iOS (iPhone/iPad) Critic Reviews

An awesome mash-up of two classics, and we can't recommend it enough to fans of board games.

Poker Pals is more than just a great new spin on poker – it's a great step forward for the world of freemium asynchronous play.

Combining features from Sword & Poker and Words With Friends, Poker Pals is a strategic board game best enjoyed by taking on players from around the world at your own pace.

Poker Pals is an unusual, simple, and fun multiplayer title that hides a surprising amount of depth.

Poker Pals delivers a fun interpretation of poker, with desirable asynchronous play and random match-ups for people without many online friends. It has a high replay value and should come with a warning about time-consumtion, due to the constant, but pleasurable interruptions when it's your turn.

Poker Pals is an interesting take on asynchronous multiplayer games, is easy enough to get into with the core rules of poker, though the rules take a bit of acclimating to.

Poker Pals is a fresh entry in the asynchronous multiplayer genre that is immediately accessible to all. Easy rules, and easy to play it is a pleasurable way to play during shorter breaks.

All in all Poker Pals is a great, light iOS app that is a worthy purchase if you have plenty of friends who enjoy similar gameplay types. Just don't expect a real brain teaser.

Combining poker and scrabble ends up with a fun competitive game that should appeal to board and card game fans alike.

It's fun for a bit of casual play with chums and randoms, but nothing special, plus you'll tire of the single-player version (against THREE whole AI players!) in record time.