9 vs i.Poker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
9
This strategy card game combines elements of Solitaire and Poker. Players strategize to make hands using special action cards, aiming for a high score while navigating mechanics designed to lower it. It offers multiple challenging modes with leaderboards.
- Solitaire and Poker hybrid gameplay
- Special action cards
- Dynamic scoring system
- Four challenging modes
- Leaderboard integration
- Offline play
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Clear a deck of cards; just like in Solitaire. Strategize and decide which is the best possible hand to make; just like in Poker. Seek the thrill and challenge of High Score chasing. That's the basics of 9-Draw! So, how do we make the game special and unique? * For starters, the cards used in the game are our special version of Standard Playing Cards. The cards are superimposed with certain actions. When you use these cards for making hands, they can either increase the score, decrease the score, or even make you draw more cards! * Start the game with just 3 cards and use the 'Community Cards' specially dealt out for you in Two Sections to make the hands. * Every hand that you make also delivers you a score. But some hands can bring your overall score down. So choose carefully which hand to make! * Oh! And did we mention that the Card & Hand scores change after every hand that you make? Keep building your score by making more and more hands. Keep going till you clear the entire deck or you can't make any more hands. Well, it all sounds simple, but here's the catch: Most cards & hands are designed to bring your score down. The avenues for getting a Positive Score are limited and must be used judiciously. Otherwise, you can easily end up with a Negative Final Score! (Consider it a fair warning) As you dive deeper into the game, you will find a rich strategy game with a need to put in a great amount of thought to decide which hand to make and when to make it, to get the best score possible. Be willing to sacrifice a good hand in order to get a better deal in the future. Don't worry if you see your score going into the negative in the starting stages. Play your cards smartly and at the right time and your score could really swell during the later stages. There are 4 different challenging modes, each with its leaderboard. Go ahead and top them all. Take up the challenge and see if you can end with a positive score on the first try! Like all card games, luck will play its part! Good luck! May the best hand win. (This game only requires the knowledge of Poker Hands but otherwise has absolutely no gambling elements in it. This is a pure strategy game and is suitable for all.) In short : - Single Player and works offline. - A deep and rich strategy card game involving making hands to get the best score possible. - 4 Different Challenging Modes - Complete Game Center Integration. Leaderboards for all Modes. - No gambling elements. A pure strategy game that is suitable for all. - For people who like Card Games such as Klondike Solitaire, Poker, etc. If you like playing the game, please consider leaving a rating/review and help spread the word around. It would go a long way in helping out the developer! If you notice any problem or bug or just want to drop some critique or feedback, please feel free to do so at contact@shobhitsamaria.com!
i.Poker
This Texas Hold'em poker app provides real-time equity calculations to help players make more informed decisions during gameplay. It offers customizable stakes, game speeds, and the option to play with friends or join public tables.
- Real-time equity calculations
- Informed decision-making tools
- Largest bet amount for positive return
- Customizable stakes and game speed
- Private and public tables
- Free chips and in-app purchases
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iPoker (informed Poker) is a free online Texas Hold'em poker app that shows your equity while you play with other players. You can use this information to make more informed decisions (hence the name). The app also shows the largest bet amount that results in a positive expected return (if such largest amount exists). If all bet amounts result in positive expected returns (i.e., when you have a large equity), this is not shown on the screen. When this value is shown on the screen, betting as little as possible results in the largest expected return, and betting more than the amount shown in this box results in negative expected return. Note that the above statements are probabilistic, meaning that they should be interpreted as fractions or average winnings over a large number of trials. For example, a preflop equity of 85% for pocket aces with two players means that if the same hand (of pocket aces) is played a large number of times (e.g., one million times), then roughly 85% of the times (i.e., roughly 850,000 times out of those one million times), the pocket aces will win the pot. In other words, even in this very favorable scenario, there is 15% chance of losing (150,000 out of the one million in the example). In general, even with very high equity numbers, a given hand may end up losing in a single trial. You can play simply by choosing a screen name. Your winnings and other stats (such as hands played and biggest win) will be available to you as long as you continue using the same device with the same account info. You can optionally add a login name and password when you create your screen name, in which case you will be able to carry your winnings to any other device. You can select the stakes (small blind, big blind, and buy-in), as well as the game speed (relaxed, normal, or fast). The buy-in amounts range from as low as 1000 to as high as 1,000,000,000. You can let the server pick a table for you based on your selections, or you can create or join a private table to play with your friends. When you first join, you receive 100,000 free chips. You can get more free chips by watching a short video or inviting a friend, or you can purchase additional chips to be able to play at higher stake tables.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: i.Poker at 100% against 9's 0%. i.Poker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). 9's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. 9 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and i.Poker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
i.Poker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i.Poker has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 9's written reviews are positive against 100% of i.Poker's.
9 ships an update weekly, i.Poker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 9 | i.Poker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shobhit Samaria | JB Tech LLC |
Customer experience
9
i.Poker
In-app purchases
9
- Unlock Modes$0.99
- Unlock Card Tracking$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
i.Poker
- 1M Chips$0.99
- 10M Chips$4.99
- 100M Chips$19.99
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- 1B Chips$99.99









