Comparison

POOLS™ vs Tactical Loadout Simulator

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

Tactical Loadout Simulator

Build and manage your tactical gear collection. Unlock new items, combine weapons and operators, and create custom loadouts. Explore themed collections and discover rare items through crates and lucky draws.

Highlights
  • Create and save custom loadouts
  • Collect weapons, knives, and operators
  • Complete themed collections
  • Crate opening and lucky draw system
  • Multiple item rarities
  • Realistic military style
Features
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Build your own tactical gear collection. Unlock new items, combine weapons and operators, and create your own loadouts. Explore themed collections, discover rare items and expand your arsenal. Grow your collection through crates and lucky draws. Open cases, try your luck with spins and unlock weapon skins, knives and operator gear. Every drop brings you closer to completing your collection. FEATURES: • Create and save custom loadouts • Collect weapons, knives and operators • Complete themed collections • Crate opening and lucky draw system • Multiple item rarities • Clean and realistic military style Build the perfect loadout and complete your collection. This is a fan-made simulator and is not affiliated with any official game or publisher

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
Tactical Loadout Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: POOLS™ at 80% against Tactical Loadout Simulator's 0%. POOLS™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Tactical Loadout Simulator'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. Tactical Loadout Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, 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 0% of Tactical Loadout Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update monthly, Tactical Loadout Simulator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
POOLS™ versus Tactical Loadout Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™Tactical Loadout Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB197 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTensoriSergey Peters

Customer experience

POOLS™

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews661 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral6.2%
Negative13.9%

Tactical Loadout Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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)

Tactical Loadout Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
None

Tactical Loadout Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tactical Loadout Simulator free?
Tactical Loadout Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or Tactical Loadout Simulator?
POOLS™ is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Tactical Loadout Simulator averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or Tactical Loadout Simulator have ads?
Tactical Loadout Simulator shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or Tactical Loadout Simulator?
POOLS™ ships an update monthly, and Tactical Loadout Simulator every 4 months. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tactical Loadout Simulator on October 25, 2026.

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