Billiards vs Tournament Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billiards
Experience a realistic billiards simulation with five distinct game modes. Customize your playing environment and enjoy true-to-life physics and graphics. Play solo, against AI, or challenge friends online or locally.
- Realistic 3D simulation
- Five game modes (9-Ball, 8-Ball, Straight, 3-Balls, Snooker)
- Customizable table and cloth colors
- Spin control and real-life physics
- Play solo, against computer, or multiplayer
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Realistic and very easy to play billiards simulation with five different games. Choose from 9-Ball, 8-Ball, Straight, 3-Balls and Snooker, with customized table and cloth color for each. Fully featured 3D simulation, giving you spin control, real-life physics and graphics with rotating balls. Play solo, against the computer, or challenge another player on the same computer or online, to this life-like computer interpretation of your favorite game.
Tournament Pool
Experience realistic 3D pool with precise physics and intuitive controls. Master spin, follow, and draw to outplay opponents in various game modes, from single-player championships to online tournaments. Compete for glory and unlock new cues and ball sets.
- Realistic 3D graphics
- Advanced physics engine
- Multiple pool game types (8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball)
- Single-player championship and challenges
- Online multiplayer and tournaments
- Cue ball control mechanics
- Customizable cues and ball sets
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Ever wondered what it would be like to have a world class cue action and eagle eye potting ability? Now's your chance to find out! Tournament Pool allows Fast and Fluid gameplay. Use Spin, English, Follow and Draw, with the correct Power, to maintain good position and flow through the rack like a professional. The game of Pool is not just about potting the next ball but about potting ALL the balls, cue ball control is the key! Single Player, Challenges, Multi-Player and Online Tournaments. Do you have what it takes to take on the world at Pool, win a 'Major' and enter the Hall of Fame? Features • Stunning 3D graphics • Real Physics • 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-Ball • Full WPA and UPA rulesets • Auto Aim Technology • Single Player Championship with 8 Opponents • Single Player Challenges - New Challenges weekly and monthly • Online Competitions - New competitions start every month • Special Online Competitions for players with higher ranks • 'Major' Competitions for players with the highest rank • Online Buddy to challenge your friends • Earn XP to Rank-Up • Earn Coins to buy better Cues and Novelty BallSets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tournament Pool at 4.5 against Billiards's 2.2. Tournament Pool also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Billiards's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Billiards sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Tournament Pool sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tournament Pool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tournament Pool has 75 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Billiards's written reviews are positive against 43% of Tournament Pool's.
Billiards ships an update every 5 months, Tournament Pool every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Billiards | Tournament Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (10 ratings) | 4.5 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 43.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 75 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | baKno Games | Matchplay Games |
Customer experience
Billiards
Tournament Pool
In-app purchases
Billiards
- Billiards 10 Game Sessions$0.99
- Billiards Unlimited for One Month$1.99
- Billiards Full Game Unlimited$24.99
Tournament Pool
- Break Cue$0.99
- Extra Chalk$0.99
- Double XP$0.99
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- Entrance Tickets x 3$0.99
- Chalk Boost x 152 variants$0.99
- Unlock Championship$0.99
- Emoticons Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Chinese Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Lottery Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Modern Theme Ball Set$0.99
- German Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Spanish Theme Ball Set$0.99
- USA Theme Ball Set$0.99
- Entrance Tickets x 10$1.99
- Chalk Boost x 40$1.99
- Chalk Boost x 50$1.99
- MegaStar Mansion$2.99
- Professional Cue Tip$2.99
- Premium Upgrade$2.99
- 8000 Coins$3.99
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