Comparison

Billard Counter vs Billiard Shot Studio

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

Head to head
About

Billard Counter

This app helps track scores and breaks for various pool games like 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, and Straight Pool. It provides detailed statistics on player performance over time, allowing for objective analysis of skill improvement. Shake your iPhone to access undo and reset options.

Highlights
  • Score tracking for 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, Straight Pool
  • Break management
  • Detailed performance statistics
  • Save Straight Pool games
  • Shake to undo/reset
  • Skill improvement analysis
Features
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This is a billard game documentation app. It is !NOT! a billard game. It takes care of the score (and who has the break in the current game) for 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball or Straight-Pool. straight pool undo and reset options appear when you shake the iPhone Definitions of Statistic abbreviation: PT = Points NR = Inning HR = High Run AV = Average points per inning TI = Time on table TPP = Time per point PSS = Potting success SSS = Safe success now you can save a straight pool game after you finished it. After a few month you have awesome data to analyse... you can see very objectively how much you improved certain skills in certain time periods. Do you play faster straight pool than last year/month? Did you improve your potting or safe success?

About

Billiard Shot Studio

Design, simulate, and analyze pool and billiard shots with a powerful engine. Refine your aim, speed, and tip position to discover new strategies and test your skills in various game modes. Save and organize your favorite shots for practice and improvement.

Highlights
  • Pool and billiard shot simulation
  • Interactive shot design tools
  • Shot library for organization
  • Find a Shot cue ball positioning aid
  • Target Game skill challenges
  • Real-time aim, speed, and tip adjustment
Features
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Design a shot. See how it plays. Take it to the table. Billiard Shot Studio helps players and coaches explore shot ideas, understand cue ball movement, and build a personal practice library. Set up the balls, adjust the stroke, and watch the simulation show how each change affects the shot. EXPLORE MORE TABLES Set up shots on 7-, 8-, and 9-foot pool tables, Heyball, 10- and 12-foot snooker tables, or a pocketless carom table. Choose cloth colors to make the workspace your own. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Play, pause, scrub, and step through shots frame by frame. • Change playback speed from 2× down to 1/32× to see exactly how the balls react. • Turn on the Spin Indicator to see the cue ball's sidespin, follow, and draw as it travels. • Add Playback Effects: motion trails and flashes at the cue strike, ball contacts, cushion hits, and pocket drops. • Choose a cue ball style (Classic, Measle, Two-tone, or Two caps) and watch it roll. • Follow ball paths, see where balls make contact, and continue from where the balls stop. DIAL IN THE SHOT • Position balls precisely and zoom in up to 4×. • Fine-tune aim, speed, spin, cue elevation, and cue ball deflection. • Try ideas freely with undo and redo. • Drag the Aim, Cue tip, and cue stick popups out of the way to keep your shot visible. • Use portrait or landscape on iPad, resize windows, or fold and unfold iPhone Duo without losing your work. PLAN YOUR NEXT SHOT Tap a pocket to line up a direct pot, show a Shape Zone to plan position, or turn on Pocket Aim Lock to keep the pot on target as you adjust the shot. All free. Find Positioning Shot searches for a shot that pockets the selected ball and sends the cue ball toward your chosen destination. Then drag the destination target to explore nearby positions. Your first successful Find Positioning Shot each day is free; more require Premium. SAVE AND SHARE • Share a shot with a link or QR code. Anyone with Billiard Shot Studio can open it and load the exact setup, no account needed. Creating links requires sign-in. • Export shot images and videos. Videos can include the Spin Indicator and Playback Effects. • Save shots to your Shot Library with Premium, then organize them with collections, favorites, notes, search, sorting, and filters. The Library requires sign-in. FREE AND PREMIUM Core editing, simulation, playback, image and video export, Shot Links, Shape Zones, Pocket Aim Lock, and the first two object balls are free. Premium adds more object balls, saving new shots, creating collections, copying saved shots, random shots and layouts, break setups, watermark removal, and more than one successful Find Positioning Shot per day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Billard Counter1 screens
Billiard Shot Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Billiard Shot Studio at 100% against Billard Counter's 54%. Billiard Shot Studio also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (36 vs 4). Billard Counter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Billiard Shot Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Billard Counter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Billiard Shot Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Billiard Shot Studio has 36 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Billard Counter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Billiard Shot Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Billard Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Billard Counter versus Billiard Shot Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBillard CounterBilliard Shot Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings436 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoritz KohnkeRazor Pool

Customer experience

Billard Counter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral22.9%
Negative22.9%

Billiard Shot Studio

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Billard Counter

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Billiard Shot Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Billard Counter free?
Billard Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Billiard Shot Studio free?
Billiard Shot Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Billard Counter or Billiard Shot Studio?
Billiard Shot Studio is rated higher. Billard Counter averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Billiard Shot Studio averages 4.7 from 36 ratings.
Do Billard Counter or Billiard Shot Studio have ads?
Neither Billard Counter nor Billiard Shot Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Billard Counter or Billiard Shot Studio?
Billard Counter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Billard Counter was updated on October 22, 2026 and Billiard Shot Studio on October 30, 2026.

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