Comparison

STUnlocker Ride vs PoolHall

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

Head to head
About

STUnlocker Ride

Track your Shimano STEPS E-bike rides with this app. It records speed, cadence, battery, and GPS data, and supports external heart rate monitors. Analyze your sessions and export them to popular fitness platforms.

Highlights
  • Records E-bike ride sessions
  • Displays speed, cadence, assist level, battery
  • Supports external HRM sensors
  • Analyzes recorded sessions
  • Exports to GPX and FIT formats
  • Integrates with Strava and Apple Health
Features
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!! Warning !!! Bikes with SC-E8000 display are not supported!!! Shimano did not endow this display with the ability to output telemetry via Bluetooth. STRide App is designed to record your ride session on Shimano STеPS E-bikes (EP801, EP600, EP8, E8000, E7000, E6100, E5000 motors are supported). The App supports external HRM sensors via Bluetooth. Displays bike's Speed, Cadence, Assist mode and Assist Level, Battery state, Range, Di2 data (gears), Distance, GPS data, HRM, Acceleration, Altitude (via Barometer sensor). The STRide App has the ability to view and analyze recorded sessions. Recorded sessions can be exported to GPX, FIT formats for import into STRAVA and other apps. STRide has integration with STRAVA service. This App shows the real Speed/Distance of the bike according to correction factors The App has integration with Apple Watch (controlling the App, getting Heart Rate from Watch, displaying basic parameters) and Health App integration.

About

PoolHall

This app modernizes the classic 10x10 squares game for live sports events. It automates scoring, tracks winners in real-time, and allows easy in-app invites for friends. Supports NFL, college football, NBA, and college basketball.

Highlights
  • Live sports schedules (NFL, NBA, College)
  • Real-time automatic scoring
  • In-app friends list and invites
  • Public and private game pools
  • Block Mode for 2x2 picks
  • Customizable profiles
Features
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Watch the live score move on your board in real time. PoolHall makes it easy to run squares, pick'em pools, and survivor leagues with your friends, family, or coworkers. It works great for NFL and NCAAF, and squares boards work for NBA and college basketball too. Squares is the main event. Set up a board for any game, let your group claim squares, and lock it at kickoff. As the score changes during the game, PoolHall shows you which square is winning right now. No more refreshing a spreadsheet or waiting for someone to text the group. The board updates as the game happens. Pick'em is just as simple. The commissioner builds a weekly slate, everyone makes their picks before kickoff, and the standings update automatically when results come in. You can play straight pick'em or add confidence scoring, where each person assigns point values based on how sure they are about each pick. Survivor keeps your group locked in all season. Pick one team to win each week. If they lose, you take a strike, and enough strikes puts you out. Each team can only be used once, so the easy picks run out fast. The field gets smaller every week until someone is left standing. Creating a pool takes under a minute. Share an invite code and your group joins instantly. Players always join for free. Only the person running the pool covers a one time price when they open it, and there is an annual pass if you run several. The app handles scoring and standings automatically. It also supports guest players, so anyone can join without creating an account. Commissioners can enter scores for custom games, build weekly slates, and manage their group from inside the app. One thing worth knowing: PoolHall never moves money. Anything your group works out is settled between you, outside the app. NFL season is right around the corner. Get your pools set up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

STUnlocker Ride4 screens
PoolHall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoolHall at 100% against STUnlocker Ride's 64%. STUnlocker Ride's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PoolHall sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. STUnlocker Ride asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

STUnlocker Ride holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of STUnlocker Ride's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoolHall's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STUnlocker Ride ships an update every 10 days, PoolHall every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
STUnlocker Ride versus PoolHall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTUnlocker RidePoolHall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (19 ratings) — better3.7 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB50 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVadim BukinJordan Kulzer

Customer experience

STUnlocker Ride

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative21.4%

PoolHall

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STUnlocker Ride

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

PoolHall

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • PoolHall Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • Commissioner Pass$79.991 Year
One-time9
  • Extra Square Slot$0.99
  • Unlock One Pool$4.99
  • More Players$4.99
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  • Squares Pool$7.99
  • Pool - 20 Players$9.99
  • More Players$9.99
  • Pool - 50 Players$14.99
  • Pool - 100 Players$19.99
  • Pool - Unlimited Players$29.99

Questions

Is STUnlocker Ride free?
STUnlocker Ride is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoolHall free?
PoolHall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, STUnlocker Ride or PoolHall?
STUnlocker Ride is rated higher. STUnlocker Ride averages 4.1 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while PoolHall averages 3.7 from 11 ratings.
Do STUnlocker Ride or PoolHall have ads?
Neither STUnlocker Ride nor PoolHall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STUnlocker Ride or PoolHall?
STUnlocker Ride ships an update every 10 days, and PoolHall every 2 weeks. Most recently, STUnlocker Ride was updated on September 22, 2026 and PoolHall on September 18, 2026.

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