POOLS™ vs Shooting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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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.
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.
- Countdown mode
- Quick draw mode
- Simple controls
- Reaction speed test
- Target elimination
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shooting asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, Shooting daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POOLS™ | Shooting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tensori | YUNFEI PAN |
Customer experience
POOLS™
Shooting
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
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
Shooting
No in-app purchases









