セーリングスター vs POOLS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
セーリングスター
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世界中の人や友達、AIと簡単にセーリングのオンライン対戦ができます。 機動性を発揮して、世界カップを制覇しよう！ FUN TO CRUISE!
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.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: POOLS™ at Free against セーリングスター's $0.99. POOLS™ also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). セーリングスター's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
POOLS™ is free to download; セーリングスター costs $0.99 up front. セーリングスター sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
セーリングスター ships an update every 4 months, POOLS™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | セーリングスター | POOLS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 79.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SENKEN INC. | Tensori |
Customer experience
セーリングスター
POOLS™
Bugs and requests
セーリングスター
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
セーリングスター
- YachtGroup1$3.99
- YachtGroup2$3.99
- YachtGroup3$3.99
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
