Starters Orders horse racing vs Killer Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starters Orders horse racing
Manage and breed racehorses, competing against AI trainers globally in realistic seasons. Target major races, build your stable's ranking, and even create custom trainers and jockeys.
- Train and breed racehorses
- Global AI trainer competition
- Realistic racing seasons
- Custom trainer and jockey creation
- Hardcore breeding mode
- Realistic race cards and form
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Dubbed the Football Manager of Horse racing Starters Orders Touch enables the player to train and breed a string of race horses and take on AI trainers throughout the globe over realistic seasons with game modes and schedules covering: UK (flat and jumps racing) USA (flat racing) Australia (flat racing) Ireland (flat and jumps racing) France (flat racing) Japan (flat racing) Target the big races throughout the globe. Land betting coups and build up your stable ranking. Take on Legendary horses from the past. Edit the trainers and jockeys and create your own set's complete with portraits. Realistic races with accurate jockey AI and race tactics. Hardcore mode with tough, realistic breeding model. Superb Trainer AI creating realistic season's year after year. Realistic Race categories and grades reflecting real racing. Realistic race cards and form cards. Pay once and play. No in-app purchased required to unlock features!
Killer Pool
This app simplifies billiards scorekeeping with real-time tracking, player management, and detailed statistics. It offers an intuitive interface and works offline, making it ideal for casual games, clubs, and tournaments.
- Real-time score tracking
- Player management
- Detailed statistics
- Complete history
- Intuitive interface
- Offline functionality
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No more lives scribbled on a beer mat. Killer Pool tracks every player's lives, turn order and power cards while you play. KILLER POOL, WITHOUT THE ARGUMENTS • Every player starts with a configurable number of lives • The app handles turn order, eliminations and the podium • Missed? One tap. Mistap? One tap to undo 17 CARDS TO SPICE UP THE GAME Steal a life, swap lives, reverse the order, shoot one-handed, call your pocket… Plus your own house-rule cards. STATS AND RIVALRIES Shots, pots, accuracy, black balls. History carries over between nights, with a leaderboard and head-to-head records: finally settle who's the best in the group. BUILT FOR THE PUB A night theme you can read in a dark room, big buttons, and a timed mode for anyone who aims for three minutes. Rematches start with the same crew, and the podium shares as an image. FREE TO PLAY The free version plays up to 4 players with the basic cards. More players tonight? One video unlocks unlimited players for 6 hours. PREMIUM Unlimited players, all 14 bonus cards and your own cards, timed mode, unlimited history, no ads. One-time lifetime purchase or monthly subscription. Terms of use: https://killerpool.aatmd.com/en/legal/terms Privacy: https://killerpool.aatmd.com/en/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starters Orders horse racing at 72% against Killer Pool's 0%. Starters Orders horse racing also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Killer Pool's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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
Killer Pool is free to download; Starters Orders horse racing costs $9.99 up front. Starters Orders horse racing sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Killer Pool sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Starters Orders horse racing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starters Orders horse racing has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Starters Orders horse racing's written reviews are positive against 0% of Killer Pool's.
Starters Orders horse racing ships an update every 3 weeks, Killer Pool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starters Orders horse racing | Killer Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Strategic Designs Ltd. | Mathys Thevenot |
Customer experience
Starters Orders horse racing
Killer Pool
Bugs and requests
Starters Orders horse racing
Reported bugs
9 issues- Progress not saving / saves overwritten
- Game crashes frequently
- Breeding interface not working
- Jockey bookings not working
- Yearlings expiring after saving/loading
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- Auction crashes
- Game crashes when ending season
- Left/right UI elements reversed
- Text-to-speech disabled (initially)
Requested features
10 requests- Japanese language version
- Ability to rename races
- More emphasis on AI in races
- Tutorial for new players
- Option to change camera angle
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- Jockey feedback after races
- More realistic horse movement/graphics
- More realistic training/staff management
- Dark mode option
- Better scrolling efficiency
Killer Pool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Starters Orders horse racing
- 100k Cash boost.$1.99
- 500k Cash boost.$4.99
- 1000k Cash boost!$7.99
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- 5000k Cash boost!$24.99
Killer Pool
- Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
- Premium Pack$3.99
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