Comparison

STACK vs DeckOnly

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

Head to head
About

STACK

Features
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STACK is a chip tray for a real poker game. You deal real cards; STACK keeps the money straight. Everyone at the table opens the app, types the same four-letter code, and sees the same chips. Nothing to buy, nothing to count, nothing to lose down the side of the sofa. WHAT IT DOES โ€ข Tracks every stack, the pot, and the blinds โ€ข Knows whose turn it is, so nobody has to ask โ€ข Handles side pots when someone is all in โ€” the part everyone gets wrong โ€ข Works out who owes who at the end, in the fewest payments possible โ€ข Re-buy any time; it all gets counted at settle-up BUILT FOR A REAL TABLE The app never sees your cards. You shuffle, you deal, you read each other across the table. STACK holds the chips and does the arithmetic, so the game stops pausing while five people argue about the maths. DROPPED SIGNAL? NO PROBLEM Phones lock and wifi drops. STACK puts you straight back in your seat, mid-hand, with your stack intact. NO ACCOUNTS, NO ADS No sign-up, no email address, no advertising, no tracking. Open it, type a code, play.

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 โ€” so the only thing on the table is a deck of cards. FEATURES - Chip management: check, bet, call, raise, all-in, fold โ€” 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

STACK4 screens
DeckOnly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: STACK at 13.0 against DeckOnly's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STACK ships an update every 8 days, DeckOnly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
STACK versus DeckOnly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTACKDeckOnly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 days โ€” betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size18 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWen-Jen ChenKANSUKE ITO

In-app purchases

None

STACK

No in-app purchases

None

DeckOnly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STACK free?
STACK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeckOnly free?
DeckOnly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do STACK or DeckOnly have ads?
Neither STACK nor DeckOnly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STACK or DeckOnly?
STACK ships an update every 8 days, and DeckOnly every 9 days. Most recently, STACK was updated on October 10, 2026 and DeckOnly on October 13, 2026.

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