Pool Tour vs Pool Table Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool Tour
Experience the thrill of arcade-style billiards with precise controls and realistic physics. Travel the world, unlock stylish cues, and conquer thousands of challenging levels in this immersive pool game.
- Precise cue steering
- Thousands of challenging levels
- Unlockable billiard cues
- Stunning 3D ball visuals
- Realistic physics engine
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It’s time to play pool in the world’s No.1 arcade style Pool game everybody’s talking about! Precise the cue steering, set the angle and hit the ball. Hone your skills and play on beautiful billiard tables as you travel around the world in Pool Tour now! Pool Tour Features: - 100+ gorgeous billiard cues to unlock - Thousands of challenging levels to beat - Accurate steering allows you to perform amazing tricks - Stunning 3D ball visuals and animations - Realistic physics engine If you like 8 ball, you're going to love this crisp arcade style pool game!
Pool Table Challenge
Experience a realistic pool hall simulation on your mobile device. Play 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and Snooker with AI opponents or pass-and-play multiplayer. Features adjustable camera views and helpful tutorials.
- Multiple pool game types (8-Ball, 9-Ball, Snooker)
- Player vs Player, Easy AI, Hard AI modes
- Top-down and first-person camera views
- Touch controls with optional trajectory assist
- Extensive in-game help and rules
- Universal app support for Apple devices
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Your own pool hall as close as your phone or iPad! Choose from 3 different popular pool games: - 8-Ball (solids and stripes) - 9-Ball (sink all 9 balls in order) - Snooker (alternate between red and colored balls, with automatic scoring) 3 modes of play in each game: - Player vs Player (take turns, passing device back and forth) - Easy AI (artificial intelligence) - Hard AI (artificial intelligence) 2 camera views: - top-down - first-person Easy to use touch movement controls, camera view, and optional calculated ball trajectory. Extensive Help screens with rules for each game and diagrams of movement controls. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use mouse and on screen controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pool Tour at Free against Pool Table Challenge's $2.99. Pool Tour also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (29K vs 1). Pool Table Challenge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Pool Tour is free to download; Pool Table Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pool Table Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool Tour has 29K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pool Tour ships an update every 4 weeks, Pool Table Challenge every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool Tour | Pool Table Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (29K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doodle Mobile Limited | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
Pool Tour
Pool Table Challenge
Bugs and requests
Pool Tour
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cue/power controls get mixed up
- Game progress doesn't sync across devices
- Certain ads get stuck and can't be closed
Requested features
5 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Offer an ad-free version
- Provide more table/cue customization
- Add a 3D camera view option
- Implement a level progression system
Pool Table Challenge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pool Tour
No in-app purchases
Pool Table Challenge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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