POOLS™ vs GATE DASH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Slow, reflective exploration
- Atmospheric and immersive environments
- Inspired by liminal spaces
- Unfolding narrative through exploration
- Six distinct chapters
- Unique sound design
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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.
GATE DASH
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Boarding closes soon - hop on your electric suitcase and tear through the night airport terminal! GATE DASH is a high-speed, one-tap runner. Dodge passengers, carts and moving obstacles, and see how far you can go before your battery dies. FEATURES - Simple touch controls: left half to move left, right half to move right - 8 stages that rotate every 500 m: Night Concourse, Duty-Free Zone, Boarding Gates, Airport Rail Station, Waterfront and more - Stage gimmicks: closing queue barriers, crossing baggage belts, maintenance partitions and swinging crane cargo - Oncoming suitcase riders, idle passengers and stacked luggage - the night airport is full of hazards - Grab spare batteries to recharge, hit boost lanes for a burst of speed - One crash ends the run - pure arcade tension - Compete for the longest run on online leaderboards Easy to pick up, hard to master. Perfect for a quick run - race through the airport tonight!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: POOLS™ at none against GATE DASH's shown. GATE DASH's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and GATE DASH sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POOLS™ ships an update monthly, GATE DASH every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POOLS™ | GATE DASH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.9 GB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tensori | Reckona Inc. |
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)
GATE DASH
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POOLS™
- POOLS: Full Game$9.99
GATE DASH
- Remove Ads$1.99









