Comparison

MINI POOL 3D vs Ad

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

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About

MINI POOL 3D

Experience a minimalist billiards challenge where each level requires a single, perfect shot to pocket the target ball. Master unique table shapes and overcome obstacles to climb leaderboards and collect rewards. Enjoy a relaxing soundtrack and offline play.

Highlights
  • One-shot billiards gameplay
  • Dynamic table shapes and obstacles
  • Realistic physics engine
  • Unlockable cues and rewards
  • Offline play supported
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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MINI POOL is billiards distilled to a single, perfect moment: one shot, one pocket, no second chances. Each level hands you the cue ball, a target ball, and a pocket. Drag back, aim, and release — sink it and you move on. Miss, and the run is over. Simple to learn, brutally satisfying to master. THE TABLE KEEPS CHANGING • Classic rectangles give way to triangles, diamonds, pentagons, hexagons and octagons • Obstacle balls block your line — find the angle around them • Some tables have open edges with no rails: overshoot and your ball is gone • Every playthrough is generated fresh, so no two runs are ever the same REAL POOL FEEL • True physics: cushions rebound, jaws rattle, balls drop into a real hanging net • Tournament-style tables with leather-wrapped pockets and cloth in eight colors • Smooth orbit camera — line up your shot from any angle CLIMB AND COLLECT • Earn diamonds with every cleared level • Unlock a collection of cues, from the trusty Maple Classic to glowing premium builds with real extra power • Compete on Game Center leaderboards: highest level and total pockets EASY TO PICK UP • A full run takes minutes — perfect for a quick break • Plays fully offline • Relaxing original soundtrack, a different tune every time you open the game One shot. One pocket. No mercy. How far can you go?

About

Ad

This app offers a curated collection of fun games designed for children, completely free of ads, tracking, and internet requirements. It features a variety of engaging titles, including a city-swallowing hole game and an arcade pack with coloring, space shooting, and snake games. Parents appreciate the ad-free, private, and offline experience.

Highlights
  • No ads or tracking
  • Offline play
  • Multiple game modes
  • Coloring and drawing pad
  • Space shooter with power-ups
  • Snake game with leaderboards
  • One-time purchase for arcade pack
Features
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Ad-Free Games is an ever expanding library of games in one app, made for kids with absolutely NO ads, NO tracking, and NO internet required. Pick a tile on the main menu: HOLE (free) — You are a hole. Swallow a living 3D world — a night city, a forest full of animals, or a snowfield — and gulp down rival holes. Four modes, including Infinite. ARCADE PACK (one-time purchase, shared with your family) • TOWER STACK (NEW) — tap to drop the sliding block and build as high as you can. Overhangs get sliced off; land it dead centre for a Perfect. Chill and Normal modes. • POCKET PET — adopt a pixel-art pal: a puppy, kitten, bunny, turtle, dragon or fox. Feed it, give it a bubble bath, play Bounce and Peekaboo for coins, and spend them on toys, homes and garden decor. Your pal naps while you're away and is happy to see you when you come back. • GEM SWAP — a match-3 with a hundred levels. Swap gems to line up three; four makes a blaster, five a rainbow gem, an L a bomb. Score targets, colours to collect and ice to melt, three stars each, plus a Zen mode with no moves and no clock. • ROAD HOP — tap to hop, swipe to dodge. Cross roads, railways and rivers in a bright 3D world, and spend the coins you pick up on thirteen characters, from a frog to a penguin. Chill mode for little ones, Normal for the brave. • BLOCK BURST — drag pieces onto the board and fill rows or columns to burst them. Classic mode is endless and autosaves; Levels mode has a hundred boards of gem blocks to clear, three stars each. • MANCALA — the classic stone-sowing game with glowing glass gems. Land your last stone in your store for another turn, capture across the board, and outsmart the computer on Easy, Normal or Hard, or pass the phone to a friend. • STACK SMASH — a carnival knock-down. Fire the cannon and topple every tower of cans before your balls run out. Earn coins for boosters as you climb. Nothing to buy with money, ever. • TINY TOWN — your own pocket farm. Sweep a sickle across ripe fields, drag seeds to sow whole rows, bake bread, milk the cow and deliver orders to level up. Crops keep growing while you're away. • FRUIT MERGE — Drop glowing fruit into the well and match two of a kind to grow the next one. Merge all the way up to the melon to win. Three difficulties. • COLORING — A coloring book and drawing pad: 55 pages in 9 themes, crayons, markers, a paint bucket, stickers, and your own photos turned into coloring pages. • SPACE SHOOTER — Drag to fly, fire automatically, grab power-ups, and unlock new ships in the hangar with the coins you earn. • SNAKE — Slither around a bright arena, eat orbs to grow, slice smaller snakes, and climb the leaderboard. Three difficulties, eight colors. • CONNECT 4 — drop glowing discs and line up four against a computer that plans ahead, or two players on one device. • TIC TAC TOE — three in a row on a neon board. Easy, Normal or Hard, or pass the phone in 2 player mode! • NEW GAMES — any new games we add to the library will automatically be included if you already purchased the Arcade Pack. WHY PARENTS LOVE IT • No ads. No pop-ups. No "watch a video to continue." Ever! • No tracking, no analytics, no accounts, no sign-ups. • Works fully offline and private. • One optional purchase through Apple, with Ask to Buy for kids' accounts. No subscriptions, no coins. • One sound switch for the whole app, for quiet time. Made by a parent who was tired of their kid getting blasted with ads. TEN calm, fun, ad-free games. That's it.

Screenshots

MINI POOL 3D4 screens
Ad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MINI POOL 3D at 5.0 against Ad's 3.4. MINI POOL 3D also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Ad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. MINI POOL 3D sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Ad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MINI POOL 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ad has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MINI POOL 3D's written reviews are positive against 63% of Ad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MINI POOL 3D ships an update every 2 days, Ad every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MINI POOL 3D versus Ad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMINI POOL 3DAd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHaowei ChengOne Light Media LLC

Customer experience

MINI POOL 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ad

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

MINI POOL 3D

One-time6
  • Gold Cue$2.99
  • Obsidian Cue$4.99
  • Phoenix Cue$5.99
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  • Neon Cue$6.99
  • Excalibur Cue$7.99
  • Cosmic Nebula Cue$9.99
None

Ad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MINI POOL 3D free?
MINI POOL 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ad free?
Ad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MINI POOL 3D or Ad?
MINI POOL 3D is rated higher. MINI POOL 3D averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Ad averages 3.4 from 9 ratings.
Do MINI POOL 3D or Ad have ads?
MINI POOL 3D shows ads; Ad does not.
Which is updated more often, MINI POOL 3D or Ad?
MINI POOL 3D ships an update every 2 days, and Ad every 3 days. Most recently, MINI POOL 3D was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ad on October 31, 2026.

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