Comparison

Hold'em Odds Simulator vs Poker Skill

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

Head to head
About

Hold'em Odds Simulator

Calculate Texas Hold'em odds and improve your strategy with this easy-to-use tool. Input player hands and board cards to see win percentages and hand strengths for up to 8 players. Offline play is supported.

Highlights
  • Input hands for 2-8 players
  • Input flop, turn, and river cards
  • Calculate win/tie percentages
  • View specific hand strength stats
  • Randomize player hands
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Hold'em Odds Simulator is an easy-to-use Texas Hold'em odds calculator that helps you gain a better understanding of what hands are the strongest and to improve your overall Hold'em strategy. This handy app allows you to: * Input the hands of 2 to 8 players, or leave them blank to randomize them. * Input the cards for the flop, turn, and river. * Calculate stats for up to 8 players: - Win Percentage - Tie Percentage - High Card Percentage - 1 Pair Percentage - 2 Pair Percentage - 3 of a Kind Percentage - Straight Percentage - Flush Percentage - Full House Percentage - 4 of a Kind Percentage - Straight Flush Percentage Instructions: * To simulate a hand, press the Calculate button. * After simulating a hand, you can view each player's specific stats by pressing the Stats button. To leave the stats page and return to the main screen, just swipe down on the screen. * Press the Random button to assign a random card value to any players who currently have no cards in their hands. * To clear a card from a player's hand or from the board, just press it and the card will return to its original slot. * To add or subtract a player, click the plus (+) or minus (-) button. * To reset all of the cards on the board and in every player's hand, press the Reset button. Internet connection is not required.

About

Poker Skill

Learn Texas Hold'em with interactive lessons, daily puzzles, and AI opponents. Get personalized feedback on your moves to improve your poker strategy and win more games.

Highlights
  • Interactive Texas Hold'em lessons
  • Daily poker puzzles
  • AI opponents that play to win
  • Post-game move analysis
  • Progress tracking
  • League play
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Poker Skill is a free app to learn poker and get better at it, from your first hand to winning your home game. Learn Texas Hold'em in short lessons, solve a new Daily Puzzle every day and play against AI opponents that play to win, while Coach Max shows you the best play after every move and explains why in plain words. PLAY TEXAS HOLD'EM AGAINST AI - Play heads-up against one AI opponent, or take on two at once - Play a Sit & Go against the AI as the blinds go up - The AI plays to win: it bluffs, it folds and it makes you pay for mistakes - Coach Max reviews every move as you play, so you know at once whether a call, fold or raise was right - After each game, Coach Max sums up how you played LEARN POKER FROM ZERO - Lessons take a few minutes and teach one decision at a time - Start with the rules and hand rankings, then position, outs, preflop, bet sizing and bluffing - Get one wrong and you see the better play, and why A NEW POKER PUZZLE EVERY DAY - One poker hand a day, with every option graded, so you see how close your instinct was - Daily Missions, streaks and weekly Leagues keep the habit going New to poker? Start with the first lesson, then sit down against the AI. Already play? Use the AI games and the Daily Puzzle to find the leaks in your game. QUESTIONS PLAYERS ASK Is Poker Skill free? Yes. Poker Skill is free. Forever. Is it good for beginners? Yes. The first lesson starts with the cards. Who do I play against? AI opponents that play to win. No waiting for other players. How does it make me better? Coach Max grades every move you make against the AI and explains the better play. Poker Skill Plus adds unlimited lessons, puzzles and games against the AI. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hold'em Odds Simulator4 screens
Poker Skill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hold'em Odds Simulator at none against Poker Skill's 10. Hold'em Odds Simulator also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (13.7 vs 17.0). Poker Skill's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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. Poker Skill sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hold'em Odds Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Poker Skill holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker Skill has 461 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Hold'em Odds Simulator's written reviews are positive against 69% of Poker Skill's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hold'em Odds Simulator ships an update every 2 days, Poker Skill every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hold'em Odds Simulator versus Poker Skill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHold'em Odds SimulatorPoker Skill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings)4.7 (461 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings14461 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.7 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB271 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCooper MillsFunco

Customer experience

Hold'em Odds Simulator

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Poker Skill

All ratings461 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative21.5%

In-app purchases

None

Hold'em Odds Simulator

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Poker Skill

Subscriptions8
  • Poker Skill Plus, Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Poker Skill Plus, Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly1 Year trial$64.991 Year
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  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly7 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly$89.991 Year
  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly1 Year trial3 variants$99.991 Year
  • Poker Skill Plus, Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Hold'em Odds Simulator free?
Hold'em Odds Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poker Skill free?
Poker Skill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hold'em Odds Simulator or Poker Skill?
Poker Skill is rated higher. Hold'em Odds Simulator averages 4.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Poker Skill averages 4.7 from 461 ratings.
Do Hold'em Odds Simulator or Poker Skill have ads?
Hold'em Odds Simulator shows ads; Poker Skill does not.
Which is updated more often, Hold'em Odds Simulator or Poker Skill?
Hold'em Odds Simulator ships an update every 2 days, and Poker Skill every 3 days. Most recently, Hold'em Odds Simulator was updated on November 11, 2026 and Poker Skill on November 11, 2026.

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