Comparison

Salotto vs Rackmate

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

Head to head
About

Salotto

Connect with pool players, find competitive matches, and track your ranking globally. Participate in tournaments and improve your FargoRating. Designed for all skill levels, from beginners to pros.

Highlights
  • Connect with local and global pool players
  • Find and join competitive matches
  • Track your global and regional ranking
  • Compete for tournament invitations and prizes
  • Optional FargoRating integration
  • Real-time statistics
Features
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Salotto is a free app connecting pool players. Meet up with new players, play competitive games and get ranked within your area, country and world. High ranking players can qualify for invitational tournaments and prizes all while affecting their FargoRating (optional). Salotto is for everyone that plays pool, from beginner to professional. Salotto takes away the uncertainty of finding a competitive pool match. Real-time statistics keep members up to date on where they rank in the app. Salotto is free to download allowing a user to create a pool match anywhere or join a match they find on the games map. You can even host a match once a month for free, then pay $0.99 per event to create more matches. If you plan to play more than 3 times per month or want unlimited access, you can sign up for Salotto Pro. Salotto Pro gives members unlimited hosting with no advertising for $4.99 per month or a discounted $49.99 per year. Salotto understands not all users like monthly subscriptions and therefore want to offer the Salotto Free platform with the "pay as you go" format so everyone can use it at their pace. Pool players deserve to play more pool. Terms of Use can be found at https://salotto.app/tc/

About

Rackmate

Features
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The billiards scoreboard that actually knows billiards. Rackmate keeps score the way pool players play: race-to-N matches, winner or alternate breaks, handicap races, and tap-to-pot 9-ball scoring that knows the 9 wins the rack. BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Tap balls as they drop — Miss and Foul pass the turn automatically • Turn your phone sideways for a table-side scoreboard you can read from the far rail • The screen stays awake while you play NOTHING GETS LOST • Every shot autosaves — take a call, lock the screen, pick up where you left off • Undo anything, across racks. Fix any earlier rack with two taps • Match history is free, forever 8-BALL & 9-BALL • Race to any number, with per-player handicap targets • Winner breaks or alternate breaks • One-tap Break & Run and 8 on the Break RACKMATE PRO (one-time purchase — no subscription) • Player stats: win rate, streaks, racks, fouls, form, head-to-head • Rack-by-rack match replay • Shareable result cards No ads. Ever. No account. Works completely offline. Your data stays on your device. Made for the table, priced once, yours forever.

Screenshots

Salotto4 screens
Rackmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Salotto at 14.0 against Rackmate's 17.0. 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. Salotto sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Rackmate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Salotto ships an update every 3 weeks, Rackmate monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Salotto versus Rackmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalottoRackmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalotto LLC宇昂 朱

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Salotto

Subscriptions3
  • Salotto Monthly Discount$2.491 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time7
  • Pay as you Play$0.99
  • Submit 1-10 Games$1.99
  • Submit 1-10 Games To FargoRate$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Submit 11-15 Games$3.99
  • Submit 16-25 Games$4.99
  • Submit 11-15 Games$4.99
  • Submit 16-25 Games$5.99
1 purchases

Rackmate

One-time1
  • Rackmate Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Salotto free?
Salotto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rackmate free?
Rackmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Salotto or Rackmate have ads?
Neither Salotto nor Rackmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salotto or Rackmate?
Salotto ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rackmate monthly. Most recently, Salotto was updated on November 3, 2026 and Rackmate on November 10, 2026.

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