Comparison

PokerCruncher vs The Poker Calculator

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

Head to head
About

PokerCruncher

This advanced calculator helps Texas Hold'em players analyze hand ranges and flop textures. It provides detailed statistics and odds for serious strategy analysis, going beyond basic hand matchups. Improve your game with professional-level insights.

Highlights
  • Advanced hand ranges analysis
  • Flop texture analysis
  • Deal-to-Flop calculations
  • Up to 10 players
  • Specific, random, or range hands
  • Save/load scenarios and ranges
  • Detailed statistics
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The App Store’s top Texas Hold’em odds/equity calculator. (The *Advanced* version of PokerCruncher.) Take your game to the next level with PokerCruncher, an advanced professional-level hand ranges and flop texture analysis Texas Hold’em odds/equity calculator that goes well beyond the standard features. *** Pay once and enjoy forever *** No in-app purchases/fees. Continual improvement for many years. *** Tutorial and videos on our website *** *** New: Links to videos and blogs on PokerCruncher (by pros/coaches) directly inside the app. *** "... incredibly powerful tool ... must-have application." -- PokerSoftware.com "... essentially functions as an advanced version of the PC’s PokerStove application." -- Bluff Magazine Great reviews from poker experts, pros, and coaches, and on our TwoPlusTwo forum thread. (See our website.) --> Super fast and easy to use for basic hand matchups. --> Advanced features like hand ranges, Deal-To-Flop, flop texture analysis, and many stats for serious strategy analysis. --> Tutorial, videos. Most poker odds/equity calc apps are nowhere as powerful as PokerCruncher. Some don’t even support random hands (let alone hand ranges), some don’t let you enter hands for multiple players, some make an incomplete attempt at hand ranges, … PokerCruncher is the full real deal, and has a clean and easy-to-use interface. Start using PokerCruncher today to improve your game and your results! *** iPhone, iPad, and Mac(Expert) versions available *** --- Completely General --- Up to 10 players, with specific cards, random/unknown cards, or hand ranges for each player. Dead cards, %age’s or n:1 odds, … --- Fully General Hand Ranges --- Poker is a game of incomplete information; we need to think in terms of *ranges of hands*. PokerCruncher surpasses the standard features, e.g. range equity breakdown heat maps and hand combo stats. Full grid of all 169 starting hands, top x% of hands slider, select hand combos (suits and weights) in hand ranges, extensive built-in hand ranges, save/load and export/import hand ranges, … --- Deal-To-Flop and Flop Texture Analysis --- --- Many Stats --- Hand type stats (OnePair, TwoPair, etc.), flop hit stats, odds for flopping draws and combination draws, OnePair breakdown stats, … --- Save/Load and Export/Import Scenarios (Hands) and Hand Ranges --- --- Enter/Edit Scenario Notes --- --- Tutorial and Videos --- If thinking in terms of hand ranges and flop texture analysis (techniques advanced players and pros use) are new to you, no problem, see the PokerCruncher Tutorial and videos on our website. *** See our website for our strong free app update history over many years. *** GENERAL AND OTHER FEATURES: + Runs locally on device, internet connection not needed + Fast Monte Carlo simulation, complete enumeration for some common cases + Completely general tool, e.g. up to 10 players + Specific cards, random/unknown cards, fully general hand ranges, for each player + Generate random player and board cards to set up what-if and test scenarios + Dead cards + Fold/Un-Fold players + %age’s or n:1 odds Please see the PokerCruncher Tutorial and videos on our website for more information. App Store reviews are greatly appreciated, thank you. *** Also please check out our companion app Tournament Cruncher (ICM). ***

About

The Poker Calculator

This app provides serious players with a powerful and intuitive tool for calculating poker odds. It offers detailed analysis of starting hands, outs, and win probabilities against multiple opponents, helping players make informed decisions.

