Comparison

DPPL Mobile vs Poker Power Play

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

DPPL Mobile

Free

📚 Education

★ 4.05 ratingsView app →

Poker Power Play

DON’T LEAN IN. GO ALL IN.

Free

📚 Education

★ 3.7126 ratingsView app →

About

DPPL Mobile

Manage your library account, renew borrowed items, and search the catalog. Access digital content, discover library events, and receive personalized recommendations. The app also features a digital library card for convenient checkouts.

Highlights

Renew items
Manage account
Search catalog
Access digital content
Find library events
Digital library card

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Renew items, manage your account, search the catalog, get digital content, find library events, and get personalized recommendations. Try out the new Des Plaines Public Library app, with faster load times and an added library card feature. Store your card in the app for easier checkouts in person. Still haven’t registered for a library card? Come to our downtown Des Plaines location to register today! Your library card from any Illinois public library may also be registered here to check out materials from our consortium of area libraries. Electronic materials require a Des Plaines Public Library card. See our website for more info, https://dppl.org/patron-services/get-a-library-card

About

Poker Power Play

This app offers a women-centric environment to learn and play poker, focusing on developing life skills like negotiation and strategy. Engage in practice, open, or community games led by experts, and access interactive lessons to master Texas Hold'em.

Highlights

Women-centric poker environment
Practice games against bots
Open Texas Hold'em games with other women
Expert-led community games
Interactive poker lessons
Focus on life skills like negotiation and strategy

Features

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Poker Power turns poker into a tool for building confidence — at the table and in life. Every hand you play teaches you to read the room, size up risk, and make a decision under pressure. Those are the same skills you need in a negotiation, a job interview, or a hard conversation. Read the room. Own the table. Choose Practice Games to refine your skills against bots, providing a secure space for experimentation and growth. Play live, multiplayer Texas Hold'em against real opponents and bots with our Community Games. Track every player's stack, watch the action unfold hand by hand, and build the instincts that come from real reps at the table. Your game, your people. Create a private lounge and invite friends with a join code or QR code. Set up upcoming games, chat with your table, and build a poker community that's yours. Bet on yourself. Daily. Daily 10 gives you a fresh set of hands every day to sharpen your play — no pressure, just practice against the bots whenever you have a few minutes. Mini games for the long game. Pocket Pick and Complete the Hand break strategy down into bite-sized lessons. See your starting hand strength score, get an explanation of the best pick, and build real poker fundamentals one hand at a time. Whether you're brand new to poker or looking to sharpen your edge, Poker Power meets you where you are — and helps you leave the table more confident than you sat down. Download Poker Power and place your bet on yourself. Legal: https://pokerpower.com/terms-of-service/ https://pokerpower.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

DPPL Mobile2 screens

Poker Power Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DPPL Mobile at none against Poker Power Play's 1. DPPL Mobile also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 37%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Poker Power Play's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (126 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Poker Power Play sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. DPPL Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DPPL Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker Power Play has 126 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of DPPL Mobile's written reviews are positive against 37% of Poker Power Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DPPL Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Poker Power Play every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

DPPL Mobile versus Poker Power Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	DPPL Mobile	Poker Power Play
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.0 (5 ratings) — better	3.7 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews	66.7% of reviews — better	36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	5	126 — better
Update frequency	Every 6 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	11.0 — better	15.1
Further details — not scored
Size	36 MB	153 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Des Plaines Public Library	Poker Powher LLC

Customer experience

DPPL Mobile

All ratings5 ratings

Positive60.0%

Neutral40.0%

Negative0.0%

Written reviews3 reviews

Positive66.7%

Neutral33.3%

Negative0.0%

Poker Power Play

All ratings123 ratings

Positive59.3%

Neutral10.6%

Negative30.1%

Written reviews60 reviews

Positive36.7%

Neutral20.0%

Negative43.3%

Bugs and requests

DPPL Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Poker Power Play

Reported bugs

19 issues

App freezes frequently during games
App crashes
White screen on app open
App doesn't register moves
App randomly says 'game over'

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Cards not showing
Incorrect winner calculation
Buttons not working (e.g., raise)
Login/signup issues
App crashes and causes phone to crash
Stats not updating correctly
Chat feature disappears quickly
Call button placement obstructs prefold
Confirm button for raising bids is hard to tap
Game restarts without signaling winner
Contact support button does nothing
App marks user as away/waiting unexpectedly
New update is awful/nothing works right
Updated app shows no cards, players, or chips

Requested features

8 requests

Add more poker game variations (e.g., Blackjack)
More real users/players
In-game tips and lessons
Larger font sizes for numbers
More content on life/business skills correlation

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Improve chat feature visibility
Fix button placement for raising bids
Revise basic instructions (e.g., about limping)

In-app purchases

None

DPPL Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Poker Power Play

Subscriptions1

Silver$29.991 Month

Questions

Is DPPL Mobile free?

DPPL Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Poker Power Play free?

Poker Power Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, DPPL Mobile or Poker Power Play?

DPPL Mobile is rated higher. DPPL Mobile averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Poker Power Play averages 3.7 from 126 ratings.

Do DPPL Mobile or Poker Power Play have ads?

Neither DPPL Mobile nor Poker Power Play shows ads.

Which is updated more often, DPPL Mobile or Poker Power Play?

DPPL Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and Poker Power Play every 2 weeks. Most recently, DPPL Mobile was updated on November 2, 2026 and Poker Power Play on November 3, 2026.