Comparison

Pool With Friends vs West Game

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

Head to head
About

Pool With Friends

Engage in exciting 8 ball pool matches on your iOS device. Practice your skills against friends or random players with a realistic 3D simulator and smooth controls. Learn the game's rules as you play in this free, immersive billiard experience.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer billiard game
  • Realistic 3D simulator
  • Beautiful and realistic graphics
  • Learn game rules while playing
  • Smooth gameplay and controls
  • Play with friends offline or online
Features
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Play an exciting 8 ball pool on your iPhone or iPad now! Rack the balls with a powerful break shot. Impress your friends your billiard playing skill! You don’t have to buy an expensive pool table just to enjoy fun and addictive pool party with your friends. Just download our app and play for FREE! Do you love to play billiard? Have you ever dreamed of becoming a biliard or snooker master, playing bilyard on a pool live tour across the country? Maybe you even dream of participating in the World Pool Championship. To become a maestro, you must practice and play against tough opponents to sharpen your snooker skill. The problem is, like most people, you probably don’t have access to a pool table 24/7. However, you can still practice your skills by playing virtual 8ball pool on your iOS device. You can practice with your friends or random players who also enjoy playing snoker as much as you do. Some people like to play 9 ball pool and some people enjoy 8ball pool games. In Pool with Friends, the game you can play is the 8 ball pool version. The rule of the game is slightly different than the 9 ball version. For example, in the 8ball version, you may not put the opponent’s balls into the pockets. By playing this game, you will be able to practice and learn about the rules of the game easily. ============================================================= TOP FEATURES OF POOL WITH FRIENDS – EIGHT BALL POOL MULTIPLAYER: ============================================================= #MULTIPLAYER BILLIARD GAME Play with your friends offline or play with random players online. You can also play against yourself to practice your shots. #REALISTIC 3D SIMULATOR Pool with Friends uses an advanced and realistic physic simulator. You will see how the balls move on the pool table when you hit the ball with different strength and direction. Enjoy playing as if you are pool billiards pro. #BEAUTIFUL AND REALISTIC GRAPHIC We handcrafted the game graphic to make it look realistic and sharp. The graphic will help you determine how to make the best and most accurate shot. #LEARN ABOUT THE RULES OF THE GAME WHILE PLAYING After your turn, we will check the table and inform you if you’ve committed a foul. We will also inform you the name of the foul. For example Scratch is a foul when a player pockets the white ball. As the result, the opponent can choose where to place the white ball. This is a great way to memorize the rule of the 8 ball pool game. #SMOOTH GAMEPLAY AND GAME CONTROL To play this game, first tap on the table to place the ball to rack. Then adjust the direction and the strength. Tap on the Hit button to hit the white ball. It’s a very easy and straightforward gameplay, but it’s not easy to master. You need to practice to understand the physic of the game and how the ball moves when you hit using certain level of strength to a certain direction. Play pool (8 Ball) with your friends around the world. Using turn based multiplayer, you can have multiple games going at the same time. Requires GameCenter and internet to play. Featuring realistic physics, great graphics, standard rules, fun gameplay and highscores. Warning: Quitting the game after you hit the white ball and before your turn is over will result in a loss. So, what are you waiting for? Download and play Pool with Friends for FREE now! Even when you don’t want to join World pool championship, you can still enjoy this realistic billiard game and beat your friends. After that, go on a virtual pool life tour in our app and conquer every snooker master you meet! --- Do you enjoy playing our virtual pool game? Please leave us a rating and review to show your support for us!

