Comparison

POOLS™ vs Shooting

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

Head to head
About

POOLS™

This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Slow, reflective exploration
  • Atmospheric and immersive environments
  • Inspired by liminal spaces
  • Unfolding narrative through exploration
  • Six distinct chapters
  • Unique sound design
Features
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.

About

Shooting

Engage in simple shooting challenges with two distinct game modes. Test your reaction time by hitting as many targets as possible within a time limit or clearing targets as quickly as you can. The intuitive controls make it easy to pick up and play.

Highlights
  • Countdown mode
  • Quick draw mode
  • Simple controls
  • Reaction speed test
  • Target elimination
Features
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◆=== Game Modes ===◇ ▼ Time Attack Mode Knock down as many targets as possible in 20 seconds. ▼ Quick Draw Mode Knock down 20 targets in the shortest time possible. This might be one of the simplest shooting games ever! ▼▼▼ Find the target ▶ ▶ Tap the target ▶ ▶ Move on to the next round Try and see how fast your reflexes really are!

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
Shooting3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POOLS™ at 4.5 against Shooting's 1.0. POOLS™ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). Shooting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price 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. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shooting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, Shooting daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
POOLS™ versus Shooting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™Shooting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB180 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTensoriYUNFEI PAN

Customer experience

POOLS™

All ratings1,616 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews604 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.5%
Negative14.7%

Shooting

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

POOLS™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to move on iPad Pro
  • Glitches reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
  • Add a multiplayer mode
  • Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)

Shooting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
None

Shooting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shooting free?
Shooting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or Shooting?
POOLS™ is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Shooting averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or Shooting have ads?
Shooting shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or Shooting?
POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, and Shooting daily. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on September 29, 2026 and Shooting on September 12, 2026.

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