Virtual Pool vs Tournament Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Pool
Experience realistic pool gameplay across multiple game modes, including career modes where you can compete in professional tours or hustle your way through various rooms. Customize your cues and challenge AI opponents of all skill levels.
- Multiple pool game types (8Ball, 9Ball, Snooker, 6 Ball)
- Pro Tour Career mode with rankings and achievements
- Hustler Career mode with gambling and room bosses
- 128 AI opponents with varying skill levels
- Customizable cues (break, jump, low deflection)
- 8 different playing locations
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Be a Pro, play a season on the Pro Tour and finish high in the ranking to move up to a more prestigious tour! Or hustle your way through 8 pool rooms to the ultimate money match with Curly. Play 8Ball, 9Ball, Snooker and more games. “So realistic it will make your real pool game better!” Virtual Pool 4 features free play of 6 Ball, a game similar to 9 Ball. There are 8 different locations to play in and 128 AI Opponents of varying skills levels to play against. There are 26 additional games in 5 Game Packs available as In App Purchases Compete for a season in Pro Tour Career. Play against AI opponents based on real pros and top amateurs. Start on the Local tour and work up through the Regional, National, and finally the World tour. See tour rankings and player statistics. Try to earn all 50 achievements for each season on Tour. Each season includes several tournaments with different formats including single elimination, double elimination, and special invitational. Pro Tour Career is available with purchase of any Game Pack. Start in the Garage and gamble your virtual bankroll through six locations and hundreds of opponents in Hustler Career play. Beat the room boss to advance to the next location. Opponents become more challenging in later locations and the betting stakes go up! Some locations occasionally have tournaments for a change of pace in this pressure packed gambling odyssey. Use some hard earned virtual cash to buy break cues, jump cues and low deflections cue shafts. Careers setup includes seventeen different game choices and five skill levels. Hustler Career player is available with purchase of any Game Pack. Use a custom Play Cue to show some style and change the shaft to a lower deflection model for better aiming accuracy. Get a Break Cue to smash the rack harder and make more balls. Jump Cues can be used to jump over obstructing balls.
Tournament Pool
Experience realistic 3D pool with precise physics and intuitive controls. Master spin, follow, and draw to outplay opponents in various game modes, from single-player championships to online tournaments. Compete for glory and unlock new cues and ball sets.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Advanced physics engine
- Multiple pool game types (8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball)
- Single-player championship and challenges
- Online multiplayer and tournaments
- Cue ball control mechanics
- Customizable cues and ball sets
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Ever wondered what it would be like to have a world class cue action and eagle eye potting ability? Now's your chance to find out! Tournament Pool allows Fast and Fluid gameplay. Use Spin, English, Follow and Draw, with the correct Power, to maintain good position and flow through the rack like a professional. The game of Pool is not just about potting the next ball but about potting ALL the balls, cue ball control is the key! Single Player, Challenges, Multi-Player and Online Tournaments. Do you have what it takes to take on the world at Pool, win a 'Major' and enter the Hall of Fame? Features • Stunning 3D graphics • Real Physics • 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-Ball • Full WPA and UPA rulesets • Auto Aim Technology • Single Player Championship with 8 Opponents • Single Player Challenges - New Challenges weekly and monthly • Online Competitions - New competitions start every month • Special Online Competitions for players with higher ranks • 'Major' Competitions for players with the highest rank • Online Buddy to challenge your friends • Earn XP to Rank-Up • Earn Coins to buy better Cues and Novelty BallSets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tournament Pool at 4.5 against Virtual Pool's 3.8. Tournament Pool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Virtual Pool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Virtual Pool sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Tournament Pool sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tournament Pool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 75 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 42% and 43% positive.
Virtual Pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Tournament Pool every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Pool | Tournament Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (93 ratings) | 4.5 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.5% of reviews | 43.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 388 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Celeris, Inc. | Matchplay Games |
Customer experience
Virtual Pool
Tournament Pool
In-app purchases
Virtual Pool
- $1500 Career Cash$0.99
- 25 Online Credits$0.99
- 9-Ball Pack$1.99
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- 8-Ball Pack$1.99
- Straight-Pool Pack$1.99
- Snooker Pack$1.99
- Carom Pack$1.99
- $5000 Career Cash$1.99
- 60 Online Credits$1.99
- $15000 Career Cash$2.99
- 100 Online Credits$2.99
- All Game Packs$4.99
Tournament Pool
- Break Cue$0.99
- Extra Chalk$0.99
- Double XP$0.99
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- Entrance Tickets x 3$0.99
- Chalk Boost x 152 variants$0.99
- Unlock Championship$0.99
- Emoticons Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Chinese Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Lottery Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Modern Theme Ball Set$0.99
- German Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Spanish Theme Ball Set$0.99
- USA Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Entrance Tickets x 10$1.99
- Chalk Boost x 40$1.99
- Chalk Boost x 50$1.99
- MegaStar Mansion$2.99
- Professional Cue Tip$2.99
- Premium Upgrade$2.99
- 8000 Coins$3.99
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