Comparison

subpar pool vs Kaamos

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

Kaamos

Engage in turn-based tactical combat by matching tiles on a grid. Explore a dark medieval world, collect equipment, and build your character and deck to overcome foes in this unique roguelike experience.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tile matching combat
  • Character and deck building
  • Looting equipment from foes
  • Dark medieval world exploration
  • Roguelike progression
Features
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Kaamos is a bite-sized turn-based puzzle roguelike where battles are fought by matching tiles on a grid with looping rows and columns. Build your character and deck of tiles by looting equipment from your foes. Traverse a dark medieval world where the Sun went down and never rose again.

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens
Kaamos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: subpar pool at 4.6 against Kaamos's 3.9. subpar pool also leads on chart position (#29 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Kaamos's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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 Kaamos $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

subpar pool holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of subpar pool's written reviews are positive against 71% of Kaamos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Kaamos weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
subpar pool versus Kaamos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolKaamos
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better3.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB134 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developerwebbfarbror ABFreedom Games, LLC

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

Kaamos

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

None

Kaamos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kaamos free?
Kaamos costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or Kaamos?
subpar pool is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Kaamos averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do subpar pool or Kaamos have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor Kaamos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or Kaamos?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kaamos weekly. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on November 3, 2026 and Kaamos on October 30, 2026.

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