Comparison

APPA vs BREAKERS

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

Head to head
About

APPA

Features
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APPA Rate provides Ranking Features and Handicap Rates for Registered APPA-Rate Subscribers. This allows Tournament Organisers and League Operators, the opportunity to Rank their playing members, as well as open tournament fields up to a wider range of players, while also offering a fair and calculated handicapping system to provide a fair, honest and balanced playing field for every entrant in the tournament. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://apparate.asia/privacy/

About

BREAKERS

This app tracks billiard matches, rates players using a Glicko-2 system, and connects a global community of players. Log every shot, compete on leaderboards, discover halls worldwide, and manage your gear.

Highlights
  • Glicko-2 rating system
  • Match logging for various disciplines
  • Global and local leaderboards
  • Discover and review pool halls
  • Solo practice drills
  • Player profiles and activity feed
  • Gear management
Features
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For every billiard player who keeps the game alive. BREAKERS is a billiard match tracker, rating system, and community app — built so every shot can be logged, every player rated fairly, and every hall connected. ■ Features [Climb the rating] A Glicko-2 rating updated after every match. Track your form day by day, with separate rankings for Pocket (9-Ball, 10-Ball, 8-Ball, 14.1, Rotation, and more) and Carom (3-Cushion, 1-Cushion, Free Game). [Record any discipline] Match input optimized for 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 8-Ball, Straight Pool (14.1), One Pocket, Bank Pool, Rotation, 5-9 / 5-10 (up to 6 players), 3-Cushion, 1-Cushion, Free Game and more. Innings, high run, average — all auto-tallied. [Compete on the leaderboard] Three rankings — World, your Country, and your Home Spot — let you climb at any scale. [Discover halls everywhere] Browse 13,000+ pool halls and billiard rooms worldwide — including 1,400+ in Japan. Hours, location, reviews, home-spot pinning. [Practice solo] Track Bowlliards, Self Count 9, Ghost runs, and freeform drills. Every session adds up. [Connect with players] Friend requests, an activity feed, and opponent profiles. Choose what you share, down to the item level. [Manage your gear] Log your playing cue, break cue, jump cue, shaft, tip — keep them in one place. ■ From the developer BREAKERS is built to help grow billiards culture. Hearing from the people who actually play is what keeps us going. Feature requests, bug reports, anything you've noticed — no detail is too small. Reach us anytime at info@breakers.zone.

Screenshots

APPA4 screens
BREAKERS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BREAKERS at none against APPA's 2. BREAKERS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). APPA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. APPA sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $20.99 per 6 months. BREAKERS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APPA ships an update monthly, BREAKERS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
APPA versus BREAKERS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPPABREAKERS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB59 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperCreative Sports Gymnastics And Services Trading Company LimitedON CO.LTD.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

APPA

Subscriptions2
  • APPA-Rate Membership 6 months$20.996 Months
  • APPA-Rate Membership 12 months$35.991 Year
None

BREAKERS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APPA free?
APPA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BREAKERS free?
BREAKERS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APPA or BREAKERS have ads?
APPA shows ads; BREAKERS does not.
Which is updated more often, APPA or BREAKERS?
APPA ships an update monthly, and BREAKERS weekly. Most recently, APPA was updated on October 6, 2026 and BREAKERS on September 30, 2026.

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