Comparison

Railbird Pool vs CuePro

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

CuePro

This app acts as a virtual pool coach, analyzing your table and providing precise shot recommendations. It offers AR guidance, run-out planning, and practice drills to improve your game. Find local pool halls and settle disputes with instant replay.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot analysis
  • Augmented reality aim lines
  • Run-out planning
  • Practice drills and stroke training
  • Game mode support (8-ball, 9-ball, etc.)
  • Pool hall locator
  • Instant replay for disputes
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CuePro turns your phone into a pool coach that actually sees the table. Photograph the table and CuePro reads the ball positions into a layout you can check and correct with a tap. Then it shows you the best shot on the table: which ball, which pocket, the exact aim line, and the spin to use. Can't make a clean shot? CuePro finds the safety that leaves your opponent nothing. RUN THE WHOLE RACK Beyond just the next shot, CuePro plans your run-out shot after shot, with the position you need to keep the table open. Every recommendation accounts for cut angle, cue ball travel, and the leave for what comes next. COACH IN AR Take the plan to the table. Tap View on Table and CuePro draws each shot of your run-out on the real cloth through your camera: the aim line, a true-size ghost ball, where the object ball goes, and where the cue ball should stop. Step through the rack one shot at a time. Needs an iPhone or iPad with AR. SHOT BY SHOT Or take the rack one ball at a time. CuePro puts three real options in front of you on every shot, each with the stroke it needs, and you pick the one you'd actually shoot. Undo anything you don't like, and play safe whenever the table says so. LIVE AIM See the shot on the real table. Tap the pocket, frame the object ball, and CuePro places a true-size ghost ball and the aim line on the cloth through your camera. The line follows you as you walk around to line up. Needs an iPhone or iPad with AR. EVERY GAME, EVERY TABLE • 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball, with the right rules for each • Banks, where every ball has to come off a rail — single or multi-rail • One Pocket, planned the way the game is really played: when to score, when to move a ball up, and when to give it back • 7-foot, 8-foot, and 9-foot tables • Center-ball or full spin control, from beginner to advanced • Balls out mode for when it's do-or-die and every cut is worth trying WEEKLY RUNOUT One rack a week, the same rack for every player, proven runnable before it ever goes out. Read it, run it, and see how close you got. PRACTICE Drills gives you twelve set-ups to shoot on your own table — making balls, playing shape, or both, plus pattern run-outs with a sample run to step through. Log how many you made and watch your best, your average, and your lifetime percentage climb. Pattern Play hides the answer — the rack comes up with no lines on it, you call the pocket, and only then does CuePro show you the pattern it had in mind. Stroke Trainer uses the phone in your grip hand to catch a stroke that drifts off line, goes too far back or through, or twists at the wrist. FIND A ROOM Pool halls, bars with tables, and billiard shops near you, or in any city, ZIP, or address. Directions, a call button, and your regular spots saved. REFEREE Settle a disputed hit with slow-motion instant replay up to 240fps, frame by frame, so you can see exactly which ball the cue touched first. TOURNAMENT Single elimination, double elimination, or round robin with a playoff. Any size field, table assignments that stay put as results come in, finishing places as they're decided, prize money split by finish, and the whole bracket on a TV over AirPlay. SCORING A side-by-side scoreboard with a shot clock, built for the table, not a scorer's notebook. Keeps sets as well as games, and casts to a TV. SHARE ANY LAYOUT Send a table position to a friend with a single tap, they open it and see the exact same layout, ready to work through. FREE TO START Three-ball run-outs, the weekly puzzle, the scoreboard, and the room finder cost nothing and don't expire. Pro opens the full rack, table scanning, Live Aim, Coach in AR, Referee, Tournament, and Practice. Terms of Use: https://skillquestapps.com/apps/cuepro/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://skillquestapps.com/apps/cuepro/privacy.html

Screenshots

Railbird Pool4 screens
CuePro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CuePro at 100% against Railbird Pool's 56%. CuePro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). Railbird Pool's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 CuePro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CuePro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Railbird Pool has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Railbird Pool's written reviews are positive against 100% of CuePro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Railbird Pool ships an update weekly, CuePro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Railbird Pool versus CuePro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailbird PoolCuePro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (28 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRailbird LLCJesse DE LA ROSA

Customer experience

Railbird Pool

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

CuePro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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
2 purchases

CuePro

Subscriptions2
  • CuePro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • CuePro7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Railbird Pool free?
Railbird Pool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CuePro free?
CuePro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Railbird Pool or CuePro?
CuePro is rated higher. Railbird Pool averages 4.2 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while CuePro averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Railbird Pool or CuePro have ads?
Neither Railbird Pool nor CuePro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Railbird Pool or CuePro?
Railbird Pool ships an update weekly, and CuePro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Railbird Pool was updated on November 7, 2026 and CuePro on November 5, 2026.

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