# Student Driver! vs Visual Pinball

The clearest difference is rating: Student Driver! at 4.9 against Visual Pinball's 4.6. Student Driver! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Student Driver! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Student Driver!'s written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Student Driver! | Visual Pinball |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/student-driver/id1448223288/reviews)** | [4.6 (45 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 24 | **45** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 78.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 11 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 18.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [James Newman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1441273889) | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) |

## What reviewers say

### Student Driver!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/student-driver/id1448223288)

Master drifting skills in this challenging game with simple touch controls. Navigate 25 levels of increasing difficulty, focusing on precision and speed. It's free, ad-free, and designed for quick, engaging gameplay.

**Highlights:** Drift around corners, Avoid cones, Simple touch controls, Always full speed, 25 levels

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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

**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 Student Driver! free?

Student Driver! 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, Student Driver! or Visual Pinball?

Student Driver! is rated higher. Student Driver! averages 4.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.6 from 45 ratings.

### Do Student Driver! or Visual Pinball have ads?

Neither Student Driver! nor Visual Pinball shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*