Comparison

8 Ball Shot Timer vs darkSIDEpool

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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.

About

darkSIDEpool

This app allows users to easily record billiards match results, track statistics like break and run outs, and even incorporate a 'luck' factor. It generates custom rankings based on performance and offers shareable match reports with unique commentary.

Highlights
  • Record match results
  • Track break and run outs
  • Measure average rack times
  • Incorporate luck factor
  • Generate custom rankings
  • Shareable match reports
  • In-match commentary
Features
Read full description

Feel the Power with the Official darkSIDEpool Scoreboard app, dedicated to recording billiards match results between friends. With the easy to use interface you can record match results, break and run outs, average rack times and even LUCK! Yes that's right even luck can be tracked if players are in agreement to use that feature. As matches are played players will receive a custom ranking based on their performance which factors in match score, run outs and luck factors. Will you be able to rise over your friends and become the ultimate player? Feel free to share the results of your matches using our custom match report generator to let everyone know how you taken down your opponent like a buffalo. Take inspiration from the Emperor's messages. With 100's of messages available based on different match outcomes and circumstances you'll never stop wanting to share them. Also, turn up the volume to listen to in match commentary from the DARKSIDE himself! FEEL THE POWER!

Screenshots

8 Ball Shot Timer4 screens
darkSIDEpool3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 8 Ball Shot Timer at 5.0 against darkSIDEpool's 3.0. 8 Ball Shot Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. darkSIDEpool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 8 Ball Shot Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

8 Ball Shot Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
8 Ball Shot Timer versus darkSIDEpool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8 Ball Shot TimerdarkSIDEpool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas BirdMatthew Hyden

Customer experience

8 Ball Shot Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

darkSIDEpool

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

8 Ball Shot Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

darkSIDEpool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$1.99

Questions

Is 8 Ball Shot Timer free?
8 Ball Shot Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is darkSIDEpool free?
darkSIDEpool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8 Ball Shot Timer or darkSIDEpool?
8 Ball Shot Timer is rated higher. 8 Ball Shot Timer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while darkSIDEpool averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do 8 Ball Shot Timer or darkSIDEpool have ads?
Neither 8 Ball Shot Timer nor darkSIDEpool shows ads.

Other comparisons