# Blinds Up — Poker Tournament Manager

> Comprehensive poker tournament management and statistics tracking app. (iPhone/iPad app by JLBIZ.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blinds-up/id827327902 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JLBIZ](https://appshunter.io/developer/424886408)
- Category: Entertainment, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.30/5 from 126 App Store ratings · 118 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 103 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2015-02-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blinds-up/id827327902/reviews.md

## What is Blinds Up?

With Blinds Up, you can manage all aspects of your poker tournaments:

- Lot of features like rebuys and addons management, bounties…
- Complete management of the structure, you can add round by round or generate instantly a structure through our structure generator. You can of course include breaks, chip races, etc. 
- Management of players and tables, with the random placement of players, tables balancing, the ability to print a list of the tables, to choose the order of tables closing, and more.
- Prize pool can be calculated automatically by our system, or it can be set manually, with prizes based on percentages of the total Prizepool or fixed amounts. You can also manage non-monetary prizes.
- Management of chips with the calculation of quantities needed for your tourney, and you can display chips on the game screen for players, etc.
- Sound management with integrated sound effects to report events (player busted out, player moving, level ending, new round starting, etc). The announcements of tournament events (blind increases, breaks, etc.) are handled by our powerful text-to-speech system. You can even set yourself the text that the voice will say!
- Full customization of your game screen, you can drag elements, change their size, color, font ... everything is customizable, and you can define different game screens depending on the moment go the game (round, break, bust, etc). And for those who want to save time, you can download 20 predefined skins. 
- The game screen can be displayed on the iPad, but it can also be exported to an external monitor (requires lightning/hdmi adapter or Apple TV). You can manage aspects of your tournament without clutter the display of the game screen to your players!

Blinds Up but goes further that the management of a tournament ...

- You can attach a tournament to a championship, and thus manage a ranking based on the results of several cumulative tournaments! With calculating points, itm, wins, etc. Rankings can also be exported to Excel directly from the application.
- You can view detailed statistics about the players who are the sharks, who are the fish ... which players are most often ITM ... You will know everything through Blinds Up.
- You can manage your chipsets, to change quantities and use one or the other of your sets according to the tournaments you are organizing.
- All your data is synced live through your Blinds Up account, so you can retrieve all your data on all your iOS devices (requires iCloud).

Blinds Up Premium:
Please note that the application has limitations, thanks to the premium subscription, you can unlock additional features! The preset structures and predefined skins are part of the premium subscription, it cannot be downloaded separately.
Current price for the Blinds Up Premium subscription varies based on the length of your auto-renewing subscriptions and may vary from country to country. For 1-month renewals, price is $9.99 USD per month per pay period, for 1-year renewals, price is $99.99 USD per year per pay period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

Terms of Use: https://blindsup.app/terms
Privacy policy: https://blindsup.app/privacy

We hope you take as much pleasure to use Blinds Up that we took to develop it!

If you have questions, ask it on: 
X: https://x.com/BlindsUpPoker
Facebook: http://facebook.com/BlindsUpPoker

## Key features

- Rebuy and addon management
- Structure generation and customization
- Player and table management
- Automatic prize pool calculation
- Integrated sound effects and text-to-speech
- Customizable game screen
- Championship and ranking management

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blinds Up Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $7.99 | per month |
| Blinds Up Premium | $23.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $69.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $19.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $99.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $29.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $99.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $9.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $14.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $19.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Blinds Up Premium | $5.99 | per 7 days |
| Blinds Up Premium | $49.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $79.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $39.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Blinds Up Premium | $9.99 | per month |
| Blinds Up Premium | $149.99 | per year |
| Blinds Up Premium | $39.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blinds Up PRO | $21.99 | one-time |
| Layout Vegas | $0.99 | one-time |
| SNG turbo up to 10 players (4 hours max) | $1.99 | one-time |
| SNG turbo up to 30 players (4 hours max) | $1.99 | one-time |
| SNG classic up to 10 players (6 hours max) | Free | one-time |
| SNG classic up to 30 players (6 hours max) | $1.99 | one-time |
| Blinds Up PRO | $11.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Blinds Up?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use interface for tournament management
- 🎯 Excellent customization options for tournaments
- ⚡ Comprehensive tournament tracking and standings
- 💬 Responsive and helpful customer support (historically)
- 📊 Professional display capabilities with Apple TV mirroring
- 🏆 Effective league and player statistics management
- 💾 Saves tournament structures and player databases
- 🎨 Customizable layouts and visual elements
- 🔊 Sound and voice announcements for blind changes
- 📱 Multi-device tournament management capability

