Coffee Pool vs Ghost Engine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coffee Pool
Engage in a daily pool game with unique challenges and rules each day. Compete with friends or tackle endless levels in League mode with creative game types and modifiers. Enjoy a modern pool experience with streamlined controls and visuals.
- Brand-new table layout daily
- Random game rules
- Unique table modifiers
- Compete with friends
- League mode with endless levels
- Real-world game types
- Creative challenges
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A daily pool game to go with your morning coffee. Each day brings a brand-new table layout, random game rules, and unique table modifiers. Compete with friends to clear the table in the fewest shots, or dive into League mode with endless levels, real-world game types, and creative challenges that keep the action exciting. Featuring a streamlined control scheme and clean, modern visuals, this is pool like you’ve never played it before.
Ghost Engine
Control a charming ghost train through a whimsical world, collecting Spritstones to power your journey. This game offers gentle thrills and colorful fun for players of all ages, featuring easy controls and a playful treasure hunt experience.
- Control a ghost train
- Collect Spritstones
- Explore whimsical worlds
- Gentle thrills and fun
- Easy controls
- Treasure hunt gameplay
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All aboard the cutest spooky ride in town! In Ghost Engine, you take the controls of an adorable ghost train chugging through a whimsical world filled with friendly spirits and magical surprises. Your mission? Collect shiny Spritstones scattered along to power your train and keep it rolling through a magical adventure! Perfect for anyone looking for gaming fun, kids or adults alike, this charming game is full of giggles, colorful fun, and gentle thrills—no scares here, just pure enjoyment! Zoom through an enchanted train, float past flames, and team up with a silly ghost pal who cheers you on. With easy controls and a playful vibe, Ghost Engine is the ultimate ride for explorers who love a good treasure hunt. Hop on, gather those Spritstones to fuel the fun, and let’s roll—your ghostly journey awaits!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ghost Engine at none against Coffee Pool's 8. Ghost Engine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Coffee Pool's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Coffee Pool sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Ghost Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ghost Engine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coffee Pool has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coffee Pool ships an update every 10 days, Ghost Engine every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coffee Pool | Ghost Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 419 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shallot Games, LLC. | Paragon Codeworks LLC |
Customer experience
Coffee Pool
Ghost Engine
Bugs and requests
Coffee Pool
Reported bugs
1 issue- Game becomes too difficult after paying to remove ads
Requested features
8 requests- Standalone freeplay mode
- Ambient music
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to buy additional modifiers with coins
- Invert contrast or colorblind mode
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- Cue customization
- Skins for table or ball sets
- More incentive for in-game currency
Ghost Engine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coffee Pool
- Small Coins$1.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- VIP Pass$7.99
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- Remove Forced Ads$7.99
- Medium Coins$7.99
- Large Coins$14.99
- Huge Coins$29.99
- Giant Coins$49.99
Ghost Engine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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