# 8 Ball Pool™ — user reviews > 15,248 indexed App Store user reviews of 8 Ball Pool™ by Miniclip SA, rated 4.80/5 from 4,752,329 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/8-ball-pool/id543186831/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/8-ball-pool/id543186831.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4,082,011 · 4★ 398,558 · 3★ 132,046 · 2★ 42,343 · 1★ 97,371 ## What do users think of 8 Ball Pool™? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent pool simulation - 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay - 🌍 Ability to play with people worldwide - 🏆 Competitive tournaments and leagues - 💰 Reasonable free-to-play model **Cons** - 🤖 Rampant cheating and use of hacks - ⚖️ Unfair matchmaking and skill-based pairing - 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics - 🐛 Frequent glitches, bugs, and server issues - 🔍 Lack of effective reporting/moderation system **Commonly reported bugs** - Coins disappearing or not being awarded correctly - Cue sticks and visual elements becoming invisible - Game freezing or disconnecting during critical moments - Inconsistent ball physics and unpredictable shot outcomes - Incorrect scoring and incorrect game outcomes **Most requested features** - Improved anti-cheat measures - Skill-based matchmaking system - Better organization and management of cues/items - Ability to challenge and play with friends - More transparent and fair reward/progression system ## Newest reviews (14 of 15,248) ### 5/5 — Pool *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Superb pool game ### 5/5 — Juego divertido *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Excelente y entretenido! ### 5/5 — Nice game *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Love to play 8 ball pool ### 5/5 — B *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Love it! ### 5/5 — بغداد *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* جيد ### 5/5 — 8 ball pool *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Big Texan ### 5/5 — love playing 8 ball *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* on this site. Always lots of great people to play against. ### 5/5 — Dom’s Opinion *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Greatest Game Ever ### 2/5 — Code based *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Game based on code not skill. ### 5/5 — Best pool game for mobile devices *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Period! ### 5/5 — The review *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Hey this game is awesome but you need to match us up with appropriate players. Example level 75 players should be with 75 not with 16 or 92. ### 5/5 — Nice *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Game is good ### 5/5 — Súper excelente *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Lo mejor en entretenimiento ### 5/5 — Pool *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Great for downtime and honestly helps your thought process, ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — pay to play and progress SCAM GAME forcing players *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* definitely pay to play and progress with way to many ad breaks an in game store pop ups always asking you to buy something, free spins and scratches are terrible never get good rewards from them game is a pay to progress game they care more about your vip status then giving coins to progress game is not worth more then 1 star rating literally game tries to make you play highest amount tables you can afford it is a scam to lose your coins to try get purchases for players and Now forcing players into highest games coin games making them lose what a SCAM now forcing players into high coin games making them lose trying to get more purchases out players what a joke and scam terrible rewards offer no coins for these big tables they want you to play big SCAM For 15 years now..!:(:(:( ### 1/5 — Constant ads *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Constant ads after every game plus constant pop ups when taking shots about people being online. Why would you want to know this when you’re taking shots. Awful game against people using bots ### 1/5 — AUSTRALIA BEWARE (2) *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Games won 4 of 5 INCORRECT I HAVE NOT LOST A GAME BAD CONNECTION TOOK AWAY MY GAME BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I HAD QUIT IF YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR CONNECTION PROBLEMS THEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR HARDWARE ALLOWING IT TO MAKE THIS DECISION, FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW!!!!!!. ### 1/5 — horrible *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Worst graphics and lowers my self esteem ### 1/5 — Несправедливо *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Скажите пожалуйста с каких пор игра с другом становится нечестной игрой друг проиграл мне специально фишки почему это не честно если это дружеская игра? Ваша политика как по мне похожа на мусорку ### 1/5 — Hacking *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* It’s a great game until you lose around 50 million dollars to people blatantly hacking. Lvl 17 with a beginner cue running the table with double bank shots and terrible setups? Fix it. ### 1/5 — Los hackers *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Tienen que tener más contorno con eso porque están apareciendo a cada rato y eso no está bien porque eso es lo que daña el juego ojo con eso ### 1/5 — Ruined this game *2026-08-23, version 56.28.2* Used to love this game but now every time I get in it takes so long to actually play because it’s just constant pop ups after pop ups and ads and when you finally play someone it’s some ai bot with an ai photo of a person made to look real but you can tell by the way they play that it’s a bot so theres no actual competition or knowing you’re playing someone real somewhere in the world like before. ### 1/5 — Sans argent ne de passe exclusive *2026-08-23, version 56.28.2* Sa ser a rien de perdre votre temps avec ce jeux aller jouer dans la vrai vie contre des vrai gens a la place de robot et de hacher ### 1/5 — game tuất dcu chúng m kbt diệt hack à chơi 5 trận 4 thg hack *2026-08-23, version 56.28.2* game cặc ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best 8 ball ever *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* The best 8 ball ever ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Great ### 5/5 — Pool *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Great game I play it everyday love it ### 5/5 — Great game one suggestion *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Accurate, realistic. I love using English for ball position. Competition is great & I always collect the free $30 an hour. Wish opponents couldn't slow the game by leaving & coming back...if you leave the game more than once a game you should loose the game. ### 5/5 — Rick *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Great game but I don’t win enough lol ### 5/5 — Internet *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Internet disconnect often on your part ### 5/5 — Engineer *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Amazing game n challenge ### 5/5 — Rack'em Up!!! *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* Great app to play anytime! Easy to pick up, various levels of difficulty, and so many cities to play in. Cues are a blast to build up. Play 8ball or 9ball with random people from around the world or start challenging friends. ### 5/5 — Derek Vanlint *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* I think pool is great and really enjoy playing it ### 5/5 — Nice and sweet to play with a lot of people in the world *2026-08-24, version 56.28.2* I love the game --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*