Comparison

Poker Trainer vs Method Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Poker Trainer

Master poker with five interactive drills designed for all skill levels. Practice preflop and postflop strategies, hand rankings, and odds calculations. Improve your game, build confidence, and win more with this educational poker simulator.

Highlights
  • Five interactive poker drills
  • GTO and customizable preflop ranges
  • Postflop hand reading and equity calculations
  • Hand ranking and best hand identification
  • Odds calculation and mastery
  • Offline practice mode
  • Instant feedback and mistake review
Features
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Learn how to play poker and build confidence through fun, focused practice. Poker Trainer helps you make better Texas Holdem decisions, whether you're a beginner or an experienced player. Poker Simulator: Practice full hands, preflop or postflop with simple strategies based on GTO. Clear explanations help you understand your mistakes. Personalized coaching: Follow a training plan with recommendations based on your weakest areas. Daily practice: Complete Daily Drills, build your streak and revisit common mistakes over time with spaced repetition. Math and fundamentals: Learn odds, outs and equity with clear explanations. Practice hand rankings and identify the winning hand. Free tools and tutorials: Study preflop ranges in the Range Viewer, calculate equity with the Odds Calculator, and learn with tutorials and quizzes. Practice online or offline, at your own pace. Download Poker Trainer and start improving today. Poker Trainer is an educational app. No real-money gambling or multiplayer poker games. Some training features require an in-app purchase. Learn more: https://pokertrainer.se Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Method Terminal

This app is a high-speed decision training system for tournament poker players. It focuses on improving split-second choices under pressure by simulating various game scenarios. The goal is to make correct plays feel automatic, reducing hesitation and mistakes.

Highlights
  • Structured tournament poker training
  • High-speed decision training system
  • 15 Core MTT Modules
  • Stack-depth range evolution
  • ICM & Final Table Pressure training
  • Spaced repetition for decision tracking
  • Dual feedback system (rule of thumb & logic)
Features
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Stop Guessing. Start Executing. Most tournament players don’t lose because they lack theoretical knowledge. They lose in small moments. Hesitation. Uncertainty. Avoidable preflop mistakes that quietly bleed chips. Method Terminal is a structured tournament poker trainer built to fix that. This is not a slow solver. This is not an endless video library. It is a high-speed decision training system designed to make the correct play feel automatic under pressure. Every spot, range, and scenario has been reviewed and audited by professional poker coach John Bradley. 100% Free. No Subscriptions. No Ads. All 15 core modules and hundreds of tournament scenarios are completely unlocked. No paywalls, no trial periods, and no credit card required. Inside the app: • 15 Core MTT Modules: Master preflop execution across RFI, 3-bet defense, isolations, and blind battles. • Stack-Depth Range Evolution: Train realistic stack dynamics from 100bb deep play down to 50bb, 25bb, and sub-15bb push/fold thresholds. • ICM & Final Table Pressure: Build sharp instincts for bubble dynamics, laddering, and late-stage tournament risk. • The Leak Bank: Built-in spaced repetition tracks your missed decisions and serves them back until the leak is permanently plugged. • Dual Feedback System: Get an immediate rule of thumb to keep your pace fast, plus an expandable tactical breakdown for the full mathematical logic. • Daily Warm-Up: Prime your decision-making in 90 seconds before firing up your tournament grind. Train decisions. Eliminate hesitation. Play with clarity under pressure. Terms of Use: https://methodterminal.com/terms-and-conditions

Screenshots

Poker Trainer4 screens
Method Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Method Terminal at 100% against Poker Trainer's 58%. Method Terminal also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Poker Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Poker Trainer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Method Terminal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Method Terminal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poker Trainer has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Poker Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Method Terminal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, Method Terminal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Poker Trainer versus Method Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker TrainerMethod Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB49 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSweDevIT ABMethod Terminal Ltd

Customer experience

Poker Trainer

All ratings1,152 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative25.0%

Method Terminal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Poker Trainer

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly subscription$6.997 Days
  • Weekly subscription3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription$14.991 Month
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  • Yearly subscription$59.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription$89.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$269.99
2 purchases

Method Terminal

Subscriptions2
  • Founder Plan7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Standard Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Poker Trainer free?
Poker Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Method Terminal free?
Method Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Poker Trainer or Method Terminal?
Method Terminal is rated higher. Poker Trainer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Method Terminal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Poker Trainer or Method Terminal have ads?
Neither Poker Trainer nor Method Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Poker Trainer or Method Terminal?
Poker Trainer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Method Terminal fortnightly. Most recently, Poker Trainer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Method Terminal on October 16, 2026.

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