Kings of Pool Reviews

This is a beautifully simple game for pool that I thoroughly enjoy, but there are a few crucial things that are either missing or need some work. Starting off small, I think that practice mode should have a play against the computer option with an adjusted difficulty. Sometimes it’s a little hard to practice when you set up all of the scenarios. This would also make offline practice more fun, as you could get more out of it. During gameplay, I like that there are phrases we can send to the other player, but I feel as if there should be more, or perhaps a message bank that we can select in our settings. I also like the concept of being able to send my own messages, perhaps with a character limit. I often find that the phrases are not applicable in most games, or that I wish another option were available so I could communicate better with my opponent. Finally, I’d like to add a little selfish request. I don’t think that a loss should count against your win rate or skill level if your opponent wins in a single turn (starting from the break of course). It just seems a little unfair that a loss should count against you when you haven't even touched the screen. Additionally, I would love it if the stats for different cues were explained, as I still don’t quite know what all the symbols stand for. Overall I find the physics and graphics of the game both satisfying and accurate!

This game doesn’t use anything close to real physics. People will slop play and make stuff that should be impossible. If you use English you will more than likely scratch, if you win to many games it stacks everything against you. You will miss shots you should definitely make. You can make impossible shots on side pockets because the hole is bigger than the game shows. Ad every time you lose even if you spend money in-game. They have a rematch feature in game but what’s the point people close app after they lose to avoid the ads. That didn’t used to be there. The premium cues are worse than the standard cue. People in game are terrible losers, constantly abusing the little in game emotes to spam while you are trying to play. Oh an the best part the hacks, this game has been hacked and you can download the hack online and side load it one your iOS device. Giving you every advantage over anyone. But hey they are quick to respond with emails and do absolutely nothing to fix the glaring issues. It like they designed a game and then forgot about it. Oh like most other money grabbing apps. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. Their are better pool games on the AppStore.

(Update) Just read the response. It clearly shows they have no idea what I was talking about. It basic pool terminology.. If you make a pool game you should know this. Stays 1 star.

As good as it is, the overriding annoyance has become the 30 second commercials you are required to sit through in order to continue playing. A typical game (if it lasts until the last 2 or 3 balls) is about five minutes long. After two or so games a 30 second commercial starts up and you have no early bail-out. Most games have ads but no game I play on line has 30 second ads. I complained about this before (fall of 2019) and they emailed me to say if you delete your (bad) review we will suspend the ads until March (2020). It is now January (2020) and these annoying ads are back. I don’t figure they will make me the same offer and if they did, should I believe what they tell me? I like playing this game and have decided to just leave the room and go walk the dogs or wash my car when an ad shows up. This works for a while but my car doesn’t stay dirty as much as these stupid ads appear. Nor does my dog like going outside that much. If you can find a chore that works, more power to you but just be aware, if you load this game be ready to waste an enormous amount of time starring at junk that is of no interest. I won’t delete KingsofPool yet because there are some days when you just want to sit and stare at a screen with junk on it! Maybe walking the dog IS a better use of my time.....

Game is still as is if u read my first review well I wanted to put more but I had to go to school so ya all I want to say is thx for making a practice mode because if u didn’t I would still play it but it would be hard to get so ya and plus the ar gives me such a hyper feeling and the first time I saw it I squealed like a pig 🐷 and the idea to add a spinning wheel of fortune was amazing idea I also have a idea of my own u should add something where u can play against a AI and u can put its mode on easy or medium or hard that would be super cool and also u should add where u could type what u want to say instead of having the things u are privileged to say pls use my ideas and give credit lol but ya that’s all amazing game🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯the star emoji is for amazing and the smiling emoji is for fun the halo emoji is for great graphics and mind blown emoji is for what it is mind blowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pretty good game and I really enjoy playing it. There are a couple of odd bugs that arise every now and then. Playing on iPad, the right side rail near the top right corner pocket gets a very wrong bounce if contacted about a fourth of the way away from the corner pocket. I have also had a ball creep very slowly to a pocket and just before it drops, the game changes to the opponent’s turn! Very frustrating when the ball then drops but its now the opponent’s turn shooting. One other thing that seems to be getting better but still not quite right. Sometimes English on the cue ball significantly changes the direction of the struck ball. This doesn’t happen on a real table, the cue ball cannot impart or transfer spin to the struck ball, only angle of attack. Other than those glitches, good game and fun to play against real people.

