GrindStack vs Preflop Range Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GrindStack
This app helps serious poker players track live game hands, opponent tendencies, and bankroll. It features a specialized keyboard for fast note-taking and AI-powered strategy insights. Analyze your game and build a player database to gain a competitive edge.
- Fast live game note-taking
- Custom poker shorthand keyboard
- Bankroll and session tracking
- AI strategy insights
- Hand history review and search
- Player database building
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Stop guessing and start grinding. GrindStack is the ultimate live poker tracker, bankroll log, and AI-powered strategy coach built for serious cash game and tournament players. Never forget a hand again. Log live action in seconds with our custom poker shorthand keyboard, track opponent tells, and turn raw session data into actionable analytics. Wondering how to track poker hands effectively at the table? GrindStack transforms your notes into a structured study database. Find your leaks, analyze Texas Holdem hands, and elevate your live game strategy. KEY FEATURES: • Quick Hand History Logging: Built for fast-paced casino action. • Interactive Bankroll Manager: Track your hourly win rates and trends. • AI Poker Coach: Instantly analyze your decisions and find leaks. • Opponent Notes: Keep a secure database of player tells and styles. Download GrindStack today, find your leaks, and boost your win rate. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Preflop Range Builder
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Preflop Range Builder is for making your own poker hand range charts — not for reading someone else's. You get a 13x13 grid of all 169 starting hands. Drag across it and paint the hands into tiers you define yourself. PAINT WITH YOUR FINGER Drag to fill cells in one stroke. Tap a painted cell again with the same rank to clear it. Undo and redo work one stroke at a time, so fine adjustments are quick. Haptics confirm every change. DEFINE YOUR OWN RANKS You start with eight: SS, S, A, B, C, D, F and Borderline. Every name, colour and count is yours to change. Ranks can be solid or outlined, so a "maybe" region can look like one. Each rank carries a note, which is where the condition lives — how many players are left behind you, what stack depth, whatever you actually use to decide. SEE HOW WIDE YOU ARE The breakdown shows how many of the 169 hands sit in each rank, and what share of the range that is. In landscape it sits beside the chart, so you can watch the range widen as you paint. SHARE AS ONE IMAGE Export the chart and its breakdown as a single card. Save it to Photos or send it straight to someone. Useful when you want to compare ranges with the people you play with. FULL SCREEN, AND IT ROTATES Show the chart on its own, filling the screen. Rotate it 90 degrees at a time so the person across the table reads it the right way up. BUILT FOR LANDSCAPE On iPhone the app stays in landscape, so the chart uses the full height of the screen with the controls beside it. iPad works in both orientations. THE GRID FOLLOWS THE STANDARD Rows and columns run A, K, Q, J, T, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Pairs on the diagonal, suited above it, offsuit below. The same orientation as the charts in books and other tools, so nothing needs re-reading. ALSO - Duplicate and delete ranges - Everything is saved, and survives a restart - System, Light or Dark appearance PRICE Free, with ads. Creating your third or later chart requires watching a video ad. There are no in-app purchases. YOUR DATA Charts are stored on your device and never sent to a server. There is no account and no sign-in. Back-ups are up to you — deleting the app deletes your charts. Note: this is a study and reference tool. There is no gameplay, no wagering and no money of any kind in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Preflop Range Builder at none against GrindStack's 3. Preflop Range Builder also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). GrindStack's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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. GrindStack sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Preflop Range Builder asks for nothing beyond the download.
GrindStack ships an update every 5 weeks, Preflop Range Builder every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GrindStack | Preflop Range Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremiah Moore | Seishin Miyaji |
In-app purchases
GrindStack
- Weekly Pro Subscription$4.997 Days
- Monthly Pro Membership$10.991 Month
- Pro Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
Preflop Range Builder
No in-app purchases
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