# Video Poker Trainer — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of Video Poker Trainer by Ron Schweitzer, rated 4.10/5 from 24 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-poker-trainer/id324646348/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/video-poker-trainer/id324646348.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Video Poker Trainer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💰 Great value - 🎓 Excellent for learning - 📈 Real Play feature is helpful - 💡 Analyze feature is valuable - ✅ Teaches well - 💯 Worth the money - 🚀 Good layout - 🏆 Best JoB trainer - 🎯 Great pre-game exercise - 🌟 Highly recommended - 💰 Pays for itself - 🧠 Helps memorize tactics - 🛠️ Customizable pay tables - 👨‍🏫 Great support from developer - ✨ Awesome updates **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes after iOS updates - 🚫 Cannot mute sound - 🤔 Math/payouts sometimes seem wrong - ❌ 'Clear' button issue with multitasking window - ❓ Conflicting advice between training and real play - 🎛️ No way to track wins/losses - 💸 Missing payout tracking - 🤷‍♂️ App crashes after every hand (older reviews) - 📉 Not enough stats for long-term performance - 🔇 Cannot turn off sound (older reviews) - ❓ Confusing advice on holds (Royal vs. Flush) - 👎 Not a game, only a trainer **Commonly reported bugs** - No way to press 'Clear' button in analyze mode due to multitasking window - App crashes after iOS updates - App crashes after every hand (older reviews) - App does not open completely (older reviews) - Reset score button doesn't work (older reviews) - Tactics menu only shows first page, cannot swipe **Most requested features** - Ability to see running total of wins/losses - Payout tracking feature - Ability to mute sound - Better stats for long-term performance - Dark mode - Ability to play actual games with bets and winnings - More detailed explanation of math behind holds - Live practice with statistics - Add Deuces/Joker Wild strategy/practice - Up-to-date casino pay tables (9/6) - Add cash to real play mode for tracking wins/losses - Make real play more fun with betting and winnings tracking ## Newest reviews (14 of 76) ### 4/5 — Would Like to See $$ *2022-05-28* I would pay a little extra to have the ability to see a running total of my $$ wins/losses. Five stars if it had this feature. ### 4/5 — Good Trainer *2018-09-09* Works great! Wish there was a capability to mute the sound. Still makes a racket even with the iPad muted ### 5/5 — Great app! *2018-04-24* The perfect app for practicing Jacks or Better—a popular game that is also foundational for learning more complex video poker games. Lots of good features—you can edit the pay tablet to reflect the game you’re playing, you can practice hands and check the odds on your selection, and obviously, just enjoy “playing.” One feature I love is being able to enter a specific hand and analyze the correct move if you get stumped. This is a *must* for anyone who is planning to play for real $ and wants to come out on the winning side over the long term. ### 5/5 — Great App easily worth 99¢ *2017-09-22* Really love this app. Been using it for awhile now to help increase my percentage of correct holds in VP. More correct holds equals more money in my pocket. it pays for itself almost immediately. ### 5/5 — VP Trainer is a Great App! *2017-06-01* I have used VP Trainer many years with much success. My wife and I visit casinos quite often and use the trainer when ever in doubt as to which is the better hand to hold working toward the Royal Flush. My routine is listening to soft jazz on iPhone with VP Trainer near-by to second guess a difficult hand. ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-05-27* With the pay tables editable you can set up any version of jacks or better draw poker, this is a great training tool ### 5/5 — This is the best *2014-05-26, version 2.2* Great app. ### 5/5 — Great! *2013-07-15, version 2.2* If you want to win, this app is a great choice for learning to play perfectly! ### 5/5 — Mr. Jones *2013-07-15, version 2.2* Excellent training tool toile some $$$ ### 5/5 — Worth a buck! *2013-06-06, version 2.2* Great detail for only a dollar. Use this at the casino and you will definitely get your dollar back. Thanks for a nice app. ### 5/5 — Beginner *2013-05-31, version 2.2* Just learning the game and this is very helpful. ### 5/5 — Excellent trainer *2013-03-24, version 2.2* Great way to kill time,lots of fun. ### 5/5 — Great app! *2013-01-19, version 2.2* Great app! ### 4/5 — Great trainer *2013-01-07, version 2.2* Great app for learning best hands. Will add to review when I play in Vegas ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — So doesn't work with update *2021-12-03* With latest update there's no way to press the Clear button when in analyse a hand mode. Apple decided to add the three dots at the top of the screen for multi-tasking/split screen without the ability to turn it off or move it so now when you try to clear the cards the multi tasking window comes up. It's been three years, time to update the app. ### 1/5 — Video trainer *2019-11-20* Just bought app and it will not open up completely. Very frustrating ### 1/5 — Give us an update!...please! *2019-11-09* Just when I was starting to get a feel for the game...iOS update... now the App crashes. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Very disappointing *2013-07-01, version 2.2* This app appeared to be a game, but it was only a training activity. VERY disappointing! ### 1/5 — Don't buy it! *2012-03-24, version 2.0* Do not buy this app for jacks or better as it states. Its flawed and will teach you wrong. It's almost great, but I think the casinos might be putting this out. 10s aren't as good as face cards. 10s are as good as a 3s. Along with other problems. ### 2/5 — Ummm . . . huh??? *2012-06-13, version 2.1* So I got through the training, and was completely stoked about learning a few things that I had really been questioning, so I decided to test it out on the real play option. That was the point when 5 stars dropped to 3. Training: 10c (clubs), Jc, Ac, 7c, 4h (hearts) Suggested hold: 10c, Jc, Ac (for the royal) Real play suggested hold: 10c, Jc, Ac, 7c (for the flush) Well which is it?? 3 to the Royal or 4 to the flush?? I will say this though: This is the first time I've encountered a hypocritical software program. My only other gripe is the fact that there's no way to turn off the sound, and it makes some extremely loud and annoying sounds. ### 2/5 — Realistic? *2010-03-20, version 0* I like some of the situations represented but I don't see as many chances for a straight at a video poker machine at a casino as the trainer gives. I do like the tatics page showing what to keep and what to discard, that is worth the buck. ### 2/5 — Not worth the $$$ *2009-12-30, version 0* I thought there would be more to this for $1.99. You go through the 30 different hands they show you - some of which are totally obvious - then you're done forever. Nothing new and not even the chance to practice what you' ve learned. Just not worth the money. ### 3/5 — Would like to see a payout feature. *2021-03-11* Not having a way to track the payout, as in a real game at the bottom of the screen (in Real Play), feels as if something is missing. So, I had to purchase other apps that have that feature. Having that feature allows one to realize how fast a bankroll could be lost /gained. With such feature I would have given the app a five stars. ### 3/5 — Fix the math please. *2014-10-28, version 2.2* This has been a good app so far, but I've noticed the pay amount is wrong on many of the options for different pay scales. I am worried the entire app is inaccurate. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best value in jOb trainers *2023-02-26* Easy to use and great value, best one I have come across. ### 5/5 — Just what I needed! *2023-02-13* I was a complete novice at Video Poker, but this straightforward and easy to use app taught me a lot. I especially liked the Real Play and Analyze features. ### 5/5 — Learned a good amount *2022-12-15* Great training modules with a simple and easy to use real play option with live feedback. Worth the money. ### 5/5 — Absolutely love the app! *2021-07-04* It’s an amazing app teaches you very well what to do and not to do I absolutely love it!! ### 5/5 — Great app when you’re sitting at a machine *2019-10-26* I love this app. I use it whenever I’m at the casino. You can put the cards that you have in the analyzer and it will tell you what to do. The latest update crashes after every hand which is a bummer, but I’ll still use the app. ### 5/5 — Jckafka *2019-07-06* Good layout and easy to use if Jack’s or better is your only game. ### 5/5 — Our go-to App in Reno *2019-07-06, version 3.1* Have use the app at riverboat casinos in Indiana, in Vegas, on cruise ships and annually in Reno. We are pretty good, but the app keeps us sharp in “Training Mode” before we gamble with real money. Then in “Analyze” mode, we can enter the cards on the machine to see our best hold. That feature alone is worth the price of the app. ### 5/5 — Nice VP trainer *2019-02-28* I especially like the Real Play feature. I’ve asked for a couple enhancements, but I haven’t noticed any bugs. I like to use a VP trainer in the weeks before a Vegas trip, to knock down the cobwebs. I also like to drink while I’m training for that casino ambiance. :-) This trainer has met my needs. ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2018-07-05* This is how I learned to play Video Poker. It was recommended to me from FB - Solo Las Vegas. To make things even better I received a reply when asking a question via Email! Great App. ### 5/5 — Great pregame exercise *2018-05-22* I’m able to get the rust off before making it to the casino. I’m very pleased by the free play, tests, and references available. Easily one of my favorite apps and by far the best JoB on the App Store. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*