VPayEZ vs Stern Pinball IC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VPayEZ
This app enables cashless payments for arcade games, pinball machines, and other coin-operated devices. Users can purchase points with a credit card to play games, with options for one-time or auto-replenishing point purchases.
- Cashless payments for arcade and pinball
- Purchase points with credit card
- Supports pool tables and dart boards
- One-time point purchases
- Optional auto-replenishing points
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VPayEZ is a cashless payment system utilized in a variety of coin-operated devices, including arcade games, pinball games, pool tables, dart boards, and vending machines. VPayEZ allows the user to purchase "points" via a credit card, that can be used for payment on supported coin-operated devices. Points can be obtained as a one-time purchase, or can optionally auto-replenish.
Stern Pinball IC
Enhance your pinball experience with a companion app that connects you to Stern Pinball machines. Track scores, unlock exclusive content, and compete in challenges. Engage with your favorite games in a whole new online gaming system.
- Connect to Stern Pinball machines
- Track player scores and progress
- Unlock exclusive content
- Complete achievements and quests
- Engage with online gaming system
- Discover new ways to play
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Play with Insider Connected on your favorite Stern Pinball machines including: Venom, Godzilla, Foo Fighters, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, James Bond 007, and more! ONLINE GAMING MEETS PINBALL Stern Connected Games aren't your typical pinball machines. They're super-powered. They have state-of-the-art hardware that allows them to recognize players, connect to the internet, and track player scores and activities. Combined with a companion app, Insider Connected is a completely new online gaming system built specifically for and by pinball players. CONNECT WITH THE MACHINES Engage with pinball in a whole new way; track your progress, discover new ways to play your favorite games, unlock exclusive content, and much more! CONNECTED GAMES You can login to Insider Connected on these pinball machines: Venom, Foo Fighters, James Bond 007 60th Anniversary, James Bond 007, Rush, Godzilla, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Led Zeppelin, The Avengers: Infinity Quest, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Strangers Things, Jurassic Park, Deadpool, The Beatles, Batman ’66, Black Knight: Sword of Rage, Aerosmith, Elvira’s House of Horrors, Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, and The Munsters. TRACK SCORES Every time you log into a game with your unique QR code, your scores and progress are reported back to your profile. You can check them anytime from any connected device. ACHIEVEMENTS Achievements are a set of challenges for all of your favorite games. Earn them as you progress through each game. They are all unique to each game, and you can show them off on your profile page. If you earn an achievement for a game on location they’ll be marked as “Verified”. QUESTS Need another reason to play your favorite pinball games? How about Quests specifically created to give you new challenges on the experiences you already love, with badges earned for completion. Insider Connected FAQ: https://sternpinball.com/support/faq/ Compatible Games: https://sternpinball.com/games/ Support: https://sternpinball.com/support/ Privacy Policy: https://sternpinball.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stern Pinball IC at 3.4 against VPayEZ's 1.7. Stern Pinball IC also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 15%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). VPayEZ's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stern Pinball IC holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 47 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of VPayEZ's written reviews are positive against 36% of Stern Pinball IC's.
VPayEZ ships an update every 4 months, Stern Pinball IC monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | VPayEZ | Stern Pinball IC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (23 ratings) | 3.4 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 35.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | VPayEZ LLC | STERN PINBALL, INC. |
Customer experience
VPayEZ
Stern Pinball IC
Bugs and requests
VPayEZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stern Pinball IC
Reported bugs
20 issues- Never received email confirmation for account creation
- Password reset emails not received
- Cannot sign up, next button not highlighting
- App always broken, says 'no internet connection'
- Logs out constantly, no remember me feature
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- Home screen achievements not clickable
- App logs out daily despite 'remember me' checked
- Cannot get past the 'why are you here' screen
- App stops working after a couple of days, requires reinstallation
- iOS password manager login button grays out and is unresponsive
- Cannot find a way to log out and into another account
- App hangs at login screen after information entered
- QR code scanner not functional
- Login issues on main screen, but works on 'learn more' page
- App is extremely slow to open and very sluggish to use
- Notifications are not working
- Half the time it does not remember your login
- Error message when attempting to change profile content
- Performance issues make it impossible to do anything
- Session expired message after restarting app
Requested features
20 requests- More creative monthly game badges
- Top 1000 leaderboards with all data
- Backend features for operators (sound levels, free play)
- Biometric sign-in (Face ID/fingerprint)
- Longer session times
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- More stats and detailed breakdowns (percentile, score over time, graphs)
- Practice mode for games
- Organize weekly/monthly leaderboards for home machines
- Ability to wipe achievements for a machine
- More visual appeal, like Xbox LIVE achievements
- Animations and more engaging non-pinball experience
- Focus on user and followed users' pages
- Community focus: leaderboards for followed users
- Dates on achievement pops
- Fix Apple Wallet functionality
- Native UI and better iPad utilization
- Leaderboards for all games, not just selective ones
- Face login/biometric login
- Ability to edit profile content
- Fix login issues with iOS password manager
In-app purchases
VPayEZ
No in-app purchases
Stern Pinball IC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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