Comparison

BilliardsNote vs A

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

Head to head
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

A

Features
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Simple motion capture utilizing the Apple Vision framework. It performs human body pose estimation and saves the resulting skeletal diagram video (MP4) to the Photos Library. From a security and privacy standpoint, raw camera images are not saved.

Screenshots

BilliardsNote4 screens
A1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A at none against BilliardsNote's 1. A also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). BilliardsNote's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support 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. A asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, A every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BilliardsNote versus A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilliardsNoteA
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryumi choMitsuhiko Fuda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BilliardsNote

One-time1
  • FULL VERSION$9.99
None

A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BilliardsNote free?
BilliardsNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A free?
A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BilliardsNote or A have ads?
Neither BilliardsNote nor A shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BilliardsNote or A?
BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, and A every 5 days. Most recently, BilliardsNote was updated on September 23, 2026 and A on October 13, 2026.

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