This captures most of the game play one would expect on a real table (english, rail throw, rail speed/angle, maybe ball throw). There are a few things missing. There appears to be no rail throw after one rail is impacted. This eliminates realistic two rail “Z” shots. Ball throw appears to be extremely minimal, or non-existent. No Masse’ shots. No jump shots. No rail jumps. Sometimes balls exit the table randomly, and there are funny rail throws near the corner pockets when a lot of English is used. The break randomizer is effective for providing a game of chance, but not random enough. There are clear patterns to the ball distribution which repeat too often! The aiming lines coming off the cues almost seem like cheating! Maybe some of the higher stakes venues should have this turned off? It makes cut shots way too easy for a realistic game experience.

AR mode has a long way to go to escape it’s clunkiness. It can’t compete with the likes of Oculus Sports Bar. Develop for REAL VR, Please!!

Not trying to be too critical, but hope the constructive tips help Uken improve things.

This game is the best pool app out there. I just wish you could practice 9 ball the way they have the 8 ball practice setup. Plus there should be either a $500 or 1000 table for 9 ball to attract newer players to the game. There is not enough interest amongst app users towards 9 ball. Also, there should be an option for 3 and 5 game shootouts against your competitors. Not just the one and done... Again, this is a ver fun app if you enjoy pool and my suggestions listed are just a few ways that i feel it could vastly improve the user experience. And one last suggestion, my include straight pool as an option of play too. Thank you so much for a vey fun app... I’ve enjoyed it thus far.

The AR mode is terrible. Table shakes and drifts away while I’m in a shot. No way to adjust the table height so I feel like a giant always looking down at the table, and I have to tilt the phone away from my face and into my stomach or even knees to line up shots. With very small table or very large floor space, I was not able to walk around the table (180°) without it shifting across the room. I tried many times but did not get a single decent game. Unplayable mode in its current form. And why are there black pool balls rolling around under the table?

Programming leaves me wanting. No way to cancel a shot once you are in it. The touch registration is very poor, I find it hard to even drag the cue down to adjust the power. The English, or ball spin, doesn’t seem realistic. The hardest power shot still feels weak.

Visuals are nice. I’m sure KingsofPool is great at draining the battery... The non-AR mode is ok but still feels cheap. I will not recommend or play again.

I recommend this pool game to folks in my social media support groups who have movement disorders like I do. I have Essential Tremor, it is a similar tremor to Parkinsons and last year I had a corrective brain surgery called DBS - Deep Brain Stimulation which has worked and now I am in Occupational Therapy sessions to learn how to use my fingers, hands and fingertips properly. This pool game is very therapeutic because it helps with many functions like movement control, tensions, etc. This game would be good for anyone dealing with Essential Tremor, Parkinsons or Dystonia and it’s fun! I think I will go write a review, thank you for your great customer service.

Upside: it’s very simplistic in game control, rare glitching or app crashing

Downside: game matching isn’t fair 9x10 you’ll get outclassed by opponents if you didn’t spend money on pool 🎱 cues and sticks, also game in chat / chatroom is horrible *zero* open microphones just short list of gestures or simple text, I detest the fact you must link your Facebook account to even upload a profile picture *most* ppl, I know don’t use Facebook in 2020 - I don’t understand why can’t we link, Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram? And if you ever, ever come across with any issues with any troll player you can’t block just mute that’s not helpful at all you’ll most likely end up game matching with them

Please-Patch or Update: I’ve spent anywhere from $15-$20 I’m invested but it doesn’t feel like app developers isn’t interested in improving the experiences

Overall the game seems pretty good. I don’t care for all the gimmicky stuff though (flaming balls, ghost balls etc.). Why can’t we just play normal pool? I deleted this game though mainly because I got tired of playing people that have have played thousands of games and have millions of dollars yet yet are allowed to play against those of us who have only played a few games. The other thing that did it for me was when the game first loads, it loads to the highest game you have money for, if you happen to tap it wrong when trying to move it to a different game it selects it and if there is someone already searching you are stuck with the game. I lost half the money I had on that one game that I didn’t want to play! I’m Done with KingsofPool!!!

Been playing now for a few days and have a solid streak going. Simple and easy controls but has a few flaws sometimes the game crashes but just refresh the game and it fixes the problems other than that it’s a solid game.

