Pool Shot Clock vs Railbird Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pool Shot Clock
Manage shot timing in pool games with customizable countdowns and alerts. Features a simple scoreboard and can be controlled via Apple Watch. Offers premium sound packs and match clock functionality through in-app purchases.
- Customizable shot timers and warnings
- Configurable alert sounds and colors
- Simple scoreboard functionality
- Apple Watch control
- In-app purchases for premium features
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A Shot Clock to manage the time taken per player in a game of Pool. Defaulted to 60 seconds per shot with first warning at 20 seconds, second warning at 10 seconds and an Extension of 60 Seconds. A countdown sounds for last few seconds. All times and warnings can be configured in Settings. Change Alert colors and Alert sounds. Simple Score Board displayed. Control Pool Shot Clock App on iPhone using Apple Watch. Note: Apple Watch will only control Pool Shot Clock App on iPhone and not iPad. In app purchase: 23 Additional premium sounds, Match Clock with 2 Match Time alert settings and save settings as profiles for easy switching of different saved settings.
Railbird Pool
This AI-powered app helps billiards players record, analyze, and improve their game. It simplifies performance tracking for players of all levels.
- AI-enabled performance tracking
- Record game statistics
- Analyze gameplay
- Improve billiards skills
- Simplified process
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Railbird is performance tracking for pool. Set your phone up at the table, hit record, and Railbird automatically tracks your game — makes, misses, runs, players, and more. Stop guessing and start measuring. TRACK YOUR GAME AUTOMATICALLY • Every make and miss logged for you — no manual scorekeeping • Run tracking: longest runs, streaks, and trends over time • Player detection: multiplayer sessions with per-player stats • Full session history with video and stats TRAIN WITH PURPOSE • Structured drills with per-drill leaderboards • The X-Drill Challenge: see where you rank • Progress tracking that shows your game improving COMPETE WITH FRIENDS • Follow other players • Monthly leaderboards among the players you follow FREE TO USE Record and analyze your game free — no trial clock. Railbird Pro (Monthly or Yearly — save 25% with annual) unlocks the full experience. Also on the web: record with your webcam or OBS and upload video at railbird.ai. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://railbird.ai/privacy
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Verdict
Pool Shot Clock and Railbird Pool both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pool Shot Clock's written reviews are positive against 56% of Railbird Pool's. Pool Shot Clock also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Railbird Pool's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pool Shot Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Railbird Pool sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Railbird Pool holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railbird Pool has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Pool Shot Clock's written reviews are positive against 56% of Railbird Pool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Pool Shot Clock ships an update fortnightly, Railbird Pool weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool Shot Clock | Railbird Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Garry Ryan | Railbird LLC |
Customer experience
Pool Shot Clock
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In-app purchases
Pool Shot Clock
- Pro Upgrade$1.99
Railbird Pool
- Railbird Plus Montly$10.991 Month
- Railbird Pro Monthly$16.991 Month
- Railbird Plus Yearly$80.001 Year
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- Railbird Pro Yearly$131.991 Year
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