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app freezes
- 🐛 Text input glitches and unresponsive text boxes
- 🐛 Login and authentication issues
- 🐛 Screen mirroring functionality broken
- 🐛 Premium features not unlocking after payment
- 💰 Switched from one-time purchase to subscription model
- 😞 Poor customer support responsiveness
- ⚠️ Major update introduced more bugs than fixes
- 🔄 Sync between devices not working
- 😤 Loss of features after app updates
- 🚫 Forced account creation requirement
- ⏱️ App pauses when minimized
- 🔌 Crashes during screen mirroring to Apple TV
- ❌ Free version too limited (8 player cap)
- 📧 Email support unresponsive for extended periods

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Text input adds every letter and space multiple times
- Background customization difficult and glitchy
- App crashes when changing settings screens
- App crashes when adding players
- Login screen hangs and doesn't progress
- Password reset functionality broken
- Premium features locked despite active subscription
- Cannot connect to iTunes store error
- Formula function fails when adding variables
- Text boxes blackened and hard to see during setup
- App closes every 3-5 minutes during use
- Cannot edit tournament settings in free version
- Settings click off immediately after single keystroke
- Tournament won't end and clock continues running
- Sounds and layouts not appearing or loading
- Screen mirroring causes app crashes and data loss
- Database migration on startup gets stuck at 0%
- App won't display when connected to TV via HDMI
- Sluggish and unresponsive after switching apps
- Subscription renewal doesn't unlock premium features

**Most requested features**

- Multi-device control and synchronization
- Payment distribution calculator for tournament winners
- Custom sound clip uploads
- Improved formula editor for league calculations
- Better in-app help documentation and tutorials
- Community forum for user support
- Ability to control app from multiple devices simultaneously
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Classic version of app with old features
- Automatic chip distribution calculator

## Recent user reviews (10 of 118)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blinds-up/id827327902/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Good but not great

*2026-07-07, version 3.6*

I’ve been waiting for functionality for over a year now that is supposed to work. The ability to control the app from multiple devices doesn’t work. I’ve messaged the developer and promises have been made but yet, the functionality isn’t working. If this isn’t fixed when my subscription renews, I will look for another option.

Update June 2026- I was told in march, April and May that the the new release is being tested and we should see an update by June 1… still nothing.  With AI, this app will have competition shortly.

### 2/5 — Very Glitchy

*2026-04-25, version 3.6*

Adding text is very glitchy. Adds every letters and spaces. The backround is difficult to customize.

### 5/5 — Awesome software & support

*2026-02-09, version 3.6*

I have used Blinds Up for many years now to run a monthly tournament. It is easy to use and when I have questions, support is timely and effective. I especially like all the customization that is available. I use it to tailor various aspects of the tournament for my specific needs. It works great!

### 4/5 — Good Customer Service

*2026-01-26, version 3.6*

I have used this app to manage my league for at least 5 years and does a great job for what it costs. Of course would love some additions but am aware that these could be specific to my needs. Most impressive has been the customer service response. Questions have been answered very quickly

### 5/5 — Bills poker night

*2026-01-26, version 3.6*

I have used this app for weekly Holden tournaments. At years end we give a small trophy to most wins. This app kills it with keeping track of standings for the year

### 1/5 — Horrible

*2026-01-23, version 3.6*

Abysmal.  Crashes every time I try to go to a different settings screen, or add a player, or anything else.  UI leaves a lot to be desired, even if it worked, which it doesn’t.  And they want $99 a year??  Hard, hard pass.

