3 vs Upper Hand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3
Experience a fast-paced poker variant where strategy and skill determine your fate. Compete against over a million players worldwide, climb leaderboards, and earn daily rewards in this engaging card game.
- 3-stack poker gameplay
- Online multiplayer mode
- Super League Mode
- Daily rewards and bonuses
- Mini games and Lucky Spin
- No advertisements
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It's all the poker hands you know, but no need to bluff. Split 13 cards into 3 hands, stack them strongest to weakest, and beat all 3 at once. 3-Stack Poker is built for players who want to master every Poker hand combo without the mind games, or who just want a fresh spin on the poker they already know inside out. The skill here isn't reading faces - it's reading your cards: with the same 13 you're dealt, how you arrange and balance strength across all 3 hands decides whether you win big or foul out. If you love the hands but never cared for the bluffing, this is the poker made for you. Why players love it: - 100% ad-free gameplay - Focused on Poker hands arrangement skills, no negotiation and bluffing needed - Daily rewards & quests to keep every session worth it Join a global community of 2M+ players, never once bot-gaming Also known as Pusoy, Chinese Poker, or Mậu Binh - the same game you love, new name, same 3-hand challenge. Download 3-Stack Poker now and prove your hands can outsmart anyone's bluff.
Upper Hand
This app offers a strategic card game where players build poker hands from cards dealt one at a time. Master the placement rules to achieve bonus rounds and improve your skills against AI or friends.
- Open Face Chinese Poker gameplay
- Offline AI opponent
- Asynchronous multiplayer
- Fantasy Land bonus round
- Detailed player stats
- Built-in tutorial
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Upper Hand is Pineapple Open Face Chinese Poker (OFCP), the strategic card game played by poker pros around the world. No bluffing. No hidden cards. Just smart decisions. **HOW IT WORKS** You're dealt cards one at a time. Place each card into one of three rows: • Bottom row: 5 cards • Middle row: 5 cards • Top row: 3 cards Each row is a poker hand. Bottom must be strongest, top must be weakest. If you break that order, you foul and lose everything. Build a pair of Queens or better on top (without fouling) and you reach Fantasy Land—a bonus round where you're dealt all 14 cards at once. **PLAY AGAINST AI** • Works completely offline — offline card game on airplanes, subways, anywhere • AI responds instantly, no waiting • Two difficulty levels: Casual and Pro • Practice and improve without needing an opponent **PLAY AGAINST FRIENDS** • Send a link to challenge anyone • Take turns whenever you want—no scheduling • Games save automatically • Track your head-to-head record **FEATURES** • No account required to start playing • Built-in tutorial teaches you in minutes • Track your stats: wins, fouls, Fantasy Land rate, royalties per hand • Beautiful design—feels like a gentleman's card room, not a casino • No ads interrupting your games **WHAT IS OPEN FACE CHINESE POKER?** Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC or OFCP) is a strategic poker variant where you build three separate poker hands from cards dealt one at a time. Unlike Texas Hold'em, there's no betting rounds and no bluffing—just pure card placement strategy. The "Pineapple" variant (which Fantasy Land uses) deals you 3 cards per turn after the first round. You place 2 and discard 1, adding an extra layer of decision-making. OFCP has become popular among professional poker players as a skill game to play between tournaments. Now you can play it anywhere. **PERFECT FOR** • Poker players looking for a new challenge • Puzzle and strategy game fans • Anyone who wants a thinking game they can play in short bursts • Friends who want an async game to play together Download Upper Hand and see if you can reach Fantasy Land. https://www.fantasyland.poker/terms https://www.fantasyland.poker/privacy https://www.fantasyland.poker/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Upper Hand at 100% against 3's 19%. Upper Hand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (449 vs 32). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. 3 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Upper Hand sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Upper Hand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3 has 449 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Upper Hand's.
3 ships an update every 5 weeks, Upper Hand every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3 | Upper Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (449 ratings) | 5.0 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 449 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 230 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | +12 |
| Developer | ZINGPLAY INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD | Echagames LLC |
Customer experience
3
Upper Hand
In-app purchases
3
- Pack 1$0.99
- Pack 2$1.99
- Pack 3$2.99
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- Pack 4$3.99
- Pack 5$4.99
- Pack 7$6.99
- Pack 10$9.99
- Pack 15$14.99
- Pack 20$19.99
- Pack 30$29.99
- Pack 50$49.99
- Pack 100$99.99
Upper Hand
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro Access$99.99








