OnlyPool vs Compete Tournaments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnlyPool
Discover local pool halls, track your game statistics, and connect with other players. Challenge friends to matches, compete in tournaments, and build your player profile with detailed game history.
- Discover local pool halls and tables
- Track detailed game statistics
- Challenge friends to ranked matches
- Compete in tournaments with live tracking
- Build player profile with win rate and Elo
- Connect with friends and join teams
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OnlyPool is the social app for pool players. That dive bar with one table in the back? The hall across town you've never tried? We know about them. Find a table, book it, check in, challenge friends, track your stats and play in real tournaments, all in one app. FIND A TABLE • Pool halls and bars near you, on a map or in a list • Table maps, pricing, amenities and hours • Reserve a table at participating halls, with an estimated cost before you book • Check in to see who's playing right now PLAY & TRACK • Record games in 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, Straight Pool, One Pocket, Bank Pool and Snooker • Track break-and-runs, safeties and innings • Ranked matches with an Elo rating, win rate, streaks and full game history • Earn badges as you hit milestones • Log games and keep score from your Apple Watch COMPETE • Tournaments in single elimination, double elimination, round robin and Swiss • Live brackets and standings that update as results come in • Leagues with full season schedules, results and standings • Local, state and global leaderboards CONNECT • Add friends and message them directly • Get notified when friends check in at a pool hall • Challenge friends to ranked matches • Create or join teams with their own team chat FOR POOL HALLS & ORGANIZERS • Claim your hall to get a verified listing • Post detailed table pricing, including member, league and time-of-day rates • Approve table bookings and see live check-ins, peak hours and visits • Run tournaments from your phone: check-in queue, one-tap brackets, results and a live bracket page for the TV Whether you're running racks or knocking balls around at happy hour, OnlyPool is built for the pool community.
Compete Tournaments
Discover local billiards tournaments and track your favorite events. Connect with the billiards community, find competitions by game type or location, and get notified about new events. Participate in exclusive giveaways for a chance to win prizes.
- Find local billiards tournaments
- Filter by game type, state, or date
- Track favorite events
- Receive event notifications
- Participate in giveaways
- Create player profiles
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Compete – Billiards Tournament Finder Find billiards tournaments near you — all in one place. Compete is the easiest way to discover local pool tournaments, track your favorite events, and never miss a competition. Whether you play 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball, one-pocket, straight pool, or banks, Compete keeps you connected to the billiards community in your area. Find Your Game Browse upcoming tournaments and filter by game type, state, or date. Save your favorites and get notified when new events are posted near you. Enter Giveaways Get a chance to win prizes through exclusive giveaways available right inside the app. Built for Players Create your profile, manage your favorites, and stay up to date with announcements from your local venues — all in one place. Always Growing Tournament availability varies by region as new venues and organizers join the platform. New events are added regularly as the Compete network expands.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Compete Tournaments at weekly against OnlyPool's fortnightly. Compete Tournaments also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OnlyPool against 5.0 for Compete Tournaments. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Compete Tournaments has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
OnlyPool ships an update fortnightly, Compete Tournaments weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnlyPool | Compete Tournaments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nathan Keil | Compete Tournaments LLC |
Customer experience
OnlyPool
Compete Tournaments
In-app purchases
OnlyPool
No in-app purchases
Compete Tournaments
No in-app purchases
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