# Bumper Kart Hockey vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against Bumper Kart Hockey's $1.99. Visual Pinball also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 62 months) and ratings volume (74 vs 3). Bumper Kart Hockey's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Visual Pinball is free to download; Bumper Kart Hockey costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Bumper Kart Hockey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Bumper Kart Hockey's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Bumper Kart Hockey ships an update every 62 months, Visual Pinball every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bumper Kart Hockey | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bumper-kart-hockey/id884184665/reviews)** | [4.3 (74 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **74** |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | **78.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | **Every 12 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#200** | — |
| Size | 19 MB | 120 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 26.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Curt Stein](https://appshunter.io/developer/290225855) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Bumper Kart Hockey

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bumper-kart-hockey/id884184665)

**Currently charting:** #200 Top Paid · Racing (US App Store)

Experience a unique mashup of arcade kart racing and air hockey. Control a hovering bumper kart to knock the puck into your opponent's goal. Compete globally online, challenge AI, or race against the clock in timed modes.

**Highlights:** Online multiplayer matches, Single player vs AI, 60-second challenges, King of the Puck mode, Intuitive tilt and touch controls, MFi controller support

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Visual Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926)

Enjoy a realistic pinball simulation with hundreds of community-created tables. Experience immersive haptic feedback and customize your gameplay with intuitive settings and controller support. Advanced options are available for power users.

**Highlights:** Hundreds of community-developed tables, Haptic feedback for immersive gameplay, Customizable settings and POV adjustments, Game controller support, External DMD and AltColor/AltSound support, Touch overlay and instructions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Game Controller support, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome way to play virtual pinball on the go
- 👍 Super easy to set up with minimal file prep time
- 👍 Insane that I can play favorite pins on just my phone
- 👍 Fantastic portable implementation of VPX
- 👍 Fun and exciting to archive the history of pinball

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔧 More ability to adjust table settings needed
- 🔧 Struggling to manage camera angle
- 🔧 No fullscreen on iPad, plunger and outlanes cropped
- 🔧 Some tables don't work or have issues

**Reported bugs**

- Tables don't load for some users
- Certain complex/intensive tables error out or run at low FPS

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bumper Kart Hockey free?

Bumper Kart Hockey costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bumper Kart Hockey or Visual Pinball?

Bumper Kart Hockey is rated higher. Bumper Kart Hockey averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 74 ratings.

### Do Bumper Kart Hockey or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither Bumper Kart Hockey nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bumper Kart Hockey or Visual Pinball?

Bumper Kart Hockey ships an update every 62 months, and Visual Pinball every 12 months. Most recently, Bumper Kart Hockey was updated on October 6, 2026 and Visual Pinball on October 22, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*