Comparison

subpar pool vs iBrogueCE

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

Head to head
About

subpar pool

Engage in a unique pocket billiards experience across procedurally generated levels. Strategize your shots, adapt to unpredictable physics, and customize challenges with a deck of cards for endless replayability. Immerse yourself in a vibrant world with a charming art style and a relaxing soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Card-based challenge customization
  • Four distinct worlds
  • Thousands of gameplay combinations
  • Bite-sized play sessions
  • One-handed play
Features
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Dive into each procedurally generated level, consisting of a series of tables filled with balls you must pocket within a set number of shots. Escape into the fantastically vibrant world, while strategizing the best plan to pocket your balls. Watch your plan inevitably combust as you adapt your next move to skillfully take home the win. Progress in the game and create your course choosing cards from a deck to tailor the challenges to your desired game experience and playstyle. Want to feel stressed to the max? Take part in the Fast Run, which limits the time you have to aim. Want a level with portals? Subpar Pool has you covered. Or want to see what happens when you play Subpar Pool with glass balls as they roll and collide? There’s thousands of ways to combine the dynamic cards to create a unique playthrough experience, every time. Immerse yourself in the charming, lively world of Subpar Pool while you find out if you can master the unpredictability of ever-changing balls colliding in this satisfying and mesmerizing mashup experience. Features: • Four different worlds, each with its own set of constraints and challenges • Procedurally generated tables and 18 different cards with more than 14,000 ways to combine for an always fresh gameplay experience • A compact game experience designed for bite-sized play sessions (or longer if you prefer!) • A stunning, vibrant french-inspired art style that transports you into the enchanting world • Plays comfortably with one hand • A soothing, mini-golf funk soundtrack to get you in the spirited mood • Created by grapefrukt games, the dev behind beloved and acclaimed games holedown, twofold inc & rymdkapsel

About

iBrogueCE

Experience a classic roguelike adventure on your iPad. This community-enhanced port offers deep tactical gameplay and challenging dungeons.

Highlights
  • Classic roguelike gameplay
  • Community Edition enhancements
  • Tactical dungeon crawling
  • Challenging gameplay
  • iPad optimized
Features
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iBrogueCE is an iPad OS port of Brian Walker's rogue-like game Brogue. This is the Community Edition version, based on tmewett's development work, and Seth Howard's Objective C port to iPad OS, recently enhanced with Bryan Turner's integration work into the Community Edition repository.

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iBrogueCE at Free against subpar pool's $4.99. iBrogueCE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). subpar pool's advantage is chart position (#75 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ratings volume, 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

iBrogueCE is free to download; subpar pool costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBrogueCE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 100% of iBrogueCE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
subpar pool versus iBrogueCE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar pooliBrogueCE
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (39 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings39 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#75 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABRobert Taylor

Customer experience

subpar pool

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%

iBrogueCE

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

None

iBrogueCE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iBrogueCE free?
iBrogueCE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or iBrogueCE?
iBrogueCE is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while iBrogueCE averages 5.0 from 23 ratings.
Do subpar pool or iBrogueCE have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor iBrogueCE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or iBrogueCE?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and iBrogueCE every 2 weeks. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on September 24, 2026 and iBrogueCE on September 19, 2026.

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