Best 5 Poker iPhone Apps

iPhones are increasing in number rapidly, so are iPhone apps. While it is kinda easy to find Top 10 or even Top 50 iPhone apps (we wrote about Top 10 iPhone apps recently as well), it is hard to find best apps if you are looking for a particular category. For e.g. You might be a medical student and would like to check out the best iPhone apps that exist for medicine field, or you might be an entrepreneur and would like to check out apps that exist for small businesses.

Starting today, we will be covering best apps from specific categories so it will be easier for people who are looking for such apps.

We will be covering apps from Poker today. Poker is ridiculously popular nowadays, online as well as in huge livepoker tournaments and small private home games. Without further ado, here is our pick for Top 5 poker apps, in no particular order.

1) Poker by Zynga

The Zynga iPhone app has received a lot of positive critical acclaim in the iPhone app community. “poker by Zynga” is definitely one of the top picks. If you’ve played online poker before you will feel right at home with this game, as the interface seems like it’s taken from any random online poker room.

Features:

- Play Zynga Poker LIVE against your friends or over 6 million daily Facebook players
- Compete over 3G Network or WIFI
- Locate your online friends and join them at their poker table with a simple click of a button
- Chat with others at your poker table or celebrate a great hand by buying a round of drinks for everyone
- Choose from 5 or 9 person tables and change tables with ease
- Invite your friends to join you

Poker by Zynga (Free)

2) Poker Update

Daily breaking news, weekly roundups, as well as in-depth features and interviews.

Grouped by categories such as Networks & Rooms, Business & Finance, Law & Legislation, The Full Tilt Saga.

The PokerUpdate app offers:

- Breaking poker news
- Weekly roundups
- In-depth features
- Interviews
- Share stories on Twitter & Facebook
- The ability to comment on articles, and view what others are saying
- The ability to send a story straight to PokerUpdate
- Adjust article font size you your liking

Poker Update (Free)

3) THTouch – Texas Holdem Poker

If you don’t require multiplayer functionality but rather a more solitaire-style approach to waste some time with on the bus, THTouch (as in Texas Holdem Touch I would guess) is a nice alternative.

Features:

- play against up to 9 computer controlled players
- swipe your way to the golden poker chip
- bets are made in a most natural way, by actually building stacks of chips (again, using easy swipes or simple taps)
- look up the winning order of hands at any time
- resume your game at any time (autosaving)
- enjoy awesome graphics and animations
- get a hint of your own chances to win a hand

THTouch – Texas Holdem Poker (Free)

4) Poker By PlayScreen

PlayScreen Poker allows you, the player, to defy the odds and create a path that leads your poker career to the very top. Go from a brand new amateur player, with nothing, to living the lifestyle of the rich and famous as the best poker player in the world. Your skills will allow you to live the good life with luxurious cars and jets, mansions, yachts, and even your own entourage. But it’s not going to be easy! There are plenty of other players that will be coming after you for that very spot.

Poker By PlayScreen (Free)

5) Mega Poker Online Texas Holdem

MegaPoker iPhone app, in addition to being highly flexible, also plays like a game of online poker. This means that if you’ve ever played online poker before, you’ll enjoy what this iPhone app has to offer. It has full multiplayer functionality and lets you play online via Wi-Fi/3G/EDGE. You get to choose between the no limit and fixed limit holdem varieties in tournament form as well as the less common pot limit betting structure.

Mega Poker Online Texas Holdem (Free)

There you had it, our pick for top 5 Poker iPhone apps. You think we missed a good one ? Let us know in comments below. Also, if you have any iPhone app development requirement, you can contact us on info@techaheadcorp.com for a free quote.