Comparison

PKR Calc vs Poker Notepad

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

Head to head
About

PKR Calc

This tool calculates poker equities for various game types, including Hold'em and Short Deck. It supports multiple players and different matchup scenarios, allowing you to save and export your calculations.

Highlights
  • Equity calculation for Hold'em, Short Deck, and 5+
  • Supports 1-10 player scenarios
  • Hand vs hand, hand vs range, range vs range calculations
  • Save, load, and export scenarios
  • View hand category stats
  • Exportable range data
Features
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PKR Calc is a poker odds calculator that computes equities for matchups in Hold’em, Short Deck (6+), and 5+. You can calculate equities for players in 1-10 player scenarios, whether they are hand vs hand, hand vs range, or range vs range. You can save, load, and export scenarios & ranges. And you can also view hand category stats for each of the players or the winning hand.

About

Poker Notepad

This app offers tools to analyze poker hands, including equity calculations, betting strategy insights, and detailed hand tracking. Improve your game by understanding win/loss percentages and optimizing your betting decisions with advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Equity/win percentage calculation
  • Betting profitability analysis
  • VOA hand tracking and analytics
  • Opening and Push/Fold range tools
  • Detailed hand history and insights
  • Win/loss percentage by position
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Poker Notepad is a poker utility App with multiple tools to help you get better at poker. Poker Notepad provides you with critical information to help you get better at Poker. Getting data when you win and lose is the best way to improve your game. Tools Included ============================== Situational: * Poker Notepad provides free tools to see equity/percentages (win/tie percentage) of a hand pre-flop or when in a specific situation. You can provide an exact hand and board or a range of hands. Allows up to nine opponents. Betting: * Includes tools to help you understand the math behind betting, what makes a bet profitable. Additionally, how often your opponent needs to fold for your bet to be profitable. These tools can help improve your bluffing and help maximize the value of your hands. VOA (Value over Average) Tracking/Analytics: * Poker Notepad allows you to Track hands in a few taps. Capture the critical hand information including position, cards, bet action, number of players, and pot size. Poker Notepad is the perfect App for tracking live poker hands. Look at the Analytics of your hands played to see how to improve. Analytics provides insights into which hands you're winning with and which hands you're not! Filter hands based on Betting or the number of opponents. Or filter hands based on range. All of this will allow you to better understand how to improve your game. Detailed Tracking and Analytics (In-App Purchase): * Capture your hand, your opponents' hands, the board cards, your position, how you bet on each street, even notes. * Analytics provides your win/loss percentage by position and by street. * See hand history and analytics by date. Range Tools: * Opening ranges based on the number of opponents left to act. * Push/Fold Ranges by position and remaining Big Blinds * 3-Betting ranges based on your position and the position of the player who opened.

Screenshots

PKR Calc4 screens
Poker Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PKR Calc at none against Poker Notepad's 2. Poker Notepad's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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 Notepad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PKR Calc asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poker Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker Notepad has 45 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PKR Calc ships an update every 3 weeks, Poker Notepad monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PKR Calc versus Poker Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPKR CalcPoker Notepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings245 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperASIA LAB SDN BHDUsefulChaos

Customer experience

PKR Calc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Poker Notepad

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

PKR Calc

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Poker Notepad

One-time2
  • Tournament Level Test$0.99
  • Hand Tracking and Analytics$2.99

Questions

Is PKR Calc free?
PKR Calc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poker Notepad free?
Poker Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PKR Calc or Poker Notepad?
Poker Notepad is rated higher. PKR Calc averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Poker Notepad averages 4.7 from 45 ratings.
Do PKR Calc or Poker Notepad have ads?
Neither PKR Calc nor Poker Notepad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PKR Calc or Poker Notepad?
PKR Calc ships an update every 3 weeks, and Poker Notepad monthly. Most recently, PKR Calc was updated on October 10, 2026 and Poker Notepad on October 3, 2026.

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