PokerChip.live

PokerChip.live is for the home game where someone forgot the chips, or nobody wants to count stacks at 1 a.m. The host creates a room and sets the buy-in, blind levels and maximum players, then shares a QR code or room code. Everyone joins from their own phone browser with no app to install and gets a starting stack.

From there, players bet, raise and fold in the app, and the pot and every stack update in real time on everyone's screen. A shared table view shows seats, stacks, the dealer button and the pot. Blinds can be off for a casual game or set up as a structure for a tournament. Players can join mid-game or cash out, and rebuys are tracked, so the settlement at the end is already worked out.

The site is explicit that it's a score and chip tracker only. It doesn't process real-money transactions, and Pro is described as a software subscription, not a gambling product. Any money at a home game stays between the players. The site also has free tools such as a settlement calculator, a chip distribution calculator and a hand rankings chart.

The free plan includes unlimited game rooms with ads, up to eight players per room, real-time tracking and settlement, one club you own and a seven-day game history. Pro removes ads and adds unlimited clubs, personal insights and season standings, CSV, Excel and PDF export and table themes, at $4.90 a month or $41.20 a year. The site offers sign-in for accounts, and its privacy policy covers account details, gameplay data and payment details handled through a processor, and says data isn't sold.