Comparison

POOLS™ vs Scream Sheep

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

Scream Sheep

Control a sheep using your voice to navigate obstacles. A small voice makes it walk, a larger one makes it jump, and a shout makes it jump higher. Experience a unique gameplay mechanic designed for fun and excitement.

Highlights
  • Voice-controlled gameplay
  • Jump and avoid obstacles
  • Adjust jump height with voice volume
  • Unique interactive experience
  • Simple and intuitive controls
Features
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You are familiar with traditional games where you control the character with the interface on the screen. This game will change the way you play, you need to control the sheep with your voice. A small voice will make the sheep walk, a bigger voice will make it jump (to avoid obstacles). You can even shout loudly to make the sheep jump higher. Wish you have fun and exciting moments with this screaming sheep.

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
Scream Sheep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scream Sheep at 5.0 against POOLS™'s 4.5. Scream Sheep also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). POOLS™'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scream Sheep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scream Sheep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of POOLS™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Scream Sheep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, Scream Sheep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
POOLS™ versus Scream Sheep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™Scream Sheep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB88 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTensoriPhan Minh Cuong

Customer experience

POOLS™

All ratings1,616 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.2%

Scream Sheep

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

Scream Sheep

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
1 purchases

Scream Sheep

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scream Sheep free?
Scream Sheep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or Scream Sheep?
Scream Sheep is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Scream Sheep averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or Scream Sheep have ads?
Scream Sheep shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or Scream Sheep?
POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, and Scream Sheep every 3 weeks. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on October 19, 2026 and Scream Sheep on October 7, 2026.

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