Basketball Shot Clock vs Pool Shot Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basketball Shot Clock
This app allows you to run a basketball shot clock on your iPhone or iPad. It includes various sound options and supports different rule sets like NCAA, NBA, and FIBA. A helpful 'Recall Last' feature is available for accidental resets.
- Buzzer and countdown sounds
- NCAA, NBA, FIBA, and custom settings
- Built-in rule set references
- Accidental reset recall
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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In basketball, a shot clock encourages a fast pace of play. Run your own shot clock on your iPhone or iPad. - Includes buzzer and countdown sounds - Supports NCAA, NBA, FIBA, or custom settings - Includes rule sets for NCAA, NBA, and FIBA so that you can easily reference them. - "Recall Last" Option if you accidentally tap Reset.
Pool Shot Clock
Manage shot timing in pool games with customizable countdowns and alerts. Features a simple scoreboard and can be controlled via Apple Watch. Offers premium sound packs and match clock functionality through in-app purchases.
- Customizable shot timers and warnings
- Configurable alert sounds and colors
- Simple scoreboard functionality
- Apple Watch control
- In-app purchases for premium features
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A Shot Clock to manage the time taken per player in a game of Pool. Defaulted to 60 seconds per shot with first warning at 20 seconds, second warning at 10 seconds and an Extension of 60 Seconds. A countdown sounds for last few seconds. All times and warnings can be configured in Settings. Change Alert colors and Alert sounds. Simple Score Board displayed. Control Pool Shot Clock App on iPhone using Apple Watch. Note: Apple Watch will only control Pool Shot Clock App on iPhone and not iPad. In app purchase: 23 Additional premium sounds, Match Clock with 2 Match Time alert settings and save settings as profiles for easy switching of different saved settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basketball Shot Clock at 5.0 against Pool Shot Clock's 4.0. Basketball Shot Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Pool Shot Clock's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Pool Shot Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basketball Shot Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basketball Shot Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basketball Shot Clock has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Basketball Shot Clock ships an update every 12 months, Pool Shot Clock fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basketball Shot Clock | Pool Shot Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Carnesciali | Garry Ryan |
Customer experience
Basketball Shot Clock
Pool Shot Clock
In-app purchases
Basketball Shot Clock
No in-app purchases
Pool Shot Clock
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
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