If you play poker on more than the occasional weekend, your phone is the most natural place to track it — and on iPhone, a native app can do things no spreadsheet can. This is a practical guide to choosing the best poker bankroll app for iPhone, plus the criteria that actually separate a great tracker from a forgettable one.
What to look for in an iPhone bankroll app
- Fast session logging. The best apps let you start a session in one tap. A lock-screen timer means you never pull out your phone mid-hand.
- Automatic bankroll updates. Your balance should move the moment you cash out — no manual math.
- The metrics that matter. Hourly rate, BB/100, ROI, and ITM% — calculated automatically, broken down by game, venue, and stake.
- Native iOS feel. Dynamic Island and Live Activities make tracking effortless on a modern iPhone.
- A clean interface. The best app is the one you actually keep using after week one.
StackEdge — the 5-star rated pick
StackEdge is a poker bankroll app built natively for iPhone and rated 5.0 on the App Store. It was designed around exactly the criteria above: a live lock-screen timer with Dynamic Island, one-tap rebuys, automatic bankroll updates, 100+ analytics metrics, a live risk-of-ruin calculation, and a full sold-action module for players who sell action. One reviewer summed it up: after years of pen and paper, StackEdge made logging hours and winnings easy "without a sweat."
Spreadsheets and notes apps
A spreadsheet is free and flexible, and it is a fine starting point. But most poker spreadsheets break around the six-month mark — a formula gets edited, a column drifts, and the numbers stop being trustworthy. Notes apps (Apple Notes, Notion) capture context well but calculate nothing. If you have outgrown either, see StackEdge vs a spreadsheet and StackEdge vs Notion.
How the options compare
For a full, honest side-by-side against other trackers — including where a cross-platform or Android app might fit you better — see StackEdge vs other poker bankroll apps. The short version: for serious live iOS players who want a lock-screen timer, deep analytics, and staking support, StackEdge is built to be the best fit.
The bottom line
The "best" app is the one whose data you can trust and whose logging you will actually keep up. On iPhone, that means a fast, clean, native tracker. StackEdge is built for exactly that — and free to start. Try the free bankroll calculator first if you want a feel for the math.
