The Requestor vs PokerMates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Requestor
This platform connects local musicians, fans, and venues. Performers can gain exposure, accept requests, and receive tips. Fans can discover live music and follow artists. Venues can attract customers and manage events.
- Discover local live music
- Performer profiles with social links
- Accept real-time requests
- Cashless tipping for performers
- Venue event calendars
- Push notifications for events
- Fan map for show routing
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REQUESTOR connects the live local music community in one easy to use platform. LOCAL PERFORMER: • A free tool for gaining exposure wherever the stage may take you. • Appear on the “Fan Map” routing Fans to your shows. • Let Fans get to know you better by building a profile with a photo, description, social handles, and website. • Accept requests straight to your mobile device and chose to respond in real time. • Provide a convenient and cashless way for Fans to tip. • Attract an authentic following of local live music Fans. • Upload future shows and appear under the Fan Event’s tab. • Send push notifications alerting Fans of upcoming shows and events. • Switch between Performer accounts with ease if a member of multiple bands. LOCAL MUSIC FAN: • Free platform to discover live entertainment in your area! • Use location services to be directed to local live entertainment. • Send requests and tips straight to local Performer’s phone. • “Follow” your favorite local Performer and/or Venue to receive push notifications about upcoming events. VENUE: • Free platform to connect with the local music community. • Subscribe to location services, appearing on the “Fan Map” to route new customers to your Venue. • Upload Event Calendar with ease. • Communicate directly with your “following” about upcoming events/shows. • Have all events and customer communications stored in one convenient platform. REQUESTOR connects local Performers, Fans, and Venues in an all-in-one FREE platform! Download today and revolutionize the local entertainment industry.
PokerMates
Organize social poker games, track player stats, and manage settlements. Create groups, customize game rules, and view AI-powered predictions. Capture game moments and coordinate food orders for your next poker night.
- Group and player management
- Real-time game tracking
- Customizable house rules
- Detailed player statistics
- Automated settlement calculations
- AI-powered game predictions
- Game moment capture
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PokerMates is the all-in-one social poker game organizer. Create groups, schedule games, track buy-ins and cash-outs, settle up, and keep the stats — all in one app. Key Features: • Sign In Your Way — Get started fast with Google, Apple, or Facebook, or email and password. A magic link signs you back in if you ever forget your password. • Group Management — Create and manage poker groups, invite players by email or from contacts, add local guests, and organize recurring game nights. • Join by QR Code or Link — Share one QR code or link that adds someone to your group, or brings them to a single game as a one-time guest. Scan codes in the app, or print a one-page game flyer with the join code on it. • Game Tracking — Set up games with custom buy-ins, RSVP as Going, Maybe, or Not Going, track buy-ins and cash-outs in real time, and auto-generate seating charts — with optional family-aware tables. • Multi-Table Nights — Split a big turnout across two or more tables. Each table keeps its own totals and settles within itself, while the grand totals stay balanced. • Spoken Announcements — Optional text-to-speech reads each buy-in and cash-out aloud to the table so nobody misses one, backed by sound and haptic cues you can switch on or off. • Smart Settlements — Automatically calculate who owes whom after each game. Two-way confirmation means the payer marks it sent and the receiver confirms receipt. Deep-link straight into Venmo or PayPal with the amount pre-filled. • Settle Hub & Group Balances — One Settle tab gathers every open balance across all of your groups, viewed by group or by game with a running total, and each group keeps its own Outstanding Balances view. Rows read plainly — "You owe Bob", "Alice owes you" — with inline actions to open Venmo or PayPal, mark as paid, confirm received, or snooze. Anything left too long is flagged with a friendly reminder. • Scan to Pay — Show a QR code for your Venmo or PayPal handle and let the other player scan it, with the amount already filled in on their side. • Notifications Inbox — An in-app inbox with an unread badge keeps settlement and food-order alerts together, with the actions you need right on the card. • House Rules & Shot Clock — Set house rules from 25+ built-in options across etiquette, betting, showdown, and gameplay — including a shot clock for slow players. Add custom rules, override them per game, and share the rulebook via WhatsApp or email. • Detailed Statistics — Win rates, profit and loss trends, streaks, biggest wins, group leaderboards, and interactive charts. Filter by week, month, or year and export to CSV or JSON. • Predictions — Inside each group, predict who will finish in the top three, then compete with friends on prediction accuracy. • Game Moments — Capture memorable hands with photos during games. Tag big pots, bluffs, and bad beats with color-coded badges; full-screen gallery with swipe and zoom. • Food Orders — Coordinate game-night food with a shared order link and dietary preferences, plus a tracker that shows at a glance who has ordered, who hasn't, and who is still a maybe. • Chip Calculator — Configure chip denominations, then count chips at cash-out to apply the total directly. • Multi-Currency Support — Track games in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, and CHF. Important: PokerMates does NOT support real-money gambling, wagering, or in-app payments. All references to buy-ins and settlements are for personal record-keeping only. Settlements occur outside the app between users. Your Game, Your Way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PokerMates at none against The Requestor's 10. The Requestor's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. The Requestor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. PokerMates asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Requestor against 5.0 for PokerMates. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Requestor | PokerMates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cala Meikle | Jacob Chirayath |
Customer experience
The Requestor
PokerMates
In-app purchases
The Requestor
- 1 Month Subscription14 Days trial6 variants$19.991 Month
- 1 Year Subscription3 variants$99.991 Year
- 1 Year Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
PokerMates
No in-app purchases









