# Match Poker Online — The Sport of Poker > Skill-based poker variant with Battle Royale tournaments and official world ratings. (iPhone/iPad app by Match Poker Online Pty Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-poker-online/id1484603863 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Match Poker Online Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1484307716) - Category: Games, Card - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.30/5 from 154 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 349 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2022-02-14 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-poker-online/id1484603863/reviews.md ## What is Match Poker Online? It’s not poker as you’ve ever played it before – it’s a Battle Royale, where you compete against opponents playing the same hand as you. The luck element of poker has been removed, leaving players to be scored only on their skill! When playing Match Poker, you are not competing with the other players at your table, but against hundreds of players seated in the same seat as you at other tables. They get the same hole cards as you and see the same flop, turn and river. Your play is then judged not on how much you won or lost on a hand, but by comparing your result with that of every other competitor who played those same cards. By removing luck, Match Poker has not only produced the ultimate game of skill but has re-invented poker as a “sport”. As a result, Match Poker has been provisionally accepted by the governing body of world sport, the Global Association of International Sports Federations, as a mind sport, alongside games like Chess and Bridge. BATTLE ROYALE POKER In MPO’s Battle Royale, 6 tables of 6 players play the same hand at the same time . Players with the fewest chips in each seat are regularly eliminated, until the last 2 battle it out to determine the winner. Will you survive elimination for all 32 hands? Your best 20 Battle Royale results qualify you for a place in the premiership season and the potential to represent your country in international championships. A WORLD RATING The app uses a unique statistical algorithm to accurately rank the true skill of players, delivering, for the first time in the history of poker, an official World Rating based on skill. No other poker experience gives players this. The app analyses thousands of results for every hand to give instant feedback and unique insights into how you can become a better poker player and rank as highly as possible on our unique leaderboards. THE OFFICIAL SPORT OF POKER For ten years, there has been a global movement aimed at turning poker into a sport – removing the luck integrated in poker and focusing on the game as a game of skill, a sport, accessible to all ages. International championships have been held every year since 2011 and an ever-growing base of more than 60 national federations have recognised ‘Match Poker’ as the only way to play poker as a sport. It has been provisionally accepted by the GAISF as a world mind sport – like Chess and Bridge – sports which, combined, represent more than a billion players. Now, Match Poker is available to everyone on their mobile device! For the first time ever, players will receive officially sanctioned rating points that reflect their true skill in poker. Players who rank the highest will be invited to represent their county in international competitions. BY PLAYING MATCH POKER ONLINE, YOU WILL: - Be able to measure yourself against your peers, your friends and even against famous and/or professional players. - Play tournaments that will qualify you to compete at major championship events. - Improve your game by comparing your play to the very best players in the world. - Have a lot of fun! Best of all, Match Poker provides the opportunity to represent your country, state, region, gender or age-group in major national and international events! ## Key features - Skill-based poker gameplay - Battle Royale elimination tournaments - Global player rankings - Official world rating system - International championship qualification - Instant feedback and insights ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | chest of rubies | $0.99 | one-time | | chest of rubies | $7.99 | one-time | | bucket of rubies | $1.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 30) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/match-poker-online/id1484603863/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Taken offline 8 April 2024 *2024-04-09* Boy, I am really sorry to see this go. It was continuously improving, the fixes were addressing what users were suggesting, and this was really going to become a tool that serious cash game poker players could put to their advantage. I wish I knew the full story and I’m sorry for the developers and anyone involved that this project has ended. ### 2/5 — Fun but has some significant flaws *2024-02-20* I like this game, the idea is really cool and unique. However, I am consistently logged out of my account with no way to log back in. I am automatically signed in as a guest, and there is no option to return to the starting screen where I can switch to my account. Additionally, The “32 hand tournament” does not work for me. When I join, I’m placed into an existing quick match??? Please fix these issues or this game will no longer be worth playing for me. **Developer response:** Hi, we're so sorry you're experiencing this bug. Are you able to please tell us the username of your real account (not the guest one)? You can email us at feedback@matchpoker.com This will allow to figure out what is causing your inability to log in to that account. A similar thing happened to another player this