Last updated on December 14th, 2025 at 12:17 pm
Zen Pinball Party – Casual Game Review
Zen Pinball Party is a Casual game from ZEN Studios Ltd., first launched in 3rd September 2021.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 13,450+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Zen Pinball Party Stand Out
STAR WARS™ PINBALL
- Star Wars™ Pinball arrives to Apple Arcade with thrilling tables: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett, The Force Awakens and The Clone Wars
- Experience the excitement of Star Wars in pinball form with original music and characters from a galaxy far, far away
Zen Pinball Party delivers the ultimate pinball experience with carefully crafted tables that are inspired by some of the biggest brands from DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro, as well as popular pinball classic themes. Players will challenge their friends and family for the highest score on fun and unique tables featuring DreamWork Animation’s Trolls, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Hasbro's My Little Pony, Williams' Theatre of Magic, Attack from Mars, and much more. Players can also jump into the competition with real-time online matches that pit their pinball skills against opponents all around the world.
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION, HASBRO & PINBALL CLASSICS
- Earn jackpots on tables inspired by hot brands from DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, and Hasbro's My Little Pony
- Dive into the golden age of pinball with classic real-life Bally/Williams tables: Theatre of Magic, Medieval Madness, and Attack from Mars
- Explore unique settings with Wild West Rampage, CastleStorm, and Adventure Land
- More on the way!
THE CLASSIC GAME OF PINBALL, ENHANCED
- Enjoy the best physics simulation in digital pinball, and onward to the biggest score
- Compete with friends and family by taking turns in Hotseat mode, or take on the world in Tournaments
- Earn rewards in limited-time events and customize the experience
PLAY RIVALS AND FRIENDS IN FUNKO PINBALL PARTY ARENA MODE
- Be the last one standing as players battle in 4-player online pinball matches
- Score the highest while players mess with their opponents
- Attack with bombs and unleash asteroids, UFOs, and…chickens?!
It’s a Zen Pinball Party — and everyone’s invited!
Full list of tables:
- Star Wars™ Pinball: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars™ Pinball: The Clone Wars
- Black Rose
- The Champion Pub
- Biolab
- Garfield Pinball
- Funko Pinball Party Arena
- Peanuts' Snoopy Pinball
- DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls Pinball
- DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda Pinball
- DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon Pinball
- MY LITTLE PONY Pinball
- Theatre of Magic
- Attack from Mars
- Medieval Madness
- The Getaway: High Speed II
- Wild West Rampage
- CastleStorm
- Adventure Land
- Son of Zeus
- More to come
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Zen Pinball Party is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 11th July 2025
Recent improvements include:
Removed Funko Multiplayer Arena
Download & Availability
Zen Pinball Party is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Zen Pinball Party on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We like pinball we wanted to play pinball on the go we do have a simple non electric pinball thing but we don't talk about that.
We mainly loved the Williams/Bally tables and also the How to Train Your Dragon one, as well as the Star Wars ones. Controls just as well as any Zen game, which is to be expected. Nice work, yall.
Keyboard problems with iphone 13 pro max. With usb adapter. Every button works but left shift, right shift, and Enter button. The three main buttons to run the game smh.
We love this app and has many loved pinball machines we grew up with but there really isnt that many machines in this app and wish it had at least a few more like no good gophers or gone fishing or Arabian nights, please add more.
For 3 weeks we sat every morning in the lav relentlessly pursuing getting in top20% on all the challenges until we couldnt feel our feet. We finally made low teens and was ecstatic. Been 2-3 days now into next season challenges and no rewards from last. We dont know who Im more disappointed with. Easier you than us P.S. We believe flippers power drop when in multiball and in some challenges. Unless gravity suddenly changes in game.
Im enjoying Zen Pinball overall, but we wanted to flag a major issue for iPad usersspecifically those using Apples Folio Keyboard. The game doesnt currently support keyboard input for flipper controls properly. We tried using the left/right shift keys to operate the paddles, but they dont respond as expected. Its especially frustrating because other keyboard inputs like zooming with the spacebar work fine, so partial keyboard functionality is clearly there. With a future update to support full keyboard controlsespecially for the flippersthis could become an even better experience on iPad. Hoping this gets addressed soon.