About

West Game

Build and manage your own Wild West town, recruit gangs, and battle players worldwide. Survive a ruthless frontier where deception and betrayal are common. Forge alliances and lead your forces to victory in this epic strategy game.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your town
  • Raise a massive army
  • Recruit famous Cowboys or Outlaws
  • Battle millions of players worldwide
  • Join Alliances for Rally Wars
  • Conduct Researches for city development
  • Forge legendary Weapons
Features
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The BEST Wild West theme SLG game.You will find everything that a true Western fan expects in this Unprecedented Excitement. Come and experience FOR FREE NOW. Do you have what it takes to be crowned in the Wild West! Build your own town, recruit your own gangs and get ready to fight against players from all over the WORLD. America, 1865, the Civil War just ended, but another war has just begun. Countless dreamers flooded into the Frontier, massing on their heels into the West. It is the beginning of the Wild West era! In order to survive, they must Rob, Steal and Fight their way out of this ruthless land of America. Deception, Betrayal, there are NO Rules in the Wild West. Tangoing among Bandits, Gangs, Con artist, Politicians and Entrepreneurs. In here, not only the Outlaws but also the Lawman can sell you out for a fistful of coin. Money, Women, Guns and Gangs, you can earn them all in this Wild West Game, ONLY if you have what it takes to be a true Westerner. Fight your way out this ruthless Wild West and wrote your own History! [FEATURES] - Build and customize your own Town. - Raise a massive army to strongarm your enemies! - Command your Sheriff to lead your men to final victory. - Recruit the most famous Cowboys or Outlaws to fight for your glory. - Battle against millions of players worldwide. - Join a fearless Alliance and Rally Wars against powerful rivals with allies! - Communicate and Discuss Strategies with your friends through in-game Realtime Chat channels. - Conduct Researches to effectively boost the Development of your City. - Forge legendary Weapons for your Sheriff. Equip the greatest commander ever! - Brutal bandits roaming around, defeat them to get rare equipment, materiels, resources totally for FREE! - Participate in various events to win priceless rewards every day. [Subscription] We provide Monthly Subscription. The Monthly Subscription is charged with $9.99 per month. New subscribers will get 3-day free trial on the subscription. Payment will be charged to the Apple account after 3-day free trial or at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal, in accordance with your subscription period, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your account settings any time after purchase. [NOTES] - This game includes random-item purchases. - Network connection is required. - Privacy Policy: https://www.leyinetwork.com/en/privacy/ - Terms of Service: https://www.leyinetwork.com/en/privacy/terms_of_use

Screenshots

Pool With Friends3 screens
West Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: West Game at 59% against Pool With Friends's 14%. West Game also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (10K vs 5). Pool With Friends's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. West Game sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Pool With Friends asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

West Game holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: West Game has 10K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Pool With Friends's written reviews are positive against 59% of West Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool With Friends ships an update every 5 months, West Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pool With Friends versus West Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool With FriendsWest Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.3 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews59.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB572 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCREATIVE STAR SOFT SRLLEXIANGCO.,LIMITED

Customer experience

Pool With Friends

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

West Game

All ratings10,363 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews1,063 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Pool With Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

West Game

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes after updates
  • Troops disappearing or not being properly restored
  • Incorrect or missing rewards from events
  • Unauthorized charges on player accounts
  • Inability to properly switch or recover accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow stacking of shields
  • Improve resource management and batch processing
  • Better balance between free-to-play and pay-to-win
  • Merge inactive states to consolidate player base
  • Implement fairer and less exploitative event mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Pool With Friends

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

West Game

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Card Special Pack3 Days trial$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • 100 Gold$0.99
  • 200 Gold$1.99
  • 300 Gold$2.99
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  • 500 Gold$4.99
  • 1100 Gold$9.99
  • 2500 Gold$19.99
  • 3200 Gold$24.99
  • 7500 Gold$49.99
  • 18000 Gold$99.99

Questions

Is Pool With Friends free?
Pool With Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is West Game free?
West Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pool With Friends or West Game?
West Game is rated higher. Pool With Friends averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while West Game averages 4.3 from 10K ratings.
Do Pool With Friends or West Game have ads?
West Game shows ads; Pool With Friends does not.
Which is updated more often, Pool With Friends or West Game?
Pool With Friends ships an update every 5 months, and West Game monthly. Most recently, Pool With Friends was updated on November 1, 2026 and West Game on November 8, 2026.

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