball on November 5, 2026.

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