Pool vs Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool
Experience classic 8-ball pool on your mobile device. Challenge a friend or play solo, aiming to pocket your assigned balls and then the black ball. Enjoy realistic 3D animation and precise aiming hints.
- Single player mode
- Two player mode
- Left and right-handed support
- 3D ball animation
- Aiming hint
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Play 8-ball pool on your mobile device against your friend. The object of the game is to pocket your set of assigned balls (solid or striped) and finally pocket black ball to designated pocket. Game features: - one or two players modes - for left and right hands - real 3D ball animation - hint for precise aiming Good luck and enjoy the game!
Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!
Engage in a colorful billiards puzzle experience with various challenges like straight shots, corner pockets, and bunkers. Utilize power-ups and customize your equipment for a stylish and strategic gameplay journey through endless levels.
- Colorful pool-inspired puzzles
- Straight shots and corner pockets
- Hills and bunkers challenges
- Aim assist power-up
- Coin magnet power-up
- Customizable cues and balls
- Endless levels
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Colourful puzzles inspired by classic pool! Straight shots, corner pockets, hills and even bunkers! This game of pool has it all! Use power-ups such as the mighty “aim assist” or handy “coin magnet” to help you on your way, things may get difficult! Customise your look! Maybe you fancy playing with the golden cue for extra style points? Or mix things up by using a tennis ball instead! Whatever your look, an endless journey of carefully designed levels awaits! Welcome to Pot Shot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pool at 4.6 against Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!'s 4.0. Pool also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool! sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pool holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pool has 72K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Pool's written reviews are positive against 80% of Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pool ships an update every 6 weeks, Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool! every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool | Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (72K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 72K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #147 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vintolo Ltd | Playstack Ltd |
Customer experience
Pool
Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!
Bugs and requests
Pool
Reported bugs
3 issues- Computer takes turns when it shouldn't
- Cue ball placement issues after fouls
- Balls getting stuck on table edges
Requested features
5 requests- Add online multiplayer mode
- Implement different difficulty levels for AI
- Allow more control over cue ball and shot power
- Include scoring/stats tracking
- Add more table and ball customization options
Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pool
No in-app purchases
Pot shot! Crazy 8 ball pool!
- Pile of Coins$1.99
- Starter Pack!$3.99
- Remove ads$5.99
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- Stack of Coins$5.99
- Free bonus Ads!$7.99
- Coin Bank$9.99
Questions
Is Pool free?
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