Terrible flipper response. Sound cuts out. Not very fun that way. Potentially amazing tho :/.
Reminds us of playing all the Classic Pinball Machines at Nantasket Beach in the 70s/80s.
This will have you entertained for hours.
Great pinball game brings us back to younger years of playing.
Great game for everyone including adults.
Its plays great, but we know Zenn Studios has dozens of more tables available on other platforms as DLC for their games. Wish they would add them to this one! We want World Cup Pinball.
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The tables actually… Cost money on XBX and Nintendo Switch…. On the Mac… This is amazing, in a sad corrupted way.
We have played a lot of pinball games and this one is the best! We recommend playing.
Great tables just like fx3 and Fx the real star of the show is the arena wish zen would add it to their Fx titles. Only mechanic Im not a big fan of on this app is the swipe to nudge we would rather move the iPhone or iPad in the direction we want to nudge. Also would love to see these zen titles on the app in the future Williams party zone, Star Trek tng, Indiana jones pinball, & hurricane and or cyclone.
This is hands down the best pinball game Ive played short of a real machine.
We're actually surprised at how much we play this game. It has a lot of great tables and although the physics of the machines might now be real to life it actually feels real. We can also say that our skills at real pinball machines has gone of dramatically after practicing here in this game. We only wish they released more tables faster.
Brings back memories of real pinball machines.
This absolutely scratches the pin ball itch. Its everything youd want from a pinball experience plus the augmented effects from it being a video game. Super sick.
We really enjoy playing the current set of tables but why not add all the tables that were available for purchase with the intel version of this game. We purchased a great majority of those games when we had our intel mac but they dont work well with apple silicon chips and the latest update for this game has been a couple years now. C'mon guys really.
We are a pinball junkie. We remember when we were a little girl, playing the pinball machine at our local tavern. We cannot say how many hours and quarters we played. But, pinball is one of our fun addictions. Nothing like flipper action. We would love to one day have our very own pinball machine. Yet, we can get by playing this one for now.
Killer pinball its a must for all !!! Great job on the graphics and all the fun games high five developers..we would give 6 stars.
If you have enjoyed playing pinball you will enjoy this game. Super fun and challenging. Nice physics and graphics. Keep the tables coming.
We saw earlier reviews complaining about M1 Macs. Those bugs have apparently been fixed; it works great for us now.
We love all the Zen games so much. We just wish they had controller support. Thanks for listening. Just trying to add Zen Pinball party to our Backbone.
This game brings back some of the greatest pinball tables from Williams and just for that, it's worth it. Ball/table physics feel realistic too.
As a pinball newbie, its nice to have this app and not have to buy individual tables. The UI is easy to use, the sounds and music are great, and the tables are fun. Our only complaints is that there are a few minor bugs, and that there arent enough achievements to earn.
Little background on our pinball skills: us and our fianc just started playing pinball at a arcade and have enjoyed going and slapping the sticks as much as we can. We are no where near as good to get high scores or understand most tables. Now we are getting pretty good at what to look at. What combos give better point values, and where to shoot for multi ball. We have been searching for pinball games to play for a while. From console games to pc games to mobile games. This arcade game is absolutely one of the best out there. We have better learned specific machines that we have at our local arcade very well. ( medieval madness, attack from mars) While this game is a virtual pin ball it gives a very good feel for playing. We very much enjoy this app a lot. The limited time modes are great the time limit mode is a blast to not worry about losing balls and just hit. The distance mode is very fun trying to strategically run for one combo or multiball. The flipper count is great too. The limited time mode we enjoyed most was the multiplayer mode. Where we could play together to accumulate points together for one big goal. Recommendations from our end: -Have somewhere in the app for recommendations. – have the 2 player mode with one common goal be permanent mode(we had the most fun playing the same table at the same time) – we need more tables – add a feature to possible nudge your device instead of the swipe on top of screen. -create a PC / console version of this game(maybe VR?) All in all this app is amazing and we appreciate the work you all put into it.
Love us some pinball on the go. With online leaderboards and no cost to us we're hooked. Could use some button mapping, we feel like we have to cramp our thumbs. Good solution could be a companion cabinet shaped phone case with side mounted triggers ;P.
