Comparison

subpar pool vs Skate Fish

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

Skate Fish

Impress fish with your skateboarding skills to catch them and populate an aquarium. Customize your character and gear while exploring seven unique environments with rad obstacles and different fish species. Master two-finger touch controls to perform tricks and become a skate-fishing legend.

Highlights
  • Two-finger touch skateboarding controls
  • Seven unique environments
  • Character and gear customization
  • Catch various fish species
  • Populate a local aquarium
  • Socialize with other fishers
Features
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From the makers of BOMBFEST, welcome to a world where the only way to catch dope fish is to impress them! Customize your character, board, and fishing rod, and ride your way through seven chill environments, each with its own species to angle and rad obstacles to skate. Use two-finger touch controls to flip your board, grind ledges, and perform aerials and sick tricks as you become a skate-fishing legend by catching dozens of captious carp, bass, trout and other fish to help populate the local aquarium. Key Features of SkateFish include: -Nostalgic finger-deck skateboarding emulated through two-finger touch controls that allow you to flip, grind, and slide your way to fishdom fame -Seven unique locations, each with its own discerning marine creatures to impress -Customize your deck, tracks, tape and fishing gear and look fly as you cast your fly -Meet up with fellow fishers and get to know them to get the 411 on the hottest fishing tips

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens
Skate Fish4 screens

Verdict

The call

subpar pool and Skate Fish both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 0% of Skate Fish's. subpar pool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). Skate Fish's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On rating, update cadence, ads 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

Skate Fish is free to download; subpar pool costs $4.99 up front. Skate Fish 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 Skate Fish. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 0% of Skate Fish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Skate Fish every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
subpar pool versus Skate Fish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolSkate Fish
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (39 ratings)4.7 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB457 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABWhitethorn Digital LLC

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

Skate Fish

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Skate Fish

One-time11
  • Galaxy Deck$0.99
  • Lime Deck$0.99
  • Lemon Deck$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Orange Deck$0.99
  • Void Deck$0.99
  • Starry Deck$0.99
  • Lemonade Deck$0.99
  • Watermelon Deck$0.99
  • Botanical Gradient Griptape$1.99
  • BOMBFEST Deck$1.99
  • Ad Buyout$7.99

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skate Fish free?
Skate Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or Skate Fish?
Skate Fish is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while Skate Fish averages 4.7 from 13 ratings.
Do subpar pool or Skate Fish have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor Skate Fish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or Skate Fish?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Skate Fish every 6 days. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on October 16, 2026 and Skate Fish on October 13, 2026.

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