Comparison

POOLS™ vs ぷにっとぴょん×2

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

ぷにっとぴょん×2

Features
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1台のスマホで2人同時に遊べる、かんたん操作の障害物レースゲームです。 ■ あそびかた ・画面をタップするとジャンプ。もう一度タップで2段ジャンプ ・とげやおばけにぶつかるとつまずいてしまいます ・星を取るとしばらくダッシュ!リスクを取って星を狙うか、安全に走るかがカギ ・先にゴールしたほうの勝ちです ■ ふたりで対戦 画面を上下に分けた対面レイアウト。1台のスマホを2人ではさんで、その場ですぐ対戦できます。通信もアカウントも不要です。 ■ ひとりであそぶ ・コース:ゴールまでのベストタイムを縮める ・エンドレス:一発アウト。どこまで生き残れるかハイスコアに挑戦 ■ 3つのステージ ・くさはら:基本のステージ ・よる:スピードが上がる ・ゆき:どんどん加速していく ステージごと・モードごとにベスト記録が残り、更新すると「ニューレコード!」でお祝いします。 小さなお子さまでも遊べるやさしい操作。オフラインで遊べます。

Screenshots

POOLS™4 screens
ぷにっとぴょん×24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: POOLS™ at none against ぷにっとぴょん×2's shown. POOLS™ also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 and ぷにっとぴょん×2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
POOLS™ versus ぷにっとぴょん×2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOOLS™ぷにっとぴょん×2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTensoriPicup 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)

ぷにっとぴょん×2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99
1 purchases

ぷにっとぴょん×2

One-time1
  • こうこくをけす$1.99

Questions

Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ぷにっとぴょん×2 free?
ぷにっとぴょん×2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do POOLS™ or ぷにっとぴょん×2 have ads?
ぷにっとぴょん×2 shows ads; POOLS™ does not.

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