Comparison

Ultrapool vs In Da Crib

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

Head to head
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.

About

In Da Crib

Experience the classic card game with a vibrant, retro pixel art style. Enjoy smooth gameplay, exciting animations, and a challenging campaign mode. Track your stats and compete with friends or AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Smooth cardplay and animations
  • Offline play against bots
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Challenging campaign mode
  • Detailed player statistics
  • Unlockable custom decks
Features
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In Da Crib is our love letter to the greatest card game ever created: Cribbage. And it's completely free, no ads, and no in-app purchases. We're certified crib-heads, but we got sick of all the cribbage apps looking so... dull. Boring. Unexciting. Everything that cribbage ISN'T. So we made In Da Crib. It's the same game you've always loved, but now given the treatment it deserves: pixel art, retro gaming feel, ultra-smooth cardplay, exciting animations, and rarity ranks for each hand you score. Next time you drop a 5-5-5-J with a 5 starter (nobs), your 29 point hand will get the aesthetic fanfare it deserves. Jump into a quick match and we'll find you a fellow crib tragic to play against. Or challenge your friends directly. Or hone your skills offline (no account needed) against cribbage bots which range in difficulty from easybeats, to genuine contenders, to impossible algorithms who literally cheat at cards. Take on The Gauntlet, a brutal campaign mode against increasingly difficult bot-cheaters. And all the while, unlock dozens of beautiful custom decks by completing challenges. Plus, we give detailed stats on your cribbage career. And more importantly, we keep head-to-head stats between you and your friends. Now you can definitively answer the questions, "who's got the biggest win? How many times have I skunked you? Who's got the longest streak? Which one of us is the better human being?" In Da Crib is completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just our love letter to the most addictive card game in history.

Screenshots

Ultrapool4 screens
In Da Crib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: In Da Crib at none against Ultrapool's 1. In Da Crib also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Ultrapool's advantage is ratings volume (171 vs 2) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Ultrapool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. In Da Crib asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

In Da Crib holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultrapool has 171 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Ultrapool's written reviews are positive against 100% of In Da Crib's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultrapool ships an update every 4 days, In Da Crib every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Ultrapool versus In Da Crib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltrapoolIn Da Crib
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (171 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size408 MB100 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developeroffbrand gamesTimothy Nash

Customer experience

Ultrapool

All ratings171 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.0%

In Da Crib

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ultrapool

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
None

In Da Crib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultrapool free?
Ultrapool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is In Da Crib free?
In Da Crib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultrapool or In Da Crib?
In Da Crib is rated higher. Ultrapool averages 4.6 out of 5 from 171 ratings, while In Da Crib averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ultrapool or In Da Crib have ads?
Neither Ultrapool nor In Da Crib shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultrapool or In Da Crib?
Ultrapool ships an update every 4 days, and In Da Crib every 3 days. Most recently, Ultrapool was updated on October 16, 2026 and In Da Crib on October 4, 2026.

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