Comparison

Pro Pool 2026 vs Pool Stars

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

Head to head
About

Pro Pool 2026

Experience a realistic pool simulation with advanced physics and intuitive controls. Play solo, against friends, or in online multiplayer modes. Customize tables and challenge yourself with various game types and opponents.

Highlights
  • Full 3D physics at 60 FPS
  • Online and local multiplayer
  • Practice, Quick Play, League, and Tournament modes
  • Customizable tables and ball physics
  • Multiple pool game variations
  • Player profiles with statistics
  • Advanced cue ball control
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Following the worldwide success of its sports games iWare Designs brings you Pro Pool 2026, probably one of the most realistic and playable pool games available on mobile devices. Boasting fully textured game environments and full 3D rigid body physics this game is the complete package for both casual and serious gamers. The simple click and play interface allows you to pick up and play the game quickly, or alternatively for the more serious players the game includes cue ball control allowing you to perform more advanced shots including back spin, top spin, left spin (Left english), right spin (Right english) and ball swerve. So whether you want a simple easy and fun snooker game or a full on simulation this game is for you. Download Pro Pool 2026 now and try it for free, you will not be disappointed. System Requirements: ∙ Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. ∙ Supports iOS 13.0 and above. ∙ Utilizes Retina displays on compatible devices. ∙ Game Center compatible. Game Features: ∙ Localized to English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Canadian French and Mexican Spanish. ∙ Full High Def 3D textured environments. ∙ Full 3D physics at 60 FPS. ∙ Free online multiplayer games ∙ Free local network multiplayer games ∙ Practice: Fine tune your game by playing on your own with no rules. ∙ Quick Play: Play a custom match against another friend, family member or computer opponent. ∙ League: Participate in a league event over 7 rounds where the highest points total wins. ∙ Tournament: Test your nerves in a 4 round knockout tournament event. ∙ Configure up to 3 player profiles to keep track of all your statistics. ∙ Each profile contains comprehensive statistics and progression history. ∙ Select your handicap level with 5 levels of aiming and ball guide mark-ups. ∙ Select your preferred post shot camera through your player’s profile. ∙ Progress through the ranks from Rookie to Legend. Beware you can go down the ranks as well as up. ∙ Play against 25 different computer opponents spread over 5 difficulty levels. ∙ Fully customizable tables, choose from over 100 combinations of table finish effects and baize colors. ∙ Play pool on regulation 7ft, 8ft and 9ft rectangular tables. ∙ Test your skills on the non-regulation Casket, Clover, Hexagonal, L-Shaped and Square tables. ∙ Play US 8 Ball, US 9 Ball, US 10 Ball and Black Ball based on WPA rules. ∙ Play World Eight Ball Pool based on WEPF rules. ∙ 14.1 Continuous pool based on WPA rules. ∙ Rotation Pool based on WPA rules. ∙ Bonus Chinese 8 Ball table. ∙ Fully featured ball control system allowing back spin, top spin, left spin (Left english), right spin (Right english) and swerve shots. ∙ Choose from various camera views including 3D, Top Cushion and Overhead views. ∙ 20+ game achievements to collect locally or via Game Center. ∙ Take action photos and share them via Email or save them to your device. ∙ In game tips and help.

About

Pool Stars

Experience realistic 3D pool with single-player career modes and online multiplayer. Improve your skills with 3D and 2D perspectives, challenge friends, and create your own games. Compete on leaderboards and explore various tables and locations.

Highlights
  • Realistic 3D pool simulation
  • Single player career mode
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • 2D pool game mode
  • Create custom challenges
  • Weekly leaderboards
Features
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Pool Stars is a realistic 3D pool simulation with single player career and online multiplayer 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 game! 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 game! Play with Friends - The best way to experience billiards is to play with your friends online. So go grab your friends and show them your billiards skills! Single player career - Play against AI players in 8 Ball, 9 Ball Pool games - Practice your pool skills in trainings - Practice on user created trainings online(new user created trainings every day) Create Your Own Challenge - The most creative way to enjoy this game! - Create your online challenge and let everyone compete - Try to get more players to play your challenge - Get likes for your challenge from other players - 8-ball, 9-ball and Snooker tables - It’s both competitive and creative, fun for all players! Online Multiplayer - If you like some sport action and if you are competitive, you will love this game mode! - Weekly leaderboards - Pool Hustling - Lots of active online players - Many different tables and locations to visit Download Pool Stars now and have fun!

