Red Planet Pinball vs Mini Golf Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Planet Pinball
Embark on an intergalactic pinball adventure to the Red Planet. This award-winning game offers hours of entertainment with its realistic physics and stunning graphics.
- Intergalactic pinball adventure
- Realistic physics
- Gorgeous graphics
- Hours of entertainment
- Award-winning design
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Your journey to the Red Planet awaits, in this intergalactic pinball adventure. - Listed by Apple in "Best 10 iPad Apps in 2010" - Apple Design Awards 2010 winner - 1st place in US top paid apps during the first sales day "The experience of holding a pinball table in your hand is great, and with [the] amazing tables included, you'll have hours of entertainment lined up." -- Tim Rattray, SlideToPlay.com "With [the] tables, reliable physics and controls, and gorgeous graphics, it is a pleasure to recommend." -- Levi Buchanan, IGN.com
Mini Golf Challenge
Experience realistic miniature golf with intuitive touch controls for aiming and power. Track your scores automatically and share achievements. Offers multiple game modes for solo play and practice.
- Intuitive touch controls
- Automatic scorekeeping
- Shareable achievements
- Multiple gameplay modes
- Free Play practice mode
- Universal app support
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Enjoy the thrill of miniature golf on your iPhone or iPad. Touch the head of your putter, pulling it back slightly, and then push it forward. How fast you push it forward determines how hard your shot will be, and how far the ball will go. The View Button zooms out to let you see a bird’s eye view of the current hole. The Path Button lets you see the view from your ball to the cup, to help you line up your shot. The normal top-down view has two curved arrow buttons, to turn the angle you are facing the ball, and will affect the direction of your shot. Automatically keeps score. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, instant messaging, or social media. Multiple gameplay modes: - 1 Player, Course 1 (holes 1-9) - 1 Player, Course 2 (holes 10-18) - 1 Player, Full Course (holes 1-18) - Free Play practice whatever hole you wish Challenging for all ages. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Red Planet Pinball at 95% against Mini Golf Challenge's 0%. Red Planet Pinball also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (48 vs 2). Mini Golf Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Red Planet Pinball costs $1.99 and Mini Golf Challenge $1.99 up front. Red Planet Pinball sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mini Golf Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Planet Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Planet Pinball has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Red Planet Pinball's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mini Golf Challenge's.
Red Planet Pinball ships an update every 17 months, Mini Golf Challenge every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Planet Pinball | Mini Golf Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (48 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainVault Games, LLC | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
Red Planet Pinball
Mini Golf Challenge
In-app purchases
Red Planet Pinball
- Ball Saver x15$0.99
- Extra Ball x10$0.99
- Multiball x15$0.99
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- Cheats Pack$1.99
Mini Golf Challenge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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