Happy Builder vs POOLS™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Happy Builder
Build towering skyscrapers and enjoy the view from the top. This game offers engaging visuals and music to make the construction process enjoyable. Powerful accessories are available to help you reach new heights.
- Skyscraper construction gameplay
- Engaging visuals and music
- Powerful building accessories
- Enjoy scenic views from heights
- Satisfy building fantasies
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En regardant par la fenêtre, un gratte-ciel qui domine le ciel, avez-vous déjà eu envie de construire un gratte-ciel? Avez-vous déjà eu l’illusion de profiter du paysage au sommet d’un grand immeuble! Et maintenant, ce jeu satisfera vos fantasmes! Une interaction parfaite entre les images et la bonne musique, pour que vous ne soyez plus ennuyeux dans le processus de construction de hauts immeubles Dans le même temps, il existe une multitude d'accessoires puissants pour vous aider à atteindre de nouveaux sommets! Si vous avez des plaintes ou des suggestions, laissez vos commentaires!
POOLS™
This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: POOLS™ at 80% against Happy Builder's 11%. POOLS™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 9). Happy Builder's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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. Happy Builder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Happy Builder's written reviews are positive against 80% of POOLS™'s.
| Parameter | Happy Builder | POOLS™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 80.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 林颖 张 | Tensori |
Customer experience
Happy Builder
POOLS™
Bugs and requests
Happy Builder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
POOLS™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unable to move on iPad Pro
- Glitches reported
Requested features
3 requests- Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
- Add a multiplayer mode
- Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)
In-app purchases
Happy Builder
- 3000 pièces d'or$0.99
- 8000 pièces d'or$1.99
- 15000 pièces d'or$2.99
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
Questions
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