Comparison

Bloody Arcade vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

Bloody Arcade

Features
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L'humanité s'est transformé en une terrible horde de zombies. Civiles, capitalistes et forces de l'ordre se sont joint à eux pour enfin s'unir et détruire le monde. Vous êtes seule, une jeune femme forte, dotée d'armes toutes catégories pour dissiper ce terrible cortège par tous les moyens. Vous apprécierez une direction artistique plutôt gore, un personnage Doom like, pour un shooter jouissif ! Gagnez de l'expérience, de la vie, des gems, pour débloquer des nouvelles armes encore plus badass, des zombies encore plus affreux, et de nouvelle places à dézombifier. Mode mission ou mode niveau, vous pouvez vous défouler en one shot, ou retrouver vos parties sauvegardées. Bonne zombification à la Française ! Développé par un studio indépendant à Paris. Les Ptits Zombis

About

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.

Highlights
  • Slow, reflective exploration
  • Atmospheric and immersive environments
  • Inspired by liminal spaces
  • Unfolding narrative through exploration
  • Six distinct chapters
  • Unique sound design
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Bloody Arcade3 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bloody Arcade at 9.0 against POOLS™'s 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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. Bloody Arcade sells 7 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bloody Arcade ships an update every 2 months, POOLS™ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bloody Arcade versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBloody ArcadePOOLS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—79.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—1.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size424 MB1.9 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperUSTSTensori

Bugs and requests

Bloody Arcade

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

7 purchases

Bloody Arcade

One-time7
  • Petit pack de diamant$0.99
  • Pack de 60 diamants$0.99
  • Pack de diamants tendance$1.99
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  • Gros pack de diamants$4.99
  • Pack de 530 diamants$13.99
  • Pack de 2100 diamants$54.99
  • Pack of 4200 diamonds$89.99
1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Bloody Arcade free?
Bloody Arcade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bloody Arcade or POOLS™ have ads?
Neither Bloody Arcade nor POOLS™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bloody Arcade or POOLS™?
Bloody Arcade ships an update every 2 months, and POOLS™ monthly. Most recently, Bloody Arcade was updated on October 26, 2026 and POOLS™ on October 29, 2026.

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