Comparison

8 Ball Pool™ vs Pool Royale

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

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About

8 Ball Pool™

Engage in challenging 3D pool games against friends and players worldwide. Master your aiming and strategy to win matches, earn coins, and unlock exclusive items. Compete in leagues and tournaments to become a pool master.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer PvP mode
  • Challenge friends directly
  • Customize cues and tables
  • Earn Pool Coins
  • Compete in leagues and tournaments
  • Level system for matchmaking
Features
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Do you want to play in the world of pool games? 8 Ball Pool is an addictive challenging game based on real 3D pool games, where you will challenge your friends online. Become a master of the pool! The game 8 Ball Pool is easy to win. You just have to select the pool table and get ready. Join us and challenge your friends to this ball game in PvP mode. Use your pool strategy with the cue wisely in this online multiplayer ball game as every round will be more difficult after each level. You can play in multiplayer or PvP mode in different pool tables. Become the best pool player and challenge your friends in this pool game! You can play pool in multiplayer or PvP mode using different balls and table types. 8 Ball Pool is designed to help your intelligence. You will improve the aim when shooting balls with the cue. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Playing pool in multiplayer tournaments with friends is easy: Sign in for free with your Miniclip or Facebook account and you’ll be able to challenge your friends straight from this multiplayer 8 ball game. Challenge friends to a PvP pool match on the go. Aim and shoot your best balls with a customized cue in our online 3D PvP tournament! PLAY FOR POOL COINS AND WIN EXCLUSIVE ITEMS Customize your cue and pool table! In every competitive PvP match you play in our league, there’ll be Pool Coins at stake – win the match and the Coins are yours. You can also buy new items in the Pool Shop. Compete in our 3D multiplayer league and become a master of 8 balls in 3D! The 8 Ball level system means you’re always facing challenging players in the 8 ball league. Play multiplayer 8 Ball Pool to increase your ranking in our pool league and get access to more exclusive 8 Ball Pool match locations, where you play and compete against the best online pool players. 8 Ball Pool has different match levels: It doesn't matter if you're an amateur or a pro player, take your chance in our PvP competitions with your friends and other players and win the pool challenge: Aim with the cue and prove your skills in this free 8 ball online tournament. This game includes optional in-game purchases (includes random items). TERMS AND CONDITIONS: http://www.miniclip.com/terms-and-conditions PRIVACY POLICY: http://www.miniclip.com/privacy ------------------------------------ Miniclip: http://www.miniclip.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/miniclip Instagram: http://instagram.com/8ballpool TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@8ballpool YouTube: http://youtube.com/channel/UC5gI7s4v4fu0IPHNnPGrPAA

