“This site use to be fun. now it's all ads and sales tactics. Collusion runs deep here. and I believe since they are from HONG KONG- they don't hide the obvious B's they do as far as cheating goes. would never recommend this app to anyone”
Independent automated assessment · 6 signal sources · 495 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Texas Hold'em Poker: Pokerist
KamaGamesJoin millions of poker players worldwide in an authentic free-to-play poker app!
4.4 ★453,953 ratings
10M+Downloads
12+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Join millions of poker players worldwide in an authentic free-to-play poker app! Immerse yourself in the thrilling world of Texas poker, competing with players from around the globe in real time. Whether you're a seasoned poker pro or just starting your Texas Hold'em poker journey, our casino offers the perfect platform to have fun and improve your poker skills.
Why choose Pokerist?
FREE CHIPS EVERY DAY: Kickstart your Texas Hold'em poker adventure with generous daily bonuses. Log in every day to receive free poker chips and special rewards that help you stay in the game and enjoy uninterrupted poker action. The more you play, the more poker bonuses you earn.
REAL 3D POKER: Experience the excitement of real poker with our cutting-edge graphics and smooth animations.…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
The evidence behind this assessment
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 75.8.0 of the app (the version number recorded inside the package we inspected), analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 75.29.0, updated 2026-09-30.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
From the package we downloaded and read — version 75.8.0, scanned 2026-09-10.
Permissions Android classifies as dangerous
1–2 requested
Counted against the eighteen permissions listed in collect-package.ts. A dangerous permission is one Android asks the user to grant; requesting one is not itself a finding.
Analytics or tracking SDKs in the scanned package
1–2 found
Advertising SDKs in the scanned package
10 or more found
Counted as distinct SDKs in the package we scanned. One mediation bundle can contribute several, so this is not a count of advertisers.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
The catch list 1
Charges we publish at a strength we stand behind: measured from an artefact, agreed by independent sources, or reported by enough users to clear that charge's own published bar.
Multiple ad networks bundled
The package embeds several distinct advertising or mediation SDKs — a stack built for ad volume, not for a single house ad.
What we saw: Bundles 16 distinct ad networks / mediation SDKs: Amazon Publisher Services, AppLovin MAX, BidMachine, Chartboost and 12 more
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 8 distinct reviewers (1.6% of 495 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“too many ads,they sometimes interrupt games. sometimes they don't play all the way through and take too long.”
“Non-stop pop up adds when navigating the game is so frustrating & is all so slow & glitchy now. Unrealistic, impossible card outcomes to take your chips & agitate you to spend more money. Full of rude teenagers & bots. Honestly, don't get…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 75.29.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.