Pool Table Challenge vs Partywheel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Partywheel
This app offers a fun and interactive way to enhance social gatherings with a variety of games and challenges. Spin a wheel to determine the next activity, from dance-offs to truth-or-dare, ensuring an engaging experience for all participants.
- Interactive game wheel
- Spin to determine actions
- Variety of challenges
- Easy setup and play
- Suitable for social events
Read full descriptionHide full description
One spin picks what you play together next. Partywheel brings 14 group games to Apple TV, iPhone and iPad, with no player names to enter and no ads. The cropped wheel reveals your next game. Its rules stay on screen until you spin again, so you can jump straight into playing together. All 14 classics are included for free. A one-time purchase of Partywheel Premium lets you disable individual games and add, edit or delete your own games with a title, emoji and description. With iCloud, your personal game selection syncs across your devices. On iPhone and iPad, you can also save your own games locally without iCloud. Editing on Apple TV requires an available iCloud connection; games already saved there can also be played offline. One Premium purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV using the same Apple Account for purchases. If you previously purchased the ad-free option, Premium is included without another purchase. The interface and classic games are available in English, German, French and Spanish. Your own game descriptions stay just as you wrote them. Sound and supported haptics can be switched off separately.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Partywheel at Free against Pool Table Challenge's $2.99. Partywheel also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Pool Table Challenge's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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
Partywheel is free to download; Pool Table Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Partywheel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pool Table Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pool Table Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Partywheel has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pool Table Challenge ships an update every 17 months, Partywheel monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Pool Table Challenge | Partywheel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Johannes Bauer |
Customer experience
Pool Table Challenge
Partywheel
In-app purchases
Pool Table Challenge
No in-app purchases
Partywheel
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Pool Table Challenge free?
Is Partywheel free?
Which has better reviews, Pool Table Challenge or Partywheel?
Do Pool Table Challenge or Partywheel have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pool Table Challenge or Partywheel?
Other comparisons
