Comparison

8 Pool Clash vs Billiard Shot Studio

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

Head to head
About

8 Pool Clash

Compete against players worldwide in this online 8-ball pool game. Experience realistic ball-hitting physics and improve your skills to defeat stronger opponents. Win gold and prizes by playing PvP matches and opening treasure boxes.

Highlights
  • Online PvP matches
  • Realistic ball physics
  • Skill improvement
  • Gold and prize rewards
  • In-game chat
  • Ranking system
Features
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8 Pool Clash is an online pool game for two. Do you want to compete with billiards players all over the world? We will match you with the right opponent. Download 8 Pool Clash and give it a try, you'll have more fun than ever. Players with good control can easily win at billiards. 8 Pool Clash simulates the real feeling of hitting a ball, allowing you to be there and enjoy the fun of billiards at home. As the number of battles increases believe that your skills will continue to improve; you will meet stronger opponents and defeat them! Go to the next level and win more rewards. In each PvP game, both sides invest a certain amount of gold to win the game, and all the chips are yours! With the coins you win, you can buy items in the shop. After completing a certain number of rounds, a treasure box will be presented, open the treasure box, and there will be a lot of prizes waiting for you! You can log in for free with your Facebook account to save your game data. You can also type and communicate during the game, taunt the opponent when he hits the ball, and don't let him hit the ball successfully! The perfect ranking mechanism makes all players want to rush to higher rankings; we will wait and see who will become the champion!

About

Billiard Shot Studio

Design, simulate, and analyze pool and billiard shots with a powerful engine. Refine your aim, speed, and tip position to discover new strategies and test your skills in various game modes. Save and organize your favorite shots for practice and improvement.

Highlights
  • Pool and billiard shot simulation
  • Interactive shot design tools
  • Shot library for organization
  • Find a Shot cue ball positioning aid
  • Target Game skill challenges
  • Real-time aim, speed, and tip adjustment
Features
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Design a shot. See how it plays. Take it to the table. Billiard Shot Studio helps players and coaches explore shot ideas, understand cue ball movement, and build a personal practice library. Set up the balls, adjust the stroke, and watch the simulation show how each change affects the shot. EXPLORE MORE TABLES Set up shots on 7-, 8-, and 9-foot pool tables, Heyball, 10- and 12-foot snooker tables, or a pocketless carom table. Choose cloth colors to make the workspace your own. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Play, pause, scrub, and step through shots frame by frame. • Change playback speed from 2× down to 1/32× to see exactly how the balls react. • Turn on the Spin Indicator to see the cue ball's sidespin, follow, and draw as it travels. • Add Playback Effects: motion trails and flashes at the cue strike, ball contacts, cushion hits, and pocket drops. • Choose a cue ball style (Classic, Measle, Two-tone, or Two caps) and watch it roll. • Follow ball paths, see where balls make contact, and continue from where the balls stop. DIAL IN THE SHOT • Position balls precisely and zoom in up to 4×. • Fine-tune aim, speed, spin, cue elevation, and cue ball deflection. • Try ideas freely with undo and redo. • Drag the Aim, Cue tip, and cue stick popups out of the way to keep your shot visible. • Use portrait or landscape on iPad, resize windows, or fold and unfold iPhone Duo without losing your work. PLAN YOUR NEXT SHOT Tap a pocket to line up a direct pot, show a Shape Zone to plan position, or turn on Pocket Aim Lock to keep the pot on target as you adjust the shot. All free. Find Positioning Shot searches for a shot that pockets the selected ball and sends the cue ball toward your chosen destination. Then drag the destination target to explore nearby positions. Your first successful Find Positioning Shot each day is free; more require Premium. SAVE AND SHARE • Share a shot with a link or QR code. Anyone with Billiard Shot Studio can open it and load the exact setup, no account needed. Creating links requires sign-in. • Export shot images and videos. Videos can include the Spin Indicator and Playback Effects. • Save shots to your Shot Library with Premium, then organize them with collections, favorites, notes, search, sorting, and filters. The Library requires sign-in. FREE AND PREMIUM Core editing, simulation, playback, image and video export, Shot Links, Shape Zones, Pocket Aim Lock, and the first two object balls are free. Premium adds more object balls, saving new shots, creating collections, copying saved shots, random shots and layouts, break setups, watermark removal, and more than one successful Find Positioning Shot per day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

8 Pool Clash4 screens
Billiard Shot Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

8 Pool Clash and Billiard Shot Studio both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Billiard Shot Studio's written reviews are positive against 22% of 8 Pool Clash's. Billiard Shot Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 8 Pool Clash's advantage is ratings volume (569 vs 36). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 8 Pool Clash sells 21 one-off in-app purchases and Billiard Shot Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for 8 Pool Clash against 4.7 for Billiard Shot Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8 Pool Clash has 569 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of 8 Pool Clash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Billiard Shot Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

8 Pool Clash ships an update every 2 months, Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
8 Pool Clash versus Billiard Shot Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter8 Pool ClashBilliard Shot Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (569 ratings)4.7 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings569 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTenyoko Entertainment IncRazor Pool

Customer experience

8 Pool Clash

All ratings533 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative65.6%

Billiard Shot Studio

All ratings36 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

21 purchases

8 Pool Clash

One-time21
  • Coin Favor$0.99
  • Stack of cash$1.99
  • King Cue$1.99
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  • Golden Shots$1.99
  • Wolf Chalk lucky reward$1.99
  • Cheetah Chalk lucky reward$1.99
  • Eagle Chalk lucky reward$1.99
  • Stack of coins$1.99
  • Lion Chalk lucky reward$2.99
  • Pile of cash$4.99
  • Pool Pass$4.99
  • Remove ADS$4.99
  • Remove ADS Favor$4.99
  • SSS Cue Favor$4.99
  • King Cue$4.99
  • Wallet of coins$9.99
  • Elite Pass$9.99
  • Wallet of cash$9.99
  • Stash of cash$19.99
  • Vault of coins$99.99
  • Vault of cash$99.99
3 purchases

Billiard Shot Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is 8 Pool Clash free?
8 Pool Clash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Billiard Shot Studio free?
Billiard Shot Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 8 Pool Clash or Billiard Shot Studio?
Billiard Shot Studio is rated higher. 8 Pool Clash averages 4.6 out of 5 from 569 ratings, while Billiard Shot Studio averages 4.7 from 36 ratings.
Do 8 Pool Clash or Billiard Shot Studio have ads?
8 Pool Clash shows ads; Billiard Shot Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, 8 Pool Clash or Billiard Shot Studio?
8 Pool Clash ships an update every 2 months, and Billiard Shot Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, 8 Pool Clash was updated on October 27, 2026 and Billiard Shot Studio on October 27, 2026.

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