Comparison

3 vs Upper Hand

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 3-stack poker gameplay
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Super League Mode
  • Daily rewards and bonuses
  • Mini games and Lucky Spin
  • No advertisements
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Open Face Chinese Poker gameplay
  • Offline AI opponent
  • Asynchronous multiplayer
  • Fantasy Land bonus round
  • Detailed player stats
  • Built-in tutorial
Features
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Upper Hand is the best app for Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC). FEATURES • Play your friends: Async turn-based play with dunks, chat and more. • Ranked: Get matched against a random opponent. • Play offline: play solo offline so you can play on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere without wifi. • Daily puzzle: a new board every day. Find the best play. • Coach: Get trained by the strongest OFC engine. • Quick hands: play one while you wait for coffee, or a dozen on a flight. HOW TO PLAY • You get 5 cards to start, then 3 at a time. Keep 2, throw 1 away. • Fill three rows: 5 cards on the bottom, 5 in the middle, 3 on top. • Your bottom hand must beat your middle, and your middle must beat your top. Get the order wrong and you foul, which scores zero. • Your rows go up against your opponent's, row by row. Big hands earn bonus points. • Make a pair of Queens or better on top without fouling and you unlock Upper Hand Advantage: on the next hand you're dealt all 14 cards at once. NEW TO POKER? The tutorial takes about two minutes and includes an optional crash course on poker hands. A list of every hand is one tap away in every game. ALREADY PLAY OFC? Upper Hand is Pineapple Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC / OFCP) with the rules you already know: 13 cards, three rows, fouls, royalties and Fantasy Land, which we call Upper Hand Advantage. Play heads-up Pineapple OFC against your poker group, find a ranked opponent, or practice OFC poker offline against the Pro bot. Terms: https://www.playupperhand.com/terms Privacy: https://www.playupperhand.com/privacy EULA: https://www.playupperhand.com/eula

Screenshots

34 screens
Upper Hand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Upper Hand at 100% against 3's 18%. Upper Hand also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (495 vs 40). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Upper Hand holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3 has 495 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Upper Hand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3 ships an update every 5 weeks, Upper Hand every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3 versus Upper Hand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3Upper Hand
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (495 ratings)5.0 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings495 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB115 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperZINGPLAY INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTDEchagames LLC

Customer experience

3

All ratings449 ratings
Positive66.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative29.8%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative78.5%

Upper Hand

All ratings40 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

3

One-time12
  • 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
4 purchases

Upper Hand

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$99.99

Questions

Is 3 free?
3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Upper Hand free?
Upper Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 3 or Upper Hand?
Upper Hand is rated higher. 3 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 495 ratings, while Upper Hand averages 5.0 from 40 ratings.
Do 3 or Upper Hand have ads?
Upper Hand shows ads; 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, 3 or Upper Hand?
3 ships an update every 5 weeks, and Upper Hand every 4 days. Most recently, 3 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Upper Hand on October 28, 2026.

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