Comparison

DrillRoom vs Pool Rival

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

Head to head
About

DrillRoom

This app uses AI and augmented reality to provide real-time feedback and shot tracking for pool players. It offers a variety of drills and allows users to customize their training sessions. Track your progress and improve your game with personalized insights.

Highlights
  • AI-powered training partner
  • Real-time audio feedback
  • Shot tracking and progress analysis
  • Customizable drill editor
  • Augmented reality training
  • Over 50 drills and challenges (subscription)
Features
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DrillRoom is your personal AI-powered pool coach, turning your iPhone or iPad into a smart training partner. Whether you're new to cue sports or aiming to compete at a higher level, DrillRoom helps you practice smarter with real-time feedback, shot tracking, and drills for every skill level. TRAIN SMARTER, NOT HARDER DrillRoom harnesses the power of AI and augmented reality to systematize your training. Choose from drills focusing on speed control, shotmaking, and positional play. The best part? You receive real-time audio feedback, encouraging you to continue and improve. It's like having a personal coach in your pocket! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Watch your game improve over time! DrillRoom helps you understand your performance by drill type and category, and tracks your shotmaking percentages and speeds. You'll see your progress right on your player's dashboard. CUSTOMIZE YOUR TRAINING Use the interactive drill editor to diagram and plan your shots. Define start positions, cue ball paths, and valid pockets, or draw complete layouts from scratch. Instantly capture real table positions with live detection to generate drills from real-world scenarios. EASY SETUP No fancy gear needed here! All you need is your iPhone or iPad, a tripod, and a well-lit billiard table. Simply set up your device 5 feet above the ground, and let DrillRoom take care of the rest. UNLOCK MORE WITH SUBSCRIPTION Ready to go to the next level? Subscribe to unlock over 50 drills, challenges, and premium features: * Game Analysis: Get detailed shot analysis diagrams and stats after each drill. * Multiple Profiles Support. Switch profiles to enable tracking game play & stats for many users. Ideal for families, and groups of friends. * Shot video clips. Access and share video clips of your shots. Check your shooting stance. * Challenges, such as Golf Pool, Centerfield Infinite Drill, and the Billiard University Exam I playing ability assessment. Join the community of pool lovers transforming their game with DrillRoom. We love hearing from our users - send your suggestions and feedback to drillroom@orangeloops.com. And don't forget to visit drillroom.ai for news and updates. Let's start your billiard journey today with DrillRoom!

About

Pool Rival

Experience realistic billiards battles with friends or global players. Enjoy immersive sound and physics, with diverse arenas and cues to personalize your game. Compete in real-time and climb the leaderboards to become a billiards champion.

Highlights
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Global player matching
  • Multiple arenas
  • Points ranking leaderboard
  • Diverse scenes and cues
  • Special chalk for skill improvement
Features
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Pool Rival is a game tailor-made for two-player billiards enthusiasts, allowing you to experience the real fun of billiards battles with your friends or global players. Realistic sound effects and physical collisions make you feel like playing in front of a real pool table. Relax your mind. Whether you are a novice or an experienced player, this game can bring you endless fun and challenge. Game features: Real physics engine: Feel the most realistic billiards experience, and every shot will make you immersed in the scene. Perfect matching mechanism: Find opponents with the same skills as you all over the world! Multiple Arenas: Meet the needs of players of different levels. Points Ranking: Play against global players in real time, show off your billiards skills, and climb to the top of the leaderboard. Diverse scenes and cues: Unlock and use a variety of exquisite pool tables and cues to reflect your personality and taste. Special Chalk: Improve your hitting skills and help you win. Game Highlights: Simple and easy-to-use operation method, suitable for players of all ages. Exquisite 3D graphics and realistic sound effects allow you to enjoy a visual and auditory feast. Rich tasks and activities, complete challenges and get rich rewards. Regular updates and optimizations ensure a consistent gaming experience. Whether you want to relax or pursue the excitement of competition, Pool Rival can meet your needs. Come and download the game for free, compete with players around the world, and become the king of the billiards world! If you have fun, share it with your friends and get more fun together.

