Comparison

subpar pool vs The Jackbox Survey Scramble

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

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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

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

Engage in a collection of humorous survey-based party games that utilize real, one-word answers from people worldwide. Compete with friends and family to guess popular and unpopular responses to quirky questions, with multiple game modes offering unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Real survey answers from people worldwide
  • Multiple new game modes (Hilo, Speed, Squares, Bounce, Dash, Dares)
  • Playable on phone or tablet, no special controller needed
  • Supports 2-10 players and 10,000 audience members
  • Available in multiple languages
  • Constantly changing based on player input
Features
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Discover how people across the country think! The Jackbox Survey Scramble is a collection of hilarious survey-based games, using real one-word answers from real people. Really! Welcome to a new era of party games! Jackbox has made an all-new party experience! Taking real surveys from real people around the globe, The Jackbox Survey Scramble is constantly changing based on answers submitted from players, including you! Invite your friends, family, coworkers, and enemies to see how they think when it comes to questions like, “In one word, what’s the cutest nickname for butts?” or “In one word, what’s the best sandwich topping?” Play with your phone or tablet - no special controller required. All game modes support 2 to 10 players and 10,000 audience members. All Jackbox Survey Scramble games can be played in English, French, Italian, German, Castilian or Latin American Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. And we'll be making sure we have localized answers for the UK and Australia, as well. Crikey! Multiple New Game Modes Hilo: Can you guess the most popular one-word cat names? How about the least? In Hilo, compete to find the most and least popular answers to a wide variety of questions. The rankings may surprise you! It turns out a lot of people named their cat Frank. That's a freebie. Speed: In the fast-paced Speed, think on your toes to uncover as many answers on the list as possible, as quickly as possible. It’s everyone for themselves in a race against the clock! Each round the points increase, and the stakes get a little higher! Can you handle it? Squares: Two teams compete to claim three squares in a row on the grid. Guess popular choices for the first squares, semi-popular choices for the middle squares, and least popular choices for the final squares. We guarantee, you've never had a more heated argument over attractive fictional characters than you will playing Squares. Bounce: In Bounce, two teams control a paddle that sits on a scale between most popular-to-least popular answers. Work with your team to guess an answer that puts your paddle in the right place to intercept a bouncing ball and stop your opponents from scoring a goal! But be careful! The ball gets faster with each answer! Dash: The race is on! You’re competing against your fellow players: find the most popular answer in a group of options taken from one of our enormous lists to move ahead. Double down on your choice for more progress (or more punishment), send extra choices to your opponent’s list to slow them down, and tune into public opinion to outpace everyone on your way to the finish line. Dares: Decide the stakes for fellow players! You control whether a fellow player must guess something higher or lower on the list than what’s just been revealed. Throw them a nearly impossible challenge… but don’t be shocked when they nail it and rake in the points. After you’ve completed a dare, turn around, share the love and dare another player. The Jackbox Survey Scramble Key Features Personalized experience: Customize your game with content filters, streamer settings, or accessibility options. Endless replayability: Every guess everyone submits is sent to a database and inputted back into the game as an answer, so each time you play will be an updated experience. A game for everyone: Multiple family-friendly modes mean that there’s something to enjoy for every type of party game player.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: subpar pool at 78% against The Jackbox Survey Scramble's 50%. subpar pool also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

subpar pool costs $4.99 and The Jackbox Survey Scramble $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, The Jackbox Survey Scramble every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

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subpar pool versus The Jackbox Survey Scramble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolThe Jackbox Survey Scramble
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#104 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB268 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerwebbfarbror ABJackbox Games, Inc.

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

None

The Jackbox Survey Scramble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Jackbox Survey Scramble free?
The Jackbox Survey Scramble costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do subpar pool or The Jackbox Survey Scramble have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor The Jackbox Survey Scramble shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or The Jackbox Survey Scramble?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and The Jackbox Survey Scramble every 2 months. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Jackbox Survey Scramble on November 4, 2026.

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