Comparison

Star Wars™ Pinball 7 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

Star Wars™ Pinball 7

Experience iconic Star Wars moments and characters through thrilling virtual pinball gameplay. Compete for high scores and choose your allegiance in the ongoing battle for the Balance of the Force. Additional tables are available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Iconic Star Wars characters and moments
  • Exciting pinball action
  • Galactic Empire vs. Rebel Alliance scoring
  • Multiple themed pinball tables
  • High score chasing
Features
Currently charting
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Set in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars Pinball lets you interact with the most iconic characters, and relive the greatest moments of the Star Wars universe mixed with exciting pinball action! Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader, Starfighter Assault, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Boba Fett. Choose to support the Galactic Empire or the Rebel Alliance with your high scores as the Star Wars Pinball community fights for the Balance of the Force! The initial Star Wars Pinball download comes with the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back table. Other Star Wars Pinball tables can be purchased as in-app purchases. Additional Star Wars Pinball tables are coming soon! May the Force be with you! **For players already enjoying Star Wars™ Pinball tables in Zen Pinball, we want to give you a heads up that there is no way for us to transfer purchases or make tables available in both apps. Thanks for your support!** What the Press Are Saying: Penny Arcade Report (Ben Kuchera) If you’re a fan of pinball, Star Wars, or fun things, this is pretty much a must-purchase. GamesRadar As a complete package, Star Wars Pinball delivers the kind of arcade experience that makes you crave just one more game, constantly chasing to surpass your own score for the sheer satisfaction of it. Desctructoid - 9.5/10 Each table is chock full of beautiful art, character cameos, and tracks pulled straight from the films' soundtracks. These first three tables are a bold and equally stellar introduction to Star Wars Pinball, and they'll keep you more than busy until Zen Studios drops the next batch. Game Informer - 8.5/10 You don't need to be a Star Wars fan to recognize the creativity Zen has brought to the new tables. The company continues to include more fantasy elements in its designs. AppAdvice “Star Wars fans will certainly enjoy the visual treat this game offers. That, combined with the fun gameplay make this a must have. It is impressive. Most impressive. Jump into hyperspace to check it out in the App Store.” MacLife For fans of the franchise or virtual pinball in general, it's a real treat! FOLLOW US Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/zen_studios Facebook http://www.facebook.com/zenstudios Blog http://blog.zenstudios.com/ YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ZenStudiosGames?ob=0 Forums http://forum.zenstudios.com/index.php

About

Visual Pinball

Experience the full virtual pinball simulator with realistic physics, lighting, and sound. This open-source app offers a redesigned interface, enhanced table management, and the complete desktop experience for mobile devices. Enjoy a vast library of tables without ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics, lighting, and sound
  • Redesigned interface with Liquid Glass
  • Full in-game menu for graphics and controls
  • Support for various backglass and display types
  • Easy table import and management
  • Optimized memory usage
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

Star Wars™ Pinball 74 screens
Visual Pinball3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Visual Pinball at Free against Star Wars™ Pinball 7's $1.99. Visual Pinball also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Star Wars™ Pinball 7's advantage is ratings volume (744 vs 74) and chart position (#180 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Visual Pinball is free to download; Star Wars™ Pinball 7 costs $1.99 up front. Star Wars™ Pinball 7 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Star Wars™ Pinball 7 against 4.3 for Visual Pinball. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Wars™ Pinball 7 has 744 ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Star Wars™ Pinball 7's written reviews are positive against 79% of Visual Pinball's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Wars™ Pinball 7 ships an update every 5 months, Visual Pinball fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Star Wars™ Pinball 7 versus Visual Pinball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Wars™ Pinball 7Visual Pinball
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (744 ratings) — better4.3 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings744 — better74
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#180 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB134 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperZEN StudiosJason Millard

Customer experience

Star Wars™ Pinball 7

All ratings740 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews705 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative17.6%

Visual Pinball

All ratings74 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Star Wars™ Pinball 7

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

10 purchases

Star Wars™ Pinball 7

One-time10
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars$1.99
  • Boba Fett Table$1.99
  • Star Wars™: Darth Vader Table$1.99
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  • Star Wars™: Starfighter Assault Table$1.99
  • Star Wars™: Episode VI$1.99
  • Star Wars™ Pinball: Han Solo Table$1.99
  • Star Wars™ Pinball: Episode IV A New Hope Table$1.99
  • Masters of the Force$1.99
  • Star Wars™ Pinball Episode VII$1.99
  • Might of the First Order$1.99
None

Visual Pinball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Wars™ Pinball 7 free?
Star Wars™ Pinball 7 costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Visual Pinball free?
Visual Pinball is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Star Wars™ Pinball 7 or Visual Pinball?
Star Wars™ Pinball 7 is rated higher. Star Wars™ Pinball 7 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 744 ratings, while Visual Pinball averages 4.3 from 74 ratings.
Do Star Wars™ Pinball 7 or Visual Pinball have ads?
Neither Star Wars™ Pinball 7 nor Visual Pinball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Wars™ Pinball 7 or Visual Pinball?
Star Wars™ Pinball 7 ships an update every 5 months, and Visual Pinball fortnightly. Most recently, Star Wars™ Pinball 7 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visual Pinball on October 30, 2026.

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