Comparison

BilliardsNote vs Pool Shot Planner

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

Pool Shot Planner

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Pool Shot Planner turns an angled photo of the table into an editable direct-shot plan. Stand where you would take the shot and include the cue ball, target ball, nearby obstacles, and one complete visible pocket. The app freezes the camera image and detects ball positions on your device. You stay in control: confirm or correct the cue ball, add missed balls, remove false detections, choose the actual target ball, and tap where its center should arrive inside the pocket. KEY FEATURES • Rear 1× camera capture and on-device photo analysis • One target ball and one visible pocket destination selected by you • Draggable cyan destination point with immediate route recalculation • Optional advanced pocket-jaw check with assisted suggestions or manual 3-point marking • Clear jaw-check guide: left jaw, right jaw, then a point inside the pocket behind the jaw line • Manual cue-ball correction and target-ball selection • Add missed balls and remove false detections • 1×–5× precision editor with zoom, pan, and portrait/landscape support • Aim lines, ghost-ball position, contact points, target path, and stability feedback • Clear blocked result for true overlaps, off-image geometry, or visible-ball obstruction • No account, no ads, no analytics, and no photo upload IMPORTANT BOUNDARIES Routes are perspective estimates from an angled photo, not physical overhead measurements or guarantees. Version 1.0 supports direct shots to the selected visible pocket only. It does not model bank shots, combination shots, spin, stroke technique, or cue-ball position after impact. Always compare the overlay with the real table, check every ball and obstacle, and put the phone down before taking the shot.

Screenshots

BilliardsNote4 screens
Pool Shot Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool Shot Planner at none against BilliardsNote's 1. Pool Shot Planner also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). 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 Shot Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, Pool Shot Planner daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BilliardsNote versus Pool Shot Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilliardsNotePool Shot Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryumi choTENGFEI CHEN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BilliardsNote

One-time1
  • FULL VERSION$9.99
None

Pool Shot Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BilliardsNote free?
BilliardsNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Shot Planner free?
Pool Shot Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BilliardsNote or Pool Shot Planner have ads?
Neither BilliardsNote nor Pool Shot Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BilliardsNote or Pool Shot Planner?
BilliardsNote ships an update fortnightly, and Pool Shot Planner daily. Most recently, BilliardsNote was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pool Shot Planner on September 30, 2026.

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