Comparison

CS vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

CS

Test your knowledge of CS: GO skins by guessing which item costs more. Compete with friends and climb the global leaderboards to earn titles and set new records in this unique quiz game.

Highlights
  • Guess skin prices
  • Unique game idea
  • Data for all skins
  • Global TOP rating
  • Compete with friends
  • Earn titles
Features
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Do you know the price of all skins in CS: GO? Become a Global Elite in this game! Do you think you know the skins of the popular CS: GO game? Test yourself in the new quiz! Here you need to guess which gun or knife skin costs more! More than a million combinations of pairs, so get ready - it will be really interesting! Set records, advance in the general TOP, earn titles and compete with friends! How many of you will take Global Elite before in knowing the prices of skins? Game Features: - Unique idea - Data for all skins - Overall TOP rating for all players - We constantly think what to improve in the game. Guess the price of skins with your friends!

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

CS4 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POOLS™ at 4.5 against CS's 4.0. POOLS™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months). CS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment 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. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of CS's written reviews are positive against 80% of POOLS™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CS ships an update every 9 months, POOLS™ monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
CS versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSPOOLS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better79.5% of reviews
Number of ratings41.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB1.9 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDmitry KoliushTensori

Customer experience

CS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%

POOLS™

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

CS

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

None

CS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is CS free?
CS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CS or POOLS™?
POOLS™ is rated higher. CS averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while POOLS™ averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do CS or POOLS™ have ads?
CS shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, CS or POOLS™?
CS ships an update every 9 months, and POOLS™ monthly. Most recently, CS was updated on October 24, 2026 and POOLS™ on October 24, 2026.

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