Screenshots

Pro Pool 20264 screens
Pool Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pro Pool 2026 at 82% against Pool Stars's 25%. Pro Pool 2026 also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 95 months). Pool Stars's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Pro Pool 2026 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pool Stars 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

Pro Pool 2026 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Pool 2026 has 1.7K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pro Pool 2026's written reviews are positive against 25% of Pool Stars's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pro Pool 2026 ships an update every 3 months, Pool Stars every 95 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pro Pool 2026 versus Pool Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPro Pool 2026Pool Stars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better3.0 (92 ratings)
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better92
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 95 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB188 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperiWare Designs Ltd.Giraffe Games Limited

Customer experience

Pro Pool 2026

All ratings1,683 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews1,280 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative11.4%

Pool Stars

All ratings92 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative45.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral14.1%
Negative60.9%

User reviews

Pro Pool 2026

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Excellent gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Realistic physics
  • 🕹️ Variety of game modes
  • 🕹️ Customization options

Room to improve

  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Slow gameplay and long wait times between shots
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🕹️ Difficulty balancing issues
  • 🕹️ Unrealistic AI behavior

Pool Stars

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good graphics
  • 👍 Realistic physics
  • 👍 Good gameplay
  • 👍 Best graphics ever seen
  • 👍 Great mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 💸 Pay to win
  • ⏳ Long waiting times
  • 😠 Unfair matchmaking
  • 👎 Bad interface

Bugs and requests

Pro Pool 2026

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent ball physics and behavior
  • Incorrect rule enforcement
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More advanced shot mechanics (e.g. jump shots, draw shots)
  • Improved camera and view options
  • Customizable audio and music
  • Practice mode with more flexibility

