Billiard Shot Studio vs Straight Pool Sheet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billiard Shot Studio
Design, simulate, and analyze pool and billiard shots with a powerful engine. Refine your aim, speed, and tip position to discover new strategies and test your skills in various game modes. Save and organize your favorite shots for practice and improvement.
- Pool and billiard shot simulation
- Interactive shot design tools
- Shot library for organization
- Find a Shot cue ball positioning aid
- Target Game skill challenges
- Real-time aim, speed, and tip adjustment
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Design a shot. See how it plays. Take it to the table. Billiard Shot Studio helps players and coaches explore shot ideas, understand cue ball movement, and build a personal practice library. Set up the balls, adjust the stroke, and watch the simulation show how each change affects the shot. EXPLORE MORE TABLES Set up shots on 7-, 8-, and 9-foot pool tables, Heyball, 10- and 12-foot snooker tables, or a pocketless carom table. Choose cloth colors to make the workspace your own. SEE EVERY DETAIL • Play, pause, scrub, and step through shots frame by frame. • Change playback speed from 2× down to 1/32× to see exactly how the balls react. • Turn on the Spin Indicator to see the cue ball's sidespin, follow, and draw as it travels. • Add Playback Effects: motion trails and flashes at the cue strike, ball contacts, cushion hits, and pocket drops. • Choose a cue ball style (Classic, Measle, Two-tone, or Two caps) and watch it roll. • Follow ball paths, see where balls make contact, and continue from where the balls stop. DIAL IN THE SHOT • Position balls precisely and zoom in up to 4×. • Fine-tune aim, speed, spin, cue elevation, and cue ball deflection. • Try ideas freely with undo and redo. • Drag the Aim, Cue tip, and cue stick popups out of the way to keep your shot visible. • Use portrait or landscape on iPad, resize windows, or fold and unfold iPhone Duo without losing your work. PLAN YOUR NEXT SHOT Tap a pocket to line up a direct pot, show a Shape Zone to plan position, or turn on Pocket Aim Lock to keep the pot on target as you adjust the shot. All free. Find Positioning Shot searches for a shot that pockets the selected ball and sends the cue ball toward your chosen destination. Then drag the destination target to explore nearby positions. Your first successful Find Positioning Shot each day is free; more require Premium. SAVE AND SHARE • Share a shot with a link or QR code. Anyone with Billiard Shot Studio can open it and load the exact setup, no account needed. Creating links requires sign-in. • Export shot images and videos. Videos can include the Spin Indicator and Playback Effects. • Save shots to your Shot Library with Premium, then organize them with collections, favorites, notes, search, sorting, and filters. The Library requires sign-in. FREE AND PREMIUM Core editing, simulation, playback, image and video export, Shot Links, Shape Zones, Pocket Aim Lock, and the first two object balls are free. Premium adds more object balls, saving new shots, creating collections, copying saved shots, random shots and layouts, break setups, watermark removal, and more than one successful Find Positioning Shot per day. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Straight Pool Sheet
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Elevate your Straight Pool experience with the Straight Pool Sheet app, designed for both casual and serious players to take the hassle out of scorekeeping. Quickly start a new game by setting player names and the target score, with an intuitive interface that lets you focus on the game without distractions. Never lose your progress with the ability to pause and resume a match at any time, right where you left off. Whether you're playing a friendly game or competing, this is the perfect companion to keep an accurate and effortless record of your game. If you ever need a refresher, the official rules for Straight Pool are included right in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Billiard Shot Studio at 4.7 against Straight Pool Sheet's 1.0. Billiard Shot Studio also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Straight Pool Sheet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Billiard Shot Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Straight Pool Sheet asks for nothing beyond the download.
Billiard Shot Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Billiard Shot Studio has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Billiard Shot Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, Straight Pool Sheet every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Billiard Shot Studio | Straight Pool Sheet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Razor Pool | Michal Soltis |
In-app purchases
Billiard Shot Studio
- Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$79.99
Straight Pool Sheet
No in-app purchases
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