GinSC vs Best Hold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GinSC
This app serves as a digital scorecard for tracking Gin Rummy games. It meticulously records scores, knockers, undercuts, and various bonuses, automatically determining the next dealer and current leader. Eliminate the need for pen and paper during your matches.
- Track scores
- Record knockers and undercuts
- Log bonuses (Gin, Big Gin, shutout)
- Automatic dealer determination
- Real-time win tracking
- Paperless scoring
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This is not a Gin Rummy game — GinSC is a scorecard app for tracking your Gin Rummy matches. Track scores, knockers, undercuts, and all your bonuses — Gin, Big Gin, shutout, and more. GinSC always knows who deals next and who's winning. No pencil or paper required. ----- Privacy Policy: https://www.sykosoft.net/ginsc/#privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Best Hold
Optimize your video poker strategy with this app. Select your game variation, input your starting hand, and instantly discover the best cards to hold for the highest expected value.
- Select game variations (Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, etc.)
- Input starting hand cards
- Instant best hold recommendations
- Optimizes for highest expected value
- Easy-to-use interface
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If you're a video poker player and want to optimize your play, you need the Best Hold app. Within seconds, you can determine the best hold for any dealt hand. It's brought to you by the experts at videopoker.com and is as easy to use as 1-2-3: 1. Select the game variation (i.e. Jacks or Better, Double Double Bonus, Deuces Wild, etc.) 2. Tap the cards for the starting hand 3. Tap the Check Hold button and the app tells you which cards to hold for the highest expected value
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GinSC at none against Best Hold's shown. GinSC also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). Best Hold's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. GinSC sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Best Hold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GinSC ships an update weekly, Best Hold every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GinSC | Best Hold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kevin Bowes | Action Gaming, Inc. |
Customer experience
GinSC
Best Hold
In-app purchases
GinSC
- Remove Ads$0.993 Months
Best Hold
- Ad Free$4.99