Pool Stars

Reported bugs

240 issues
  • Can’t play online multiplayer
  • Doesn’t connect to other people
  • Leader board is empty
  • Game freezes
  • Screen goes black
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  • Lost turn and game
  • Balls on table not exactly on location after break
  • Declared wrong winner
  • Black screen bug
  • Screen goes black when it’s my turn
  • Fatal flaw in game
  • Game glitches
  • Cues are trash
  • Game is glitchy
  • Game crashes
  • Account wiped clean
  • Connection issues
  • Game can't reconnect
  • Screen randomly goes black
  • Counts as scratch
  • Cannot shoot
  • Display a black screen
  • Shot was lost
  • Balls in different spots after shot
  • Sunk balls back on table
  • Weird sound
  • No music
  • No comms
  • Facebook login error
  • Cannot connect to Facebook
  • Nickname cannot be entered
  • Game lags heavily
  • App glitches
  • Balls magically glitch to another location
  • Opponent breaks and doesn't pocket a ball, shows they did
  • Aiming is inaccurate
  • Game is geared towards paying
  • Charging for a broken cue
  • Charging for something I didn't buy
  • Lost coins
  • Game doesn't connect to others
  • System of aiming is terrible
  • Cannot aim at a distant ball
  • Unrealistic physics mechanics
  • Too much waiting
  • Cannot play with other people
  • Black screen of death
  • Opponent pauses, activates cheat
  • Cannot get rank
  • Unfair matchmaking
  • iOS and Android have different conditions
  • Android users have bounce lines, iOS users only have a dot
  • Game is not fair
  • Hostile pop-ups
  • Repressed anger
  • Little neighborhood bullies
  • Screen goes blank when it’s my turn
  • Fatal flaw
  • Waste of time and coins
  • Physics are terrible
  • Game is alright
  • Not really impressed
  • Got bored really fast
  • Not worth spending money on
  • Facebook doesn't connect
  • Nickname cannot be entered
  • Idiots won't update their game
  • Cannot rematch a player
  • No tournaments
  • No call shot game modes
  • No chat feature
  • 9 ball goes in on break too often
  • Physics are great
  • Losers won't update their game
  • Could easily surpass Miniclip
  • No comms
  • Limited ability to acknowledge competitor
  • Pay to play
  • Common problem with most pool games
  • Many bugs need to fix
  • Screen play suddenly blackened
  • Player lost the turn and loose the game
  • Balls on the table are not exactly on the location after the first break
  • Declare the wrong winner
  • Black ball doesn't fall to the pocket but declared shooter won
  • Full of lengthy ads
  • iOS version horrible compared to Android version
  • Charging me for something I didn't buy
  • Won't give money back
  • Facebook doesn't login
  • Cannot recover account
  • App will glitch and take coins you have won
  • Lags heavily
  • Nothing to do with the internet
  • Programmed to let higher ranking player win
  • Simple shots do not go in
  • Impossible shots go in for opposition
  • Lags and guy is rolling the black ball in
  • Save your time and money
  • Not worth it
  • Glitches like crazy
  • Balls will magically glitch to another location
  • Opponent breaks and doesn't pocket a ball, shows they did
  • Aiming you would have it dead on and when you shot it will go somewhere else
  • Very frustrating
  • Thinking about uninstalling
  • Need more ways for players to earn coins
  • Gameplay is trash
  • Graphics are good
  • Glitchy
  • Cues are trash
  • Glitchy game once you get higher in levels
  • Makes no sense
  • Better on android
  • Still trash GUI
  • Highly geared towards getting you to pay to advance
  • Unplayable
  • At least one black screen per play
  • Had it a couple of days then had to delete it
  • So disappointing
  • Charging for a broken cue every few days BS
  • Dumbest thing about this app
  • Ripoff
  • Don't bother
  • Spend real money to play, they will give you what you pay for, for about a week and then remove it from your account
  • Hoping you will pay again and again
  • Build up coins on the game and one day there just gone
  • No one to write or call about the problems
  • Don't waste your time
  • Like so many of the other apps that Apple and Google allows these days on there app stores that are a scam
  • Bad interface and connection issues
  • Shame for a game with the best engine ever in mobile pool games to have such bad issues in connection
  • Lost a 50k match cause i receives a call
  • Game couldn't reconect
  • Same issues on Snooker Stars
  • Black screen of death
  • Loved this game at first
  • Black screen thing has ruined the fun
  • Such a shame
  • Trash
  • This game is trash just like all the other pool games
  • Why is everything so expensive
  • Have to wait a full 24 hour period to open a chest that you won fair and square
  • B.s
  • Many other factors that make this game $h!t
  • Crooks
  • Keep your $h!t game
  • Uninstalling
  • No large pay out
  • Played first 500 coin game and won
  • Opponent left
  • Had to wait or wait to get paid
  • All of a sudden lost
  • Screen goes black, counts as scratch, costs me matches
  • Ran the table only to lose on the 8 ball
  • Cannot shoot
  • Disappointing
  • Started off good but now glitches
  • Periodically when my shot would suddenly display a black screen
  • Shot was lost
  • Couldn't see the table
  • Doing it either twice during a game or once every other game
  • Had to delete as too frustrating to continue
  • Weird sound
  • Volume to five when you hit the ball it sounds like a pop instead of a bang
  • Good game, big flaw
  • Many games where out of nowhere all the balls will be in different spots after the shot/turn has ended
  • Ball that have been sunk are now back in the table
  • Great game, massive flaw
  • Yeni ama güzel
  • Oyun çok iyi fakat yeni çıktığı İçin ufak tefek hatalar var
  • Супер
  • Лучшая игра из всех
  • 15 лет играл в 8 ballpool
  • Эта по сравнению бомба
  • Favorite game
  • I have a not full game
  • Some people sent me quick messages, but I haven’t it in my chat
  • Game have not a sound music
  • It’s okay
  • I rly love this game so much, but I have little trouble with this
  • 1,491$ wiped clean
  • Unlocked every cue and progressed quite some ways
  • Game crashed
  • Upon restart had wiped my account clean
  • Rallied up all of my in app purchases
  • Giraffe games seems not to support this game anymore
  • Would really appreciate some help
  • Do not want to pursue a refund
  • Just want my game back
  • Disappointing compared to snooker stars
  • Struggles with the issue most pool games have
  • Use a rule set which isn’t used for recognised worldwide tournaments
  • Instead we get this silly American bar rules
  • Needs more options for online games earlier
  • You need 5k to play a 9 ball game
  • Have 4 different at each buy in
  • Physics are “ok”
  • Ball goes in no matter how hard you hit
  • Sure with the huge American tables this can happen but it’s still off here
  • Aim rests quite often just as you take a shot meanin misses because of the game and not you
  • I love pool
  • Rigged I say
  • This pool just hustles you
  • It’s unrealistic
  • Pool is not as simple as the opponents make it seem
  • Классс!
  • Очень понравилась!
  • Графика, физика - все на высоте!
  • WoW
  • Would be better if we could play 8 pool ball on 9ft table and 10ft table
  • Currently the table for 8 ball pool is 7ft table
  • Lame
  • Training is lame
  • Need money to continue
  • Гавно
  • Good game
  • It is all about paying to advance
  • Much prefer snooker stars
  • The Best Of The Best...and All The Rest!!
  • Big stickler for graphics quality
  • Best graphics I’ve ever seen in any game
  • Let alone pool games
  • Especially on my iPad!
  • A job well done!
  • Das beste aus der Poolszene
  • Physik und Graphik sind auf höchster Ebene
  • Arcade Komponente ist auch gut umgesetzt
  • Leider gibts ein Sternabzug wegen der Entwicklung beim Fortschritt Richtung „pay2win“
  • Great mechanics - but pay to win
  • Like Snooker Stars, physics are pretty spot on
  • This is a firmly pay to win game
  • Cue you’re given to start with is absolutely appalling
  • Has no power
  • Struggle to get around the table at all
  • Also means playing positional is extremely difficult
  • Can barely generate any spin
  • Even simple screw shots are tough
  • Shame really
  • I’ll stick to snooker stars

