Comparison

The Requestor vs PokerMates

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Group and player management
  • Real-time game tracking
  • Customizable house rules
  • Detailed player statistics
  • Automated settlement calculations
  • AI-powered game predictions
  • Game moment capture
Features
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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.

Screenshots

The Requestor4 screens
PokerMates4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Requestor versus PokerMates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe RequestorPokerMates
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCala MeikleJacob Chirayath

Customer experience

The Requestor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PokerMates

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Requestor

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month Subscription14 Days trial6 variants$19.991 Month
  • 1 Year Subscription3 variants$99.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription14 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

PokerMates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Requestor free?
The Requestor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PokerMates free?
PokerMates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Requestor or PokerMates?
The Requestor and PokerMates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do The Requestor or PokerMates have ads?
Neither The Requestor nor PokerMates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Requestor or PokerMates?
The Requestor ships an update every 3 weeks, and PokerMates every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Requestor was updated on November 3, 2026 and PokerMates on November 5, 2026.

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