Comparison

Pool With Friends vs Bubble Tower 3D!

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

Bubble Tower 3D!

Engage in a classic 3D bubble-popping puzzle game. Tap and shoot to clear all bubbles, challenging your brain with this addictive color-matching experience.

Highlights
  • Classic bubble pop gameplay
  • 3D graphics
  • Tap and shoot mechanics
  • Brain training puzzle
  • Color-matching challenges
  • Relaxing gameplay
Features
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Play the classic and most addictive bubble pop 3D game. You need to tap & shoot, to drop all bubbles. Train your brain with this original puzzle. Rotate, shoot and smash all the balls in this relaxing color-matching game.

Screenshots

Pool With Friends3 screens
Bubble Tower 3D!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bubble Tower 3D! at 4.7 against Pool With Friends's 2.6. Bubble Tower 3D! also leads on review sentiment (49% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Pool With Friends's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) 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. Bubble Tower 3D! sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Pool With Friends asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Tower 3D! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubble Tower 3D! has 22K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Pool With Friends's written reviews are positive against 49% of Bubble Tower 3D!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool With Friends ships an update every 5 months, Bubble Tower 3D! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pool With Friends versus Bubble Tower 3D!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool With FriendsBubble Tower 3D!
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)4.7 (22K ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews49.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings522K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB339 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCREATIVE STAR SOFT SRLVoodoo

Customer experience

Pool With Friends

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Bubble Tower 3D!

All ratings21,138 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.9%

Bugs and requests

Pool With Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bubble Tower 3D!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ads cause screen blackouts and prevent rewards
  • Paid ad-free version not working as expected
  • Progress not restored after reinstalling

Requested features

4 requests
  • More variety in levels and tower designs
  • Ability to use earned coins for something meaningful
  • Option to change color of balls without paying
  • Colorblind mode with shapes on bubbles

In-app purchases

None

Pool With Friends

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Bubble Tower 3D!

One-time14
  • 150 coins$1.99
  • Tiny coins pack$1.99
  • limited offer #1$3.99
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  • one time small offer$3.99
  • 650 coins$7.99
  • no ads$7.99
  • Small coins pack$7.99
  • one time offer #4$8.99
  • limited offer #4$9.99
  • pack + noads$9.99
  • 1800 coins$14.99
  • Medium Coins Pack$14.99
  • 4000 coins$29.99
  • Average Coins Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Pool With Friends free?
Pool With Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Tower 3D! free?
Bubble Tower 3D! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pool With Friends or Bubble Tower 3D!?
Bubble Tower 3D! is rated higher. Pool With Friends averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bubble Tower 3D! averages 4.7 from 22K ratings.
Do Pool With Friends or Bubble Tower 3D! have ads?
Bubble Tower 3D! shows ads; Pool With Friends does not.
Which is updated more often, Pool With Friends or Bubble Tower 3D!?
Pool With Friends ships an update every 5 months, and Bubble Tower 3D! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pool With Friends was updated on October 2, 2026 and Bubble Tower 3D! on October 18, 2026.

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