Screenshots

DrillRoom4 screens
Pool Rival4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DrillRoom at none against Pool Rival's shown. Pool Rival's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. DrillRoom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Pool Rival sells 48 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pool Rival holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 287 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of DrillRoom's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pool Rival's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DrillRoom ships an update monthly, Pool Rival every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DrillRoom versus Pool Rival: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrillRoomPool Rival
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (258 ratings)4.7 (287 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings258287 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size260 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrangeLoopsTenyoko Entertainment Inc

Customer experience

DrillRoom

All ratings258 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral20.8%
Negative41.7%

Pool Rival

All ratings257 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.4%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

DrillRoom

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Detection of pocketed shots is spotty
  • AI does not identify balls sent to the wrong pocket
  • Walking around the table in front of the camera causes issues
  • Other balls break the logic
  • App loses all semblance of position and requires restart
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  • Image recognition fails
  • Shots fail to register entirely
  • App crashes
  • Doesn't see balls touch other balls
  • App ends drill thinking you missed
  • Never calls carom shots successful
  • Not the greatest at seeing the table
  • Can't get balls to line up on camera
  • Misses 30 percent of the shots
  • Hard to use in the tripod
  • Setup difficult
  • Doesn't sense when a shot is successful or unsuccessful sometimes
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max not working with bright LED lamps
  • Error rate about 20%
  • Counts pocketed balls as not pocketed and vice versa
  • AI doesn't track the state of the balls and tables quite right
  • Framing too low
  • Cannot see all the pockets

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add high-level drills
  • Work on iPad or computer with webcam
  • Voice control options
  • Allow users to create own drills
  • Load known trainers' drills
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  • Fix update notice
  • Add a break drill
  • Improve German translation
  • Allow analysis of training days later
  • Add more drills
  • Make it work on a computer with a webcam

Pool Rival

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DrillRoom

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$14.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$89.991 Year
48 purchases

Pool Rival

One-time48
  • New Paris Offer 1$0.99
  • Coin Supply Pack$0.99
  • New Trainee Offer$0.99
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  • New Rio Offer 1$0.99
  • New NewYork Offer 1$0.99
  • New Dubai Offer 1$0.99
  • New London Offer 1$0.99
  • Trainee Offer$0.99
  • Dubai Offer 1$0.99
  • Dubai Stay Offer$0.99
  • Rio Offer 1$0.99
  • NewYork Offer 1$0.99
  • Tiny Gems Offer 2$1.99
  • Coin Supply Pack 1$1.99
  • TINY GEMS PACK$1.99
  • Goldenshot$1.99
  • Rio Stay Offer$1.99
  • Trophy Shield Offer 1$1.99
  • Trophy Rush Conitune 1$2.49
  • Eternal Treasure 1$2.99
  • Endless Treasure 1$2.99
  • Rio Offer 2$2.99
  • NewYork Offer 2$2.99
  • RemoveAds$4.99
  • Hades Cue Offer lite$4.99
  • BIG GEMS PACK$4.99
  • Epic Cue Offer$4.99
  • New Trophy Rush Offer 1$4.99
  • New RemoveAds Offer$4.99
  • PoolPass$4.99
  • Trophy Rush Offer 1$4.99
  • Trophy Rush Conitune 2$4.99
  • Trophy Shield Offer 2$4.99
  • Dubai Offer 3$4.99
  • Rio Offer 3$4.99
  • NewYork Offer 3$4.99
  • Trophy Rush Offer 2$6.99
  • Trophy Shield Offer 3$6.99
  • NewYork Stay Offer$7.99
  • Trophy Rush Offer 3$7.99
  • HUGE GEMS PACK$9.99
  • New Trophy Rush Offer 4$9.99
  • Trophy Rush Offer 4$9.99
  • Dubai Offer 4$9.99
  • NewYork Offer 4$9.99
  • Rio Offer 4$9.99
  • Trophy Rush Offer 5$11.99
  • Endless Treasure 5$24.99

Questions

Is DrillRoom free?
DrillRoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Rival free?
Pool Rival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DrillRoom or Pool Rival?
Pool Rival is rated higher. DrillRoom averages 4.6 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Pool Rival averages 4.7 from 287 ratings.
Do DrillRoom or Pool Rival have ads?
Pool Rival shows ads; DrillRoom does not.
Which is updated more often, DrillRoom or Pool Rival?
DrillRoom ships an update monthly, and Pool Rival every 6 weeks. Most recently, DrillRoom was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pool Rival on October 24, 2026.

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