African Animals vs Pool Table Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
African Animals
Explore African wildlife with realistic animal sounds and high-quality images. Engage in three fun mini-games to learn about the diverse fauna of the continent. Discover the fascinating evolutionary history of African animals.
- Realistic animal sounds
- High-quality animal images
- Three mini-games
- Educational content on fauna evolution
- Interactive learning experience
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Meet the animals of Africa and hear their real voices: the baboon, wild boar, buffalo, camel, cheetah, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, hyena, lion, snake and zebra. • Listen – tap an animal to hear its voice and see a big photo. Every animal has three photos and three different sounds. • Guess the sound – listen to a sound and find the animal that makes it. • Find the pairs – turn over the cards and match the animals. • Catch them – tap the animal before it hides again. Made for young children: big pictures, no reading needed and simple controls. The background music can be switched off, and links to our other apps are protected by a parental check. Everything is inside the app, so you can play without an internet connection. No ads and no in-app purchases.
Pool Table Challenge
Experience a realistic pool hall simulation on your mobile device. Play 8-Ball, 9-Ball, and Snooker with AI opponents or pass-and-play multiplayer. Features adjustable camera views and helpful tutorials.
- Multiple pool game types (8-Ball, 9-Ball, Snooker)
- Player vs Player, Easy AI, Hard AI modes
- Top-down and first-person camera views
- Touch controls with optional trajectory assist
- Extensive in-game help and rules
- Universal app support for Apple devices
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Your own pool hall as close as your phone or iPad! Choose from 3 different popular pool games: - 8-Ball (solids and stripes) - 9-Ball (sink all 9 balls in order) - Snooker (alternate between red and colored balls, with automatic scoring) 3 modes of play in each game: - Player vs Player (take turns, passing device back and forth) - Easy AI (artificial intelligence) - Hard AI (artificial intelligence) 2 camera views: - top-down - first-person Easy to use touch movement controls, camera view, and optional calculated ball trajectory. Extensive Help screens with rules for each game and diagrams of movement controls. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use mouse and on screen controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: African Animals at every 4 months against Pool Table Challenge's every 17 months. African Animals also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Pool Table Challenge's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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African Animals costs $0.99 and Pool Table Challenge $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for African Animals against 5.0 for Pool Table Challenge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
African Animals ships an update every 4 months, Pool Table Challenge every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | African Animals | Pool Table Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksei Neronov | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
African Animals
Pool Table Challenge
In-app purchases
African Animals
No in-app purchases
Pool Table Challenge
No in-app purchases
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