Comparison

Real Chess 3D vs 8 Pool Master

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

Head to head
About

Real Chess 3D

Experience chess in stunning 3D graphics. Play against friends or the CPU with adjustable difficulty. Learn new strategies with interactive tutorials and customize your game's appearance. Save your progress and undo moves for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • 3D graphics
  • Single player vs CPU
  • Pass n Play with friends
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Customizable board and pieces
  • Interactive tutorials
  • Undo last move
Features
Currently charting
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Play Chess in immersive 3D graphics. Challenge your friends in Pass n Play mode or play against the CPU. Learn Chess with interactive tutorials that teach you various moves and strategies. Customize the look and feel of your game by choosing the chessboard, pieces, checkers, and table. Tap on a piece to select it, then tap on the desired target square to make your move. FEATURES: • Single Player vs CPU • Pass n Play with friends • 4 difficulty levels • Customizable board and pieces • Relaxing music • Learn Chess section • Undo last move • 3 save slots Simple to play, hard to master, challenge your skills and have endless fun! So what are you waiting for? Download now for Free! Find out more about EivaaGames: https://www.eivaagames.com A big THANK YOU to everyone who’s played Real Chess 3D!

About

8 Pool Master

Experience the thrill of a classic billiards simulator with realistic physics and precise controls. Compete against players worldwide in tournaments, climb leaderboards, and customize your cues and balls. Enjoy thousands of challenge levels and showcase your skills to become the ultimate pool master.

Highlights
  • Realistic billiards gameplay
  • Real physical collision effects
  • Hundreds of customizable cues and balls
  • Thousands of challenge levels
  • Global tournaments and leaderboards
  • Precise club steering and controls
Features
Currently charting
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Get ready to play 8 Pool Master! Those who like to play 8 ball, snooker, or billiards and want to have real fun from the game will love this 8 Pool Master 8 Pool Master is an interesting billiard game, the most exciting and popular classic billiard simulator. Precise club steering set the angle and hit the ball. Exercise your skills on the exquisite billiard table, "8 Pool Master" can bring you the best billiard game experience. Participate in the tournament, occupy a seat among players all over the world, strive to win, get first place in each group and enter a higher group, come and occupy the leaderboard! Fight against players from all over the world! Features: 1. Restore the real billiards gameplay, real physical collision effect, simple operation. 2. Hundreds of cues and billiards, change their shapes at any time to create your own style! 3. Thousands of challenge levels are waiting for you to challenge 4. Get ranked and become the strongest player in the world! Show off your skills and defend your glory in competition with other players. 5. Easy to play, first-class control. So what are you waiting for? Download this super addictive 8 Pool Master for free now to compete with players all over the world and enjoy it. We hope you enjoy 8 Pool Master. If you have any ideas, or if you have any questions about this game to discuss with us, please contact us. We are at your service at any time.

Screenshots

Real Chess 3D4 screens
8 Pool Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 8 Pool Master at every 3 months against Real Chess 3D's every 7 months. Real Chess 3D's advantage is ratings volume (162K vs 21K) and review sentiment (74% vs 63%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Real Chess 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 8 Pool Master sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Real Chess 3D against 4.6 for 8 Pool Master. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Chess 3D has 162K ratings behind it against 21K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Real Chess 3D's written reviews are positive against 63% of 8 Pool Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Real Chess 3D ships an update every 7 months, 8 Pool Master every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Real Chess 3D versus 8 Pool Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReal Chess 3D8 Pool Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (162K ratings) — better4.6 (21K ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better63.0% of reviews
Number of ratings162K — better21K
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#127#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSailendu BeheraTenyoko Entertainment Inc

Customer experience

Real Chess 3D

All ratings159,465 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,671 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative17.6%

8 Pool Master

All ratings19,643 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative31.2%

User reviews

Real Chess 3D

From 162K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
  • 🎢 Smooth and responsive gameplay
  • 🎮 Customizable board and pieces
  • 🧠 Challenging AI opponents
  • 🕹️ Offline play against CPU

Room to improve

  • 🎢 Huge difficulty spike between Easy and Normal modes
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 💰 Excessive ads in free version
  • 🔄 Repetitive CPU moves in some situations
  • 🔒 Inability to choose color (play as Black)

8 Pool Master

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🚀 Learned to play fast
  • 👍 Great game
  • 👍 Cool
  • 👍 Brilliant game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Wayyyyyyy 2 many ads
  • 🐛 Cant play
  • 🐛 False - Not the game pictured
  • 🐛 If you like Ads then you'll love this!
  • 🐛 Stupid game - Too many potting balls

Bugs and requests

Real Chess 3D

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pieces not moving as per chess rules
  • Game freezes or crashes unexpectedly
  • Incorrect stalemate/draw conditions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More gradual difficulty curve
  • Customizable time controls
  • Ability to save and review past games
  • Wider selection of board/piece themes

8 Pool Master

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Computer won incorrectly in World Pool
  • Reached level 2800 and no more levels

Requested features

2 requests
  • Fix '9 in a row' issue
  • Casual multiplayer without money

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Real Chess 3D

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
11 purchases

8 Pool Master

One-time11
  • TINY COIN PACK$1.99
  • RemoveAds$4.99
  • Cobra Cue$4.99
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  • Eagle Cue$4.99
  • SMALL COIN PACK$4.99
  • START BUNDLE$5.99
  • MEDIUM COIN PACK$9.99
  • POOL BUNDLE$12.99
  • SUPER BUNDLE$19.99
  • GRAND BUNDLE$29.99
  • MEGA COIN PACK$39.99

Questions

Is Real Chess 3D free?
Real Chess 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 8 Pool Master free?
8 Pool Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Real Chess 3D or 8 Pool Master?
Real Chess 3D is rated higher. Real Chess 3D averages 4.7 out of 5 from 162K ratings, while 8 Pool Master averages 4.6 from 21K ratings.
Do Real Chess 3D or 8 Pool Master have ads?
Both Real Chess 3D and 8 Pool Master show ads.
Which is updated more often, Real Chess 3D or 8 Pool Master?
Real Chess 3D ships an update every 7 months, and 8 Pool Master every 3 months. Most recently, Real Chess 3D was updated on October 20, 2026 and 8 Pool Master on October 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, Real Chess 3D or 8 Pool Master?
Real Chess 3D currently peaks at #127 in the App Store charts, and 8 Pool Master at #126. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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