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add creation of clubs
  • Add Russian language
  • Add music option
  • Add tournaments
  • Add leaderboards
Show 10 more
  • Add leagues
  • Cheaper option to play 9 ball
  • Option to turn game chat off
  • Offline games updates
  • More options for online games earlier
  • Official world rules
  • Official 8 ball rules
  • Official 9 ball rules
  • 8 pool ball on 9ft table and 10ft table
  • Daily spin for coins

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pro Pool 2026

One-time10
  • Clover Leaf Table$0.99
  • Hexagonal Table$0.99
  • L-Shaped Table$0.99
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  • US 8 Ball Game and Rules$0.99
  • US 9 Ball Game and Rules$0.99
  • Pro Chalk$3.99
  • League Mode$3.99
  • Tournament Mode$3.99
  • No Advertising$7.99
  • Purchase Complete Game$9.99
10 purchases

Pool Stars

One-time10
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • 40 Cash$1.99
  • 2 000 Coins$4.99
Show 7 more
  • Infinite Training$7.99
  • 350 Cash$8.99
  • 5 500 Coins$9.99
  • 15 000 Coins$17.99
  • 800 Cash$17.99
  • 65 000 Coins$35.99
  • 1 800 Cash$35.99

Questions

Is Pro Pool 2026 free?
Pro Pool 2026 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Stars free?
Pool Stars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pro Pool 2026 or Pool Stars?
Pro Pool 2026 is rated higher. Pro Pool 2026 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Pool Stars averages 3.0 from 92 ratings.
Do Pro Pool 2026 or Pool Stars have ads?
Pro Pool 2026 shows ads; Pool Stars does not.
Which is updated more often, Pro Pool 2026 or Pool Stars?
Pro Pool 2026 ships an update every 3 months, and Pool Stars every 95 months. Most recently, Pro Pool 2026 was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pool Stars on September 19, 2026.

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