Billiards City - 8 Ball Pool

Review by eFreeware

If you like the idea of a pool game you can chip away at in short sittings, Billiards City is built for exactly that. It is a free Android title from Arbo Game, sitting in the Sports category, and it has drawn more than 5 million installs with a 4.5 average across 13,063 ratings. The pitch is simple: a long ladder of levels, a growing collection of tables and cues, and levels that can be played offline.

That combination points to a particular audience. This is for someone who enjoys the rhythm of lining up a shot, judging an angle and sinking a ball, and who wants that loop repeated across a thousand-plus stages rather than in a single match against another person. The developer invites you to bring friends along, and the level structure is where the bulk of the appeal sits.

It is worth saying plainly that the game is free to install and supported by ads and in-app purchases. Those are the terms, and I will come back to what they mean for the experience later.

A bright, varied billiards setting

The setting the developer describes is a colorful take on pool rather than a simulation of a specific hall. Tables change in shape, in color and in how many pockets they offer, so the geometry of a shot is not fixed from one stage to the next. That is a meaningful design choice: a table with a different pocket layout forces you to rethink angles you might otherwise repeat on autopilot.

Alongside the tables, there is a progression system built around cues. You start with what you have and unlock more advanced ones as you go, and the developer frames these as a way to help you hit great shots. I read that as a light equipment layer sitting on top of the level structure, giving you something to work toward beyond simply clearing the next stage.

The visual direction is described as gorgeous, and the tables being differentiated by color and shape suggests the game leans on variety to keep the screen interesting over a long ladder.

How a shot feels and how a level unfolds

The developer puts weight on the feel of the game. Impact sounds aim for realism, and the controls are meant to feel responsive, so a shot should come close to the real thing. Sound and touch response are the two things that make or break a pool game on a phone, so it is encouraging that both are called out as priorities rather than afterthoughts.

Normal levels are played in sequence. Every certain number of those normal stages, the game inserts a challenge level instead. Those are pitched as interesting and a little difficult, which suggests they act as checkpoints that test whether you have actually absorbed the skills the preceding levels were teaching.

That rhythm is a sensible way to pace a long game. You get a run of straightforward stages to build confidence, then a harder one that asks for more precision before you move on. If you enjoy the satisfaction of clearing a tricky shot after a few attempts, the challenge levels are likely to be the part you remember.

The scale here is significant: the developer has designed more than 1000 levels. That is a lot of table time, and it means the game is positioned as something you return to over weeks rather than finish in an evening.

Playing without a connection

One of the more useful details in the developer's outline is that the levels can be played offline. For a game with this many stages, that matters. It means you can work through the ladder without depending on a connection.

Because the core loop is a single shot at a time, it lends itself to short bursts as much as long sessions. You can take one level while you wait for something to finish and put the phone away, or settle in for a proper run when you have the time.

The developer also mentions inviting friends to play together. Taken alongside the level structure, that reads as an extra alongside the main progression.

What it costs and what comes with it

Billiards City is free to download. It contains ads and it offers in-app purchases, and those two facts are the whole of what is disclosed about the business model. I would go in expecting a free game with both of those present rather than a one-time purchase.

The sensible approach is to treat the game as free to start and decide how you feel about the ads and the store once you are in it.

For a game with this much content, the free entry is generous on its face. The trade-off is the advertising and the presence of purchases, something to weigh if you prefer to pay once and be done.

Who will get the most from it

The clearest fit is a player who wants a solo pool game with a long runway. The 1000+ levels, the changing table layouts and the cue unlocks all serve someone who likes incremental progress and does not mind repeating the basic shot-making loop many times over.

The offline support widens that group considerably. Anyone who plays in places where a connection is unreliable, or who simply prefers not to depend on one, gets the full level ladder without it.

The challenge levels are the part that will separate players. If you want a game that occasionally pushes back and makes you earn the next stretch, they are the reason to keep going. If you would rather every stage be a comfortable roll, the difficulty spikes may be the moments you notice most.

The 4.5 average from a large body of ratings suggests the formula has landed with a lot of people. That is not a guarantee of anything for you personally, but it does indicate the core loop holds up for a broad audience.

A long ladder worth climbing for pool fans

Billiards City is a free Android pool game with a clear identity: a very long set of levels, tables that change shape and pocket count, cues to unlock, and challenge stages that break up the routine. It has been out since May 2022 and was updated in July 2026 with bug fixes, so it is a title that has been kept in working order.

I would point it at players who want a relaxed, solo 8 ball experience they can pick up in spare moments. The scale of the level list means it rewards patience and repetition, and the challenge levels give that repetition a purpose.

The caveats are the ones that come with a free game: ads and in-app purchases are part of the package. If you are comfortable with that arrangement and you like the sound of a thousand-plus tables to clear, this is an easy one to try. If you would rather pay once for a clean pool game, the free model here is the thing to think about before you install.

What's new in version 1.3.0

- Fixed some bugs.