There needs to be more of the 9 ball play only one table like really!? And more ways to chat when in game I’m tired of the chat options in game and need more cues and new stuff where is the Halloween tables or something holiday like theme stuff come on guys step it up but keep up the awesome work I absolutely love this game

I spent money on this game thinking games are fair and not 20 dollars either I will never buy again unless you make better deals on buying money I’ve played a lot of games that aren’t fair and this is kinda one of them but this is not entirely bad the first game goes to mini clips carrom pool they hack 100% it wouldn’t be a completely waste of time if it were possible to win unless they are hacking like mini clips does 100% and this is like gambling if I want to gamble I’ll go to Vegas I have better addiction then keeping this one and if people don’t enticing you with emojis when your shooting to miss your shot that might help with the fair gameplay but most games are pay to win and this one just has terrible deals I lost 7.5 million in under 5 minute but most importantly a waste of money

Sadly for a game with great graphics and ease of use the software for controls is seriously inconsistent. For instance english applied to the cue ball produces different results based on the stick being used. In addition there are times when the screen flashes and sudden changes occur. For instance, the ball will change possession without justification. In another instance a player ranked as a beginner, using a beginner cue that was rated very low power, sunk seven balls on the initial break shot. The internet advertises hacks to KingsofPool . Shots scratch so often it’s easy to believe it’s part of the programing, the cue balls rising like a zombie to find a dark hole to disappear into. There’s also a lot of rude players. The game regularly mismatches players by skill level. Overall- not worth the time, trouble, or frustration.

Had been playing this game for about 10 days and enjoying it when I got ripped off, twice. In two different matches I was about to take the final winning shot when someone or something else took control of my cue; it went flying around the screen before taking an illegal shot that on both occasions led me to lose the game. I don’t know if this is a glitch or if they’ve been hacked but I lost actual money because of this. I am Not happy. I want my $1.99 back that I paid to get the money that was stolen from me because of this hack or glitch. Something tells me I will never get it back and ultimately will have to sue them for much more money. They have a problem and whether it is intentional or not, it is their responsibility to fix it and stop ripping people off. Until they fix this, you’ve been warned.

This review may be premature but I was frustrated enough to immediately write this review. Aiming was the biggest problem. You couldn’t fine tune a shot because aiming would move from one side to the other and not where I wanted it. Sometimes, you couldn’t aim at all because the cue wouldn’t move. It seemed to get stuck around other touch sensitive areas. The only way to unstick it was to touch an area you didn’t want to aim at. After two games I tried to swipe my way out of it but none of the gestures worked. I literally had to reboot my iPhone. I didn’t try to figure out how to use English. I am an experienced pool player so I was pretty frustrated.

Used to love playing this game. As of the last update video adverts have been implemented to annoy the 💩 out of you.

Note to devs: If you’re looking to kill your investment, keep with the ads. I’m no longer giving support for you to try and get paid through crappy advertisements on top of IAP’s (In-app purchases). Don’t bother offering bonus items for additional expenses when you’re already getting paid for annoying us with time wasting video ads. Way to slit your wrists (Figuratively speaking).

The game is laid out well and definitely rigged -some days you can’t miss a shot some days you can’t make a shot and it’s not me -all in all it’s very good not a whole lot of ads and such like Pool8. It would be nice when they have the pool events that they would either colorcode the cues or number them -when you win them once you’ve won the cues they have available ,there’s no sense in playing any farther than winning the 10 grand be smart on their part to elaborate the cues prizes. Been playing the game for years and I keep coming back so I must like it good luck

My go-to mobile pool game is 8 Ball Pool, but I think this is going to be my new favorite pool game! The graphics and presentation are really nice. As cool as the AR pool table feature is, it needs work, because it’s rather clunky right now.

My only other gripe, is that there should be a selection of avatars for people that don’t login to Facebook (not everyone likes to login to FB for a game). Like, in 8 Ball Pool, you have a variety of avatars to choose from: ninja, secret agent, gangster, martial artist, etc. I also think there should be a default female avatar, so that a female player doesn’t have to be stuck with the default male avatar. Women play pool too.

If you like competition and playing head to head, this is the game for you. Life like game play makes me think I could be a real pool hustler. Different cues make it fun to try and collect them all but you’re going to need to bring your A game for this one. I have played most pool games in KingsofPool Store, this is by far the most realistic and the most fun. They also have an amazing support staff. Shout out to Corey for the quick response to my questions.
If you don’t have it you better get it while the gettings good.

Bill Yurd