Comparison

BilliardsNote vs Pool & Billiards Self

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

BilliardsNote

This app helps three-cushion billiards players record and manage their game notes. It allows for quick drawing of shot paths, detailed memo entries, and easy organization and sharing of notes.

Highlights
  • Fast shot path drawing
  • Detailed hit point, thickness, and speed memos
  • Drag-and-drop note categorization
  • Smart note search
  • Easy note sharing
Features
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Best note app for three-cushion billiards players — BilliardsNote! Record ball layouts and solutions while watching lessons or videos, and review your games before the details fade away. Features : 1) Fast drawing - With only a few touches, you can draw precise paths. 2) Details - You can note hit point, thickness, speed, and more. 3) Management - With drag-and-drop, notes can be organized into folders. 4) Smart search - Notes can be searched by ball positions. 5) Notes sharing - You can easily share notes with copy and paste. 6) iCloud sync - Keep notes in sync between iPhone and Mac (full version). * You can enable full functions with in-app purchase.

About

Pool & Billiards Self

Features
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Practising alone is the hardest way to get better at pool. You turn up, hit balls for an hour, and leave with no idea whether it helped. Pool & Billiards Self-Trainer is the practice log for players without a coach. It tells you what to work on, scores what you actually do, and shows you in numbers whether your game is moving. DRILLS THAT MEAN SOMETHING • 30 pool and billiards drills, each with a setup diagram, the exact shot sequence, and an explanation of what it fixes in your game • Filter by skill focus — accuracy, cue-ball control, positioning — by difficulty and by how much table you have • Search by name, and star the handful you actually rotate through SCORE EVERY SHOT • Tap made or missed as you go, or just enter the set total if you would rather count in your head • Success rate for the current set and the whole session, while there is still time to fix it • The target to beat — your own recent average on this drill — on screen before you start • A rest timer between sets that alerts you with the phone face down, and a note attached to the set where the thing actually happened • Save a session part way through and keep only what you played LEVELS, SO A DRILL LASTS YEARS • Every drill has a second, harder standard: a longer cue-ball distance, a thinner cut, a tighter requirement • Clear the pass mark and the app offers you the harder level; fall well short repeatedly and it offers a step back down • The rule is stated, not hidden, and you always have the final say PROOF YOU ARE IMPROVING • Your success rate on any single drill, charted over months • A skill profile across accuracy, cue-ball control and positioning — including the area where you spend the time and get nothing back • Personal records, each with the date it was set and the number it beat • A calendar heat map of every day you have practised, and your streak of practice weeks PLANS AND GUIDED SESSIONS • Four ready-made programmes — beginner foundation, pre-tournament sharpening, return after a break, cue-ball control — or build your own by weeks, sessions per week and focus • The plan lays itself out as numbered sessions with real drills; start today's from the home screen in one tap • Mark a session done, skipped or moved, and the plan rearranges instead of breaking • Six guided sessions run you through drills, timed breaks and mental cues, one step at a time MATCHES, EXAMS AND THE HANDBOOK • Log matches frame by frame, with venue, opponent and FARGO rating change • See your practice success rate plotted against frames won in real matches, week by week • Self-assessment exams based on clearing a full rack, so your whole game gets a number • A full rules and technique handbook that works with no reception NO ACCOUNT. NO CLOUD. NO SIGN-UP. Everything works offline and stays on your device. POOL TRAINER PRO The app is free — the drill library, session tracking, scoring, plans, exams, matches and your complete history. Pro widens the analysis: charts, records, streaks and the skill profile reach back over everything you have ever recorded, instead of the last 30 days. Nothing you record is ever hidden from you. Pool Trainer Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews each month unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mylesieong.github.io/products/pool-billiards-self-trainer/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

BilliardsNote4 screens
Pool & Billiards Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool & Billiards Self at none against BilliardsNote's 1. BilliardsNote's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BilliardsNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pool & Billiards Self asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, Pool & Billiards Self every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BilliardsNote versus Pool & Billiards Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilliardsNotePool & Billiards Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryumi choSaihou Ieong

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BilliardsNote

One-time1
  • FULL VERSION$9.99
None

Pool & Billiards Self

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BilliardsNote free?
BilliardsNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool & Billiards Self free?
Pool & Billiards Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BilliardsNote or Pool & Billiards Self have ads?
Neither BilliardsNote nor Pool & Billiards Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BilliardsNote or Pool & Billiards Self?
BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, and Pool & Billiards Self every 2 months. Most recently, BilliardsNote was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pool & Billiards Self on October 12, 2026.

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