RackUp vs PoolHub.live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RackUp
This app helps you run fair and competitive billiards matches by automatically calculating handicaps based on player skill levels. It supports various game formats and tracks detailed match statistics for practice or casual play.
- Automatic handicap calculation
- Supports 9-Ball, 8-Ball, 10-Ball, Straight Pool, One-Pocket
- APA handicap tables integrated
- Tracks innings, defensive shots, and dead balls
- Player profiles and match history (Pro)
- Live match tracking
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Get your RackUp Rating now. RackUp is the pool app for real matches—whether you’re practicing APA/BCA-style play or competing in a rated RackUp Match with friends. A REAL POOL RATING. NO LEAGUE REQUIRED. Earn a RackUp Rating in rated matches. Invite someone at the table—your friend can try free for 30 days. Climb toward Get Certified and compete with confidence. RATED RACKUP MATCHES • 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball • Dynamic RISE-1 rating that updates after every match • Certified progress toward tournaments & contests • Share & invite so anyone can join you PRACTICE ANYTIME • Score 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball, Straight Pool, and One-Pocket • Handicapped races and league-style formats • Built for bar tables, pool halls, and home tables CERTIFIED MATCHES & MATCH POINTS Both players confirm the score to make a match official. Earn Match Points and track performance. Player IDs and QR sharing make it easy to find opponents and share your profile. RACKUP PRO Unlock the full rated experience and progress tracking. Start with a free trial—cancel anytime. Core scoring stays available so you can always practice. RackUp is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by APA or BCA. Download RackUp—score better matches, invite your friends, and get rated.
PoolHub.live
Connect with fellow pool players, fans, and enthusiasts. Create profiles, message others, watch live matches, and participate in tournaments. Discover pool halls, vendors, and equipment for sale.
- Player profiles and connections
- Live match streaming and viewing
- Tournament entry and management
- Venue and vendor database
- Marketplace for pool gear
- League organization tools
- Challenge feature with scoreboard
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PoolHub is where pool players go. Open to every pool player, fan, and friend. Create a profile, connect with players, message them, watch live matches, enter tournaments, follow pool rooms, and send or accept a challenge. Post shots for free. Whether you play league, bar box, juniors, or the road, or you just love the game, this is where pool lives. Join. Watch. Compete. Calendar One calendar for league nights, challenges, tournaments, and venue events. Follow any of them and get a notification when it starts. Venue database Look up pool rooms. Open a room to see what is going on there. Vendor database Browse pool equipment vendors and their stores. Marketplace Browse gear for sale, save a listing, and message the seller. PoolHub Plus posts a listing. PoolHub Plus — $9.99 a month, or $99 a year Saved streams kept for 90 days Marketplace Post equipment for sale. League section Organize your league, teams, ratings, matches, and the numbers that matter. League nights show on the calendar. Challenge feature Set the game and challenge a friend or any player on the map. If they accept, stream it with a scoreboard. Accepted challenges show in the feed, and people can follow them so they know when you go live. Each challenge keeps track of viewers, likes, and comments. The challenge with the most activity each month wins Challenge of the Month. Right now the prize is a custom Paragon carbon fiber shaft. Scoreboard Go live and put a scoreboard on the stream from the broadcast screen. Venue database List a pool room in the PoolHub database. Also in Plus Unlimited streaming Priority on the Live Map, and a status so players know what you are looking for and where you are Highlight clips from your streams Create and promote matches and events Tag opponents and schedule a match Accept tips, digital gifts, and fan support PoolHub All Access — $29.99 a month, or $299 a year Saved streams kept for 1 year Everything in Plus Vendor database Open a vendor store and show your products. For people who run events Tournament formats, including One Pocket with a One Pocket scoreboard Chips, King of the Table Brackets, scheduling, and table assignments Co-hosts for bigger events Fill a bracket by hand or automatically Live scores for anyone following the event Push notifications to the players Players can stream their match, with a scoreboard, from the match screen A free account can follow players, post, watch streams, use the Live Map, enter tournaments, post shots, browse the marketplace, look up venues and vendors, and use the calendar. Saved streams stay for 90 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
RackUp and PoolHub.live are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. RackUp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and PoolHub.live sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RackUp against 5.0 for PoolHub.live. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | RackUp | PoolHub.live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Michael Chittick | PoolHub |
Customer experience
RackUp
PoolHub.live
In-app purchases
RackUp
- English US$3.991 Month
- RackUp Pro - Annual$39.991 Year
PoolHub.live
- Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
- Plus Annually$119.001 Year
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- Pro Annually$359.001 Year









