Zen Pinball World User Reviews

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Re-downloading of tables after app is restarted

What’s with the need to re-download the tables that have already been previously downloaded? This happens every single time the app is shut down, then restarted. Very annoying.

Kinda Disappointed

I have iPad Air M2, and even this powerful iPad still experiences frame skipping. Graphics is…well, lousy compared to Williams Pinball. The ball itself is hard to spot! This is really a fundamental issue. Oh, downloaded tables disappear next time I open this app.

I do like new tables, but this version isn’t the best for showing them off….
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Redownloading of tables after every app shutdown

Is the redownloading of the tables after every app shut down supposed to be an incentive for me to purchase the tables for them to stay permanently downloaded? As far as I can tell, this is not mentioned anywhere. If it’s an incentive for me to purchase, you sadly have the wrong idea…all it’s doing is causing me to want to delete the app…which I have done. Congrats developers!
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Pinball or powerpoint?

App runs at ten frames a second. Which, for a pinball game, is particularly unplayable. Graphics options in the app are minimal with no way to improve the poor performance. Probably the worst thing ZEN has ever made, which is saying a lot, considering ZEN’s track record. I have no idea how this game released in this state.
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Wow! Finally a New Zen Pinball Release

I’ve been playing Zen Pinball since my first iPhone. I have all the original tables, still playing them regularly. I also have two of their Arcade1Up machines, which I’m completely hooked on (Star Wars and Marvel). I also play Pinball Party, but that has been kinda abandoned. Now, this one comes out, and I bought all the tables right away. The physics are excellent! The tables are very playable, and varied (many of the older ones boiled down to ramp shot after ramp shot). The game plays smooth as silk on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. No issues or lag of any kind. It would be nice to have a “download all” option to download the tables, as individually downloading each one got tedious. I can only imagine getting the iPhone 17 Pro next year and having to download even more tables by then. Other than that, perfection, sheer perfection!
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Lacks Visuals

Love the idea. I played the Williams pinball app made by Zen. That app is amazing. I was hoping we were going to get the same as that, but this app is the opposite. The visual graphics are bad. Don’t understand how a newer game looks worse than the older. Camera angles are funky as well. I wish u would just add the Williams tables to the Williams app and call it a night.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We will be sure to share your thoughts with the team! We are sorry for not hitting the mark!

One thing…

Maybe have that big launch button vanish when not in use. It obscures my view.

Good

Probably works faster on a phone but iPad is slow play. Makes the ball hard to see too. Reaction time for flippers is delayed. If this gets fixed, it will be a solid game to add to my collection.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for the review! We are looking into the possible causes for this issue, we will remember your feedback! Thank you for your patience and your support!

Poorly Optimized

Great on iphone awful on iPad. Will buy all the games as I always do once fixed. And please give us the ability to swipe nudge on lower part of screen!

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the feedback! We are looking into the issue some players have experienced on their iPads, and I have sent your input about the nudge feature to our developers!

Horrible

Why does the top third of the screen need to be used to tell me what table I’m playing? What a waste of real estate. Williams pinball was perfect. Why not just add these tables to that game? I’d gladly pay the exorbitant price if I could actually see the playfield and enjoy the tables

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for your review! We appreciate your inputs, I will forward them to the relevant people!