Why live cash players love the lock-screen timer
Live cash is the format where a phone-based tracker has the worst usability problem: you cannot stop playing to log into an app every 20 minutes. StackEdge solves this by running the timer on the iPhone lock screen (and Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro+), so the timer keeps running while your phone is locked. To log a rebuy, tap once from the lock screen.
What StackEdge captures per cash session
- Start time, end time (pause-adjusted)
- Stakes (e.g. $1/$3, $2/$5)
- Venue (auto-tagged or manual)
- Game type (NLHE, PLO, PLO5, Stud, mixed)
- Buy-in + rebuys
- Cash-out
- Net result, hourly rate, BB/100
- Notes (table conditions, opponents, mental state)
The cash-game metrics that matter
- BB/100 — normalized win rate. Track by stake to see where you actually have edge.
- Hourly rate — the intuitive headline. Pause-adjusted (StackEdge subtracts break time automatically).
- Standard deviation — your realized variance. Used to compute risk of ruin and bankroll requirements.
Live vs online — same app, different patterns
Live cash sessions are typically longer (4-6 hours), slower (25-30 hands/hr), and have higher BB/100 (looser games). Online cash sessions are shorter, faster (60-120 hands/hr), and tighter. StackEdge tracks both, and the analytics view lets you filter "live only" or "online only" to compare.
Tip: keep separate bankroll thresholds for live and online if you play both. Live variance is usually lower per hand but per hour is similar to online thanks to the hand-rate difference.