Comparison

Good island vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

Good island

Engage in a third-person shooter experience on a vibrant island. Collect money by defeating monsters and animals to purchase a variety of weapons, vehicles, and even tanks and planes. Enjoy endless gameplay with no set goals.

Highlights
  • Third-person shooter gameplay
  • Ten weapon types
  • Four vehicle types
  • Ten monster types
  • Level system for progression
  • Collect money to buy items
  • Purchase tanks and planes
Features
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TPS game "Good Island" that may be very popular all over the world Ten kinds of weapons, four kinds of vehicles, and ten kinds of monsters will appear. The number of weapons and vehicles is subtle, but it is inflated with a level system, so I do not mind at all. We introduced level system so too few enemies! Let's collect money by killing animals and monsters. You can purchase various weapons and vehicles with the collected money. Tanks and planes can also be purchased. There is no goal so you can keep going tired. Please try and enjoy the deep joy of finding out the fun of the game that is not fun by yourself.

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

Good island4 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good island at none against POOLS™'s 1. Good island also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). POOLS™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 41). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Good island asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Good island holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Good island's written reviews are positive against 79% of POOLS™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Good island versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGood islandPOOLS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (41 ratings) — better4.5 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings411.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB1.9 GB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperASSIST ENTERTAINMENT, K.KTensori

Customer experience

Good island

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.6%

POOLS™

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

Bugs and requests

Good island

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

Good island

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Good island free?
Good island 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, Good island or POOLS™?
Good island is rated higher. Good island averages 4.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while POOLS™ averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Good island or POOLS™ have ads?
Good island shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Good island or POOLS™?
Good island ships an update every 2 months, and POOLS™ every 2 months. Most recently, Good island was updated on October 21, 2026 and POOLS™ on October 19, 2026.

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