week - seems like a new bug - and we've been able to fix this. So we're confident we can help you too. ### 5/5 — The BEST! *2024-01-20* For online (cellphone) play, I’ve tried a dozen different apps and as a learning tool, your app is Number One for me. My only problem is that I have really crappy internet service and it constantly disconnects and re-connects. Fortunately, it always returns me to the last matchup. Oh, and it SEEMS like the donks haven’t discovered your wonderful app yet **Developer response:** Thanks so much for this terrific review! I can say we do have a large number of amateur players in our app, as we pride ourselves on being a valuable tool to learn the intricacies of poker, but it is unlikely you will play against them if our algorithm determines that you are a skilled player. We segregate players based on skill so that good players don't have their playing experienced ruined by amateur play (and so that players who are still finding their footing aren't being preyed upon by sharks). I'm sorry about the poor connectivity issues. We are still working to make our app more robust in the face of poor connectivity. ### 5/5 — Great App to get basics down *2023-12-30* Good for people who have no clue what they’re doing. **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for the 5-star review. Yes, we find that a lot of poker players make the same mistakes when they first start on their playing journey. We really want to help be the bridge for players to go from dumbfounded and lost to feeling competent at the poker table. But then, even for the experienced player, we feel we can add lots of value by pointing out leaks and flaws in their strategy and gameplay. ### 5/5 — Best Learning Texas Hold’em *2023-12-14* This app is great for learning and fine tuning your betting skills. **Developer response:** We're so thrilled you think so! Thanks for the great review. We can't wait to bring even more fine-tuning features to the app in 2024! ### 2/5 — Very cool idea but needs work *2023-11-22* This is very cool idea for an app that helps you improve your poker skills. Unfortunately the stats that should help you better understand how to adjust your play style don’t work properly and just sit at 100% for most when that is far from the truth. Additionally many features of the app are very slow including the wait time in between hands and loading the main menu screen. I’m not sure if I will continue using this app, but if these bugs are fixed it would be my go to poker app. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your measured and considered feedback. We have had reports of issues with our stats in the past, however I believe this was fixed. It seemed that a small percentage of our players have issues with nearly every stat, whereas other players have no issues with any of our stats. Unfortunately, you seem to be like those in the category with the bugs, however for some reason your bugs are persisting. I have alerted our Devs to this. Thanks for letting us know about your experience, as it helps to compile data for our team to analyse. I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer now, but rest assured this will be fixed. Hopefully soon. ### 1/5 — Do not try to use this to improve your poker skills *2023-09-29* First of all, the statistics they give you are not very useful, doing certain things a certain amount of times will not help your game. Playing the cards in the right position will. Second of all, the statistics contradict themselves, the app told me I played too loose and then too tight, which is it? Third of all, the players on the app are not skilled enough to help you improve, I played a hand as the button where I bluffed the A-10 straight after a KQJ flop and got check raised by K6. No time to even consider if I potentially had the straight. If you play against players who are not skilled enough to realized that a pair of kings loses to a straight you are not going to improve your game. This is a complete waste of time because you will only be as good as the people you play with and the people in this app are the worst poker players you could find. **Developer response:** Hi, I'm so sorry that our app is falling short of your expectations. We are still developing and, although we have come a long way, we still have a way to go before we are the app we always envisioned we would be. As for the app telling you that you played too loose, then too tight, is it possible you were looking at different frames of reference...? For example, perhaps you played tight in your 'last match' but have been loose overall in your 'last 5 matches' (depending on what you set this metric to). Lastly, we do apologise if the standard of play is not what you were hoping for. We endeavour for our app to be one that can train poker players to improve - occasionally, this means that the players you compete against will not already be very good players. However, we have a solution to this. We will soon be introducing an environment exclusively for players who meet certain metrics, such as playing the proper pre-flop ranges, acting with the appropriate aggressiveness, etc. This will hopefully address the main issue you seem concerned about. We try to make our app one that can offer something to players of all skill levels, but you are correct that we have, in trying to promote ourselves as a training app, neglected to cater to more experienced players. Thank you for your review, as it highlights to us the need for this more in the future. ### 1/5 — Bugs and Bad Gameplay *2023-08-20* I wanted to play this. I was very interested. But whenever I’m moved to a new seat the game bugs out and I’m never taken to a new seat. I try going back in and still doesn’t let me. Then I lose those rubies because of those glitches. Also, WHY are people allowed to raise to 120 after someone bet 110? That’s basic stuff right there. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for your review. I'm sorry you had such a negative experience in our app. What you experienced was a very brief bug that we have now fixed. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Please email us at feedback@matchpoker.com to let us know which matches glitched so that we can refund you the Rubies. In relation to your second comment, are you able to go into the LAB --> Review Your Hands, and find the match where this happened? You can then film a short clip and send it to us because a player should not be able to raise to 120 after a previous player raised to 110. That sounds like a glitch we would need to investigate. Apologies again for making such a bad impression with these two glitches. We hope this has not dissuaded you from enjoying our app. ### 4/5 — Great App. Statistics need fixed *2023-08-18* Loving the app so far but the statistics feature is broken for all stats besides VEP and PFR **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for your review. We have had some reports of issues with our stats. It seems that a small percentage of our players have issues with nearly every stat, whereas other players have no issues with any of our stats. Unfortunately, you seem to be in the category with the bugs. I alerted our developers to this a little while ago when we first received emails about it, and my understanding is that the issue is proving quite elusive. Normally, the Devs are quite quick to fix these sorts of issues, but until they can get to the bottom of what’s causing this, I won’t have an estimate for when this would be fixed. Thanks for letting us know about your experience, as it helps to compile data for our team to analyse. I’m sorry I don’t have a better answer now, but rest assured this will be fixed. Hopefully soon. ### 5/5 — Ranked *2023-07-17* One of the best poker apps **Developer response:** Thank you so much for saying and for leaving such a great review! We're thrilled you think so! ## Frequently asked questions about Match Poker Online ### What is Match Poker Online? Match Poker Online is a skill-based poker variant that removes the element of luck, allowing players to be scored solely on their strategic decisions. It features a Battle Royale format where players compete against hundreds of others playing the same hand, with eliminations based on chip counts. ### How does Match Poker Online differ from traditional poker? Unlike traditional poker, Match Poker Online eliminates luck by ensuring all competitors receive the same hole cards and see the same community cards. Your performance is judged by comparing your results against others who played the identical hand, focusing entirely on skill and strategy. ### Is Match Poker Online free to play? Yes, the application is free to download and play. The monetization model is listed as 'free', indicating no upfront cost or mandatory purchases to engage with the core gameplay. ### What are the key features of Match Poker Online? Key features include skill-based gameplay, Battle Royale elimination tournaments, a unique statistical algorithm for world ratings, and the ability to qualify for international championships. Players also receive instant feedback and insights to improve their game. ### Who is Match Poker Online for? This app is designed for individuals who want to test and improve their poker skills in a competitive, luck-free environment. It's also for those interested in participating in tournaments and potentially representing their country in international mind sport competitions. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.36.20 — 2024-02-16 Minor improvements and bug fixes. ### 2.36.18 — 2024-02-07 NEW Preflop Advisor! Get real-time advice on preflop play to help make smarter decisions. The Preflop Advisor analyzes your hole cards, position, and more to provide tailored recommendations for how to approach each hand preflop. Various bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 2.36.14 — 2024-02-06 NEW Preflop Advisor! Get real-time advice on preflop play to help make smarter decisions. The Preflop Advisor analyzes your hole cards, position, and more to provide tailored recommendations for how to approach each hand preflop. Various bug fixes and performance improvements ### 2.35.12 — 2023-12-22 Minor improvements and bug fixes. ### 2.35.2 — 2023-11-27 Minor bug fixes and minor improvements. ## Apps similar to Match Poker Online | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Poker Live: Texas Holdem Games](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poker-live-texas-holdem-games/id1571066535) | 4.8 (6,188) | Free | Games | | [WSOP Poker: Texas Holdem Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wsop-poker-texas-holdem-game/id719525810) | 4.4 (356,233) | Free | Games | | [Holdem or Foldem: Texas Poker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holdem-or-foldem-texas-poker/id1477775889) | 4.4 (30,644) | Free | Games | | [Texas Holdem Poker Offline App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/texas-holdem-poker-offline-app/id1445968479) | 4.8 (272) | Free | Games | | [Hard Rock Blackjack & Casino](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hard-rock-blackjack-and-casino/id1490262670) | 4.7 (12,604) | Free | Games | | [Mississippi Stud - Casino Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mississippi-stud-casino-game/id817270978) | 4.5 (6,716) | Free | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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