Comparison

Alchemical Input vs Thinking Poker

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

Head to head
About

Alchemical Input

Features
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First of all, this is not just an application. Alchemical Input is a keyboard that works just like any other keyboard on your phone, but with the Alchemical symbols! Yes, any application, any smartphone! Take a look on the screenshots to see the keys and their possible variants! === Problems seeing the runes? === In some cases, users can have issues to see the new keyboard on the Keyboard list. We recommend that you restart the phone and close all the applications before and after installing/configuring the app. If you have any question related to that, contact us via contato@hodstudio.com.br You will need to follow these steps to install and configure your Alchemical Input keyboard: - After installation, go to "Settings" - Select "General" - Select "Keyboards" - Select "Add new keyboard" - Select Alchemical Input When using an app, the iPhone/iPad will show a Globe icon or button at the bottom. By holding on it, you can choose which keyboard you want to use. Select Alchemical Input and start writing with runes! PRIVACY POLICE Alchemical Input aims to spread and facilitate the use of runes by anyone. Because it’s a keyboard, operational system can display an default alerts to inform that keyboards can capture data typed by users and send them to third parties. That is not the case with Alchemical Input. We collect and process only data on app usage statistics, as well as error/crash information. What does that mean? - It is not necessary to create an account and the app will not request any personal data. - No data typed with Rune Input - Medieval is sent anywhere. Typed characters are transferred to the operational system of the mobile, which will be standard processed, like inserting them on a text field. - No personal data is collected. Only usage statistics and error/crash information are collected, which are processed directly by Google’s servers.

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Thinking Poker

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Thinking Poker is your private journal for live poker. Record hands with one thumb, see where your results come from, then study and reset. TiltFree is now Thinking Poker: the same app on the same App Store page, now version 5.0. If you used TiltFree 4, your journal comes with you. PLAY A SESSION β€’ Start a cash game or tournament with stakes, location and buy-in. β€’ Your stack stays in view. Tap it to switch between money and big blinds. β€’ Finish with a recap: profit, time, hourly rate, hands recorded, mood and one thing you would change. β€’ Keep your rooms and their rake. Add a past session by hand. RECORD HANDS AT THE TABLE β€’ Seats and action buttons sit under your left or right thumb. β€’ Pick cards from a full-deck grid, or ranks and suits separately. β€’ Antes, and a straddle from any seat. PLO, PLO5, double-board and bomb-pot hands go in the manual builder. β€’ Add notes and tags, mark favourites, and finish unfinished hands later. β€’ Select several hands, sessions or notes and delete them at once, with undo. REPLAY AND SHARE β€’ Replay any hand street by street. β€’ Save a hand as an image, or share it to thinking.poker with a link. It stays private until you share, and other players' names are hidden by default. AI REVIEW β€’ Send a hand, or a finished session, for a street-by-street AI review: key moments, leaks, a read on the villain and a mental-game note. β€’ It is a second opinion, not a verdict. A review uses 1 credit, and a failed review is refunded. KNOW YOUR TABLE β€’ Player profiles with exploit notes, labels and an optional photo that stays on your phone. β€’ Stats from the hands you record: VPIP, PFR, 3-bet, c-bet and more. Style reads appear from 30 hands. Merge duplicate players in one tap. INSIGHTS β€’ Profit over time, bb/100, hourly rate with a confidence band, biggest upswing and downswing. β€’ Goals, and a bankroll with deposits and withdrawals. STUDY BETWEEN SESSIONS β€’ Chart trainer: ten hands against a chart, with feedback on where you differed. β€’ 13x13 preflop charts with action frequencies. Build your own chart packs, mix actions by percentage or paste a range. β€’ Play whole hands against bots (TAG, LAG, nit, maniac, calling station, weak-tight), with preflop graded against the charts. β€’ Equity calculator for Hold'em, PLO and ESG with multiple boards. β€’ Poker 101 library, short chapters. KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME β€’ Tilt SOS: one tap, one minute of guided breathing, any time things turn. β€’ Reset lines: a sentence to say to yourself when tilt starts. β€’ Commitments: pick a few promises before you sit, mark each kept or not at the recap. β€’ Guided audio for before you sit, after a hard stretch and to wind down, in English and Chinese. YOUR DATA β€’ Works offline. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your journal across phones, or stay a guest on this phone. β€’ Export your whole journal as a ZIP with JSON and CSV. Delete your account from inside the app. COMING FROM TILTFREE 4 Your sessions, hands, players, notes, chart packs, saved equity spots and settings come over the first time you open 5.0. Nothing on your phone is deleted. If asked, sign in with the Apple or Google account you used in TiltFree 4. Pro carries over too. PRO Pro lifts the daily hand limit, the chart-pack limit and the saved-spot limit, and includes AI review credits every month. Credit packs are also available as a one-time purchase. A tracking and study tool. No real-money gambling. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID account settings. Terms: https://pokertools.ai/terms Privacy: https://pokertools.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Alchemical Input4 screens
Thinking Poker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thinking Poker at Free against Alchemical Input's $1.99. Thinking Poker also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 41 months). Alchemical Input's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Thinking Poker is free to download; Alchemical Input costs $1.99 up front. Thinking Poker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Alchemical Input asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alchemical Input ships an update every 41 months, Thinking Poker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Alchemical Input versus Thinking Poker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemical InputThinking Poker
Price$1.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPablo Cussa de Souzalei cao

In-app purchases

None

Alchemical Input

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Thinking Poker

Subscriptions2
  • TiltFree Pro$9.991 Month
  • TiltFree Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • 20 AI reviews$9.99
  • 100 AI reviews$34.99

Questions

Is Alchemical Input free?
Alchemical Input costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinking Poker free?
Thinking Poker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alchemical Input or Thinking Poker have ads?
Neither Alchemical Input nor Thinking Poker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alchemical Input or Thinking Poker?
Alchemical Input ships an update every 41 months, and Thinking Poker every 6 days. Most recently, Alchemical Input was updated on November 3, 2026 and Thinking Poker on November 9, 2026.

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