Comparison

POOLS™ vs Rata Kong

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

Rata Kong

Embark on a chaotic, hyper-casual running adventure as an otaku rat on a mission for a unique beverage. Navigate treacherous sewers, utilize absurd transformations, and collect quirky skins in this satirical pixel art game.

Highlights
  • One-handed controls
  • Unique transformations
  • Creative obstacles
  • Absurd skin collection
  • Themed events and missions
  • Scoreboard and progression
Features
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Conoce a Naputo, una rata otaku que está dispuesta a arriesgarlo todo por amor… incluso correr por las alcantarillas más sucias de la ciudad. Su misión: conseguir cerveza chile con mayonesa para su waifu virtual, o perderla para siempre. Este runner hipercasual híbrido combina humor absurdo, acción caótica y progresión constante. Perfecto para jugadores que buscan partidas rápidas, recompensas inmediatas y un estilo visual pixel art cargado de sátira. Características destacadas: - Controles simples con una sola mano: toca para saltar, desliza para caer o activa embestidas destructivas. - Transformaciones únicas: vuela con un jetpack, atraviesa muros como fantasma, dispara cañones o arrasa con un tsunami. - Obstáculos creativos: charcos de agua negra ácida, trampas de ratones, chanclas misil del abuelito y mucho más. - Colección de skins absurdas: desde Naputo “El Banquero” hasta la Rata Cosplayer de Waifu, cada skin es una sátira visual. - Eventos y misiones temáticas: cada mes trae recompensas especiales, desde San Valentín Waifu hasta Noche de Rata-terror. - Tabla de puntajes y progresión: compite por la mayor cantidad de monedas, desbloquea boosters y supera tus récords.

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
Rata Kong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rata Kong at 5.0 against POOLS™'s 4.5. POOLS™'s advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rata Kong sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rata Kong holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update monthly, Rata Kong every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
POOLS™ versus Rata Kong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™Rata Kong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB27 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTensoriOctavio Kuri Medrano

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)

Rata Kong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

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

Rata Kong

One-time3
  • Oferta de Evento5 variants$0.99
  • Oferta de Evento4 variants$1.99
  • Oferta de Evento$2.99

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rata Kong free?
Rata Kong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or Rata Kong?
Rata Kong is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Rata Kong averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or Rata Kong have ads?
Neither POOLS™ nor Rata Kong shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or Rata Kong?
POOLS™ ships an update monthly, and Rata Kong every 3 months. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Rata Kong on October 30, 2026.

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