Break Speed vs Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Break Speed
Measure your pool break speed with this app. Simply place your phone on the rail, tap to start, and tap again after your break to get an accurate speed reading. Improve your game with precise feedback.
- Measures break shot speed
- High accuracy compared to radar guns
- Break Recognition technology
- Provides feedback for improvement
- Professional player recommended
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How Fast Is Your Break? Break Speed Powered By Predator can tell you! To use the app, set your phone on the rail and tap the screen. Now you're ready to break. Tap the screen once again after your break and the app will display your Break Speed speed. Break Speed is more than 10x the accuracy of a radar gun and has become the standard for break shot speed measurements, privately and professionally. With such high precision, you can use Break Speed to provide that feedback you need to improve your breaks. Break harder and more consistently with Break Speed. Don't worry about others breaking around you or other pool hall noise. Even shouting players won't fool our Break Recognition technology. Find out why professional pool players are using and recommending Break Speed to others. Our collaboration with Predator has been very effective. It's been great to work with a team that understands the science of billiards. The Predator R&D team has been testing the application along side their own speed measurement equipment and the Iron Willie robot, following a number of testing sessions, the Predator R&D team found the application so accurate that a partnership in pool science began. "The application is really spot on. During my many testing sessions with the Predator Team there was very little deviation between the Predator testing equipment and the application," said Predator Pro Mike Dechaine. If you're a serious player, and you don't have Break Speed Powered By Predator, what are you waiting for?
Smart
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Smart-Score is an intuitive scorekeeping app for pool billiards. It supports Straight Pool, 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-Ball, with scoring screens tailored to each discipline. An optional shot clock can be added to any game. STRAIGHT POOL Keep track of points, innings, current runs, high runs and player averages. Smart-Score supports the essential actions required during a match, including fouls, break fouls, remaining balls, new racks and full reracks. The active-player indicator always shows whose turn it is. 8-BALL, 9-BALL AND 10-BALL Record won racks with a simple swipe directly on a player’s score. Smart-Score tracks racks and sets and automatically manages the breaking player according to the selected break mode. Choose between winner breaks and alternating breaks—within a set and from one set to the next. SHOT CLOCK Keep matches running on pace with the built-in, floating shot clock. Tap directly on the circular display to restart, pause, resume, or add an extension on the fly. Distinct visual ring indicators and acoustic warning sounds keep players informed at configurable first-warning, second-warning, and expiration thresholds. FLEXIBLE SETTINGS Configure default Race-To and Sets-to-Win values for every discipline, as well as shot times, extension durations, and warning thresholds for the shot clock. Match values can also be adjusted for each individual match. Player names can be changed directly from the scoring screen, with suggestions based on previously archived matches. RESULT SHEETS Open the live Results Sheet at any time during a match. Straight Pool results are documented inning by inning, including points, duration and running scores. For 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-Ball, the Results Sheet shows every rack, its winner, duration and the score for each set. MATCH ARCHIVE Completed matches are saved in the Match Archive. Review final results, match durations and detailed statistics. Filter archived matches by discipline or date, reopen their Results Sheets or remove individual entries. The maximum number of stored matches can be configured in Settings. LIVE MATCH MONITORING Follow matches from another device on the same local network. Active matches appear automatically in table-number order—no special server configuration is required. Monitoring shows players, scores, match distance, sets, duration and current match status. ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Integrated interactive Shot Clock with extension, pause, and sound alerts • Undo the previous action • Swap players before the match begins • Choose the starting player or breaker • Automatic match-finish confirmation • Reusable player names • English and German interface • Dark Blue, Dark Green and Dark Red themes • Local-network streaming can be enabled or disabled Whether you are keeping score for a practice session, a friendly match, a tournament or several tables at your club, Smart-Score provides a clear and focused way to track every match.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart at every 6 days against Break Speed's every 4 months. Break Speed's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $7.99) and chart position (#156 vs unranked). On 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
Break Speed costs $4.99 and Smart $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Break Speed ships an update every 4 months, Smart every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Break Speed | Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Nettle | Michael Scheffler |
In-app purchases
Break Speed
No in-app purchases
Smart
No in-app purchases
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