U vs Pool Captain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U
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Introducing U-Install: The definitive companion app for Intelizzz, the revolutionary, stealth asset recovery device designed for enhanced security and effortless tracking of your fleet vehicles. U-Install is engineered to offer a seamless, efficient, and secure installation process for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets with minimal intrusion and maximum coverage. Why U-Install? Simplified Device Setup: U-Install transforms the complexity of deploying Intelizzz devices into a straightforward, guided procedure. Simply scan the vehicle's VIN and the Intelizzz device's QR code and install the Intelizzz device. Comprehensive Administration: Beyond installation, U-Install takes charge of all administrative tasks. It automatically updates vehicle information, installer details, installation time/date, and integrates the device within your organisational structure, using the pre-configured hierarchies and groups. This meticulous attention to detail ensures that managing your fleet's security devices is as effortless as it is effective. Effortless Uninstallation: Need to relocate or remove an Intelizzz device? U-Install makes it easy simply by scanning the VIN, device QR, or other identifier. Get Started with U-Install: U-Install is more than just an app; it's your gateway to unparalleled asset protection and management. Whether you're overseeing a vast fleet or need to secure valuable equipment, U-Install, together with Intelizzz, provides a robust, user-friendly solution to enhance security, streamline installations, and manage your assets with confidence. Download U-Install now and revolutionise the way you protect and manage your assets with Intelizzz. Simplify your security, one installation at a time.
Pool Captain
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Your handicap is what the league assigned you. Your scoring pace is what you are actually doing. Pool Captain logs your matches and works out the level you are really playing at. Yours, and everyone else's on the roster. Seven tools. No account, no ads, no tracking, and it all works in airplane mode. Every screen links to a plain-language guide explaining how its number is worked out, including where a figure is a calibrated estimate rather than a rule off the scoresheet. THE CAPTAIN'S VIEW Log a match in about twenty seconds: innings, defensive shots, points, match points, win or loss. The app turns that into a scoring pace, then grades the pace against the level each player was assigned. • Every player on one axis, so an SL3 and an SL7 can be read side by side • Color says who is pushing up, who is holding and who is soft • Graded on the best 10 of the last 20, and it flags which matches count • That is your lineup conversation, settled before you get to the table APA 9 BALL LOGGING Your pace is points per inning. • Charted against the skill bands, so you can see the level you are tracking toward • Defensive shots taken out of innings, the way the scoresheet does it (probably?) APA 8 BALL LOGGING • Innings per win, innings per rack, and win percentage • Innings shared between both players, handled properly • The same best-10-of-20 window as 9-ball BREAK SPEED: YOUR PHONE AS A RADAR GUN Put the phone on the rail and break normally. All it needs is how far the cue ball travelled and how long it took. • The mic times two sounds, tip on cue ball then cue ball on rack, and turns the gap into mph or km/h • Reads the room's noise floor first, so a loud bar does not fool it (I hope anyway) • Shows you the waveform it heard, with a marker on each sound. Drag one if it guessed wrong • Warns you when it is not sure, rather than quietly reporting a wrong number • Save each one and your break becomes a trend: best, average, and a speed-over-time chart APA 8 BALL: WHAT THE MATCHUP IS WORTH Set two skill levels and the app fills in the rest. • The race each player is on, off the Equalizer chart • Single-game odds, and every score line with its own probability • The match points each line pays, so you can see expected value FARGO MATCH • The same odds engine, driven off two Fargo ratings • Race lengths you set yourself, up to a race to 50 • A BCA-style games handicap, so you can propose a fair spot (17 point style) TABLE DIFFICULTY (Credit: Dr. Dave Alciatore) A bar box and a tournament table are not the same game. • Four tape-measure numbers give a Table Difficulty Factor • A verdict from Too Easy to Too Tough • A plain sentence like "about 12% tougher than a standard table" • Save every room you play in and see them ranked on one bar WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES On your phone. • No sign-up, no network requests of its own, no ads, no analytics, no crash reporting • Logs, break history and saved tables sit in the app's private storage • Every log exports to a JSON file you can restore on another phone. This is handy if you are changing team or want to analyze your team using AI The microphone is used only on the break-speed screen, and only while it is listening. Audio is analyzed in memory to find two impacts; no recording is saved or transmitted. What persists is a number. A NOTE ON THE NUMBERS The race charts and 9-ball point requirements are transcribed from APA's own materials. The skill-level bands the comparison screens grade you against are calibrated estimates from match data, not official figures, and the guide says so wherever they are used. Pool Captain is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the American Poolplayers Association, FargoRate, or any league operator or rating service. Table difficulty ratings use Dr. Dave Alciatore's Table Difficulty Factor system. (Who seems like a great guy who probably wouldn't force me to remove this.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pool Captain at every 3 weeks against U's every 2 months. U's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
U ships an update every 2 months, Pool Captain every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U | Pool Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intelitrack | Joe Eaton |
In-app purchases
U
No in-app purchases
Pool Captain
No in-app purchases









