Comparison

subpar pool vs Ready Set Golf

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

Ready Set Golf

Compete in fast-paced multiplayer mini golf matches with friends and players worldwide. Utilize power-ups, master over 100 unique holes, and customize your golf balls and effects to climb the leaderboards and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer competition
  • Over 100 unique holes
  • Power-up usage for advantage
  • Extensive cosmetic customization
  • Intuitive controls
  • Arcade-style gameplay
Features
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Tee off with your friends and players from around the world in Ready Set Golf! Race against real players in fast-paced rounds of mini golf, activate power-ups unleash your skills to climb the leaderboard, earn exciting cosmetics, and activate power-ups. With support for up to eight players simultaneously, the competition is fierce and the taste of victory is sweet! With its endless gameplay and intuitive controls, Ready Set Golf keeps you coming back for "just one more round." Get thrown right into the action and navigate over 100 uniquely designed holes, each with its own set of challenges and hazards. Strategically use power-ups, showcase precision, and demonstrate lightning-fast reactions to emerge victorious — only the strongest will prevail! Play matches and claim victories earning you experience to level up and unlock exclusive rewards. Mix and match your style on the green with a range of unique golf balls, trails, custom flags, and special celebration effects for sinking that perfect shot! From fun and quirky hamburger golf balls to vibrant and colorful rainbow flags, there’s something for everyone. Personalize your golfing experience and control the vibe on the course. Features: * Real-time multiplayer for endless competition * Performance-based best-of-five matches * Play with up to 7 friends or other players across the globe * Join private games with friends with a simple room code * Collect unique golf balls, trails, flags, and celebration customization * Master intuitive and easy-to-learn controls. * Enjoy casual, arcade-style gameplay * Use power-ups to give you the advantage * Discover over 100+ courses * Explore 3 unique environments

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens
Ready Set Golf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ready Set Golf at Free against subpar pool's $4.99. Ready Set Golf also leads on ratings volume (205 vs 39). subpar pool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence 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

Ready Set Golf is free to download; subpar pool costs $4.99 up front. Ready Set Golf sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. subpar pool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for subpar pool against 4.7 for Ready Set Golf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ready Set Golf has 205 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ready Set Golf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Ready Set Golf fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
subpar pool versus Ready Set Golf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolReady Set Golf
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (39 ratings)4.7 (205 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings39205 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#107 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABPikPok

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

Ready Set Golf

All ratings205 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

subpar pool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ready Set Golf

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Audio sporadically stops
  • Hides important UI elements
  • Game said I won, then said I was second
  • Most opponents are bots
  • Game is glitchy every time it's opened
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  • Started as a spectator
  • Screen goes dark and is unplayable
  • Sound randomly cuts out
  • Low frame rate (feels like 30fps)
  • Purchased a chest with worthless items

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add more adventurous and scenic courses
  • Include championship tournaments with more rounds
  • Add a global leaderboard with cumulative first-place victories
  • Display win percentages for self and opponents
  • Show number of games played
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  • Add new holes/levels
  • More themed levels needed
  • Add elevators to courses
  • Include futuristic city and Avatar-inspired courses
  • Add powerups
  • Add more variety to levels

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Ready Set Golf

One-time11
  • Raise The Par Offer$1.99
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • St Putt-rick’s Day Offer$2.99
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  • Easter Bundle$2.99
  • Scored To The Bone Offer$2.99
  • Happy Holey-days Offer$2.99
  • 1500 Coins$4.99
  • Feeling Par-triotic Offer$4.99
  • Ball Or Stuffing Offer$4.99
  • Remove Ads$5.99
  • 5000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ready Set Golf free?
Ready Set Golf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or Ready Set Golf?
Ready Set Golf is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Ready Set Golf averages 4.7 from 205 ratings.
Do subpar pool or Ready Set Golf have ads?
Ready Set Golf shows ads; subpar pool does not.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or Ready Set Golf?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ready Set Golf fortnightly. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on October 16, 2026 and Ready Set Golf on October 16, 2026.

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