Comparison

Paranormal Territory vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

Paranormal Territory

Embark on a terrifying quest to find your missing family in this horror game. Solve puzzles and escape a chilling presence, but be warned, your courage will be tested.

Highlights
  • Horror atmosphere
  • Puzzle solving
  • Family rescue quest
  • Thrill-seeking gameplay
  • Headset support
Features
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Caution: this game is a test of your courage, at the end of you'll see your result. Does your mind starved for puzzles, and your nerves from thrill? Well, then horror "Paranormal Territory" from "AGaming+" will shake you to the core! Turn off the light and take your headset. But be careful, only your vigilance can help you to escape from the paws of the horror that is happening here. Our story begins in a small provincial city. Once upon a time, in the evening, returning while you were returning from work you found that your family is disappeared. Not wasting a minute you are starting quest of your family in the house. And it depends only on you, you will be able to find them or not!

About

POOLS™

This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Slow, reflective exploration
  • Atmospheric and immersive environments
  • Inspired by liminal spaces
  • Unfolding narrative through exploration
  • Six distinct chapters
  • Unique sound design
Features
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.

Screenshots

Paranormal Territory4 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POOLS™ at Free against Paranormal Territory's $0.29. POOLS™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (79% vs 52%). Paranormal Territory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On 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

POOLS™ is free to download; Paranormal Territory costs $0.29 up front. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paranormal Territory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Paranormal Territory's written reviews are positive against 79% of POOLS™'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Paranormal Territory versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParanormal TerritoryPOOLS™
Price$0.29Free — better
Rating4.1 (19 ratings)4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.5% of reviews79.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings191.6K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB1.9 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperIgor MigunTensori

Customer experience

Paranormal Territory

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive51.5%
Neutral13.6%
Negative34.8%

POOLS™

All ratings1,616 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

Paranormal Territory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

POOLS™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to move on iPad Pro
  • Glitches reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
  • Add a multiplayer mode
  • Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)

In-app purchases

None

Paranormal Territory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Paranormal Territory free?
Paranormal Territory costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paranormal Territory or POOLS™?
POOLS™ is rated higher. Paranormal Territory averages 4.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while POOLS™ averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Paranormal Territory or POOLS™ have ads?
Neither Paranormal Territory nor POOLS™ shows ads.

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