Comparison

Poker Power Play vs ShellRef

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

Head to head
About

Poker Power Play

This app offers a women-centric environment to learn and play poker, focusing on developing life skills like negotiation and strategy. Engage in practice, open, or community games led by experts, and access interactive lessons to master Texas Hold'em.

Highlights
  • Women-centric poker environment
  • Practice games against bots
  • Open Texas Hold'em games with other women
  • Expert-led community games
  • Interactive poker lessons
  • Focus on life skills like negotiation and strategy
Features
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Poker Power turns poker into a tool for building confidence — at the table and in life. Every hand you play teaches you to read the room, size up risk, and make a decision under pressure. Those are the same skills you need in a negotiation, a job interview, or a hard conversation. Read the room. Own the table. Choose Practice Games to refine your skills against bots, providing a secure space for experimentation and growth. Play live, multiplayer Texas Hold'em against real opponents and bots with our Community Games. Track every player's stack, watch the action unfold hand by hand, and build the instincts that come from real reps at the table. Your game, your people. Create a private lounge and invite friends with a join code or QR code. Set up upcoming games, chat with your table, and build a poker community that's yours. Bet on yourself. Daily. Daily 10 gives you a fresh set of hands every day to sharpen your play — no pressure, just practice against the bots whenever you have a few minutes. Mini games for the long game. Pocket Pick and Complete the Hand break strategy down into bite-sized lessons. See your starting hand strength score, get an explanation of the best pick, and build real poker fundamentals one hand at a time. Whether you're brand new to poker or looking to sharpen your edge, Poker Power meets you where you are — and helps you leave the table more confident than you sat down. Download Poker Power and place your bet on yourself. Legal: https://pokerpower.com/terms-of-service/ https://pokerpower.com/privacy-policy/

About

ShellRef

This app provides an offline reference for Bash, Zsh, and terminal editors, mimicking a retro technical manual. It's ideal for quickly looking up commands, syntax, and scripting practices without needing an internet connection. Features include search, bookmarks, and customizable display themes.

Highlights
  • Offline Bash and Zsh reference
  • Terminal editor guides (Nano, Vim, Emacs)
  • Quick command lookup
  • Searchable content
  • Customizable themes
  • Adjustable text size
  • Bookmarks
Features
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ShellRef is an offline reference for Bash, Zsh, and terminal editors, presented as a focused CRT console reference manual. It’s designed for quick lookup while you work—whether you’re writing your first shell script, checking quoting rules, reviewing Zsh behavior, or trying to remember a Vim command without opening a browser. The app includes reference sections for: • Bash fundamentals, control flow, functions, strings and arrays, file I/O, processes, and scripting practices • Zsh differences, globbing, arrays, and configuration • Common command-line tools for text processing, file operations, and system tasks • Terminal editors including Nano, Vim, and Emacs Topics are organized as short reference entries with examples, notes, warnings, and tables where they help clarify syntax and behavior. ShellRef also includes: • Offline access to the full reference library • Search across commands, topics, examples, and notes • My Quick Refs for saving frequently used entries • A CRT-inspired interface with White, Green, and Amber phosphor display modes • Optional scanlines and adjustable display glow • Reduced-effects controls for a cleaner reading experience • Adjustable text size for easier reading on iPhone and iPad ShellRef is intended for developers, sysadmins, students, and anyone who wants a readable shell reference without ads, accounts, or an internet connection.

Screenshots

Poker Power Play4 screens
ShellRef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poker Power Play at Free against ShellRef's $0.99. Poker Power Play also leads on ratings volume (123 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). ShellRef's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Poker Power Play is free to download; ShellRef costs $0.99 up front. Poker Power Play sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. ShellRef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShellRef holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker Power Play has 123 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Power Play ships an update every 2 weeks, ShellRef every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Poker Power Play versus ShellRef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker Power PlayShellRef
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.7 (123 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings123 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPoker Powher LLCAndrew Bacon

Customer experience

Poker Power Play

All ratings123 ratings
Positive59.3%
Neutral10.6%
Negative30.1%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative43.3%

ShellRef

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Poker Power Play

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App freezes frequently during games
  • App crashes
  • White screen on app open
  • App doesn't register moves
  • App randomly says 'game over'
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  • Cards not showing
  • Incorrect winner calculation
  • Buttons not working (e.g., raise)
  • Login/signup issues
  • App crashes and causes phone to crash
  • Stats not updating correctly
  • Chat feature disappears quickly
  • Call button placement obstructs prefold
  • Confirm button for raising bids is hard to tap
  • Game restarts without signaling winner
  • Contact support button does nothing
  • App marks user as away/waiting unexpectedly
  • New update is awful/nothing works right
  • Updated app shows no cards, players, or chips

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more poker game variations (e.g., Blackjack)
  • More real users/players
  • In-game tips and lessons
  • Larger font sizes for numbers
  • More content on life/business skills correlation
Show 3 more
  • Improve chat feature visibility
  • Fix button placement for raising bids
  • Revise basic instructions (e.g., about limping)

ShellRef

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poker Power Play

Subscriptions1
  • Silver$29.991 Month
None

ShellRef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poker Power Play free?
Poker Power Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShellRef free?
ShellRef costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Poker Power Play or ShellRef?
ShellRef is rated higher. Poker Power Play averages 3.7 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while ShellRef averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Poker Power Play or ShellRef have ads?
Neither Poker Power Play nor ShellRef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poker Power Play or ShellRef?
Poker Power Play ships an update every 2 weeks, and ShellRef every 3 weeks. Most recently, Poker Power Play was updated on October 18, 2026 and ShellRef on October 2, 2026.

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