Comparison

Pool vs Astra Pool

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

Head to head
About

Pool

Experience a high-quality online multiplayer billiards game. Challenge friends or other players worldwide. Enjoy single-player mode to hone your skills and achieve victories.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer matches
  • Play with friends
  • Single player mode
  • Rack up wins
  • Innovative approach
Features
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Pool - Elite 8-Ball Billiards is a high quality, innovative approach to online pool with realistic physics.. Play with your friends, and others in this exciting new online multiplayer game. Play single player and rack up wins!

About

Astra Pool

Features
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Play with the Solar System. Astra Pool turns a 3D pool table into your own miniature cosmos. Break a rack of planets with the Sun as your cue ball, line up a bank shot, and watch the black-hole 8-ball disappear into a pocket. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • You vs. a friend: play on one device or share a private link for an online match. • You vs. the computer: choose Easy, Medium, Hard, or Tricky. Watch Tricky search for banks, kicks, combinations, and other show-off shots. • You vs. yourself: practice freely, try unusual shots, or fling balls around in Free Play. MAKE EVERY SHOT YOURS Control power, follow, draw, and sidespin. Hold your aim briefly to enter fine control for precise adjustments. Predicted paths use the same physics as the game; adjust Look ahead or enable Clairvoyant to see where every moving ball is headed. A LITTLE COSMIC CHAOS Switch on Black Hole Gravity to bend nearby moving balls toward the 8-ball. The computer accounts for the pull, too. Gravity is available in local, computer, and Free Play games. NINE PLACES TO PLAY Orbit and zoom around the table in rooms ranging from a corner bar and alpine lodge to a rooftop in Tokyo and an orbital lounge. Choose the planetary or classic ball collection. REPLAY YOUR BEST Earn arcade bonuses for creative shots, build scoring streaks, and replay your last or best shot. Personal bests stay on your device. Local games, computer opponents, and Free Play work offline. Online matches require an internet connection. No account, ads, or in-app purchases. Free and open source. Explore the code at github.com/darrinm/astrapool.

Screenshots

Pool4 screens
Astra Pool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Astra Pool at none against Pool's shown. Astra Pool also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18). Pool's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pool against 5.0 for Astra Pool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pool ships an update every 5 days, Astra Pool daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pool versus Astra Pool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolAstra Pool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1816.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe DezLab LLCDarrin Massena

In-app purchases

None

Pool

No in-app purchases

None

Astra Pool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pool free?
Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Astra Pool free?
Astra Pool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pool or Astra Pool?
Pool and Astra Pool are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pool or Astra Pool have ads?
Pool shows ads; Astra Pool does not.
Which is updated more often, Pool or Astra Pool?
Pool ships an update every 5 days, and Astra Pool daily. Most recently, Pool was updated on November 5, 2026 and Astra Pool on November 10, 2026.

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