Kyodo vs Pool Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kyodo
Discover and join communities based on your interests, from fandoms and gaming to art and technology. Connect with like-minded individuals, engage in conversations, and forge new friendships.
- Explore interest-based communities
- Join conversations
- Meet new friends
- Discover fandoms, games, art, tech, anime, culture
- Connect with like-minded people
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Kyodo is a community platform where people gather around shared interests. Explore thousands of circles covering everything from fandoms and games to art, tech, anime, and culture. Find new communities, join conversations, and meet friends who love the same things you do. Apple EULA: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appstoreconnectapi/app_store/app_metadata/end_user_license_agreements_eula
Pool Map
Discover nearby pools, hot tubs, and swim spots. Browse locations, view details, save favorites, and track your visits. See which spots are most popular within the community.
- Discover nearby pools and swim spots
- View location details
- Save favorite spots
- Mark visited locations
- See popular community spots
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Pool Map helps you discover pools, hot tubs, and swim spots around you. Browse nearby spots, view details, save your favorites, and mark when you visit. Pool Map is designed to make it easy to keep track of places you’ve been, discover new spots, and see which pools are most popular in the community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pool Map at 100% against Kyodo's 46%. Pool Map also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Kyodo's advantage is ratings volume (176 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Kyodo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pool Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pool Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kyodo has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Kyodo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pool Map's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kyodo | Pool Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cybersoup | Andre Ashworth |
Customer experience
Kyodo
Pool Map
In-app purchases
Kyodo
- Kyodo Plus$4.991 Month
- Kyodo Plus Yearly$69.991 Year
Pool Map
No in-app purchases
