# Williams™ Pinball vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Pinball at none against Williams™ Pinball's 11. Visual Pinball also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 51%). Williams™ Pinball's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 74). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Williams™ Pinball sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Williams™ Pinball against 4.3 for Visual Pinball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Williams™ Pinball has 15K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Williams™ Pinball's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

Williams™ Pinball ships an update every 5 weeks, Visual Pinball every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Williams™ Pinball | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (15K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/williams-pinball/id1406370101/reviews)** | [4.3 (74 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **15K** | 74 |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | **78.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 weeks** | Every 12 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 191 MB | 120 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 26.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [ZEN Studios](https://appshunter.io/developer/413501788) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Williams™ Pinball

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/williams-pinball/id1406370101)

Experience classic and remastered pinball tables with realistic physics and multiplayer competition. Compete head-to-head for real money and cash prizes in select countries.

**Highlights:** Classic and remastered pinball tables, Multiplayer matchups for real money prizes, Pro Physics simulation, Daily challenges and competitions, Global leaderboards, New tables added frequently

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fistful of Zen  Coins | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pile of Zen Coins | $4.99 | one-time |
| Box of Zen Coins | $9.99 | one-time |
| Universal Monsters™ Pack | $9.99 | one-time |
| Williams™ Pinball: Vol. 5 | $9.99 | one-time |
| Indiana Jones(TM) Table | $14.99 | one-time |
| Case of Zen Coins | $19.99 | one-time |
| Legendary Pinball Pack | $19.99 | one-time |
| Legendary Pinball Pack | $29.99 | one-time |
| Set Of Zen Coins | $49.99 | one-time |
| Mountain of Zen Coins | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎮 Realistic pinball physics
- 🎨 Excellent table graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Faithful recreation of classic pinball tables
- 🏆 Enjoyable daily challenges
- 👍 Smooth and responsive gameplay

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive microtransactions and pay-to-play model
- 🕰️ Slow server connectivity and frequent loading issues
- 🤯 Confusing and convoluted progression system
- 🙄 Intrusive and unskippable advertisements
- 🤖 Unreliable controls and flipper responsiveness

**Reported bugs**

- Inconsistent ball physics and behavior
- Rewards not registering due to server issues
- Frequent crashes and freezes, especially after ads
- Progression data randomly getting reset or lost

**Requested features**

- Ability to purchase individual tables outright
- Option to disable distracting visual effects
- Improved nudging and tilt controls
- Landscape mode support on tablets
- Offline play mode


### 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 Williams™ Pinball free?

Williams™ Pinball is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Williams™ Pinball or Visual Pinball?

Williams™ Pinball is rated higher. Williams™ Pinball averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 74 ratings.

### Do Williams™ Pinball or Visual Pinball have ads?

Williams™ Pinball shows ads; Visual Pinball does not.

### Which is updated more often, Williams™ Pinball or Visual Pinball?

Williams™ Pinball ships an update every 5 weeks, and Visual Pinball every 12 months. Most recently, Williams™ Pinball was updated on October 22, 2026 and Visual Pinball on October 22, 2026.

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