Sisyphos vs Poker Nerd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sisyphos
Experience the Sisyphean task of pushing a rock uphill. This game offers a unique, philosophical challenge that explores themes of futility and perseverance. It's a minimalist yet profound gaming experience.
- Push a rock uphill
- Philosophical gameplay
- Minimalist design
- Humility and ego destruction themes
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Sisyphos lets you experience the joy and pain of pushing a rock up a mountain. "A lesson in humility—a destruction of the human ego" - killscreensdaily.com "Utterly ridiculous ,utterly pointless and utterly brilliant" pocketgamer.com
Poker Nerd
Learn and practice poker with classic Five-Card Draw and a unique hand-ranking challenge. Compare your skills globally and use tools to analyze hands and understand rankings. Designed for all ages and skill levels.
- Five-Card Draw Poker
- Pick the Best Hand game
- Compare Hands tool
- Poker Hands chart
- Game Center integration
- User-friendly interface
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A suite of games and tools for the poker beginner or enthusiast, young and old! Try your hand at the classic Five-Card Draw Poker or the all-new 'Pick the Best Hand', which tests your speed and skill at determining the best hand out of three. Log onto Game Center to compare your Poker Nerd scores with others around the world! Aside from gaming, there is a 'Compare Hands' tool to check one or two poker hands to solve a tiebreaker. This option features a customized keyboard to enter each of the cards in a hand. A Poker Hands chart is also provided for a quick lookup of different hand rankings. All features are presented in a simple and user-friendly interface.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Poker Nerd at 4.7 against Sisyphos's 4.1. Poker Nerd also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Sisyphos's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (389 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Sisyphos sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Poker Nerd sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Poker Nerd holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sisyphos has 389 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Sisyphos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poker Nerd's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sisyphos | Poker Nerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (389 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 389 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florian Grolig | Danial Islam |
Customer experience
Sisyphos
Poker Nerd
Bugs and requests
Sisyphos
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes
- Unresponsive controls
- Audio issues
Requested features
4 requests- Endless hill mode
- Character customization options
- Varied landscapes or biomes
- Progression system or achievements
Poker Nerd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sisyphos
- A MODEST OFFERING2 variants$0.99
- A GENEROUS OFFERING$1.99
- A GENEROUS OFFERING$2.99
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- THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$4.99
- THE GODS ARE DELIGHTED$5.99
Poker Nerd
- Remove Ads$0.99
