Comparison

Pool Scores vs Rackmate

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pool Scores

Easily track your billiards matches and analyze your performance with this companion app. Record every point of every game for 8-Ball and 9-Ball in your personal history.

Highlights
  • Track 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches
  • Record every point
  • Analyze performance
  • Personal match history
  • Billiards companion app
Features
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Pool Scores is the ultimate companion app for billiards enthusiasts, making it easy to track your matches and analyze your performance. Whether it's 8-Ball or 9-Ball, record each point of every match in your own personal history.

About

Rackmate

Features
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The billiards scoreboard that actually knows billiards. Rackmate keeps score the way pool players play: race-to-N matches, winner or alternate breaks, handicap races, and tap-to-pot 9-ball scoring that knows the 9 wins the rack. BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Tap balls as they drop — Miss and Foul pass the turn automatically • Turn your phone sideways for a table-side scoreboard you can read from the far rail • The screen stays awake while you play NOTHING GETS LOST • Every shot autosaves — take a call, lock the screen, pick up where you left off • Undo anything, across racks. Fix any earlier rack with two taps • Match history is free, forever 8-BALL & 9-BALL • Race to any number, with per-player handicap targets • Winner breaks or alternate breaks • One-tap Break & Run and 8 on the Break RACKMATE PRO (one-time purchase — no subscription) • Player stats: win rate, streaks, racks, fouls, form, head-to-head • Rack-by-rack match replay • Shareable result cards No ads. Ever. No account. Works completely offline. Your data stays on your device. Made for the table, priced once, yours forever.

Screenshots

Pool Scores3 screens
Rackmate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool Scores at none against Rackmate's 1. Pool Scores also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Rackmate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pool Scores asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool Scores ships an update every 5 weeks, Rackmate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pool Scores versus Rackmate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPool ScoresRackmate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColin Santee宇昂 朱

In-app purchases

None

Pool Scores

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Rackmate

One-time1
  • Rackmate Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pool Scores free?
Pool Scores is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rackmate free?
Rackmate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pool Scores or Rackmate have ads?
Neither Pool Scores nor Rackmate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pool Scores or Rackmate?
Pool Scores ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rackmate every 2 months. Most recently, Pool Scores was updated on October 14, 2026 and Rackmate on October 31, 2026.

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