Comparison

Slots & Daggers vs Ultrapool

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

Head to head
About

Slots & Daggers

Spin slot machine reels to battle monsters in a unique roguelike adventure. Build powerful combos and upgrade your machine to conquer a hand-drawn fantasy world. Enjoy quick runs with deep strategic builds.

Highlights
  • Slot machine combat mechanics
  • Synergy building and reel manipulation
  • Hand-drawn fantasy world
  • Campaign mode (4-8 hours)
  • Endless high-score mode
  • Retro visuals and hip hop soundtrack
  • Quick runs, deep builds
Features
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SLOTS & DAGGERS is a roguelike in a slot machine. Spin the reels, chain symbols into combos, and turn every pull into damage, gold and upgrades. Build your machine run by run, then take it into the dungeon and fight your way through a weird little fantasy world full of goblins, monsters and strange little guys. Every spin matters. Every symbol you add changes the odds. And every run ends with the same question: one more? FEATURES - A slot machine that fights back – build synergies, break the reels, beat the odds - A weird fantasy world drawn by hand, in all its crude glory - 4–8 hour campaign with escalating challenges - Egg Arena – an endless high-score mode for the truly determined - Retro visuals with a hand-drawn, lo-fi charm - Crunchy old-school hip hop drum machine soundtrack - Quick runs, deep builds – perfect for a session on the go - No ads, no in-app purchases, no real money involved – just the game Numbers! Fights! Goblins! And a lot of PLING. ---- A NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPER After my last game SUMMERHOUSE, I wanted to make something radically different. Still small, but faster, with numbers, fights and goblins! The result is SLOTS & DAGGERS. To make this game I combined a lot of things I deeply love – weird fantasy worlds, crude drawings of strange little guys, old school crunchy hip hop drum machines and addictive arcade games that go "PLING PLING PLING" as they spit out little coins – with classic roguelike mechanics. As with SUMMERHOUSE, please keep in mind this game is a solo project – small, focused, and made with care. It's meant to be short and sweet and doesn't have the amount of content as games built by bigger teams over years, but I think it's a fair deal! I hope you have a good time with SLOTS & DAGGERS! Cheers, Friedemann

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

Slots & Daggers4 screens
Ultrapool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ultrapool at Free against Slots & Daggers's $3.99. Ultrapool also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (89% vs 78%). Slots & Daggers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On ads 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

Ultrapool is free to download; Slots & Daggers costs $3.99 up front. Ultrapool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Slots & Daggers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Slots & Daggers holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 592 and 180 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Slots & Daggers's written reviews are positive against 89% of Ultrapool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slots & Daggers ships an update fortnightly, Ultrapool every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Slots & Daggers versus Ultrapool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlots & DaggersUltrapool
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (592 ratings) — better4.6 (180 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings592 — better180
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#4 — better#149
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB408 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFuture Friends Gamesoffbrand games

Customer experience

Slots & Daggers

All ratings424 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative11.0%

Ultrapool

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

In-app purchases

None

Slots & Daggers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultrapool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Slots & Daggers free?
Slots & Daggers costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultrapool free?
Ultrapool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slots & Daggers or Ultrapool?
Slots & Daggers is rated higher. Slots & Daggers averages 4.9 out of 5 from 592 ratings, while Ultrapool averages 4.6 from 180 ratings.
Do Slots & Daggers or Ultrapool have ads?
Neither Slots & Daggers nor Ultrapool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slots & Daggers or Ultrapool?
Slots & Daggers ships an update fortnightly, and Ultrapool every 5 days. Most recently, Slots & Daggers was updated on October 25, 2026 and Ultrapool on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Slots & Daggers or Ultrapool?
Slots & Daggers currently peaks at #4 in the App Store charts, and Ultrapool at #149. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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