# Visual Pinball vs Fastest Lap

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Visual Pinball at none against Fastest Lap's 1. Visual Pinball also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (74 vs 4). Fastest Lap's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Fastest Lap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Pinball asks for nothing beyond the download.

Visual Pinball holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Pinball has 74 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Visual Pinball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fastest Lap's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, Fastest Lap every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Visual Pinball | Fastest Lap |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (74 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-pinball/id6547859926/reviews)** | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fastest-lap-top-down-racing/id6795142974/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **74** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 120 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jason Millard](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527911552) | [Maksym Bilan](https://appshunter.io/developer/689607518) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### Fastest Lap

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fastest-lap-top-down-racing/id6795142974)

Experience a pure time-attack racing challenge with no opponents or luck. Master each circuit with precise driving, where every mistake costs. Enjoy a minimalist aesthetic and procedurally generated music.

**Highlights:** Top-down time-attack racing, No opponents or contact, Deterministic simulation, Minimalist flat color graphics, Procedurally generated music, 24 unique circuits, 21-round career mode

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Full Game | $5.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Visual Pinball free?

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

### Is Fastest Lap free?

Fastest Lap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Visual Pinball or Fastest Lap?

Visual Pinball is rated higher. Visual Pinball averages 4.3 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Fastest Lap averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Visual Pinball or Fastest Lap have ads?

Neither Visual Pinball nor Fastest Lap shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Visual Pinball or Fastest Lap?

Visual Pinball ships an update every 12 months, and Fastest Lap every 5 days. Most recently, Visual Pinball was updated on October 22, 2026 and Fastest Lap on October 15, 2026.

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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.*