Pool Scores vs Rackmate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Track 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches
- Record every point
- Analyze performance
- Personal match history
- Billiards companion app
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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.
Rackmate
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Rackmate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pool Scores asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Pool Scores | Rackmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Santee | 宇昂 朱 |
In-app purchases
Pool Scores
No in-app purchases
Rackmate
- Rackmate Pro$4.99









