Da Vinci Pinball vs Visual Pinball
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Da Vinci Pinball sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Da Vinci Pinball | Visual Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (83 ratings) | 4.3 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | BrainVault Games, LLC | Jason Millard |
Customer experience
Da Vinci Pinball
Visual Pinball
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
Da Vinci Pinball
- 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
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Questions
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