Nine Ball ScorePad vs Trak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nine Ball ScorePad
Easily score Nine Ball pool games with this app. It allows for up to nine teams with eight players each, including player rankings. Track scores, defensive shots, and misses with a simple tap or drag interface.
- Team and player roster management
- Player ranking input
- Voice input for names and rankings
- Ball scoring via tap or drag
- Defensive and missed shot scoring
- Game summary and statistics
- Undo functionality
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Nine Ball ScorePad is designed to assist in scoring Nine Ball games. Up to nine teams can enter their rosters and a rank for each player. There can be up to eight players on each team. Tap the players icon to reveal the roster for the selected team. Tap one of the balls to select a team. Set up teams by entering the team's name, the players and the ranking for each player. Use the keyboard or simply speak into your iOS device to enter names and rankings. Set up a match by moving the chalk to the names of two players. When a player is selected the name in the roster is highlighted. Tap the eraser to either erase the players selected in the setup or to erase the entire roster. When the scorepad opens balls 1 through 9 are shown down the middle of the screen. The current player is indicated by the highlight and cue stick. When a player makes a ball either tap the ball or drag it to the player's column. Tap the player's icon to return to the roster setup screen. Tap the chart for the summary page. Sound can be turned on or off by tapping the sound icon. Undo a ball by tapping undo or assign a defensive or missed shot by tapping D or M. Tap the table icon to show the summary table which displays a record of the games. The table includes the game number, balls made for both players as well as the number of innings and the number of defensive balls in each game. Score is kept by tapping and sliding balls either to the right or left. As the score changes, the chart at the top of the screen show the number of balls to be made and the number of balls scored. Icons at the bottom of the screen allow the user to return to the roster, see the results table, turn the sound on or off, undo the last ball scored, score a defensive move, or score a miss.
Trak
A straightforward single-player application designed to meticulously record 9-ball pool game scores. It features a user-friendly interface with large buttons and a clear display, also tracking innings and remaining balls to assist players.
- Score tracking for 9-ball
- Single-player mode
- Large, easy-to-read display
- Innings tracking
- Remaining balls counter
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Easily track your 9 ball scores with this simple single-player app. Large buttons and easy to read display will also track innings and remaining balls to be pocketed for those annoying moments when the player approaches you to asks how many more balls he needs left. Please note that this app is not meant to replace your scoresheets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Trak at 78% against Nine Ball ScorePad's 0%. Trak also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.6 vs 1.0). 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
Trak is free to download; Nine Ball ScorePad costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Trak holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trak has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Nine Ball ScorePad's written reviews are positive against 78% of Trak's.
| Parameter | Nine Ball ScorePad | Trak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Sandy Wong |
Customer experience
Nine Ball ScorePad
Trak
In-app purchases
Nine Ball ScorePad
No in-app purchases
Trak
No in-app purchases
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