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.
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.
- Iconic Star Wars characters and moments
- Exciting pinball action
- Galactic Empire vs. Rebel Alliance scoring
- Multiple themed pinball tables
- High score chasing
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Star Wars™ Pinball 7 | Visual Pinball |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (744 ratings) — better | 4.3 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 744 — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #180 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ZEN Studios | Jason Millard |
Customer experience
Star Wars™ Pinball 7
Visual Pinball
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
Star Wars™ Pinball 7
- 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
Visual Pinball
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Star Wars™ Pinball 7 free?
Is Visual Pinball free?
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