Comparison

3D Pool Madness vs 321

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

Head to head
About

3D Pool Madness

Experience a unique twist on pool with no pockets. Knock red balls off the board while protecting black balls. Master 60 challenging levels with realistic physics and earn stars for speed and accuracy.

Highlights
  • No pockets, hole is outside playable surface
  • Knock red balls off, keep black balls safe
  • 60 challenging levels
  • Realistic physics
  • Earn up to 3 stars per level
Features
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Play Pool like never before. In 3D Pool Madness, the rules are flipped! There are no pockets on the table, instead, the hole is the area outside the playable surface. Your goal? Knock all the red balls off the board while keeping the black balls safe. But beware, if even one black ball falls, or if the cue ball goes out twice, it's game over! Earn up to 3 Stars per level: - 1 Star for completing the level - 2 Stars for beating the level's time - 3 Stars for finishing within the shot limit So aim carefully, and embrace the madness! Practice makes perfect! Play through all the levels to gain your pool madness skills. FEATURES: • 60 challenging levels • Realistic physics • Refreshing music • 6 cues to choose from So what are you waiting for? Download now for Free. Find out more about EivaaGames: https://www.eivaagames.com Enjoy...

About

321

This physics puzzle game challenges players to make precise angle adjustments to achieve perfect passes and high scores. It offers a maddeningly addictive experience that requires mathematical engineering for optimal gameplay.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Angle adjustment mechanics
  • High score challenges
  • Mathematical engineering gameplay
  • Maddeningly addictive
Features
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321 promises glorious battles, dazzling strategies, and hyper-realistic action, which is entirely true, assuming you consider calculating geometry an explosive combat sport. In reality, it’s a beautifully maddening physics puzzle that forces you to obsess over microscopic angle adjustments to land completely impossible passes. You will play it once, you will play it forty times, and you will absolutely lose your mind trying to mathematically engineer the perfect high score.

Screenshots

3D Pool Madness4 screens
3214 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 321 at none against 3D Pool Madness's shown. 321 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months). 3D Pool Madness's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (242 vs 32). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. 3D Pool Madness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 321 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3D Pool Madness holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3D Pool Madness has 242 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of 3D Pool Madness's written reviews are positive against 66% of 321's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Pool Madness ships an update every 20 months, 321 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
3D Pool Madness versus 321: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Pool Madness321
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (242 ratings) — better4.2 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews66.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSailendu BeheraAntonio Jr

Customer experience

3D Pool Madness

All ratings240 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral8.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative30.4%

321

All ratings32 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative26.4%

Bugs and requests

3D Pool Madness

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game is impossible after level 10
  • Cannot move cue quick enough on iPod due to time limit
  • 3-star system ruined the game

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add English (spin) control for cue ball
  • Add touch controls similar to 3D pool
  • Add more levels
  • Show videos for challenging shots
  • Allow changing cue ball angle
Show 3 more
  • Replace power bar with cue control
  • Add traditional pool modes (8-ball, 9-ball)
  • Option to buy the game to remove ads

321

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

3D Pool Madness

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
2 purchases

321

One-time2
  • Extra shot$0.99
  • Upgrade to Pro$4.99

Questions

Is 3D Pool Madness free?
3D Pool Madness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 321 free?
321 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3D Pool Madness or 321?
3D Pool Madness is rated higher. 3D Pool Madness averages 4.4 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while 321 averages 4.2 from 32 ratings.
Do 3D Pool Madness or 321 have ads?
3D Pool Madness shows ads; 321 does not.
Which is updated more often, 3D Pool Madness or 321?
3D Pool Madness ships an update every 20 months, and 321 every 2 weeks. Most recently, 3D Pool Madness was updated on November 11, 2026 and 321 on November 11, 2026.

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