Comparison

Kitty Pops vs POOLS™

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

Head to head
About

Kitty Pops

Guide a mouse to the moon using wind mechanics. Avoid black cats and unlock new balloons. Enjoy a classic soundtrack and stunning art style with no ads.

Highlights
  • Unlock new balloons
  • Random gifts
  • Simple touch controls
  • Game Centre leaderboards
  • Amazing art style
  • Classical sound track
  • No ads
Features
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Maybelline is a mouse. Do you see that big piece of cheese in the sky? Yeah, she wants to get there. Never mind we both know that’s just the moon. You’re the wind that’s going to get her there. Be warned, though. The black cats lurk around every corner. FEATURES: ◉ Unlock tons of new balloons ◉ Random gifts ◉ Simple touch controls ◉ Game Centre leaderboards ◉ Amazing art style ◉ Classical sound track ◉ No ads! Please note: This game is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6+.

About

POOLS™

This app offers a slow, reflective, and immersive experience focused on exploration and atmosphere. It evokes feelings of unease and curiosity through its unique environments, inspired by liminal spaces and internet phenomena. Discover changing worlds and subtle narratives without traditional gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Slow, reflective exploration
  • Atmospheric and immersive environments
  • Inspired by liminal spaces
  • Unfolding narrative through exploration
  • Six distinct chapters
  • Unique sound design
Features
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Explore, admire and listen. That’s it. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. POOLS isn’t a traditional game. it’s slow, reflective, and intentionally uneventful, perhaps a bit like virtual museum. So take your time. Breathe. POOLS unfolds slowly, rewarding patience and quiet attention. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen. Yet it can feel oppressive at times by invoking quiet fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and the strange beauty of liminal space architecture. There's no typical story. But as you explore and advance further, you start to notice that the game's world changes around you, deeper you go… Rooms look and feel… different. Base game features six chapters, each lasting 10-30 minutes. Inspired by the internet phenomena Liminal spaces, Found footage and The Backrooms, especially the Poolrooms concept. One of the original artists behind the Poolrooms concept is Jared Pike.

Screenshots

Kitty Pops4 screens
POOLS™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: POOLS™ at 1.6K against Kitty Pops's 30. Kitty Pops's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kitty Pops sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and POOLS™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Kitty Pops against 4.5 for POOLS™. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POOLS™ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Kitty Pops's written reviews are positive against 79% of POOLS™'s.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kitty Pops versus POOLS™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitty PopsPOOLS™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings) — better4.5 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better79.4% of reviews
Number of ratings301.6K — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1.9 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperFrosty PopTensori

Customer experience

Kitty Pops

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.3%

POOLS™

All ratings1,616 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral6.4%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

Kitty Pops

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

POOLS™

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to move on iPad Pro
  • Glitches reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expand to different Backrooms-inspired themes
  • Add a multiplayer mode
  • Introduce more interactive elements (e.g., monsters, items to discover)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kitty Pops

One-time10
  • The Fozzy Bear$0.99
  • The Mars Attacks$0.99
  • The Social Network$0.99
Show 7 more
  • The Stone Roses$0.99
  • The Superstar$0.99
  • The Third Planet$0.99
  • The Valentine$0.99
  • The Coin Doubler$0.99
  • The Rocket Man$0.99
  • The All You Can Eat$9.99
1 purchases

POOLS™

One-time1
  • POOLS: Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Kitty Pops free?
Kitty Pops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is POOLS™ free?
POOLS™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kitty Pops or POOLS™?
Kitty Pops is rated higher. Kitty Pops averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while POOLS™ averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Kitty Pops or POOLS™ have ads?
Neither Kitty Pops nor POOLS™ shows ads.

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