Comparison

POOLS™ vs 修个手机吧

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

修个手机吧

Run a mobile phone repair shop, diagnosing and fixing various phone issues. Earn in-game currency to upgrade your store, purchase parts, and unlock new phone models to repair. Experience the satisfaction of bringing devices back to life.

Highlights
  • Diagnose and fix phone issues
  • Replace phone components
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Upgrade repair shop
  • Unlock new phone models
  • Simple tap and drag controls
Features
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叮铃,手机维修店开门啦。 有人拿着黑屏手机来求助,有人说屏幕摔坏了,还有人悄悄问:这台旧手机还能修好吗? 当然可以,交给你啦。 先拆开后盖,找到问题,再换上合适的零件。 主板、电池、屏幕、镜头,一个个装回正确的位置。 等手机重新亮起来,那一刻真的很有成就感。 赚到的游戏金币可以进货配件、淘二手机、升级你的小店。 低端机、中端机、高端机慢慢解锁,维修台也会越来越忙。 这里没有复杂操作,点一点螺丝,拖一拖配件,就能完成一次维修。 从普通小店开始,慢慢成为大家都信任的修机老板。 今天第一台手机,先从哪里开始修呢? 注:游戏内金币、报价和收益均为虚拟经营内容,仅用于游戏体验。

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
修个手机吧4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: POOLS™ at 80% against 修个手机吧's 17%. POOLS™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). 修个手机吧's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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. 修个手机吧 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POOLS™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.7K 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 17% of 修个手机吧's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POOLS™ ships an update monthly, 修个手机吧 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
POOLS™ versus 修个手机吧: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™修个手机吧
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB196 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTensori婷 刘

Customer experience

POOLS™

All ratings1,738 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative14.1%

修个手机吧

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

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)

修个手机吧

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
None

修个手机吧

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 修个手机吧 free?
修个手机吧 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, POOLS™ or 修个手机吧?
POOLS™ is rated higher. POOLS™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while 修个手机吧 averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do POOLS™ or 修个手机吧 have ads?
修个手机吧 shows ads; POOLS™ does not.
Which is updated more often, POOLS™ or 修个手机吧?
POOLS™ ships an update monthly, and 修个手机吧 weekly. Most recently, POOLS™ was updated on October 25, 2026 and 修个手机吧 on October 24, 2026.

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