All those people who say this game is bad. But its amazing the graphics are epic, the tables are amazing, and we love the cartoons/movies tables. Its almost like the real thing. And its Apple Arcade game so, its has no ads! And thats why, we love this game.
This is the sixth game Ive downloaded to our iPhone 14 Pro. All the games Ive downloaded are very good since we dont wanna keep hauling our PS5 in and out of our semi truck. We didnt think mobile games on our iPhone could be good. But they are. For us its a matter of finding what we like and what will hold our attention when Im not playing our PS5. Thanks.
If you like pinball you will love this game.
We dont usually like mobile games. But they dont have any decent pinball games on console. This one is great. They dont even make you pay extra for the Star Wars tables, they just give those to you. 5 stars Spicy.
Very fun selection of tables and works perfect on our M1 Macbook Pro.
Easy and fun to play. Great graphics, sound and special effects.
Whats with all the criticism ? All these noobs have something to say, if you all can do better, then, why dont you put your money where your mouth is because at the end of the day youre still playing Zen Pinball Party !! Sometimes its best not to say anything at all, if you have nothing positive to say, we love this game, especially Star Wars table. The graphics on the iPhone 14 Pro make this game look absolutely stunning. We just love all the 3-D and the tiny details that were included in Star Wars. Its awesome !!! Keep up the great work, and dont allow these little people that have something to say, let ruin your day.
This is great go to game for a quick break. The graphics and game play are very good. We love all the table options, especially the Star Wars ones. Thanks for all the work on this.
This has kept us going while waiting for Pinball FX to hit consoles next year. Zen Studios consistently makes the very best video pinball games. No one does it better. Great game. Say hi to Akos for us.
Brings us back to the actual arcade days.
These games (especially THIS one) have some wonderful orchestral sound tracks and it sounds KILLER in headphones. Our wife calls headphones a "marriage saver". Keep up the great work in design.
Its a great game like in the world so get this game.
This game was great, but there was an issue it said we were not allowed to play multiplayer gamemodes… We checked our settings and it was allowed. Your game is fantastic but if you could find out the issue that would allow it t improve. Thank you.
We have never been able to play pinball because Muscular Dystrophy only allows us to tap our iPad with a stick in our mouthholy smokes Zen has changed that! Cant lie, eye mouth coordination is tough but this game is so responsive we are able to clear challenges every play session. For normies this should work great. The very accurate recreation of classic tables is poggers, no longer do we have to watch others to get mah pinball fix! Thanks Zen and to everyone, play this game if you like fun.
We wish that when the developers update the game they would also fix the problem of it resetting the table scores every time we open the app. The challenges are not doing this. How come the regular table play cannot keep the star counts/rewards up to date between playing.
There are a few quality games in Apple Arcade (NBA 2K, Easy Golf), but we could do without if we didnt have the service bundled in Apple One. But Pinball Party is indispensable. We will never cancel Apple Arcade while this app exists. The pinball tables are varied and challenging. Im so impressed that they keep adding tables! We mean, its not like they sell the new tables as IAP, so we really appreciate the love they show this game and its fans. This app fills the void when Im away from home where we have two of the Zen Pinball machines from Arcade1UP. If you like this game, you should look into those, its a great way to support Zen Studios.
Ive spent countless hours playing Zen Pinball Party and really enjoy most of the games. However, a few of the tables could use some improvement. Are there any plans to add more tables in future updates so we dont have to switch to a different app for new challenges.
We hate the pinball with the wizard hat. Pretty good game but we feel it doesnt require as much skill as the old pinball mobile game. Ok Game.
This game is great! Though the ball mechanics are weird as when we use both bumpers the ball can sometimes shoot downwards. Also please add more tables such as Fish Tales.
Good game but we wish they had a better multiplayer. The only table you play at for multiplayer is literally the worst one in the game. And seemingly you play against the computer than actual people. We mean all these great pinball boards and the one you make for multiplayer is a joke. We think thats why they put AI in because actual people dont even play that part. And why does Zen create like 3 different pinball games???? Make up and your mind and stick with one, build on it and make it better. But we guess we will see history repeat itself.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.10.0
- Size: 3,430.99 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: AR, NL, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH, TR
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: ZEN Studios Ltd.
Last updated: 11th July 2025 | Genre: Casual | Developer: ZEN Studios Ltd.