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Ultimate 8 Ball Pool
HypGames, Inc. · 7,279 ratings · ★ 4.6
4.6
★★★★★
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Top complaints - extracted from 43 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
30 negative reviews mention this · 70% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A Racket. This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that th…" - Keepin it real and true
2
"balls"
15 negative reviews mention this · 35% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyab…" - Bix2496
3
"ball"
12 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyab…" - Bix2496
4
"money"
10 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A Racket. This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that th…" - Keepin it real and true
5
"play"
10 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyab…" - Bix2496
6
"pool"
10 negative reviews mention this · 23% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. Please please PLEASE get rid of (or nerf) these bots making impossible shots. Also it’s not fair that you have to pay to get these ptw cue balls… not really fair. Just please devs nerf the bots and get rid of the ptw cue balls. I kinda enjo…" - MarineXinfantry
7
"playing"
8 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyab…" - Bix2496
8
"shots"
7 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. Please please PLEASE get rid of (or nerf) these bots making impossible shots. Also it’s not fair that you have to pay to get these ptw cue balls… not really fair. Just please devs nerf the bots and get rid of the ptw cue balls. I kinda enjo…" - MarineXinfantry
9
"other"
6 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A Racket. This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that th…" - Keepin it real and true
10
"spend"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A Racket. This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that th…" - Keepin it real and true
11
"spend money"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "A Racket. This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that th…" - Keepin it real and true
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"making"
5 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Bots. At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyab…" - Bix2496
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A Racket
This game is a racket designed to get your money. I suppose just like any other game. I just wish they were not so obvious and blatant about how they do it. As soon as you spend money, glitches start happening and it is very obvious that the winner of your game has been predetermined. Other than the game being designed to screw you over, I suppose the graphics are ok. When the game isn't glitching, it's actually a pretty good game. I suppose once you break the seal and spend some money, they believe you will continue to do so and decide to help you deplete what you have already paid for so that you can purchase more.
Bots
At first, this game is pretty cool. Loads of fun. After awhile though, it becomes a frustrating mess. Even playing in competitions like 8 or 9-ball, you’re faced with bots with juiced balls. And they never lose, making the game so unenjoyable. They will make that impossible shot. They will slop and still win. And the game mechanics are horrid. Why would you spend money on this game even when you know you’ll lose? Fix your bots. Stop giving them juiced balls and stop allowing them to figure out every shot angle possible.
Bots
Please please PLEASE get rid of (or nerf) these bots making impossible shots. Also it’s not fair that you have to pay to get these ptw cue balls… not really fair. Just please devs nerf the bots and get rid of the ptw cue balls. I kinda enjoy this game, but this makes me not want to play anymore
Edit:
I brought this down to a one star because I rarely get to play against a real player and all of the bots are have pay to win cue balls and they make all of the most impossible shots, I am leaving this game.. going back to mini clip pool….. FIX THE GAME DEVS!! YOUR GAME SUCKS!!
Edit:
I brought this down to a one star because I rarely get to play against a real player and all of the bots are have pay to win cue balls and they make all of the most impossible shots, I am leaving this game.. going back to mini clip pool….. FIX THE GAME DEVS!! YOUR GAME SUCKS!!
Bot City
This game is kind of ridiculous. They offer ball upgrades and enhanced pool cues, but then they stick Bots in the game to run the table on you.In one Vs one games, every other player is a bot. And they make outrageously hard full table bank kick shots among others lol. They already kacked up the prices on the pool balls, now they are taking your money and then having their bots wipe you out.
FIX YALL DAMN BUGS
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT A TIME I BEEN SAYING YALL NEED TO FIX THE ISSUES IN THIS GAME. A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR APP COMPANY YALL NEED TO DO BETTER. COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED AND MORE AVAILABLE. NEED TO WAY MORE IMPROVE CUE BALL STRIKES WHEN HITTING THE OPPOSITE OPPONENTS CUE BALL. NEED MORE OPTIONS FOR REGULAR CUE BALLS FAR AS TUTORIALS ASSISTANTS WHEN PLAYING. YOU HAVE THEM FOR THE EXPENSE CUE BALLS. WHY NOT FOR THE REGULAR ONES???????? GET IT TO TOGETHER ULTIMATE 8 BALL POOL. IT SHOULD NOT BE A REASON TO KEEP BRINGING THIS UP. NEED TO HAVE MORE TABLE OPTIONS & CUE BALL POOL STICKS AS WELL
Rigged
Game is rigged big time if you don t purchase something you will continuously lose games
Money trap
I have played your game for quite awhile. Been at the very top! However, I can no longer afford to dump hard earned money into a game online! Therefore I’m losing a lot more than I win! Playing against opponents who have custom cue balls while I’m stuck with plain standard balls….no contest! Even trick shots don’t help me win! Albeit Is blatantly obvious that unless I dump a ton of $$$ I don’t have into your game I will never progress! #wasteoftime!
