Pocket Pool vs Ready Set Golf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Pool
Experience the ultimate arcade pool game with minimalist graphics. Challenge yourself to sink as many balls as possible in a row and compete for the top global score.
- Arcade pool gameplay
- Minimalist graphics
- Score-based challenges
- Global leaderboard competition
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◉◉◉ The ultimate arcade pool game! ◉◉◉ Sink the ball. Next table! How many can you do in a row? ◉ Beautiful minimalist graphics ◉ Compete for the best score in the world
Ready Set Golf
Compete in fast-paced multiplayer mini golf matches with friends and players worldwide. Utilize power-ups, master over 100 unique holes, and customize your golf balls and effects to climb the leaderboards and earn rewards.
- Real-time multiplayer competition
- Over 100 unique holes
- Power-up usage for advantage
- Extensive cosmetic customization
- Intuitive controls
- Arcade-style gameplay
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Tee off with your friends and players from around the world in Ready Set Golf! Race against real players in fast-paced rounds of mini golf, activate power-ups unleash your skills to climb the leaderboard, earn exciting cosmetics, and activate power-ups. With support for up to eight players simultaneously, the competition is fierce and the taste of victory is sweet! With its endless gameplay and intuitive controls, Ready Set Golf keeps you coming back for "just one more round." Get thrown right into the action and navigate over 100 uniquely designed holes, each with its own set of challenges and hazards. Strategically use power-ups, showcase precision, and demonstrate lightning-fast reactions to emerge victorious — only the strongest will prevail! Play matches and claim victories earning you experience to level up and unlock exclusive rewards. Mix and match your style on the green with a range of unique golf balls, trails, custom flags, and special celebration effects for sinking that perfect shot! From fun and quirky hamburger golf balls to vibrant and colorful rainbow flags, there’s something for everyone. Personalize your golfing experience and control the vibe on the course. Features: * Real-time multiplayer for endless competition * Performance-based best-of-five matches * Play with up to 7 friends or other players across the globe * Join private games with friends with a simple room code * Collect unique golf balls, trails, flags, and celebration customization * Master intuitive and easy-to-learn controls. * Enjoy casual, arcade-style gameplay * Use power-ups to give you the advantage * Discover over 100+ courses * Explore 3 unique environments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Pool at none against Ready Set Golf's shown. Pocket Pool also leads on ratings volume (921 vs 205) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). Ready Set Golf's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (67% vs 44%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pocket Pool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ready Set Golf sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ready Set Golf holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 921 and 205 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Pocket Pool's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ready Set Golf's.
Pocket Pool ships an update every 9 days, Ready Set Golf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Pool | Ready Set Golf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (921 ratings) | 4.7 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 921 — better | 205 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 171 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | PikPok |
Customer experience
Pocket Pool
Ready Set Golf
User reviews
Pocket Pool
From 921 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Addictive arcade experience
- 👍 Great for learning angles
- 💎 Rewarding unlockable content
- 🎨 Good graphics and physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy physics and glitches
- 🚫 Aggressive and disruptive ads
- 📺 Difficult to pull cue back on some levels
- 🔁 Repetitive unlocks and progression
- 🕹️ Limited game modes and variety
Ready Set Golf
From 205 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- ✨ Great graphics and visuals
- 🎮 Skill-based gameplay
- 🤝 Easy to set up friends play
- 🕹️ Good physics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound issues are annoying
- 🙄 Obnoxious ads
- 🥱 Game gets boring fast
- 📉 Low frame rate
- 🤖 Opponents are bots, less fun
Bugs and requests
Pocket Pool
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ball bouncing issues on table corners
- Repeated unlocking of the same items
- Inability to unlock all cues and tables
- Crashes and freezes after updates
Requested features
5 requests- New game modes and challenges
- Ability to customize balls, tables, and cues
- Grace shot or second chance mechanic
- Improved scoring and stats tracking
- Rotation or resizing of the table
Ready Set Golf
Reported bugs
10 issues- Audio sporadically stops
- Hides important UI elements
- Game said I won, then said I was second
- Most opponents are bots
- Game is glitchy every time it's opened
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- Started as a spectator
- Screen goes dark and is unplayable
- Sound randomly cuts out
- Low frame rate (feels like 30fps)
- Purchased a chest with worthless items
Requested features
11 requests- Add more adventurous and scenic courses
- Include championship tournaments with more rounds
- Add a global leaderboard with cumulative first-place victories
- Display win percentages for self and opponents
- Show number of games played
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- Add new holes/levels
- More themed levels needed
- Add elevators to courses
- Include futuristic city and Avatar-inspired courses
- Add powerups
- Add more variety to levels
In-app purchases
Pocket Pool
- Remove Ads$1.99
Ready Set Golf
- Raise The Par Offer$1.99
- 500 Coins$1.99
- St Putt-rick’s Day Offer$2.99
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- Easter Bundle$2.99
- Scored To The Bone Offer$2.99
- Happy Holey-days Offer$2.99
- 1500 Coins$4.99
- Feeling Par-triotic Offer$4.99
- Ball Or Stuffing Offer$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- 5000 Coins$9.99
Questions
Is Pocket Pool free?
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