Comparison

Billiard School vs Billiards Aiming Assistant

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

Head to head
About

Billiard School

Learn to play billiards like a pro with over 1.5 hours of instructional video. This app offers a proven teaching method with theoretical explanations and practical demonstrations, suitable for individuals and groups. Master basic to advanced techniques with unique exercises for pool, snooker, and Russian billiards.

Highlights
  • 1.5+ hours of instructional video
  • Theoretical explanation and practical demonstration
  • Proven teaching method
  • Step-by-step guide from basic to advanced
  • Unique exercises for ball behavior
  • Covers pool, snooker, and Russian billiards
Features
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School of Billiards. Effective Training Method. Basics. The Only Way to Learn How to Drill to Play Like a Pro! About the Application ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This application contains 1.5+ hours of instructional video, complete with theoretical explanation and practical demonstration of exercises. The video features an effective tried-and-true teaching method that performed extremely well at billiards schools and was successfully used for individual training lessons. It offers recommendations on how to conduct training classes for individuals and student groups. It also provides a step-by-step guide from basic to advanced techniques. Unique exercises help to understand behavior of the balls on the billiards table. Following the instructions in this video you will definitely score a success in a very short time. This training method can be used for teaching pool, snooker and Russian billiards, and is intended not only for billiards schools and instructors, but also for individual players. Table of Contents ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Introduction 2. Stance. Body Position 3. About Training Process 4. Easy Ball Pocketing 5. "Follow the Sun" Game 6. Ball Piercing 7. Ball Rolling 8. "Gate" Exercise 9. Pocket Narrowing 10. Cutting 11. Rail Balls 12. Spins 13. Stun Shot 14. "Squares" Exercise 15. Cue Acceleration. Power Shot 16. Tactical Skills Development 17. Psychological Training About the Author ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vladimir Belko is an international pyramid referee. He refereed Russian and Belarusian championships, major international tournaments, 2000-2001 World Pyramid Championships, etc. He also worked as Secretary of the Belarusian Billiards Association and Secretary of the Chief referee panel of the International Pyramid Committee, and co-authored numerous instructional videos and learning books. For Players ~~~~~~~~~~~ Good luck in your training! And remember... Drill to Win!

About

Billiards Aiming Assistant

This tool helps 3-cushion billiards players improve their aiming by providing a realistic visual representation of aiming lines and ball systems. It guides users through a simplified aiming process, accounting for cue ball position, ball thickness, and english.

Highlights
  • Realistic aiming line visualization
  • 3-cushion billiards aiming theory
  • Personalized cueing parameter setup
  • Dummy ball simulation for aiming
  • Estimates english and deflection
  • Step-by-step aiming guidance
Features
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Do you want to improve your game in Carom Billiards? Then you need to improve your aiming. Designed and visually presented as an assistant for your practice, Billiards Aiming Assistant utilizes the theory of Tome di Bola and takes it from plan view to the way you will see the balls when actually playing. Striving to create a more realistic representation of your aiming lines, it will always be at hand during your practice, be it on your mobile or your tablet. ‍ ‍ Billiards Aiming Assistant is the tool that will help you understand the way to aim when playing with ball systems in 3 cushion billiards. Incorporating all aspects of aiming every player should take into consideration in order to deliver an accurate hit, this app turns a complex thinking and assessing process into a series of easy and comprehensive steps. ‍ With 5 easy steps you can: 1. Setup the application as per your current cueing action results and relevant deflection. You will always bill able to re-setup your personal cueing parameters, should you change cue, cue tip, shaft or even cueing action. Therefore it will always assist you with your current player characteristics, thus helping you to incorporate any change in style or gear and improve faster. 2. Position the cue ball according to the desired thickness against the first object ball and estimate your aiming in relevance to the tips of english of your choice for every point. By simulating the produced deflection, based on tips of english and distance between cue ball/object ball, Billiards Aiming Assistant will create a dummy ball, always locked on the cue ball, representing the cue ball's deflection augmented position, prior to contacting the object ball. Slide the dummy ball to the desired thickness and you will get the simulated true cue ball position for your aim. ‍ Billiards Aiming Assistant is the tool that will actively help you to create a mental mapping of all relevant aiming ball thickness' you mostly use as a player.

Screenshots

Billiard School4 screens
Billiards Aiming Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Billiards Aiming Assistant at 100% against Billiard School's 25%. Billiards Aiming Assistant also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and price ($1.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, 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

Billiard School costs $9.99 and Billiards Aiming Assistant $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Billiards Aiming Assistant holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Billiard School's written reviews are positive against 100% of Billiards Aiming Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Billiard School ships an update every 41 months, Billiards Aiming Assistant every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Billiard School versus Billiards Aiming Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBilliard SchoolBilliards Aiming Assistant
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size875 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVibSoftEFSTRATIOS KANTZELIS

Customer experience

Billiard School

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Billiards Aiming Assistant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Billiard School

No in-app purchases

None

Billiards Aiming Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Billiard School free?
Billiard School costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Billiards Aiming Assistant free?
Billiards Aiming Assistant costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Billiard School or Billiards Aiming Assistant?
Billiards Aiming Assistant is rated higher. Billiard School averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Billiards Aiming Assistant averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Billiard School or Billiards Aiming Assistant have ads?
Neither Billiard School nor Billiards Aiming Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Billiard School or Billiards Aiming Assistant?
Billiard School ships an update every 41 months, and Billiards Aiming Assistant every 5 months. Most recently, Billiard School was updated on October 20, 2026 and Billiards Aiming Assistant on October 18, 2026.

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