PrefPool vs SmartPref Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrefPool
Easily play preference games with friends without paper. This app automatically calculates scores from your game rounds and allows you to review past games. You can also edit game items mid-play.
- Automatic score calculation
- Game round history
- Edit items during gameplay
- Paperless game tracking
- Friend preference games
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Now it's pretty easy to play preference with friends! You don't need any paper! Write round results in app and it will count points itself. Check history of any rounds and games. Additionally, it is possible to edit any item during the game.
SmartPref Pro
Learn, practice, and play the card game Preferans against bots or friends. Offers a free version with essential features and a premium subscription for advanced options like online play and custom rules. Suitable for all skill levels.
- Single player bot game
- Learn Preferans with a short course
- Preferans puzzles (Misere of the Day)
- Advanced convention settings
- Online play with friends or bots
- Public ratings and leaderboards
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Single player bot game does not require internet and remains free. Advanced convention settings and online game with friends or pro-bots is provided with a free trial period. Never played Preferans but want to learn? Do you play well but would you like to play better? Are you playing like a pro and want some real competition? Smartpref Pro is suitable for everyone who is interested in Preferans. Practice, or play with your friends over the Internet! This is what you get for free: * Game practice * Short course on Preferans * Misere of the Day - collection of preferans puzzles * User-friendly interface * Balanced bot algorithm Advanced features of Smartpref Pro - flexible settings for the conventions of Sochi, Leningrad or Rostov, two, three or four players, a wide selection of playing decks, including Atlasnie and German, play online with friends or pro-bots, public ratings, leaders board and much more is available by subscription with a free trial period of 3 days. IRGS rating: 18+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartPref Pro at 69% against PrefPool's 33%. SmartPref Pro also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). PrefPool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. SmartPref Pro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PrefPool asks for nothing beyond the download.
PrefPool ships an update fortnightly, SmartPref Pro weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrefPool | SmartPref Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (243 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 243 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Matvey Kavtorov | SmartPref OU |
Customer experience
PrefPool
SmartPref Pro
Bugs and requests
PrefPool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SmartPref Pro
Reported bugs
21 issues- Statistics reset after update
- Game freezes after draw
- Card display glitches
- Frequent crashes
- Game interruptions/freezing
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- Settings reset
- Russian language missing after reinstall
- Paid version broken without WiFi
- Game not starting
- Unrealistic deal generation
- Bots see all cards
- Learning mode not working
- Paid version reverts to free without internet
- Game crashes on распасах
- Animation is jerky
- Card dragging is difficult
- Tap detection issues
- Random number generator is bad
- Bullet length not fixed
- Cannot change password
- Paid version not purchasable
Requested features
9 requests- Option to buy without subscription
- Single purchase option
- Translate chat between languages
- Easier way to add players to private tables
- Add Serbian/Greek variants
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- Extend game time or get more lives by winning
- Fix paid version to work offline
- Fix bug with Russian language after reinstall
- Make chat translate to English from Russian and vice versa
In-app purchases
PrefPool
No in-app purchases
SmartPref Pro
- Conventions, Decks, Online3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Conventions, Decks, Online3 Days trial$17.996 Months
- Small Credits Pack$2.99
- Medium Credits Pack$4.99
- 450 Energy$6.99
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- Large Credits Pack$12.99
- Premium Credits Pack$24.99
Questions
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