Comparison

シェアハウス vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

シェアハウス

A mystery novel game where you must monitor housemates to find an attacker. Investigate their actions, eavesdrop on conversations, and gather evidence to prevent further attacks. Be careful, as your surveillance might be discovered.

Highlights
  • Monitor housemates' actions
  • Eavesdrop on conversations
  • Investigate rooms
  • Gather evidence
  • Deduce attacker's identity
  • Prevent future attacks
  • Avoid being discovered
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◆謎解き×監視ノベルゲーム◆ シェアハウスで暮らす男女6人。 ある日、ルームメイトの『誰か』に襲われた。 ……自分の命を守るためなら、 ――今日も僕は監視する。 ◆ゲームの目的◆ ・ルームメイトの行動を監視して、自分を襲った【襲撃犯】を探し出そう。 ◆監視パート◆ ・「監視する」と「調べに向かう」の2種類の行動が選べます ・「監視する」と人の行動を見たり会話を盗み聴きすることができます ・「調べに向かう」とルームメイトと直接会話して探ることができます ■■■ルームメイトを警戒せよ■■■ ・ルームメイトが、突然アナタの部屋を訪れることがあります ……くれぐれも監視がバレないように、うまくかわしましょう ・数々の行動のなかで、選択を迫られることがあります ……時には生死にかかわることも ◆事前対策パート◆ ・監視や探索の後は、自分の命を守るための事前対策に移ります ・監視パートで手に入れた証拠や情報から推理して、犯行計画を阻止しましょう ・もし間違えると……? このシェアハウスの中に、俺の命を狙っている人物がいる・・・。 ―俺たち、友達じゃなかったのか? ※この物語はフィクションです。実在する人物および団体とは一切関係ありません。

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

シェアハウス4 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POOLS™ at 4.5 against シェアハウス's 3.4. POOLS™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). シェアハウス's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. シェアハウス asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of シェアハウス's written reviews are positive against 80% of POOLS™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

シェアハウス ships an update every 9 months, POOLS™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
シェアハウス versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterシェアハウスPOOLS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (10 ratings)4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews80.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB1.9 GB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperGlobalGear Co. Ltd.Tensori

Customer experience

シェアハウス

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative17.2%

POOLS™

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews671 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.7%

Bugs and requests

シェアハウス

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

シェアハウス

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is シェアハウス free?
シェアハウス is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, シェアハウス or POOLS™?
POOLS™ is rated higher. シェアハウス averages 3.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while POOLS™ averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do シェアハウス or POOLS™ have ads?
シェアハウス shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, シェアハウス or POOLS™?
シェアハウス ships an update every 9 months, and POOLS™ monthly. Most recently, シェアハウス was updated on October 24, 2026 and POOLS™ on November 3, 2026.

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