Comparison

darkSIDEpool vs 8nOut

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

Head to head
About

darkSIDEpool

This app is a comprehensive billiards match tracker and tournament manager. It allows players to record results, analyze performance with custom metrics, and generate detailed match reports. Features include tournament creation, live web syncing, and expanded ruleset support.

Highlights
  • Billiards match tracking
  • Tournament management
  • Performance analytics
  • Custom ranking algorithm
  • Live web sync
  • Expanded ruleset support
  • Custom match reports
Features
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Feel the power of the fully operational darkSIDEpool™ Scoreboard app. Designed for players who demand absolute control, this is the ultimate billiards match tracker, tournament manager, and scouting tool. Whether you are crushing friends in a casual frame or analysing rivals for your next major event, our completely overhauled interface gives you the metrics to prove your dominance. Record match results, track break-and-runs, monitor average rack times, and even measure LUCK—if your opponent dares to agree to the feature. As you play, our custom ranking algorithm factors in your match score, run-outs, and luck to calculate your true power level. Will you rise to become the ultimate player? - Command Your Tournaments & Stats: - CueScore Integration: Unleash deep scouting capabilities to analsze your stats and opponent history with unique, unforgiving metrics. - Tournament Flyers: Construct your own up to 32-player proving grounds from scratch. - Live Web Sync: Broadcast your flyer results online in real-time, featuring exclusive Emperor's Eye feedback. - Digital Stroke Profiling: Learn more about our exclusive DSP coaching service. - Expanded Rulesets: Complete support for English Pool, 8-ball variations, and winner/alternate breaks with a new visual break-off indicator. Share Your Victories: Generate custom match reports to let the galaxy know how you took down your opponent like a buffalo. With hundreds of Emperor-inspired messages tailored to exact match outcomes, you will never tire of exporting your triumphs directly to your favourite social platforms. Turn up the volume and listen to exclusive, in-match audio commentary from the DARKSIDE himself. FEEL THE POWER!

About

8nOut

Features
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Find, connect with, and challenge One Pocket players near you. 8nOut is the map of the One Pocket community. See which players and pool clubs are around you, connect with the players you want to meet, and arrange a game at a club or a private table — all in one place. THE MAP Every pool club submitted by our players across Europe shows as a pin — tap one to see who plays there and navigate straight to the door. Players who are open to play are marked, so you know who's ready right now. Filter the map by country, by city, or to just the players who are open to play — and search for anyone by name. CONNECT FIRST 8nOut works like real pool-hall etiquette: you introduce yourself before you ask for a game. Send a connection request — or share your personal invite link to bring a friend straight in, already connected. Once you're connected you can invite each other to play and chat right in the app. No connection, no contact. Strangers can never message you or see anything you haven't made public. SHOUT-OUTS & BROADCASTS Free right now? Send a Shout-Out and reach every nearby player, connected or not. Planning a trip? Send a Broadcast for the city you're heading to — today, or in the weeks ahead. Interested players connect to reply, same as everywhere else in 8nOut — and you pick who you play. You're just as invisible to them, too, until you connect back. ARRANGE THE GAME Invite a connection to play: propose a day or two, a time, and a place. They can accept a slot or suggest another, until you settle on one. Add the confirmed game to your calendar in a tap — and afterwards log the result to build up your win–loss record. YOUR GAME, YOUR PROFILE Link your CueScore profile to bring your name and photo across, so other players recognise the real you — and unlink again whenever you like. Add your Fargo Rating so opponents know what kind of game to expect, with a FairMatch link for anyone who wants to verify. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Home-table addresses are never public — they're only revealed to a player you've explicitly accepted, and you can see and revoke who has access at any time. Your phone number is visible only to accepted connections, never on your public profile. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. ON EVERY DEVICE Use 8nOut on iPhone or in your browser — same map, same community, one account. Sign in with Apple or Google. FOR THE COMMUNITY One Pocket is a small world spread across a big continent. 8nOut exists so that a travelling player always knows where the game is — and so the game finds new players. It's built by a One Pocket player, for One Pocket players. CueScore and Fargo Rating are optional integrations; CueScore is a registered trademark of its owner and FargoRate of its owner — 8nOut is an independent community app.

Screenshots

darkSIDEpool4 screens
8nOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 8nOut at none against darkSIDEpool's 1. 8nOut also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. darkSIDEpool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 8nOut asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

darkSIDEpool ships an update every 14 months, 8nOut every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
darkSIDEpool versus 8nOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdarkSIDEpool8nOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMatthew HydenEspen Falkenhaug

In-app purchases

1 purchases

darkSIDEpool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full App$1.99
None

8nOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is darkSIDEpool free?
darkSIDEpool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 8nOut free?
8nOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do darkSIDEpool or 8nOut have ads?
Neither darkSIDEpool nor 8nOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, darkSIDEpool or 8nOut?
darkSIDEpool ships an update every 14 months, and 8nOut every 2 days. Most recently, darkSIDEpool was updated on November 4, 2026 and 8nOut on November 6, 2026.

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