8 Ball Shot Timer vs Pool Shootout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8 Ball Shot Timer
This customizable app helps officiate 8-ball pool games with a shot clock. It offers adjustable timers, sound, vibration, and color alerts for countdowns and warnings. It also includes the official World Eight Ball Pool rules for quick reference.
- Customizable shot timer
- Sound, vibration, and color alerts
- Halfway and 5-second warnings
- Intuitive tap and swipe controls
- Includes World Eight Ball Pool rules
- Full tournament standard functionality
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A clean, simple design packed with features and swipe gestures that make officiating effortless. This fully customisable 8 Ball Shot Timer app lets you stay focused on the game, not the clock. Choose built-in sound, vibration, and colour alerts to suit your style while keeping distractions to a minimum. Apple Watch support adds a companion timer on your wrist - quick taps and swipes for start/pause and reset, optional duration presets (including custom times when not locked to your iPhone), haptics for the final countdown, and sync with your iPhone when it’s connected. Set the timer for 40 seconds, 60 seconds, or your own custom time - perfect for both standard and tournament play. Optional audio, vibration, and screen colour changes notify you at the halfway point, so you’re always aware of the countdown. Need an extra warning? Enable alerts at 5 seconds remaining, using sound, vibration, colour changes - or any combination you prefer. All timer controls are quick and intuitive, activated with simple taps or swipe gestures. For added confidence, the app also includes the full World Eight Ball Pool rules, as published by the Australian Eight-Ball Federation, giving you instant access whenever you need it during a game.
Pool Shootout
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Pool Shootout Timer and Scoring Set up the match time and the shot times for both halves of the match Enter player's names and score
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 8 Ball Shot Timer at every 2 weeks against Pool Shootout's every 23 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8 Ball Shot Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Pool Shootout every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8 Ball Shot Timer | Pool Shootout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Bird | Sapphire Solutions Ltd. |
In-app purchases
8 Ball Shot Timer
No in-app purchases
Pool Shootout
No in-app purchases
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