Comparison

Pinball Classic 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

Pinball Classic

Experience classic pinball action with realistic physics and cinematic graphics. Compete for high scores with four lives, mastering various scoring mechanics and in-game tasks. Enjoy hours of engaging gameplay right at your fingertips.

Highlights
  • Cinematic graphics
  • Realistic physics
  • Classic pinball gameplay
  • High score challenges
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • In-game tasks and bonuses
Features
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This game will change your idea of Pinball on your iPhone. If you love Pinball on Windows then this is the most classic Pinball game for you! ************************************************************ Game Features: - awesome cinematic graphics - realistic physics - hours and hours of pure action in your very own hands ************************************************************ Controls in game: - Tap ANYWHERE on the left side of screen to control the left flipper and ANYWHERE on the right side to control the right flipper - You can turn off the sound in the main screen ************************************************************ How to play: The goal i simple: try to get high scores with 4 lives. The rules: 1. Hitting a bumper when the bonus is on awards 50 bonus points 2. Hitting a slingshot when the bonus is on awards 50 bonus points 3. Triggering a kicker will kick the ball back and awards 150 bonus points 4. Triggering a blue light will award 10 bonus points. 5. Triigering a red light will ward 50 bonus points. 6. Triggering a drop target will kick the ball back and award 100 bonus points. 7. Passing a dumper will award 10 bonus. 8. Completing a task will award 500 bonus points The task is given in a random way, and is indicated with two twinkle red lights

About

Visual Pinball

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
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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

Pinball Classic3 screens
Visual Pinball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Pinball at 4.3 against Pinball Classic's 2.5. Visual Pinball also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (74 vs 4). Pinball Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 26.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 74 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pinball Classic's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinball Classic ships an update every 7 months, Visual Pinball every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pinball Classic versus Visual Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinball ClassicVisual Pinball
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (4 ratings)4.3 (74 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings474 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB120 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNguyen GiapJason Millard

Customer experience

Pinball Classic

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Visual Pinball

All ratings73 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Pinball Classic

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

None

Pinball Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinball Classic free?
Pinball Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinball Classic or Visual Pinball?
Visual Pinball is rated higher. Pinball Classic averages 2.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 74 ratings.
Do Pinball Classic or Visual Pinball have ads?
Neither Pinball Classic nor Visual Pinball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinball Classic or Visual Pinball?
Pinball Classic ships an update every 7 months, and Visual Pinball every 12 months. Most recently, Pinball Classic was updated on October 3, 2026 and Visual Pinball on October 22, 2026.

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