Comparison

Practice Video Poker vs Empire Creator

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

Head to head
About

Practice Video Poker

Practice various casino-style video poker games to hone your strategy. Receive real-time feedback on your decisions and track your performance with detailed statistics. Enjoy free credits and learn optimal play for popular game variants.

Highlights
  • Strategy feedback and hints
  • Statistics tracking
  • Free credits every 2 hours
  • Multi-play up to 100 hands
  • Multiple popular video poker variants
  • Casino-style gameplay
Features
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Play casino-style Video Poker games for fun and practice your perfect strategy. * Strategy feedback to point out correct decisions and errors * Get strategy hints as you play * Track your statistics across multiple games * Free credits every 2 hours * Multi-play games up to 100 hands Includes the most popular casino video poker games: * Jacks or Better * Bonus Poker * Double Bonus Poker * Double Double Bonus Poker * Triple Double Bonus Poker * Aces and Faces * Double Double Aces and Faces * Deuces Wild (original and DW44) * Deuces Wild Bonus Poker * Joker Poker (Kings or Better)

About

Empire Creator

Features
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Empire Creator is a strategy card game where you paint the map and build nations from scratch. HOW IT WORKS Each turn, draw a card from the deck. Cards let you expand territory, create new nations, merge empires, split countries, adopt religions, and swap land. Paint your borders by hand and watch nations rise and fall. REAL WORLD MAPS Play on 7 beautifully crafted maps — North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, or the entire World. Each map plays differently. CARD TYPES - Expand cards give you a paint budget to grow your nation's borders - Add New Nation places a brand new country on unclaimed land - Union merges two nations into one growing empire - Split draws a line to divide a nation in two - Swap Places exchanges territory between nations - Adopt Religion creates or spreads belief systems - Mega Merge is ultra-rare (1 in 500 chance) — pick a nation and absorb up to 9 others WIN CONDITIONS Dominate 60% of the map for an early victory, or outlast the 80-card deck and lead when the cards run out. Every game plays out differently. FEATURES - Multiple save slots — run several games at once - Game Center leaderboard — compete worldwide - Collapsible leaderboard bar tracks every nation in real-time - Auto-save after every turn - Full tutorial for new players - Works on iPhone and iPad No ads. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Just pure strategy.

Screenshots

Practice Video Poker4 screens
Empire Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empire Creator at none against Practice Video Poker's 2. Empire Creator also leads on ads (none vs shown). Practice Video Poker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Practice Video Poker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Empire Creator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practice Video Poker ships an update every 2 months, Empire Creator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Practice Video Poker versus Empire Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice Video PokerEmpire Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (740 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings740 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB21 MB
Age rating+174+
DeveloperJGOmnimedia LLCAndrew Mason

Bugs and requests

Practice Video Poker

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Ads cause app crashes and require constant reboots
  • Ad-free purchase doesn't remove advertisements
  • Pay table settings don't apply correctly to payouts
  • iOS 15.1 compatibility broken - game credit feature no longer works
  • Inconsistent timer functionality for hourly bonuses

Requested features

8 requests
  • Sound effects and audio environment to mimic casino atmosphere
  • Detailed explanations of why certain plays are wrong (e.g., 'Suited KQ beats Suited AK')
  • Ability to track accuracy by strategy level (basic, intermediate, advanced) instead of just perfect play
  • Option to exclude minor errors from streak tracking
  • Graphics that mimic real casino machines
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  • Easy mode with auto-highlighted best cards for beginners
  • Ad-free option as standalone purchase without monthly subscription
  • Separate game modes for different video poker variants

Empire Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Practice Video Poker

One-time2
  • 1000 extra funds$1.99
  • Ad-free gameplay$3.99
None

Empire Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Practice Video Poker free?
Practice Video Poker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Empire Creator free?
Empire Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Practice Video Poker or Empire Creator have ads?
Practice Video Poker shows ads; Empire Creator does not.
Which is updated more often, Practice Video Poker or Empire Creator?
Practice Video Poker ships an update every 2 months, and Empire Creator every 6 weeks. Most recently, Practice Video Poker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Empire Creator on November 5, 2026.

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