Comparison

Pool Words vs Three Magic Words

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

Head to head
About

Pool Words

A unique word puzzle game combining billiards with spelling. Pocket lettered balls to form words, with thousands of words available across multiple languages and themes. Features intuitive controls and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Billiards-style word spelling
  • Full-screen table view
  • Play in any orientation
  • Intuitive play controls
  • Thousands of words to spell
  • Multiple languages and themes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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"A challenging word puzzle and the best single-player pool/billiards experience ever!" AD FREE. This game does not have any 3rd party ads. FULL SCREEN TABLE: The table fills the screen. Pockets are positioned at the corners of your device. PLAY IN ANY ORIENTATION: Hold your device however you like. You are not limited to landscape orientation. You can even rotate your device in the middle of a shot. INTUITIVE PLAY CONTROL: The play control is smooth and intuitive. Impact/reaction aim line helps you clear the table. A PowerBar animates on and off the screen as needed to keep your view clean and clear. TO WIN: You must pocket lettered balls to spell a word. If you get stumped, you can use dynamite to explode a troublesome ball. ENDLESS WORDS: You will never run out of words. You get 10s of thousands of words to spell, including 6 educational English-language "Sight Words" rounds, 27 collectible themed rounds, and rounds in 27 different languages. LIMITED IN-APP PURCHASES. This game only has two simple and inexpensive in-app purchases.

About

Three Magic Words

This word game challenges players to complete three five-letter words using available letter tiles. Success requires logic and language skills to advance through rounds and collect stars. Players can adjust difficulty and challenge friends.

Highlights
  • Complete three five-letter words
  • Use available letter tiles
  • Test logic and language skills
  • Collect stars to win
  • Adjust difficulty with clues
  • Challenge friends
Features
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A word game for people who love word games. Much more than a word jumble, in each round of Three Magic Words you are challenged to complete three five-letter words with the available tiles in a test of logic and language skills. Solve all three words to advance to the next round. Get the right letter on a star before time runs out to collect it — increasing the difficulty of the next round. Collect nine stars to win! Challenge friends via text message, email, or social media. Having trouble? Adjust the difficulty by giving yourself more clues!

Screenshots

Pool Words4 screens
Three Magic Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pool Words and Three Magic Words both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Three Magic Words's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pool Words's. Three Magic Words also leads on ratings volume (85 vs 3). Pool Words's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pool Words sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Three Magic Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pool Words against 4.9 for Three Magic Words. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Three Magic Words has 85 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Pool Words's written reviews are positive against 100% of Three Magic Words's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Words ships an update every 2 months, Three Magic Words every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pool Words versus Three Magic Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool WordsThree Magic Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings385 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.4
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB8 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperByrne Publishing LLCNathan Lamont

Customer experience

Pool Words

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Three Magic Words

All ratings83 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pool Words

One-time2
  • Smart Stick$0.99
  • 100 Dynamite$0.99
1 purchases

Three Magic Words

One-time1
  • Full 3.7K+ Word Pack$3.99

Questions

Is Pool Words free?
Pool Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Three Magic Words free?
Three Magic Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pool Words or Three Magic Words?
Pool Words is rated higher. Pool Words averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Three Magic Words averages 4.9 from 85 ratings.
Do Pool Words or Three Magic Words have ads?
Neither Pool Words nor Three Magic Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Words or Three Magic Words?
Pool Words ships an update every 2 months, and Three Magic Words every 3 months. Most recently, Pool Words was updated on October 18, 2026 and Three Magic Words on October 23, 2026.

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