Comparison

Chip Runner vs DeckOnly

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

Head to head
About

Chip Runner

Easily track poker chips for home games without physical chips. Create tables, share codes, and let players manage their chips in real-time from their phones, or use a single phone for pass-and-play.

Highlights
  • Real-time multiplayer chip tracking
  • Single phone pass-and-play mode
  • Customizable chip values and colors
  • Automatic blind posting and dealer rotation
  • Side pot calculator
  • End of night player statistics
Features
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Chip Runner is the poker chip counter for your home game. No more missing chips, bank math, or arguments over the pot. Just tap your chips, and Chip Runner keeps track of every stack, blind and bet. PLAY YOUR WAY • Everyone on their own phone: one person creates a table and friends join with a 5-character code. Each player sees only their own controls and cards. • One phone for the whole table: pass it around, and Chip Runner shows whose turn it is. OPTIONAL DIGITAL DEALER No cards handy? Turn on the digital dealer and it deals each hand on the phones. The flop, turn and river appear on every screen, and each player peeks at their own cards in private. Prefer real cards? Leave it off and just track the chips. BUILT FOR REAL HOME GAMES • Blinds, with optional level-ups as the night goes on • Side pots and split pots handled correctly, automatically • Choose your own starting stack, chip values and chip colors • Turn order that keeps everyone from acting out of turn • Set the seating order, and remove a player or leave the table any time • If the host's phone drops out, the next player takes over so the game keeps going • Closed the app or lost signal? Rejoin your seat right where you left off • Your screen stays awake during play • Works on iPhone and iPad SETTLE UP IN SECONDS When the night is over, Chip Runner shows final chip counts, who owes whom, and fun stats like the biggest pot and most raises. Share the results with the group and look back at past games in History. NO ACCOUNTS, NO FUSS No sign-up, no email, no password. Just a name and a table code. Chip Runner uses virtual chips only. It never handles real money, and it is not a gambling app. It's a scorekeeper for your friendly game. Free to download with occasional ads. A one-time purchase removes them for good, and if the host owns it, the whole table is ad-free.

About

DeckOnly

Features
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No chips. No internet. All you need is a deck and one device. DeckOnly tracks every player's stack, the pot, and the blinds for real, face-to-face poker — so the only thing on the table is a deck of cards. FEATURES - Chip management: check, bet, call, raise, all-in, fold — with a live pot total - Cash game blinds: fixed small blind / big blind - Tournament blinds: rise by time or hand count, with a custom step size and interval - Optional decision timer for each action - Fully offline: no account, no network needed Just deal the cards. DeckOnly handles the chips.

Screenshots

Chip Runner4 screens
DeckOnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DeckOnly at none against Chip Runner's 1. DeckOnly also leads on ads (none vs shown). Chip Runner's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chip Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DeckOnly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chip Runner ships an update every 3 days, DeckOnly every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chip Runner versus DeckOnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChip RunnerDeckOnly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThomas ParkerKANSUKE ITO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chip Runner

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

DeckOnly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chip Runner free?
Chip Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DeckOnly free?
DeckOnly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chip Runner or DeckOnly have ads?
Chip Runner shows ads; DeckOnly does not.
Which is updated more often, Chip Runner or DeckOnly?
Chip Runner ships an update every 3 days, and DeckOnly every 9 days. Most recently, Chip Runner was updated on October 13, 2026 and DeckOnly on October 13, 2026.

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