Comparison

Railbird Pool vs PoolHub.live

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

Head to head
About

Railbird Pool

This AI-powered app helps billiards players record, analyze, and improve their game. It simplifies performance tracking for players of all levels.

Highlights
  • AI-enabled performance tracking
  • Record game statistics
  • Analyze gameplay
  • Improve billiards skills
  • Simplified process
Features
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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

About

PoolHub.live

Connect with fellow pool players, fans, and enthusiasts. Create profiles, message others, watch live matches, and participate in tournaments. Discover pool halls, vendors, and equipment for sale.

Highlights
  • Player profiles and connections
  • Live match streaming and viewing
  • Tournament entry and management
  • Venue and vendor database
  • Marketplace for pool gear
  • League organization tools
  • Challenge feature with scoreboard
Features
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PoolHub is where pool players go. Open to every pool player, fan, and friend. Create a profile, connect with players, message them, watch live matches, enter tournaments, follow pool rooms, and send or accept a challenge. Post shots for free. Whether you play league, bar box, juniors, or the road, or you just love the game, this is where pool lives. Join. Watch. Compete. Calendar One calendar for league nights, challenges, tournaments, and venue events. Follow any of them and get a notification when it starts. Venue database Look up pool rooms. Open a room to see what is going on there. Vendor database Browse pool equipment vendors and their stores. Marketplace Browse gear for sale, save a listing, and message the seller. PoolHub Plus posts a listing. PoolHub Plus — $9.99 a month, or $99 a year Saved streams kept for 90 days Marketplace Post equipment for sale. League section Organize your league, teams, ratings, matches, and the numbers that matter. League nights show on the calendar. Challenge feature Set the game and challenge a friend or any player on the map. If they accept, stream it with a scoreboard. Accepted challenges show in the feed, and people can follow them so they know when you go live. Each challenge keeps track of viewers, likes, and comments. The challenge with the most activity each month wins Challenge of the Month. Right now the prize is a custom Paragon carbon fiber shaft. Scoreboard Go live and put a scoreboard on the stream from the broadcast screen. Venue database List a pool room in the PoolHub database. Also in Plus Unlimited streaming Priority on the Live Map, and a status so players know what you are looking for and where you are Highlight clips from your streams Create and promote matches and events Tag opponents and schedule a match Accept tips, digital gifts, and fan support PoolHub All Access — $29.99 a month, or $299 a year Saved streams kept for 1 year Everything in Plus Vendor database Open a vendor store and show your products. For people who run events Tournament formats, including One Pocket with a One Pocket scoreboard Chips, King of the Table Brackets, scheduling, and table assignments Co-hosts for bigger events Fill a bracket by hand or automatically Live scores for anyone following the event Push notifications to the players Players can stream their match, with a scoreboard, from the match screen A free account can follow players, post, watch streams, use the Live Map, enter tournaments, post shots, browse the marketplace, look up venues and vendors, and use the calendar. Saved streams stay for 90 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Railbird Pool4 screens
PoolHub.live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PoolHub.live at 100% against Railbird Pool's 56%. PoolHub.live also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Railbird Pool's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Railbird Pool sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per month and PoolHub.live sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PoolHub.live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Railbird Pool's written reviews are positive against 100% of PoolHub.live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Railbird Pool versus PoolHub.live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailbird PoolPoolHub.live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (28 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better11
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB82 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRailbird LLCPoolHub

Customer experience

Railbird Pool

All ratings28 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

PoolHub.live

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Railbird Pool

Subscriptions4
  • 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
4 purchases

PoolHub.live

Subscriptions4
  • Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
  • Plus Annually$119.001 Year
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  • Pro Annually$359.001 Year

Questions

Is Railbird Pool free?
Railbird Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PoolHub.live free?
PoolHub.live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Railbird Pool or PoolHub.live?
PoolHub.live is rated higher. Railbird Pool averages 4.2 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while PoolHub.live averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do Railbird Pool or PoolHub.live have ads?
Neither Railbird Pool nor PoolHub.live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Railbird Pool or PoolHub.live?
Railbird Pool ships an update weekly, and PoolHub.live weekly. Most recently, Railbird Pool was updated on November 7, 2026 and PoolHub.live on October 31, 2026.

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