# Stern Pinball Arcade — user reviews > 160 indexed App Store user reviews of Stern Pinball Arcade by FarSight Studios, rated 2.40/5 from 161 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stern-pinball-arcade/id1182580495/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stern-pinball-arcade/id1182580495.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 32 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 78 ## What do users think of Stern Pinball Arcade? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great virtual experience - 👍 Excellent pinball emulation - 🎮 Awesome Stern tables **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and unstable - 🔇 Missing sound/music - 📺 Poor display/UI issues - 💰 Overpriced tables **Commonly reported bugs** - Tables won't download or load - Frequent crashes and freezes - Broken features (DMD, sound, etc.) - Compatibility issues on newer devices **Most requested features** - Add more Stern tables - Improve camera/view options - Implement local multiplayer - Fix high score/leaderboard issues ## Newest reviews (19 of 160) ### 2/5 — Fix your game *2026-01-18* Trying to download table but it keeps saying “table could not be completed” like what ### 2/5 — abandoned game *2025-12-12, version 1.1.8* six out of the eleven tables do not download. last update was 7 years ago, clearly this game isn't being supported anymore ### 2/5 — Tables won’t load *2025-11-11* Many of the “free” tables won’t load. Too bad. Game has potential. ### 1/5 — Can’t Download Purchased Tables *2024-10-31, version 1.1.8* I previously purchased AC/DC Pinball and it won’t download the table in either The Pinball Arcade or Stern Pinball Arcade. ### 1/5 — Tables won’t download *2024-05-30, version 1.1.8* Sad ### 1/5 — Did the developer stop carrying about this? *2024-05-28, version 1.1.8* It seems to just stop and pause while playing. Old, non iOS looking interface. It’s obvious it looks like it is ported from another platform. Lame. ### 1/5 — What is this? Never downloads any table *2024-05-18, version 1.1.8* What is this? Never downloads any table ### 1/5 — Games won’t download? *2024-04-15, version 1.1.8* Well I click on a few games to try and download and get no where so I guess the download is broken/not working so seeing it won’t get fixed 1 star but if buy some miracle it does get fix and the devs care about this app I will give it 5 stars! ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing on Mustang *2024-02-21, version 1.1.8* Trying to play the Mustang table and the app just keeps crashing what a waste. ### 2/5 — Seems to be abandoned by developer for IPad *2023-12-29, version 1.1.8* Mustang table crashes when trying to launch, no sound for AC/DC table, just bumper and flipper noise and Star Trek table has no score or display shown with no sound just buzzing. I have these tables on my Xbox Series S and they play just fine,so I can only assume that they stopped support for this buggy mess on the IPad. ### 1/5 — Another Farsight misfire *2023-11-23, version 1.1.8* Started up Star Trek.. no lights, no display.. just flipping the ball in a void.. I’d complain about it not being notch friendly but it doesn’t matter since the dot matrix doesn’t even come on. Hello Zen, I’m home! ### 4/5 — A good pinball game *2023-06-23* The game is pretty good you get 11 tables to play. Although for some reason the controls are all messed up so you gotta change them in the settings. F works well with me, there’s one thing I don’t understand is the fact that it says free tables above 2 of them, yet all of them are free. (Also remove tilting, it’s not an intended thing. Your not supposed to do it. ### 1/5 — Worst Best Option *2023-04-25* There are only three apps, Williams, Stern PBA, and regular PBA that allow you to play virtual tables. The review from four years ago shows the same issues as 2023. Star Trek sound and dmd don’t work. Mustang crashes upon loading. Same for the challenge. All tables are sized differently and Ripley’s for example is too big regardless of camera choice. The iPhone X I have has my camera bezel obscuring the score so I have to play horizontal on tables like high roller during the video modes. However, this app is free. You get 10.5 ish modern tables with no stupid nickel and dime grinding like the Williams app. Use this app to decide if a table is worth buying on the regular PBA app is my best advice. ### 3/5 — Does not play well with notched phones *2023-04-23* The tables play ok. The app did crash a few times when first downloaded, but I’ve since shut down and rebooted my phone and the problem seems less apparent. The physics are good, and there are always at least two free tables to play, often with a selection of several others. My biggest complaint is that I can’t see the DMD display on any cabinet due to the notch on the screen. Even ones where I would of been able to see it I can’t because they put a mini display that is almost the same size over it, so it gets blocked then it blocks the screen underneath it. There’s no option to turn off or move the redundant display either. Notched phones have been out for awhile now, and the solution is pretty simple, give an option to move the floating DMD, like a drop down menu with some options maybe. Why couldn’t of this of been fixed by now? The app is good, but not being able to see the dmd kills the immersion for me. I don’t know my score, what goals I need, or even what ball I’m on. I played the Star Trek table (which is pretty good), and my ball disappeared and had to relaunch it so I thought I drained it, and it turns out I had hit a goal instead. The dmd is pretty important, so not being able to see it really needs to be fixed if they expect anyone with a newer phone to buy any tables. ### 1/5 — Stay away! *2023-03-22, version 1.1.8* This app used to be awesome, but with zero support and no upgrades, it’s dead in the water. Look elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Constantly crashing. The end. *2023-03-10, version 1.1.8* More crashes than the Indy 500. Not playable in Present state. ### 1/5 — Marche sur console mais pas mobile *2023-02-28* J’ai attendu 3 plombe pour télécharger la table Mustang et quand je clique dessus le jeu plante ah bah super vue les scores sur cette table je vous principalement du « mobile » c’est cool de faire un jeu sur mobile mais le faites pas a moitié ### 1/5 — Has Potential *2023-02-01, version 1.1.8* App has potential but all of the camera options make it so you can barely even see your flippers ### 1/5 — No ac/dc music *2023-01-07, version 1.1.8* No music on the ac dc table. What’s the point ?. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Tables won’t download *2025-12-29* Can’t download paid tables anymore (Mustang Premium) when even leave the app in the App Store then? ### 1/5 — App läuft nicht *2025-12-11* App stürzt direkt ab ### 1/5 — Will not download any tables *2025-11-29, version 1.1.8* If I could leave 0 stars I would. App doesn’t even work! Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — Abandoned app *2025-08-05, version 1.1.8* Worthless, spend time logging in, creating account. And nothing works. 1 star just to leave a review. I wouldn’t give it any. ### 1/5 — Not working *2025-06-20, version 1.1.8* App seems very old and you need to download the tables but none are working. The servers have probably been suspended a long time ago. This should be removed from the App store. ### 1/5 — Can’t download *2025-02-04, version 1.1.8* Tables no longer download. Error whenever I try. ### 1/5 — Trop de bugs *2024-12-26* Injouable ### 1/5 — FarSight Table did not completedownload *2024-11-24, version 1.1.8* Unplayable. Keep getting error: “FarSight - Table did not complete download” or something like that every time I click on a table and it starts to download it. ### 1/5 — Don’t bother *2024-11-24* Won’t download any tables and doesn’t even send confirmation of account creation. Pointless. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2024-11-15, version 1.1.8* I don’t understand this at all. Of the 11 games only four work. Ones I already have on Pinball Arcade. And the two free ones this month won’t even download. What’s the point or the catch of this app? I don’t get it. Free games that won’t download? Lame. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yes!, *2023-04-25, version 1.1.8* This is awesome! Please add Munsters! I’m Having so much more fun on the real Ghostbusters machine now that I have this app! Thank you! ### 5/5 — What about The Munsters pinball? *2022-04-14* Hey guys, have you considered making the awesome Stern Munsters pinball for the iPhone? It would be such a great game to have for those that couldn’t afford the actual machine! Thanks!! ### 5/5 — Great game need more games like this. *2021-05-29, version 1.1.8* This is great. Can you do. A Bally Pinball with the Adams family. Or. Sega. Pinball game with Jurassic park lost world. Golden eye. South Park twister and Godzilla it would be amazing if this happened I would. Love to see a sega pinball app or additions to stern like Metallica With. Greatest. Hopes nick Murray ### 5/5 — It’s good of you all to do this. I’d love to see you add a few more *2021-01-02, version 1.1.8* Iron Maiden, BKSOR, Aerosmith, Metallica, Elvira... The first 4 are our go tos, never played elvira ### 5/5 — Great game!! 10 out of 10! *2020-02-18* This game is so great! I just bought this with my Nintendo switch and I will enjoy it super bad!! UPDATE: when I first installed this game there was no music coming from the pinball machines. Hopefully you can fix this. Thanks! Update: AC/DC pinball was not playing any music. Hopefully you can fix this. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Great Pinball Game *2019-05-11* Awesome Machines !! Perfect game ! Very well made ### 5/5 — Great virtual experience *2019-03-04, version 1.1.8* Great for every pinhead. When is the next set of tables coming. ### 5/5 — Ac/dc not broken now! *2018-10-22* Thank you for fixing and polishing up A/C D/C!! At first you could not play in the lower playfield , ball wouldn’t appear and for the price it was upsetting, now that it works, I’m very pleased to say it as like all your other virtual pins, perfect!! Keep up the great work!! Can’t wait to see what new pins you will have in both of your pinball apps!! **Developer response:** Hello Jetmechinnc, Thank you for your review and the stars. Have a great day. :) ### 5/5 — Want More Games *2018-08-07* I love the tables it already comes with when you first purchase the app. I really think STERN should bring back Family Guy and the tables they have in and out of the market; but other than that, no complaints. **Developer response:** Hello therealgfury, Thank you for the compliments. :) ### 5/5 — The flippers problems are still there. *2018-06-16* It's so frustrating when I try hold the flippers up the flippers will drop the ball I really need ball control Stern Pinball Arcade just like Pinball Arcade.i enjoy Star Trek Pinball the only problem is the ball control is not working.i really need ball control feature because The pinball loses control when I am in vengeance Muti Ball, Vengeance Scoring, and Vengeance Battle. **Developer response:** Hello Nicohead, It's still going to be little while before we can work on this again. We will however be turning our focus back to this project as soon as time allows. We really do appreciate the continued patience. Thanks for sticking with us! :) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*