Comparison

PoolHall vs SW Game Live

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

SW Game Live

Easily add broadcast-style score graphics, team logos, and game clocks to your sports videos directly from your iPhone. Update scores in real-time, add interview name bars, and customize your overlays for professional-looking sports coverage.

Highlights
  • Live camera with score graphic overlay
  • Real-time score updates
  • Customizable team logos and colors
  • Game clock and status control
  • Post-game interview name bars
  • Sponsor logo integration
  • Video editing from photo library
Features
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SW Game Live puts a broadcast-style score graphic on your game video, right from your iPhone. Built for sports reporters and media members, it lets you cover a game the way a TV crew would: point your camera at the action, and your score bug, team logos, game clock and sponsors are recorded right on the video. Update the score with a tap as the game goes, and save every clip straight to your camera roll, ready for Instagram, Facebook or X. RECORD WITH YOUR OVERLAY • Live camera with your score graphic on top, recorded in 1080p • Tap +1 for each point; the score updates together a moment later • TOUCHDOWN!, FIELD GOAL and EXTRA POINT banners sweep across the video (turn each one on or off) • Game clock, quarter and status that you control • Smooth zoom slider and the 0.5x lens on supported iPhones • Pause and resume, with banners held until you resume INTERVIEWS • A postgame interview name bar that slides in over the video • Pick players from both teams' rosters, or type any name or coach MAKE IT YOURS • Several score graphic styles, team colors and school logos • Add sponsor logos and move or resize every box on the graphic • Your own watermark, and a Player of the Game card • Your look carries over to your next game VIDEOS FROM YOUR PHOTOS • Pick a video from your photo library, trim it, crop it, set the score and add the overlay Your recordings stay on your phone. Live games are kept for 7 days so you can pick up where you left off on any device. SW Game Live requires a SportzWire account, which is approved by SportzWire.

Screenshots

PoolHall4 screens
SW Game Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SW Game Live at 5.0 against PoolHall's 3.5. SW Game Live also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). PoolHall's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. PoolHall sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SW Game Live asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SW Game Live 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. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoolHall ships an update every 2 weeks, SW Game Live daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PoolHall versus SW Game Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolHallSW Game Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJordan KulzerBrad Loff

Customer experience

PoolHall

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SW Game Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

PoolHall

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • PoolHall Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • Commissioner Pass$79.991 Year
One-time9
  • 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
None

SW Game Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoolHall free?
PoolHall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SW Game Live free?
SW Game Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PoolHall or SW Game Live?
SW Game Live is rated higher. PoolHall averages 3.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while SW Game Live averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PoolHall or SW Game Live have ads?
Neither PoolHall nor SW Game Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoolHall or SW Game Live?
PoolHall ships an update every 2 weeks, and SW Game Live daily. Most recently, PoolHall was updated on October 22, 2026 and SW Game Live on November 1, 2026.

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