POOLS™ vs SUPERSTAR LDH
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.
SUPERSTAR LDH
Experience the official rhythm game featuring songs from popular LDHR artists. Collect and enhance over 300 card types, compete for high scores, and enjoy a vast library of music from debut hits to the latest tracks.
- Official LDHRhythm game
- Play debut to latest songs
- Over 300 card types
- Card collection and enhancement
- High score competition
- Artist rankings
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【The SUPERSTAR series has been downloaded more than 100 million times worldwide!】 ▼Check out the official X (Twitter) for the latest news! https://x.com/SUPERSTAR_LDH ▼What is SUPERSTAR LDH You can play rhythm games from debut songs to the latest songs Official LDHRhythm Game! More than 300 card types! ▼Endless ways to play You can choose your favorite music and play! You can also enjoy collecting your favorite cards! You can enhance your cards and aim for a high score! Fans can also compete with each other for ranking! ▼Participating Artists THE RAMPAGE FANTASTICS BALLISTIK BOYZ PSYCHIC FEVER LIL LEAGUE KID PHENOMENON THE JET BOY BANGERZ WOLF HOWL HARMONY *"SUPERSTAR LDH" is completely free to play but some in-game items will require payment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: POOLS™ at 79% against SUPERSTAR LDH's 37%. POOLS™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 10). SUPERSTAR LDH's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and SUPERSTAR LDH sells 28 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, 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 37% of SUPERSTAR LDH's.
POOLS™ ships an update every 2 months, SUPERSTAR LDH every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POOLS™ | SUPERSTAR LDH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | 3.9 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 36.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 358 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tensori | DalcomSoft Japan, Inc. |
Customer experience
POOLS™
SUPERSTAR LDH
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)
SUPERSTAR LDH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
SUPERSTAR LDH
- Diamond_80$0.49
- item 240_1$0.99
- Diamond_80$0.99
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- Diamond_355$0.99
- item 480_2$2.99
- item 480_1$2.99
- Diamond_770$2.99
- Diamond_355$2.99
- item 1000_6$5.99
- item 1000_4$5.99
- Diamond_770$5.99
- item 1000_2$5.99
- item 1000_3$5.99
- Diamond_2480$6.99
- item 1500_1$9.99
- Diamond_2480$14.99
- Diamond_5000$14.99
- item 3000_2$19.99
- item 3400_1$19.99
- item 4900_4$29.99
- item 4900_2$29.99
- item 5000_2$29.99
- item 4900_1$29.99
- item 4400_1$29.99
- Diamond_5000$29.99
- Diamond_10500$29.99
- item 10000_3$59.99
- Diamond_10500$59.99
