Go Play Pool vs Pool Shot Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Go Play Pool
Discover and locate venues for playing pool across the United States. Find bars, taverns, sports bars, and dedicated pool halls.
- Search for pool venues
- Locate bars and taverns
- Find sports bars
- Discover pool halls
- US-wide coverage
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GoPlayPool – Search, find and go play pool Never search for a game again. GoPlayPool instantly connects you with thousands of bars, taverns, sports bars, and pool halls across the U.S. – all in one app. WHY CHOOSE GOPLAYPOOL? • Search by Location – Find pool venues near you in seconds, no matter where you are • Browse Venue Types – Discover bars, taverns, sports bars, and dedicated pool halls • Get Venue Details – View hours, locations, amenities, and directions • Connect with Players – Join a growing community of pool enthusiasts • Plan Your Night – Never wonder where to play again HOW IT WORKS Open GoPlayPool, search your location, and instantly see all nearby pool venues. Filter by venue type to find exactly what you're looking for – from casual neighborhood bars to professional pool halls. Get directions, check details, and start playing. JOIN THOUSANDS OF POOL PLAYERS Whether you're a casual player looking for a weekend game or a serious billiards enthusiast seeking the best tables, GoPlayPool makes it easy to discover venues in your area. Build connections with other players, find new favorite spots, and never miss a chance to play. COVERAGE Searching for pool venues across the United States? GoPlayPool continuously updates its database with bars, taverns, and pool halls nationwide. Your next game is just a tap away. DOWNLOAD GOPLAYPOOL TODAY Stop scrolling through maps and making endless phone calls. Get GoPlayPool now and discover the best pool venues near you – instantly.
Pool Shot Timer
This app helps manage shot timing in pool games with customizable countdowns and alerts. It offers audio notifications, speech output, and a 'Time Out' feature for pausing or resetting the timer. Accidental closures are handled with persistent notifications.
- Customizable shot countdowns
- Configurable warning alerts
- Audio notifications
- Speech output option
- Persistent notifications on closure
- 'Time Out' feature
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Pool Shot Timer is designed to make it easier to time the shots in a game of pool. The default setting is a 60 second countdown with a warning at 30 seconds but these can both be changed if required. At the warning and when the timer runs out a chosen notification sound will play or you can use the built in speech option. Accidentally closed the app? Not a problem, a notification will appear at the warning time and when the timer runs out. (Notifications must be enabled when prompted for this to work) During the countdown, the option to call a 'Time Out' is enabled. From there you can continue the timer, start from the default time or just stop the timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Go Play Pool at 4.3 against Pool Shot Timer's 3.3. Go Play Pool also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). Pool Shot Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Go Play Pool holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Go Play Pool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pool Shot Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Go Play Pool ships an update every 5 months, Pool Shot Timer every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Go Play Pool | Pool Shot Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (9 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramin Bakhtiari | michael webb |
Customer experience
Go Play Pool
Pool Shot Timer
In-app purchases
Go Play Pool
No in-app purchases
Pool Shot Timer
No in-app purchases
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