PoolHall vs Eliminator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PoolHall
This app modernizes the classic 10x10 squares game for live sports events. It automates scoring, tracks winners in real-time, and allows easy in-app invites for friends. Supports NFL, college football, NBA, and college basketball.
- Live sports schedules (NFL, NBA, College)
- Real-time automatic scoring
- In-app friends list and invites
- Public and private game pools
- Block Mode for 2x2 picks
- Customizable profiles
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Watch the live score move on your board in real time. PoolHall makes it easy to run squares, pick'em pools, and survivor leagues with your friends, family, or coworkers. It works great for NFL and NCAAF, and squares boards work for NBA and college basketball too. Squares is the main event. Set up a board for any game, let your group claim squares, and lock it at kickoff. As the score changes during the game, PoolHall shows you which square is winning right now. No more refreshing a spreadsheet or waiting for someone to text the group. The board updates as the game happens, and winners settle every quarter. Pick'em is just as simple. Everyone makes their picks before kickoff, and the standings update automatically when results come in. Once a game starts, you can see what everyone picked. You can play straight pick'em or add confidence scoring, where each person assigns point values based on how sure they are about each pick. Survivor keeps your group locked in all season. Pick one team to win each week. If they lose, you take a strike, and enough strikes puts you out. Each team can only be used once, so the easy picks run out fast. The field gets smaller every week until someone is left standing. Creating a pool takes under a minute. Share an invite code or a link and your group joins instantly. Players always join for free. Only the person running the pool covers a one time price when they open it, and there is an annual pass if you run several. The app handles scoring and standings automatically. It also supports guest players, so anyone can join without creating an account. Commissioners can enter scores for custom games, build weekly slates, and manage their group from inside the app. One thing worth knowing: PoolHall never moves money. Anything your group works out is settled between you, outside the app. The season is underway. Get your pools set up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Eliminator
This app simplifies running NFL survivor pools by allowing everyone to submit picks within the app. It automatically tracks scores, eliminations, and provides reminders, so you don't have to manage it manually. Play continues even after elimination with a "Graveyard" feature.
- Automatic score and elimination tracking
- Pick reminders before deadlines
- In-app group chat for trash talk
- View opponent picks and standings
- NFL headlines and injury updates
- Post-elimination "Graveyard" play
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Pick one NFL team each week. If they win, you survive. If they lose, you're out. You can't pick the same team twice all season. Last one standing wins. That's the whole game, and it's brutal. Most people are gone by Week 6. RUN YOUR POOL WITHOUT THE SPREADSHEET If you're the one who organizes it, you know the drill: chasing picks over text, retyping names into a spreadsheet, arguing about who actually said Baltimore before kickoff. Eliminator does all of it. - Everyone picks in the app, so there's no chasing - Scores update automatically every Sunday - Eliminations happen on their own, with no arguments - One link fills your pool — drop it in the group chat and you're done NOBODY GETS KNOCKED OUT BY A CALENDAR Most people who go out early didn't lose a game. They forgot to pick. Eliminator reminds you before the board closes, and tells you how you did when the games end. THE GRAVEYARD Getting eliminated in Week 3 shouldn't mean the season's over for you. Everyone who goes out lands in the Graveyard and keeps playing against the other casualties. WHAT ELSE IS IN THERE - The Slate: every matchup, with what the rest of your pool is picking - Standings: who's alive, who's out, and the streaks - Trash Talk: the group chat that belongs in the app - The Wire: NFL headlines and injuries, so you pick with your eyes open A NOTE ON HOW THIS WORKS Eliminator is a tool for running a survivor pool among people you know. The app does not collect, hold, or pay out money, and takes no cut of anything. If your pool plays for something, that stays entirely between you and whoever runs it, exactly as it did before the app existed. 18+. Play responsibly. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL. Scores and schedule data from ESPN.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Eliminator at 5.0 against PoolHall's 3.5. Eliminator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). PoolHall's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. PoolHall sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Eliminator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Eliminator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PoolHall has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PoolHall ships an update every 2 weeks, Eliminator every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PoolHall | Eliminator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jordan Kulzer | Herbert Bennett |
Customer experience
PoolHall
Eliminator
In-app purchases
PoolHall
- Premium$4.991 Month
- PoolHall Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
- Commissioner Pass$79.991 Year
- Extra Square Slot$0.99
- Unlock One Pool$4.99
- More Players$4.99
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- Squares Pool$7.99
- Pool - 20 Players$9.99
- More Players$9.99
- Pool - 50 Players$14.99
- Pool - 100 Players$19.99
- Pool - Unlimited Players$29.99
Eliminator
No in-app purchases