Shot clock
Would be a great game if you had more time to get your shot ready! Not enough time on shot clock!!
Long ads
The game was great until they added more ads. Some are 2.5 minutes long now and you must hit the x’s and arrows or the ads won’t end. Game play is great,it’s pool! The balls they want you to purchase are for noobs. If you know the game they are not necessary.
A Good Game Ruined By Microphrchases and Overuse of AI
This game is an unmitigated dumpster fire that prioritizes AI players and micro purchases over user experience. Which is sad because the interface and game modes are better than most other pool games on iOS.
Rip off
You’d have to be a child in order not to realize the ripoff. The first day you play you win 8/10 no matter how much you play,the next day everything is sluggish and you can’t land a shot. I suppose I suppose to get upset and pay $79 so I can play better.
You win all this money on here and you can’t do nothing with it.
I like the game, but you have all this money that you went and can’t do nothing with it. I can’t buy the balls and I can’t buy pool sticks. What’s the point of having all the money?
Very bad game... Worst actually
There is no logic in this game. It is a shame that Apple world allow such a horrible game to be available!!! Who made this game who wrote the logic? AI did and now humans. Because the logic is so messed up. If you want to win on this stupid game you have to keep on spending time and money. It is simple stupid game!
Not good
I don’t get gifts enough, and I do a lot of trick shots
Pay 2 WIN
You can buy cue balls that basically make it impossible to miss
Once your in the high leagues there’s no way to play without paying
There’s no system from evening the match making system
A ranked mode no paid cue ball everyone uses a house stick would easily fix this
Forcing pay so someone can move up the ladder is a good way to stop people from playing
Playing with a guide line that’s as long as the table is super lame too
Once your in the high leagues there’s no way to play without paying
There’s no system from evening the match making system
A ranked mode no paid cue ball everyone uses a house stick would easily fix this
Forcing pay so someone can move up the ladder is a good way to stop people from playing
Playing with a guide line that’s as long as the table is super lame too
ADS
After months of playing all of the sudden, I am getting lots of ADS and they are several minutes long. If this isn’t resolved in 1 week on 9-16-25. I will
Delete the app.
Delete the app.
Publicidad 😡
Mucha publicidad aburre cuando terminas un juego o torneo
EVERY OPPONENT HAS TO BE Re-challenge or has the option to be Re-challenge More communication prefer
FIX BUGS ULTIMATE 8 BALL
I would never download this cheating game ever again
Never play this again
Review
Rather enjoyed the game until it started making me watch ads to download other games
Too many ads and pop-ups
I’ve been playing this game for a while and the number of pop-ups trying to get you to spend money has steadily increased to the point that you have to X out of SIX pop-ups upon opening the app. Now they’ve put ads in after each game and that’s the nail in the coffin for me. I could look past the other stuff, but this many ads is way too much.
Booooo!
Was a great game until they filled it with advertisements. Deleting the game now as it’s no longer fun.
Terrible
Play quality degrades after each update. Unrealistic motion.
Once Enjoyed
I liked the game at first! Actually loved it. But as I ranked up, then came the bots, making shots that were impossible. One clue to the bots, they usually use expensive cues in cheap games! Plus they say WOW, when ur hot. At the start of the game ur in, I always say good luck. The bots don’t reply. I figured out when, and when not to play. Never play late night! Or super early! You will loose! It’s a great game tho! Best I have seen if you like shooting pool! Catch is, the better Cue Ball, the better game you will have. I beat bots on a 1:5 ratio. I only use standard balls most of the time! I have a huge inventory of fancy balls, but use them only against human players! I have never spent a dime on this, or any other game. I shoot very well though. Good luck, it’s the best game I play, besides Madden football.
