Comparison

Ultimate Pool vs Cue Cards

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

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About

Ultimate Pool

Stay updated with the world's most exciting 8-ball pool circuit. Access live and archived video coverage, exclusive fan content, and real-time scores and rankings. Follow your favorite players with in-depth profiles and get all the tournament news.

Highlights
  • Live and archived video on demand
  • Exclusive fan content and tutorials
  • Bespoke live scoring platform
  • Player profiles and compilation content
  • Match previews and reviews
  • Tournament news and details
Features
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The official Ultimate Pool App is your essential source and insight for everything from the world's most exciting 8-ball pool circuit. Keep up-to-date with all the latest tournament news from the Ultimate Pool scene and tune in to watch our major professional events featuring the world’s most talented and entertaining players. Your number one destination for 8-ball pool action includes features such as: * Extensive live and archived ‘Video on Demand’ coverage from Ultimate Pool events which allows casting direct to your TV * Exclusive content for fans including tutorials, trickshots, stories, features and interviews * Bespoke Live Scoring platform bringing you scores, results and updated ranking lists from all Ultimate Pool circuits * Access bringing you closer to your favourite players with in-depth career profiles and compilation content * Previews and reviews of all the latest matchdays and tournaments * News, stats, announcements and tournament details from the Ultimate Pool team Download the Ultimate Pool App now for all your eightball entertainment needs! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cue Cards

This app provides variable practice drills for pool players, adapting to skill levels with a unique rating system. It offers daily challenges, social features for comparing progress with friends, and custom drill creation. A free version is available, with an optional Pro subscription for advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Adaptive skill-based drills
  • Elo rating system for players and drills
  • Daily challenges and weekly streaks
  • Pass & Play multiplayer mode
  • Customizable drill creation
  • Advanced game analytics (Pro)
Features
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Note: this is not a mobile game. It is a practice and training aid that needs a real pool table. Practice doesn't stick when it's the same shot ten times, because a match never gives you the same shot twice. CueCards is pool training that hands you a new problem every time you step up, pitched at your level, with a Skill Rating that moves with every drill you log. HOW IT WORKS There are five types of card: Layout (where the balls sit), Cue Ball (where you start from), Rule (a condition you play under), Pocket (which pockets are open) and Safety (where the cue ball must finish, or how many cushions to escape). CueCards shuffles them into a drill. Set the balls up on the table to match, shoot it, log how it went, then deal the next one. 598 cards make over 1.2 million different drills, so you will never run out. TRAINING THAT FINDS YOUR LEVEL Your first five drills set your Skill Rating. From then on you're dealt drills at the edge of your game, roughly a coin flip each, which is where practice sticks. Too easy or too hard? Slide the dial to Comfy, Balanced or Push me. EVERY DRILL IS RATED. SO ARE YOU. It's an Elo system: you play against the drill. Beat one rated above you and your rating climbs. Scrape through an easy one and it slips. One scale, Bronze to Platinum, for you and for every drill in the deck. PRACTICE THAT STICKS Motor-learning research keeps finding the same thing: practice that changes between attempts feels harder in the moment and holds up better afterwards. Repeating one shot grooves it, then it fades. Sports science calls it variable practice. CueCards is built on it. SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY The Daily Drill and the Daily Shot are the same for every player in the world. One drill, one shot, once a day. Both count towards your weekly streak. PLAY WITH MATES Pass & Play runs on one phone: everyone shoots the same drills and the best results take it. Add friends to compare Skill Ratings on your own leaderboard, and share any drill or result as a story card. BUILD YOUR OWN Choose the decks, packs and difficulty for a custom drill, and save any drill you want to come back to. FREE FOREVER A starter deck of 8 layouts plus every Cue Ball, Rule and Pocket card and a taste of the Safety deck: 143 cards, nearly 36,000 rated drills, unlimited deals. Drills picked at your level, your Skill Rating, weekly streak and headline stats, the Daily Drill, the Daily Shot and Pass & Play. No ads. CUECARDS PRO All 598 cards, all 1.2 million drills, and the full analysis of your game: • Player map: every part of your game (potting, safety, clusters, cushions, the black) on one rating scale, so you can see what to practise • Insights: patterns in your own results, like "without the black you clear a drill in 1.8 tries; with it, 2.9" • Explorer: slice every drill you've played, any way you like • History: the complete record, drill by drill 14 days free, then monthly or annual. Cancel any time. Works for English 8 ball, American 8 ball, 9 ball and other pool variants. — CueCards Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or annual. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://poolcuecards.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://poolcuecards.com/terms

Screenshots

Ultimate Pool4 screens
Cue Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cue Cards at every 5 days against Ultimate Pool's every 2 months. Ultimate Pool's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ultimate Pool sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Cue Cards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Pool ships an update every 2 months, Cue Cards every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ultimate Pool versus Cue Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate PoolCue Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUltimate Pool Group LimitedJason Wicks

Customer experience

Ultimate Pool

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Cue Cards

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ultimate Pool

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Cue Cards

Subscriptions2
  • Cue Cards Pro14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • CueCards Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Ultimate Pool free?
Ultimate Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cue Cards free?
Cue Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ultimate Pool or Cue Cards have ads?
Neither Ultimate Pool nor Cue Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Pool or Cue Cards?
Ultimate Pool ships an update every 2 months, and Cue Cards every 5 days. Most recently, Ultimate Pool was updated on October 25, 2026 and Cue Cards on October 25, 2026.

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