Highlights
  • Starting hand analysis (win %, odds, EV)
  • Outs calculation on flop and turn
  • Win/tie percentage against multiple players
  • Hand range analysis
  • Odds calculation against given hands
  • Easy card selection
Features
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*** Past reviews talk by themselves. Have a look at them *** The poker calculator is an elegant and powerful poker odds calculator that helps thousands of serious players around the world. It has become a top ranked poker app in all the appstores around the world for several reasons: # Intuitive design # Fast calculations # Relevant indicators # Elegant layout Check-out our facebook page for a demo movie and detailed pictures: https://www.facebook.com/PokerOddsCalculatorForIphone Available in 9 languages: english, french, italian, japanese, spanish, russian, german,ukrainian and chinese. ----------------- "An excellent tool and from what I can see the only poker odds calculator you will need on your iPhone. [...] Excellent graphics and speed as well. Product is reliable and professionally designed." Pokercalculatorreport.com Top resource for rating poker odds calculators ----------------- Core features: - Starting hands characteristics (win or tie percentage/odds, ranking over 169, expected value depending on number of players and position, Sklansky group, Hellmuth group) - List of outs on flop and turn, chances to get the outs - Win or tie percentage/odds vs random players (from 1 to 9) - Ranking of the hand on flop, turn and river - Hand ranges against your best opponents. Ranges include Top starting hands, pairs, broadway, flush draws, straight draws or any pairs you selected - Random cards selection - Odds calculation against given hands, pre-flop and post-flop, up to 7 opponents - 4 color deck option - A lot of bonuses on poker odds - Video demo embedded Hereafter, some of its outstanding features: - EASY CARDS SELECTION: Selecting cards has never been so easy. Move your thumb on the piano-like keyboard and tap the selection cards. - STARTING HANDS EXPECTED VALUE: Even more important than your chance to win, this indicator corresponds to what you can expect as average gain/loss from your current situation (Pocket cards + number of players + position). By this way, you can accurately know the value of your current situation and play accordingly. - NUMBER OF OUTS ON FLOP AND ON TURN: This screen has been made to avoid you any headache while counting the outs. As shown below, the table displays the number of outs and associated draws. Move your finger over the table and you will get the outs displayed. Just easy ... - CHANCES TO WIN OR TIE AGAINST 1 TO 9 PLAYERS: You will get all those results in a few seconds. All the chances calculated in this software could be displayed in % or in odds by tapping the figure. - CHANCE TO WIN OR TIE AGAINST GROUPS OF CARDS : This feature is a breakthrough innovation ! In a few seconds, you will get your chance to win or tie against a set of representative pocket cards (between 30 to 70 pairs depending on the board and your own pocket cards). Those pairs are identified thanks to a powerful algorithm. You can then sub-select the groups of cards you are interested in, whether it should be the "top starting hands", straight draws, flush draws, ... or any combination of your choice. This feature is really powerful, especially for high stakes games, when you want to know your chance against the cards you think your opponent might have. - ODDS AGAINST 1 TO SEVEN KNOWN OPPONENT POCKET CARDS. This feature could be used after the game, once you really know your opponent cards, or to build some scenario and enrich your own experience.

Screenshots

PokerCruncher4 screens
The Poker Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Poker Calculator at $2.99 against PokerCruncher's $12.99. The Poker Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). PokerCruncher's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (254 vs 50). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

PokerCruncher costs $12.99 and The Poker Calculator $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PokerCruncher holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PokerCruncher has 254 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of PokerCruncher's written reviews are positive against 89% of The Poker Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
PokerCruncher versus The Poker Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokerCruncherThe Poker Calculator
Price$12.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.9 (254 ratings) — better4.6 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better88.6% of reviews
Number of ratings254 — better50
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#17 — better#29
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPokerCruncher, LLCItchigoo

Customer experience

PokerCruncher

All ratings254 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral0.6%
Negative8.3%

The Poker Calculator

All ratings48 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative5.2%

Bugs and requests

PokerCruncher

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent hand rankings displayed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Omaha and other poker variants
  • Improve range entry and management features
  • Provide more customization options
  • Integrate with online poker tracking tools

The Poker Calculator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PokerCruncher

No in-app purchases

None

The Poker Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PokerCruncher free?
PokerCruncher costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Poker Calculator free?
The Poker Calculator costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PokerCruncher or The Poker Calculator?
PokerCruncher is rated higher. PokerCruncher averages 4.9 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while The Poker Calculator averages 4.6 from 50 ratings.
Do PokerCruncher or The Poker Calculator have ads?
Neither PokerCruncher nor The Poker Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PokerCruncher or The Poker Calculator?
PokerCruncher ships an update every 2 months, and The Poker Calculator every 2 months. Most recently, PokerCruncher was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Poker Calculator on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, PokerCruncher or The Poker Calculator?
PokerCruncher currently peaks at #17 in the App Store charts, and The Poker Calculator at #29. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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