Comparison

subpar pool vs Skyrdle

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

Skyrdle

A daily word puzzle game where you guess a word in six tries or less. Your game progress and scores are saved to a public data store. Enjoy a new challenge every day.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Guess in 6 tries or less
  • Saves scores to PDS
  • AT Protocol integration
  • New challenge daily
Features
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Daily puzzle game for AT Protocol. Guess the word in 6 tries or less. Saves your scores to your PDS (public data store)!

Screenshots

subpar pool4 screens
Skyrdle1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Skyrdle at Free against subpar pool's $4.99. Skyrdle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). subpar pool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Skyrdle is free to download; subpar pool costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skyrdle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: subpar pool has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, Skyrdle every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
subpar pool versus Skyrdle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersubpar poolSkyrdle
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#43 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwebbfarbror ABsmol farm LLC

Customer experience

subpar pool

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

Skyrdle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

subpar pool

No in-app purchases

None

Skyrdle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is subpar pool free?
subpar pool costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyrdle free?
Skyrdle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, subpar pool or Skyrdle?
Skyrdle is rated higher. subpar pool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Skyrdle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do subpar pool or Skyrdle have ads?
Neither subpar pool nor Skyrdle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, subpar pool or Skyrdle?
subpar pool ships an update every 2 weeks, and Skyrdle every 3 months. Most recently, subpar pool was updated on November 7, 2026 and Skyrdle on November 7, 2026.

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