Comparison

POOLS™ vs Magic Pigeon

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

Magic Pigeon

Tap your way through over 200 challenging levels as a mischievous pigeon. Collect food, avoid traps, and use magical power-ups to succeed. Unlock unique pigeon skins by gathering scattered bugs.

Highlights
  • Satisfying tap gameplay
  • Strategic level challenges
  • Extensive pigeon skin collection
  • Magical power-ups
  • Over 200 levels
Features
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Ready for some feather-tapping fun? Magic Pigeon is an irresistibly addictive puzzle arcade game! You play as a mischievous pigeon with one simple goal: Peck all the delicious corn, peas, and fruits with your beak while carefully avoiding tricky traps and bad items! One wrong tap, and it’s game over! With over 200 cleverly designed levels of increasing difficulty, it’s a thrilling test of your reflexes and strategy. Key Features: - Satisfying Tap Gameplay: Easy-to-learn tap controls deliver incredibly satisfying and precise elimination fun. - Strategic Challenges: Every level introduces new mechanics, from rotating items to timed bombs. Think fast, plan smart! - Extensive Collection: Gather scattered bugs to unlock dozens of cool and cute pigeon skins. Customize your unique look! Magical Power-ups: Turn the tide in critical moments with special items! - Invincible: Temporarily transform all obstacles into tasty treats for a risk-free pecking spree! - Auto: Your pigeon goes on auto-pilot, swiftly clearing a safe area for you! - Freeze: Slow down time to observe the layout and make your most precise moves! Join players worldwide and experience the “one-tap” satisfaction in this tense, fun, and challenging adventure! Download Magic Pigeon now and start your puzzle journey!

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
Magic Pigeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POOLS™ at 4.5 against Magic Pigeon's 3.3. POOLS™ also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 40%) and ads (none vs shown). Magic Pigeon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, device support 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

Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Magic Pigeon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of POOLS™'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Magic Pigeon's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
POOLS™ versus Magic Pigeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™Magic Pigeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better3.3 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB168 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTensori杰 于

Customer experience

POOLS™

All ratings1,795 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews674 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.6%

Magic Pigeon

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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)

Magic Pigeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
None

Magic Pigeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Pigeon free?
Magic Pigeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or Magic Pigeon?
POOLS™ is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Magic Pigeon averages 3.3 from 9 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or Magic Pigeon have ads?
Magic Pigeon shows ads; POOLS™ does not.

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