RA Tracker vs Pocket Aces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RA Tracker
This native iOS app allows users to view and track their RetroAchievements.org account. It provides detailed insights into game completion, earned awards, and recent achievements, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Track completion progress
- View game awards
- See recently earned achievements
- Discover users with specific achievements
- Get Achievement of the Week notifications
- View user leaderboards
- Manage game backlog
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RA Tracker for RetroAchievements.org is a native application for users to view and track their RetroAchievements account. RA Tracker has many capabilities, all designed around maximizing the RetroAchievements experience and feeling right at home on your iOS Device. - View your completion progress for all games you are earning achievements for - View awards for mastering a game - View all of your recently earned achievements - See users that have earned specific achievements - View the Achievement of the Week and get a notification when a new one is posted! - View the top ten user leaderboard - Add games to the Backlog to keep track of what you want to play - Search for games by console to see what games currently have Achievements to earn - Create a list of games to track completion progress - Follow other RetroAchievements.org users and track their progress and recently earned achievements - Read RANews As the RetroAchievements.org public API evolves, so will RA Tracker. Stay tuned for updates on what is to come next by following iOSLife on Mastodon.
Pocket Aces
Experience a polished Texas Hold'em game with offline play, tournaments, and career progression. Unlock rewards and sharpen your strategy without ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases.
- Offline play against AI opponents
- Multi-stage tournament mode
- Build and track poker career stats
- Unlockable rewards and table styles
- Daily challenges
- Hand history review
- Built-in tutorial and strategy advice
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Your table. Your cards. Your move. Pocket Aces brings Texas Hold’em to your iPhone and iPad in a polished poker experience designed for quick hands, competitive matches, and long-term progression. Play completely offline against challenging computer opponents, compete in tournaments, build your poker career, unlock new rewards, and sharpen your strategy — all without ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. PLAY YOUR WAY Enjoy Pocket Aces in portrait or turn your device sideways for an immersive landscape poker table. Choose your preferred match style and jump straight into the action. TAKE ON UNIQUE OPPONENTS You're not playing the same opponent every match. Face a lineup of poker personalities with different tendencies and playing styles. Learn how they play, adjust your strategy, and work your way toward tougher competition. CONQUER TOURNAMENT MODE Start at the smaller tables and fight your way through a multi-stage tournament ladder. Defeat increasingly challenging opponents and prove you have what it takes to reach the Championship Table. BUILD YOUR POKER CAREER Pocket Aces keeps track of your accomplishments as you play, including: • Matches and hands played • Wins and win percentage • Biggest pots • Winning streaks • All-in victories • Showdown wins • Tournament victories • Best hands • Chips won • And more Watch your poker career grow with every hand. ACHIEVEMENTS & REWARDS Complete achievements, earn Poker Points, and unlock additional table styles, card backs, opponents, and other rewards. Everything is earned simply by playing — there are no microtransactions. DAILY CHALLENGES Take on new challenges that give you additional goals beyond simply winning the match. REVIEW YOUR HANDS Hand History keeps track of recent hands so you can revisit memorable pots and review how the action unfolded. LEARN AS YOU PLAY New to Texas Hold’em? Pocket Aces includes a built-in tutorial along with poker odds and helpful advice to make the game approachable for newer players while still providing plenty of challenge for experienced players. PREMIUM POKER WITHOUT THE NONSENSE -No advertisements - No subscriptions - No in-app purchases - No internet connection required - No real-money gambling - No cash prizes - Play completely offline Whether you have a few minutes for a quick hand or want to make a run at the Championship Table, Pocket Aces puts a complete poker experience in your pocket. Deal the cards. Read the table. Play your hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: RA Tracker at Free against Pocket Aces's $3.99. RA Tracker also leads on ratings volume (53 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Pocket Aces's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
RA Tracker is free to download; Pocket Aces costs $3.99 up front. RA Tracker sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Aces asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Aces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RA Tracker has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of RA Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pocket Aces's.
RA Tracker ships an update every 2 weeks, Pocket Aces monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RA Tracker | Pocket Aces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (53 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #31 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | iOSLife | Apantillo Labs LLC |
Customer experience
RA Tracker
Pocket Aces
Bugs and requests
RA Tracker
Reported bugs
14 issues- Achievement status flags removed from list
- Profile pictures not updating
- Sorting options for achievements not working
- App hangs upon opening occasionally
- Games show as 'Mock Title'/'Mock Console'
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- Followed users list not showing
- Want to play list not showing
- App crashes upon opening on iPhone 12 (iOS 18.2 Beta)
- App crashes on launch with iOS 18
- No screenshot found at top of profile
- Comments button shows 'page not found'
- Wii icon not visible/in consoles section
- Shows games on profile not played, doesn't show played games
- Notifications for unlocking achievements not working/featured
Requested features
14 requests- Show missable/progression/win condition flags on list
- Show time played per game
- Show beaten/mastered status next to games
- Add iPad support
- Search for other games and add to watch/want to play lists
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- Native iPad app
- Landscape mode and controller support
- Universal game search
- View comments under games and achievements
- More widget options (profile, mastery badges, leaderboards, activity)
- Ability to get AotM (Achievement of the Month)
- Apple Watch version
- Notifications for new achievements
- Option to hide unlocked achievements
Pocket Aces
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RA Tracker
- Small Tip$0.99
- Nice Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$4.99
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- Out of this World Tip$9.99
Pocket Aces
No in-app purchases









