Comparison

POOLS™ vs 承認欲求シミュレーター

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

Head to head
About

POOLS™

Explore, admire, and listen in this slow, reflective experience. It's an intentionally uneventful journey through uncanny and eerie environments, rewarding patience and quiet attention. Discover a world that subtly changes as you advance, inspired by internet phenomena like liminal spaces and The Backrooms.

Highlights
  • Exploration-focused gameplay
  • Relaxing and reflective atmosphere
  • Eerie and uncanny environments
  • Slow-paced, uneventful experience
  • World changes as you advance
  • Six chapters, 10-30 minutes each
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

承認欲求シミュレーター

Features
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いいね中毒の世界へようこそ。 ひたすらタップして「いいね」を集め、フェイクフォロワーを雇い、炎上マーケティングで名を上げ、最終的には「承認欲求教団」を設立する皮肉なクリッカーゲーム。 【ゲームの特徴】 ・タップでサクサク いいね を稼ぐクリッカーゲーム ・26種類のショップアイテム(フェイクフォロワー、Photoshop詐欺師、教団設立など皮肉満載) ・転生システム — リセットで永続的な倍率アップ ・7段階のストーリー進行(プチ人気者から悟りまで) ・オフライン進行(寝てる間にもいいねが増える) ・炎上・シャドウバン・凍結などの裏目イベント ・13種類の実績解除 ・プロフィール画像が承認欲求レベルで成長 【こんな人に】 ・SNS中毒の自分を客観視したい ・クリッカーゲームが好き ・皮肉なジョークが好き 注意:このゲームは現代SNS文化を風刺しています。実際のSNSの「いいね」獲得を推奨するものではありません。

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
承認欲求シミュレーター4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POOLS™ at Free against 承認欲求シミュレーター's $0.99. POOLS™ also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 承認欲求シミュレーター's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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

POOLS™ is free to download; 承認欲求シミュレーター costs $0.99 up front. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 承認欲求シミュレーター asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update every 4 weeks, 承認欲求シミュレーター every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
POOLS™ versus 承認欲求シミュレーター: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™承認欲求シミュレーター
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTensoriHIROTO TSUTSUSHIMA

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)

承認欲求シミュレーター

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
None

承認欲求シミュレーター

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 承認欲求シミュレーター free?
承認欲求シミュレーター costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do POOLS™ or 承認欲求シミュレーター have ads?
Neither POOLS™ nor 承認欲求シミュレーター shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or 承認欲求シミュレーター?
POOLS™ ships an update every 4 weeks, and 承認欲求シミュレーター every 3 months. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on November 12, 2026 and 承認欲求シミュレーター on November 5, 2026.

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