To many pop ups not evn ads just pop ups
As soon as you open the game you LITERALLY have to close at least ten pop up offers ! Ive screen recorded this and the max is ten its so annoying by the time you are done exiting all of the offers i don’t even want to play it anymore. And for some reason my review wont get posted i wonder why
Adds SUCK
This game was amazing before the adds they need to go back to the way they do for Royal Match
Targeting Imprecise
Targeting imprecise. Pressure from a timer. Not relaxing.
Shot Timer
I enjoy the game but the shot timer is ridiculous. When transitioning from your opponents shot to yours there are screen pop ups that block your view. The timer is still running. If you make more than one aim adjustment your out of time. Many times I have lost a turn due to the timer.
I am starting not to like this game
I really like this game in the beginning and then I realized that it doesn’t take any skill Because they let your opponent use pool balls that give the exact of where they’re gonna land in essence there is absolutely no skill needed to play this game once you choose ball. I go out of my way to only use the white ball, even though my opponents are using something else, but it’s very frustrating to place somebody that has no skill whatsoever unless they use a cheat which the game gives to you. I don’t like the game anymore.
Ads Ruin Game
This game used to be ad free. Now it’s nonstop. Ruined it.
Great game until they ruined it
Great game, yes they push you to buy a bunch of needless items like “cheat” cue balls, but then they got greedy and forced you to watch an ad after every game. Screw that, I’ll take my attention elsewhere.
Rigged
If you don’t spend money you will lose a lot!!
Great Game
This game will keep you enterta for hours… lol,well it does me, you can thank me later.
Ultimate 8 ball Pool
Now the low Review on this game, it is not due to the graphics. It is actually because of the people that have made this game what it is now I suggest that anybody with a gambling problem under the age of 18. Should be framed from you in this game whatsoever. This game is for profit and profit. Only the makers of this game has not taken into the consideration.
That due to a persons finance situation may not be able to do what they want that’s why they’re and I don’t recommend this game to anybody whatsoever
That due to a persons finance situation may not be able to do what they want that’s why they’re and I don’t recommend this game to anybody whatsoever
Tournament is broken at time
I have joined three tournaments all with 59:50 left. I got done with my first round and it closed on me. Said time ran out.
Not worth it
It is a great game but they make cheater cue balls too easy to get so there is no challenge. You can’t even find someone playing with a regular cue ball at the kiddie table. Where is the fun in that.
Rigged
You are constantly playing game generated “opponent” that will miss the easiest of shots and then run 8 balls with incredible “luck” its very predictable, it’s a scam to get you to buy the upgraded cue’s and cue ball’s with the cheater lines. DO NOT SPEND MONEY ON THIS GAME!
Too many pop ups
A lot of inappropriate ads popping up
Now there’s Ads
No Ads ever and now all of a sudden Ads galore. What a shame.
Ads
Ads after every game have ruined what was a great app
Good But Not Without Its Faults
Definitely a pay-to-win game! Great graphics and smooth gameplay. Loading times are not very long. No ads and there’s no need for them because they make so much money off people trying to truly enjoy this game! Cue balls equipped with a longer target lines that make shots easier cost money. So those wiling to pay more, win more! These balls can be earned but it’s extremely hard. Cue stick upgrades are random, which is silly. I should be able to upgrade whatever cue I’m using. In summary, the game has good graphics, mechanics, and pool physics, but it’s a pay-to-win nightmare!!!
Is This Game Meant For Kids???
Super cues, super cue ball and aim lines???
That doesn’t make the gameplay realistic and authentic. I have played the game so far to realize that if you really want to experience the full realism of the game and improve your skill and knowledge of the game, you have to play without aim lines. I don’t mind the super cues and cue balls, but if a player wants to do a jump shot he or she should be able to do it without aim lines.
Or Create a different section where players can play without aim lines.
Unless maybe this game was meant for kids only.
That doesn’t make the gameplay realistic and authentic. I have played the game so far to realize that if you really want to experience the full realism of the game and improve your skill and knowledge of the game, you have to play without aim lines. I don’t mind the super cues and cue balls, but if a player wants to do a jump shot he or she should be able to do it without aim lines.
Or Create a different section where players can play without aim lines.
Unless maybe this game was meant for kids only.
Will find a way to make you scratch
Rigged, the system will find a way to make you lose. You can change ball direction, speed, power,
Spin, it doesn’t matter. It will make you scratch and lose . Consistently
Spin, it doesn’t matter. It will make you scratch and lose . Consistently
Sentiment summary
92%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
4%
Negative (1-2★)