### 4/5 — Generally works really well

*2026-01-12, version 3.6*

The management of a tournament is very easy with the app. There are some small things that need to be tweaked but overall i really like it.  The developer is outstanding about addressing issues and makes paying the subscription fee worth paying.

### 3/5 — Issues with formula

*2026-01-06*

I like the app but I am trying to use the formula function for the league and created a formula ((n-p)+1) that tests correctly but when I try to add a to the formula the test fails and wont generate correctly. I need help on getting a correctly into the formula to work correctly.

### 3/5 — Good but not great

*2025-12-15, version 3.6*

I’ve been waiting for functionality for over a year now that is supposed to work.  The ability to control the app from multiple devices doesn’t work.  I’ve messaged the developer and promises have been made but yet, the functionality isn’t working.  If this isn’t fixed when my subscription renews, I will look for another option.

### 2/5 — Can’t log In

*2025-10-01, version 3.6*

I used this app so many times in the past. I re-downloaded to start playing again and now I can’t login. Some kind of a glitch in the system which told me to put my password in and says I have a bad email

## Frequently asked questions about Blinds Up

### What does Blinds Up do?

Blinds Up is a comprehensive application designed to manage all aspects of poker tournaments. It allows users to manage tournament structures, players, tables, prize pools, and even includes features like sound effects and customizable game screens. It also supports championship management and detailed player statistics.

### What are the key features of Blinds Up?

Key features include management of rebuys, add-ons, and bounties, round-by-round structure generation with breaks and chip races, player and table management with random placement and balancing, automatic prize pool calculation, chip quantity calculation, integrated sound effects, text-to-speech announcements, and a fully customizable game screen. It also offers championship management and player statistics.

### How much does Blinds Up cost?

The application offers a freemium model. While core features are available, certain advanced functionalities, such as preset structures and predefined skins, are unlocked through a premium subscription. The price for the premium subscription varies based on the subscription length and country, with a 1-month renewal costing $9.99 USD per month.

### What devices is Blinds Up compatible with?

The application is designed for iOS devices. The game screen can be displayed on an iPad and can also be exported to an external monitor using a lightning/HDMI adapter or Apple TV. Data can be synced live across all your iOS devices through your Blinds Up account, requiring iCloud.

### Can I use Blinds Up for more than just single tournaments?

Yes, Blinds Up goes beyond managing single tournaments. You can attach tournaments to a championship to manage cumulative rankings based on multiple tournament results, including calculating points, ITM, and wins. These rankings can also be exported to Excel.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.6 — 2025-03-07

What’s new:
- Improved display and functionality of the subscription screen
- General performance optimizations

Bug fixes:
- Various background adjustments for better stability
- Optimized certain processes to ensure a smoother experience

### 3.5 — 2025-03-07

What’s new:
- Improved display and functionality of the subscription screen
- General performance optimizations

Bug fixes:
- Various background adjustments for better stability
- Optimized certain processes to ensure a smoother experience

### 3.4 — 2025-01-20

What’s New:
- You can now set voice announcements in a different language than your device’s language
- Over 10 new voices available

Bug Fixes:
- Some buttons were not displaying correctly on devices running iOS 18
- Rounds sometimes started with an incorrect duration
- Various issues causing random crashes

### 3.3 — 2024-12-09

What’s New:
- Welcome to chinese users! The app is now available in simplified chinese.
- Enhanced user settings view

Bug Fixes:
- The rounds duration was sometimes not reflecting the duration entered in the structure when the round was starting
- The icons to open game screen or controls were not correctly displayed on devices prior to iOS 18
- There was a problem when trying to turn off some sounds
- Sometimes, all the chips were not displayed on the game screen
- Various issues causing occasional crashes.

### 3.2 — 2024-11-13

What’s New:
- he tournament no longer starts automatically when its scheduled date arrives, allowing the seating arrangement screen to remain visible.
- The slider to move forward within the round is now easier to handle.
- Enhanced user settings (first name, last name, club name).

Bug Fixes:
- Preset themes had disappeared; they’re back in this update.
- The player elimination screen would sometimes vanish after one second.
- Several display issues in dark mode.
- Various issues causing occasional crashes.

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