Comparison

CuePro vs Pool Shot Planner

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

Head to head
About

CuePro

This app acts as a virtual pool coach, analyzing your table and providing precise shot recommendations. It offers AR guidance, run-out planning, and practice drills to improve your game. Find local pool halls and settle disputes with instant replay.

Highlights
  • AI-powered shot analysis
  • Augmented reality aim lines
  • Run-out planning
  • Practice drills and stroke training
  • Game mode support (8-ball, 9-ball, etc.)
  • Pool hall locator
  • Instant replay for disputes
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CuePro turns your phone into a pool coach that actually sees the table. Photograph the table and CuePro reads the ball positions into a layout you can check and correct with a tap. Then it shows you the best shot on the table: which ball, which pocket, the exact aim line, and the spin to use. Can't make a clean shot? CuePro finds the safety that leaves your opponent nothing. RUN THE WHOLE RACK Beyond just the next shot, CuePro plans your run-out shot after shot, with the position you need to keep the table open. Every recommendation accounts for cut angle, cue ball travel, and the leave for what comes next. COACH IN AR Take the plan to the table. Tap View on Table and CuePro draws each shot of your run-out on the real cloth through your camera: the aim line, a true-size ghost ball, where the object ball goes, and where the cue ball should stop. Step through the rack one shot at a time. Needs an iPhone or iPad with AR. SHOT BY SHOT Or take the rack one ball at a time. CuePro puts three real options in front of you on every shot, each with the stroke it needs, and you pick the one you'd actually shoot. Undo anything you don't like, and play safe whenever the table says so. LIVE AIM See the shot on the real table. Tap the pocket, frame the object ball, and CuePro places a true-size ghost ball and the aim line on the cloth through your camera. The line follows you as you walk around to line up. Needs an iPhone or iPad with AR. EVERY GAME, EVERY TABLE • 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball, with the right rules for each • Banks, where every ball has to come off a rail — single or multi-rail • One Pocket, planned the way the game is really played: when to score, when to move a ball up, and when to give it back • 7-foot, 8-foot, and 9-foot tables • Center-ball or full spin control, from beginner to advanced • Balls out mode for when it's do-or-die and every cut is worth trying WEEKLY RUNOUT One rack a week, the same rack for every player, proven runnable before it ever goes out. Read it, run it, and see how close you got. PRACTICE Drills gives you twelve set-ups to shoot on your own table — making balls, playing shape, or both, plus pattern run-outs with a sample run to step through. Log how many you made and watch your best, your average, and your lifetime percentage climb. Pattern Play hides the answer — the rack comes up with no lines on it, you call the pocket, and only then does CuePro show you the pattern it had in mind. Stroke Trainer uses the phone in your grip hand to catch a stroke that drifts off line, goes too far back or through, or twists at the wrist. FIND A ROOM Pool halls, bars with tables, and billiard shops near you, or in any city, ZIP, or address. Directions, a call button, and your regular spots saved. REFEREE Settle a disputed hit with slow-motion instant replay up to 240fps, frame by frame, so you can see exactly which ball the cue touched first. TOURNAMENT Single elimination, double elimination, or round robin with a playoff. Any size field, table assignments that stay put as results come in, finishing places as they're decided, prize money split by finish, and the whole bracket on a TV over AirPlay. SCORING A side-by-side scoreboard with a shot clock, built for the table, not a scorer's notebook. Keeps sets as well as games, and casts to a TV. SHARE ANY LAYOUT Send a table position to a friend with a single tap, they open it and see the exact same layout, ready to work through. FREE TO START Three-ball run-outs, the weekly puzzle, the scoreboard, and the room finder cost nothing and don't expire. Pro opens the full rack, table scanning, Live Aim, Coach in AR, Referee, Tournament, and Practice. Terms of Use: https://skillquestapps.com/apps/cuepro/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://skillquestapps.com/apps/cuepro/privacy.html

About

Pool Shot Planner

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Pool Shot Planner turns an angled photo of the table into an editable direct-shot plan. Stand where you would take the shot and include the cue ball, target ball, nearby obstacles, and one complete visible pocket. The app freezes the camera image and detects ball positions on your device. You stay in control: confirm or correct the cue ball, add missed balls, remove false detections, choose the actual target ball, and tap where its center should arrive inside the pocket. KEY FEATURES • Rear 1× camera capture and on-device photo analysis • One target ball and one visible pocket destination selected by you • Draggable cyan destination point with immediate route recalculation • Optional advanced pocket-jaw check with assisted suggestions or manual 3-point marking • Clear jaw-check guide: left jaw, right jaw, then a point inside the pocket behind the jaw line • Manual cue-ball correction and target-ball selection • Add missed balls and remove false detections • 1×–5× precision editor with zoom, pan, and portrait/landscape support • Aim lines, ghost-ball position, contact points, target path, and stability feedback • Clear blocked result for true overlaps, off-image geometry, or visible-ball obstruction • No account, no ads, no analytics, and no photo upload IMPORTANT BOUNDARIES Routes are perspective estimates from an angled photo, not physical overhead measurements or guarantees. Version 1.0 supports direct shots to the selected visible pocket only. It does not model bank shots, combination shots, spin, stroke technique, or cue-ball position after impact. Always compare the overlay with the real table, check every ball and obstacle, and put the phone down before taking the shot.

Screenshots

CuePro4 screens
Pool Shot Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pool Shot Planner at none against CuePro's 2. Pool Shot Planner also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CuePro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pool Shot Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CuePro ships an update every 2 weeks, Pool Shot Planner daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CuePro versus Pool Shot Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCueProPool Shot Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesse DE LA ROSATENGFEI CHEN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CuePro

Subscriptions2
  • CuePro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • CuePro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

Pool Shot Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CuePro free?
CuePro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pool Shot Planner free?
Pool Shot Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CuePro or Pool Shot Planner have ads?
Neither CuePro nor Pool Shot Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CuePro or Pool Shot Planner?
CuePro ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pool Shot Planner daily. Most recently, CuePro was updated on November 5, 2026 and Pool Shot Planner on October 31, 2026.

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