Pool vs Astra Pool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Play with friends
- Single player mode
- Rack up wins
- Innovative approach
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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!
Astra Pool
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Pool ships an update every 5 days, Astra Pool daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pool | Astra Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 403 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The DezLab LLC | Darrin Massena |
In-app purchases
Pool
No in-app purchases
Astra Pool
No in-app purchases









