Comparison

ChipChaser vs Ark by Arkzphere

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

Head to head
About

ChipChaser

Connect with fellow poker enthusiasts on the premier social network for the game. Track your sessions, share your progress, and organize home games with friends. Compete on leaderboards and manage buy-ins.

Highlights
  • Track poker games
  • Share poker journey
  • Message friends
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Organize home game ledgers
  • Track buy-ins
  • RSVP for games
Features
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The First Social Network for Poker Players! - Track your games - Share, post, and message friends about your poker journey - Compete on leaderboards - Organize ledgers and track buy-ins for home games - RSVP for games with friends

About

Ark by Arkzphere

Discover real-time events and connect with people nearby through short video posts tied to specific locations and moments. It focuses on spontaneous interactions without traditional social media metrics like followers or likes.

Highlights
  • Real-time social feed
  • Location-based video posts (Scenes)
  • Join or Match with users
  • No followers or likes
  • Focus on spontaneous interactions
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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The city is happening right now. Most apps just let you watch it. Arkzphere is where you drop in — a real-time social feed built around what's actually going on near you. No followers. No likes. Just Scenes. What's a Scene? A Scene is a short video post tied to a real place and a real moment. A free concert. A pickup game. A rooftop at golden hour. When you post a Scene, you're not broadcasting — you're inviting. Join or Match See a Scene that catches you? Join it — you're in. Or Match to connect with the person who posted it. Two ways to show up, zero pressure. Built for New York Arkzphere started in NYC because nowhere else makes you feel more surrounded by people and more alone at the same time. This is the fix. No algorithm curating your life. No influencers. No ads. Just your city, in real time, waiting for you to be part of it. Post your first Scene tonight.

Screenshots

ChipChaser4 screens
Ark by Arkzphere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChipChaser at 5.0 against Ark by Arkzphere's 4.3. ChipChaser also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Ark by Arkzphere's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ChipChaser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ChipChaser's written reviews are positive against 73% of Ark by Arkzphere's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChipChaser ships an update every 2 weeks, Ark by Arkzphere weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ChipChaser versus Ark by Arkzphere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChipChaserArk by Arkzphere
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings) — better4.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1616
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB99 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFarbod MemarianJackson Greene

Customer experience

ChipChaser

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ark by Arkzphere

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

None

ChipChaser

No in-app purchases

None

Ark by Arkzphere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChipChaser free?
ChipChaser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ark by Arkzphere free?
Ark by Arkzphere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChipChaser or Ark by Arkzphere?
ChipChaser is rated higher. ChipChaser averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Ark by Arkzphere averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do ChipChaser or Ark by Arkzphere have ads?
Neither ChipChaser nor Ark by Arkzphere shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChipChaser or Ark by Arkzphere?
ChipChaser ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ark by Arkzphere weekly. Most recently, ChipChaser was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ark by Arkzphere on October 22, 2026.

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