Comparison

How Many Dudes? vs Ultrapool

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

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About

How Many Dudes?

Assemble and manage a unique army of "dudes" with game-breaking synergies. Discover hundreds of team compositions, relics, and trinkets to overcome escalating challenges and absurd boss fights in this strategic roguelike autobattler.

Highlights
  • Strategic roguelike autobattler gameplay
  • 42 unique Dude types across 6 families
  • Hundreds of relics, trinkets, and events
  • Three tiers of challenge with unique enemies
  • Daily Dude and Ensemble game modes
  • Infinite replayability
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"How Many Dudes?" is a roguelike dudebuilder that's all about game-breaking synergies and simulated chaos. RECRUIT YOUR DUDES Welcome to the Dude Ranch, where you recruit and manage your ever-expanding army of Dudes. ‣ Choose from a wild cast of 42 Unique Dudes across 6 Dude Families: Undead Dudes, Employed Dudes, Warrior Dudes, Fantasy Dudes, Sci-Fi Dudes, and Action Dudes. ‣ Setup your Team to mix and match Dude Types and form ridiculous synergies - like Zombie Dudes who explode when struck by enemies, Ninja Dudes who throw a barrage of Shurikens, or Cowboy dudes who lasso other Dudes out of danger. ‣ More than 850,000 Team compositions means there's tons of strategies and overpowered combos to discover. SYNERGY! TACTICS! MAYHEM! Create game-breaking synergies with your choice of Dudes, Trinkets, and Relics. ‣ Collect hundreds of Dude Relics that warp the rules of battle. Make your Wizard Dudes fling a volley of fireballs when they move, your Ninja Dudes enter stealth when in danger, or your Finance Dudes generate cash with a life insurance policy on your other Dudes. ‣ Defeat Act Bosses to earn Trinkets - powerful items assigned to a Dude Type that enable game breaking strategies. Should you give your Wizard Dudes ADHD, or give your Samurai Dudes a Taser? It's up to you! ‣ Choose your Dudes wisely. Each Dude has their place in battle, from dishing out damage to tanking it to commanding other Dudes. Find the right balance between offense and defense, and see if your team can make it all the way to the final act. ABSURD CHALLENGES Face escalating enemy waves—from toddlers to wolves to gorillas to gods! ‣ Conquer boss fights that test your team’s synergy (and your sanity). ‣ Defeat bosses to earn Silver and Gold stars for each Dude, and see if you can master them all! FEATURES ‣ Strategic roguelike autobattler full of game-breaking synergies ‣ 42 Unique Dude Types to recruit and build out your team ‣ Hundreds of Relics, Trinkets, and Wandering Dude events that completely reshape each run ‣ Three Tiers of Challenge, each with additional unique enemies and epic boss battles ‣ Game modes like The Daily Dude and Ensemble Mode, which allows for pre-selecting your dream team ‣ Infinite replayability and absurdity

About

Ultrapool

Experience a unique pool game with roguelite elements and wacky ball effects. Craft strategic builds and pull off incredible trickshots to impress the bartenders. Survive 10 rounds of arcade-style pool with a variety of unique ball abilities.

Highlights
  • Roguelite pool gameplay
  • Wacky ball abilities
  • Strategic build crafting
  • Arcade-style trickshots
  • 10-round survival mode
  • Ball combination mechanics
Features
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The pool bar is always open! Ultrapool is a colorful roguelike about playing pool with a bunch of wacky balls with crazy effects. Carefully craft a perfect build and get the craziest trickshots! Get comfy, choose a cocktail, and get ready for a very special game of pool. Assemble a triangle of balls with strange effects and get the sickest trickshots. The bartenders won't be easy to impress! Ultrapool is an arcade-y colorful roguelike that plays like a pool version of Balatro and Super Auto Pets. Pocketing balls gives you score, and extra score gives you money you can spend at the bar to buy and improve your set of balls. Try to survive 10 rounds! We got both! Easy to pick up pool mechanics: just get the balls in the holes! But as you discover the wacky abilities the balls have, you'll get new ideas of how to get your score ever higher. A ghost ball that reappears on the table? A chicken ball that lays spherical eggs? A bomb that explodes if you bump it too much? The Earth? Anything is possible (as long as it's round and it rolls nicely, no cubes allowed!) Once you think you know the game, the cocktail bar opens. Ask the bartender to mix any two balls and he will serve you something special! Some of these will feel like they should break the game wide open, but you'll need every edge you can get if you want to pull off an all nighter.

Screenshots

How Many Dudes?4 screens
Ultrapool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ultrapool at Free against How Many Dudes?'s $9.99. How Many Dudes?'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ultrapool is free to download; How Many Dudes? costs $9.99 up front. Ultrapool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. How Many Dudes? asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for How Many Dudes? against 4.6 for Ultrapool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 141 and 191 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of How Many Dudes?'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Ultrapool's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How Many Dudes? ships an update daily, Ultrapool every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
How Many Dudes? versus Ultrapool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow Many Dudes?Ultrapool
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (141 ratings) — better4.6 (191 ratings)
Positive reviews83.8% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141191 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#4 — better#124
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB408 MB
Age rating+1212+
DeveloperButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.offbrand games

Customer experience

How Many Dudes?

All ratings141 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.8%

Ultrapool

All ratings176 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative9.4%

In-app purchases

None

How Many Dudes?

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultrapool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is How Many Dudes? free?
How Many Dudes? costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultrapool free?
Ultrapool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, How Many Dudes? or Ultrapool?
How Many Dudes? is rated higher. How Many Dudes? averages 4.7 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while Ultrapool averages 4.6 from 191 ratings.
Do How Many Dudes? or Ultrapool have ads?
Neither How Many Dudes? nor Ultrapool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, How Many Dudes? or Ultrapool?
How Many Dudes? ships an update daily, and Ultrapool every 5 days. Most recently, How Many Dudes? was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ultrapool on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, How Many Dudes? or Ultrapool?
How Many Dudes? currently peaks at #4 in the App Store charts, and Ultrapool at #124. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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