Comparison

Pool Shot Clock vs Who's READY?

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

Head to head
About

Pool Shot Clock

Manage shot time in pool games with customizable countdowns and alerts. Features a simple scoreboard and can be controlled via Apple Watch. Adjust warning times, alert colors, and sounds for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable shot timers
  • Configurable warnings
  • Countdown alerts
  • Adjustable alert colors and sounds
  • Simple scoreboard
  • Apple Watch control
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.

About

Who's READY?

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Who's READY? keeps your team organized, your schedule clear, and everyone ready for game day. Built for league and recreational sports teams, Who's READY? gives players and captains one place to manage upcoming games, availability, lineups, team communication, and more — without digging through endless group texts. KNOW WHO'S READY Players can quickly mark themselves IN, MAYBE, or OUT for upcoming games. Captains can see team responses in one place and spend less time chasing down players. PLAN AHEAD Know you're going to miss a future game? Mark planned unavailability ahead of time and apply it across multiple teams. BUILD YOUR LINEUP Captains can review availability, select who's playing or on standby, and publish the lineup so everyone knows the plan. MANAGE MULTIPLE TEAMS Play more than one sport or belong to multiple teams? Keep your upcoming games and team information together in one app. TEAM CHAT Keep team conversations with your team instead of scattered across different group texts. GAME DAY AT A GLANCE See upcoming opponents, dates, times, locations, availability, planned absences, and lineup status from one convenient place. Whether you're organizing a billiards team, softball team, darts team, bowling team, or another league or recreational sport, Who's READY? helps answer the question every team asks: Who's ready? https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pool Shot Clock4 screens
Who's READY?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool Shot Clock at none against Who's READY?'s 4. Who's READY?'s advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Who's READY? sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pool Shot Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Shot Clock ships an update every 8 months, Who's READY? daily. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Pool Shot Clock versus Who's READY?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool Shot ClockWho's READY?
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB49 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGarry RyanKacie Ragen

In-app purchases

None

Pool Shot Clock

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Who's READY?

Subscriptions4
  • Captain Lite Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Captain Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Captain Lite Annual$9.991 Year
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  • Captain Pro$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pool Shot Clock free?
Pool Shot Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Who's READY? free?
Who's READY? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pool Shot Clock or Who's READY? have ads?
Neither Pool Shot Clock nor Who's READY? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Shot Clock or Who's READY??
Pool Shot Clock ships an update every 8 months, and Who's READY? daily. Most recently, Pool Shot Clock was updated on October 2, 2026 and Who's READY? on October 3, 2026.

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