Comparison

subpar pool vs Steve

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

Steve

A casual puzzle game where players fill a grid with the correct number of blocks. It offers a new challenge daily and allows you to compete with friends. Simple to pick up but hard to master.

Highlights
  • Grid-filling puzzles
  • Daily new puzzles
  • Beat your friends
  • Easy to learn
  • Difficult to master
Features
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The name of this game is Steve. It's a casual puzzle game. Fill the grid using the correct number of blocks. Easy to learn. Annoyingly difficult to master. A new puzzle every day. Beat your friends.

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens
Steve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Steve at Free against subpar pool's $4.99. Steve also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (95% vs 78%). subpar pool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#55 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

Steve is free to download; subpar pool costs $4.99 up front. Steve sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. subpar pool asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steve holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 95% of Steve's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Steve every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
subpar pool versus Steve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolSteve
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (38 ratings)4.8 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#55 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABTyler Hall

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

Steve

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Steve

One-time1
  • Full Steve Experience$2.99

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Steve free?
Steve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or Steve?
Steve is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Steve averages 4.8 from 30 ratings.
Do subpar pool or Steve have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor Steve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or Steve?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Steve every 3 days. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on October 27, 2026 and Steve on October 27, 2026.

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