Virtual Pool 4 vs Ultimate Pool Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Pool 4
Experience a realistic 3D pool simulation with over 27 different games, including 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and Snooker. Compete in Pro Tour Career modes, climb the rankings, and earn achievements. Or, test your skills in Hustler career mode, gambling your virtual bankroll against increasingly challenging opponents.
- 27+ pool and billiards games
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Pro Tour Career mode
- Hustler career mode
- Customizable cues
- Multiple skill levels
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Play 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Snooker, Billiards, Pub Pool, 27 games total, in 3D! “So realistic it will make your real pool game better!” Compete for a season in Pro Tour Career. Play against real pros and top amateurs as virtual opponents. Start on the Local tour and work up through the Regional, National, and finally the World tour. See tour rankings and player statistics. Try to earn all the tour achievements for each tour game. Each season includes several tournaments with different formats including single elimination, double elimination, and special invitational. Tour games include 9-Ball, 8-Ball, Snooker, Black Ball, 10-Ball, 8-Ball Pub World Rules, and Straight Pool. Play levels of Easy, Normal, Hard, Extra Hard, and Good Luck. Start in the Garage and gamble your virtual bankroll through six locations and hundreds of opponents in Hustler career play. Beat the room boss to advance to the next location. Opponents become more challenging in later locations and the betting stakes go up! Some locations occasionally have tournaments for a change of pace in this pressure packed gambling odyssey. Use some hard earned virtual cash to buy break cues, jump cues and low deflections cue shafts. Careers setup includes seventeen different game choices and five skill levels. Use a custom Play Cue to show some style and change the shaft to a lower deflection model for better aiming accuracy. Get a Break Cue to smash the rack harder and make more balls. Jump Cues can be used to jump over obstructing balls. Virtual Pool 4 is the best single player pool game available. Grab a cue and play now!
Ultimate Pool Game
Experience authentic pool gameplay with official players and multiple game modes. Play offline against AI or compete online in 8-ball, 9-ball, and tournaments. Features realistic ball physics and daily challenges.
- Offline play against AI
- Online 8-ball and 9-ball
- Tournaments and leagues
- Daily challenges
- Realistic ball physics
- Official Ultimate Pool players
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Play pool offline or online. The official Ultimate Pool series game — as seen on TV — brings proper 8-ball, 9-ball, tournaments, leagues, daily challenges and online matches to your phone, featuring players from the Ultimate Pool series. You can play offline. No waiting for opponents. No connection needed. No filler. Just pick up your cue and play. Play solo against smart AI, go online against real players, invite friends into private games, or work your way through tournaments, leagues, challenges and special game modes. All with some of the best ball physics ever seen in a mobile pool game. And yes — where else can you pick Chris Melling as your pairs partner? Ultimate Pool is built for players who want more than a basic pool game. It is quick enough for a spare minute, deep enough for serious sessions, and packed with ways to improve, compete and show off your best shots. Features include: * Offline play against AI * Official Ultimate Pool series players * Online 8-ball and 9-ball * Private games with friends * Friends list * League play * Tournament play * Killer * Daily challenges * Practice drills * Online leaderboards * Monthly prize challenges * 48 achievements * 20 level-ups unlocking new modes and features * Save any game to video * Share your best moments on social media Take on 6-Red Shoot Out, Breaking Beast and 8-Ball Escape — challenge modes built for quick plays, repeat attempts and serious score chasing. Play a quick frame. Practise your game. Enter a tournament. Climb the leaderboards. Share your best clearance. Real pool. Official players. Offline and online. Download Ultimate Pool and take your shot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ultimate Pool Game at Free against Virtual Pool 4's $4.99. Ultimate Pool Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (75% vs 51%). Virtual Pool 4's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.6). On 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
Ultimate Pool Game is free to download; Virtual Pool 4 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Virtual Pool 4 ships an update fortnightly, Ultimate Pool Game every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Pool 4 | Ultimate Pool Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 311 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Celeris, Inc. | Kinetika Games, Ltd. |
Customer experience
Virtual Pool 4
Ultimate Pool Game
In-app purchases
Virtual Pool 4
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Pool Game
No in-app purchases
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