About

Pool Royale

Experience realistic 3D pool with console-level graphics and physics. Compete in online multiplayer tournaments, challenge friends, and hone your skills in various game modes. Customize your cues and climb the leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D pool physics
  • Online multiplayer PvP matches
  • Tournament style gameplay
  • Single player practice and AI modes
  • Extensive cue customization
  • Console-level graphics
  • Race to match concepts
Features
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Pool Royale is a tournament style multiplayer pool game with realistic physics in console level graphics. Play with your friends and meet new players who love the sport playing. This is the first ever game on App store to introduce Race to match concepts. Game Features 3D Pool Game mode - This mode will improve your pool billiards sports skills in real life! By playing 3D perspective, like in real life, you learn to see the angles of the ball and improve the way you play billiards pool games! 2D Pool Game - For those who like the birds eye view and are used to a more casual pool experience. Great to learn the tactics of pool and billiards games! Online Multiplayer - PvP matches in different modes like 8 Ball , 9 Ball with skill based matchmaking to ensure fair gameplay. - Monthly Leaderboards with league based system - 8 Ft, 9 Ft, 10 Ft tables with different pocket difficulties to turn the heat up - Show your rare medals and achievements to other players and brag about them Single player mode - Practice your pool skills in practice mode - Play against AI in 8 ball and 9 ball mode - Race to 1, 3, 5, 7 matches Play with friends - Invite your real life friends to play and show them your billiards skills - Search for new friends in our game friends recommendation system - Play hotseat mode with your friends on single device Progression System - Pool game with a well developed progression system. Research cue from Tier 1 to special Tier 10 cues. Upgrade Tip, Ferrule, Shaft and even Cue Butt as well. You can use consumables and accessories to up your game. Fine tune your cue to match your play style. - Daily challenges to make you more competitive Console Level Graphics - Amazing 3D graphics which optimize itself as per your mobile performance. Although, you can adjust the game graphics as per your liking. Enjoy every arena, highly detailed cues, tables with cloths, polished balls. - Wide range of cues: Pool Royale has over 250 unique cues with 3D models which resemble real life cues. - 3 Different arena to give the feel of pool parlour to the tournament arena. Realistic Physics - Physics is the core of any Pool game! This is why we built a revolutionary Physics Engine to make sure that it can deliver the Real Feeling of Billiards. We challenge you to test it out: spin, cue action, breaking the balls, shots off the cushions. It behaves just like the real thing! It takes serious simulation of even the most tiny details to reach this level of Physical accuracy, and we are especially proud to be able to bring the next level pool physics to your mobile phone! This is a free-to-play game pool game. At least 200 mb of free space and an Internet connection required. ------------------------------------ Find out more about Tapmyads: https://tapmyads.com TERMS AND CONDITIONS: https://tapmyads.com/terms-of-service/ PRIVACY POLICY: https://tapmyads.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

8 Ball Pool™4 screens
Pool Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pool Royale at none against 8 Ball Pool™'s shown. Pool Royale also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 8 Ball Pool™'s advantage is ratings volume (4.8M vs 3) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. 8 Ball Pool™ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Pool Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 8 Ball Pool™ against 4.7 for Pool Royale. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8 Ball Pool™ has 4.8M ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8 Ball Pool™ ships an update fortnightly, Pool Royale every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
8 Ball Pool™ versus Pool Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8 Ball Pool™Pool Royale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.8M ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.8M — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB245 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMiniclip.comTAPMYADS TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

8 Ball Pool™

All ratings4,797,775 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews16,380 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative22.6%

Pool Royale

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

8 Ball Pool™

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Coins disappearing or not being awarded correctly
  • Cue sticks and visual elements becoming invisible
  • Game freezing or disconnecting during critical moments
  • Inconsistent ball physics and unpredictable shot outcomes
  • Incorrect scoring and incorrect game outcomes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved anti-cheat measures
  • Skill-based matchmaking system
  • Better organization and management of cues/items
  • Ability to challenge and play with friends
  • More transparent and fair reward/progression system

Pool Royale

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

8 Ball Pool™

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium Membership$7.997 Days
One-time9
  • Golden Spin$0.99
  • Stack of Coins$1.99
  • 5 Scratch and Win Scratchers$1.99
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  • Stack of Cash$1.99
  • Special Pack 1$1.99
  • 3 Golden Shots$1.99
  • Pile of Coins$4.99
  • Special Pack 2$4.99
  • Pool Pass$4.99
10 purchases

Pool Royale

One-time10
  • 500 Gold$0.99
  • Beginners Dash$1.99
  • Essentials Kit$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 2000 Gold$5.99
  • Experts Dash$7.99
  • 4250 Gold$9.99
  • Starters Kit$14.99
  • Basic Kit$19.99
  • Masters Dash$24.99
  • Pool Chest$69.99

Questions

Is 8 Ball Pool™ free?
8 Ball Pool™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Royale free?
Pool Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8 Ball Pool™ or Pool Royale?
8 Ball Pool™ is rated higher. 8 Ball Pool™ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.8M ratings, while Pool Royale averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do 8 Ball Pool™ or Pool Royale have ads?
8 Ball Pool™ shows ads; Pool Royale does not.
Which is updated more often, 8 Ball Pool™ or Pool Royale?
8 Ball Pool™ ships an update fortnightly, and Pool Royale every 2 weeks. Most recently, 8 Ball Pool™ was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pool Royale on October 7, 2026.

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