Comparison

Alone vs Ultrapool

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

Head to head
About

Alone

Features
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Defend the last Core in a fast sci-fi survival game built around enemy waves, upgrades, missions, and high-speed drift runs. ALONE CORE drops you into a hostile space frontier where every run is a fight to keep the Core alive. Hold your position, manage your supplies, upgrade your arsenal, and push deeper through dangerous routes filled with pressure, rewards, and risk. Survive intense enemy waves Protect the Core as attacks grow harder and faster. Use timing, upgrades, wave charges, and shields to stay alive. Upgrade between runs Collect fragments, emeralds, and supplies to strengthen your Core, unlock better options, and prepare for the next fight. Complete missions and rewards Clear daily and weekly objectives, collect rewards, and keep building momentum across every session. Drift through space routes Leave the arena and test your reflexes in high-speed drift expeditions through asteroid fields and deadly paths. Climb the rankings Chase higher scores, clear more waves, and improve your level ranking as your survival skills sharpen. Built for quick sessions and tense returns, ALONE CORE blends space survival, arcade action, defense strategy, upgrades, missions, and drift gameplay into one focused sci-fi run.

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

Alone4 screens
Ultrapool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ultrapool at every 4 days against Alone's every 2 months. Ultrapool also leads on chart position (#44 vs unranked). Alone's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Alone sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Ultrapool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alone ships an update every 2 months, Ultrapool every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Alone versus Ultrapool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAloneUltrapool
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (122 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—85.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB378 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperIzzet Ubeydullah Arpacioffbrand games

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Alone

One-time17
  • Small Pouch$0.99
  • Small Emerald Pack$0.99
  • Starter Run Kit$1.99
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  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Traveler Bag$2.99
  • Medium Emerald Pack$2.99
  • Survivor Kit$3.99
  • Survivor Bundle$3.99
  • Orbit Cache$4.99
  • Run Arsenal$5.99
  • Emerald Reserve$6.99
  • Stash$6.99
  • Large Emerald Pack$6.99
  • Endless Run Kit$7.99
  • Endless Bundle$7.99
  • Endless Reserve$12.99
  • Mega Emerald Pack$12.99
1 purchases

Ultrapool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Alone free?
Alone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultrapool free?
Ultrapool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alone or Ultrapool have ads?
Neither Alone nor Ultrapool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alone or Ultrapool?
Alone ships an update every 2 months, and Ultrapool every 4 days. Most recently, Alone was updated on September 9, 2026 and Ultrapool on September 25, 2026.

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