Comparison

Rocket Poker Chips vs TheSocialDeck

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

Head to head
About

Rocket Poker Chips

Enhance your live poker games with digital chips. This app allows up to six players to sync their chip stacks and manage the pot directly from their devices. Enjoy customizable game settings, automatic blind posting, and easy chip management for a streamlined Texas Hold'em experience.

Highlights
  • Sync chips with up to 6 players
  • Manage chip stacks and table pot
  • Customizable starting chips, blinds, and time limits
  • Automatic blind posting and raising
  • Split pot calculation
  • Re-buy tracking
  • WiFi or Hotspot device connection
Features
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Play poker face to face with a physical deck of cards and use Rocket Chips as a set of accompanying digital chips. Sync the chips with up to 6 players on a table. Each player needs Rocket Chips installed on their phone or tablet, and joins with the table's 5-letter code, from anywhere. You will see your own chip stack and the table’s pot. Tap to count chips out and swipe up to throw them into the pot. Play Texas Holdem poker anywhere quickly and easily with just a deck of cards and no hassle of carrying and dealing out poker chips. - Ad Free - Beautiful design worthy of your home game - Play with 2 to 6 players - Customisable, starting poker chips, blinds and time limits for any length of game - Blinds automatically posted and raised - Split pots calculated for you - Keeps track of re-buys - Battery-saving mode and very low data usage, play for hours - Poker chips automatically changed down and up - In 11 languages Needs to get a game going right now? Try playing a few games for free with two weeks free trial! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TheSocialDeck

Engage in fun, fast social card games designed to connect people. Enjoy classic party games with a modern interface and no complicated setup. Perfect for game nights or breaking the ice with new groups.

Highlights
  • Modern social card game app
  • Classic conversation and group games
  • Bold cards and smooth gameplay
  • Clean, modern design
  • Effortless to start playing
  • No setup or complicated rules
Features
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The Social Deck is a modern social card game app designed to bring people together through fun, fast, and unforgettable moments. Play classic group games like Truth or Dare, Never Have I Ever, Would You Rather, and more — built with bold cards, smooth gameplay, and a clean design that looks great in both light and dark mode. Now with real online multiplayer. Jump into a live game with strangers or friends, browse open rooms, and compete across brand new online games including What Would You Do, The Obvious Answer, and Overconfidence — where your confidence level determines how many points you win or lose. Upgrade to The Social Deck+ to unlock premium categories across every game, exclusive avatars, unlimited room creation, and full access to all online multiplayer games. No setup. No complicated rules. Just tap, play, and compete. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Rocket Poker Chips4 screens
TheSocialDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TheSocialDeck at 100% against Rocket Poker Chips's 24%. TheSocialDeck also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Rocket Poker Chips's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Rocket Poker Chips sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and TheSocialDeck sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TheSocialDeck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheSocialDeck has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Rocket Poker Chips's written reviews are positive against 100% of TheSocialDeck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rocket Poker Chips ships an update every 6 months, TheSocialDeck every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Rocket Poker Chips versus TheSocialDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRocket Poker ChipsTheSocialDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB39 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRocket Poker Chips LtdHudson Ferreira

Customer experience

Rocket Poker Chips

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative72.7%

TheSocialDeck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Rocket Poker Chips

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Everything breaks immediately
  • Connection issues over WiFi/hotspot
  • UI glitches
  • Swipe action for betting is lackluster
  • Ordering of players is incorrect
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  • Cannot turn off blind increments
  • Never switched turns
  • App freezes
  • App throws users out
  • Gets stuck on players turns
  • Disconnects often
  • First hand only works
  • Game state lost when quitting
  • UI could be clearer
  • Freezes during game
  • Table disappears after restart
  • Player turns shown incorrectly

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to change buy-in and rules
  • Option to bet a specific numeric value
  • Color up or down chips
  • Add split chip feature
  • Offline mode for sharing the same device
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  • Pause feature
  • Ability to let a user back in after crash
  • Set up users with different chip amounts
  • Edit player chip amounts individually
  • Add betting for any card game
  • Clarify free version player limit
  • Add tie option
  • Add timer

TheSocialDeck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Rocket Poker Chips

Subscriptions2
  • Month subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Year subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Rocket Chips Full Version$1.99
2 purchases

TheSocialDeck

Subscriptions2
  • TheSocialDeck+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TheSocialDeck+ Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Rocket Poker Chips free?
Rocket Poker Chips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheSocialDeck free?
TheSocialDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rocket Poker Chips or TheSocialDeck?
TheSocialDeck is rated higher. Rocket Poker Chips averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TheSocialDeck averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Rocket Poker Chips or TheSocialDeck have ads?
Neither Rocket Poker Chips nor TheSocialDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rocket Poker Chips or TheSocialDeck?
Rocket Poker Chips ships an update every 6 months, and TheSocialDeck every 2 weeks. Most recently, Rocket Poker Chips was updated on October 30, 2026 and TheSocialDeck on October 24, 2026.

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