There are hundreds probably thousands of apps that have been designed to let you play poker, get better at poker or even just watch poker. That said there are some surprisingly fun or useful poker apps that you can download for absolutely nothing.

Every single one of these apps is free and they run the gamut from games, productivity apps or even streaming services. If you are already familiar with the rules of poker and how Texas Holdem works and want to start getting into the thrill of actually betting and winning for real there is only one good option you have.

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If you are not already set to get into playing for real, offers play money features as well where you just have a bunch of virtual poker chips and you play around with other players online.

Obviously, what makes the game real is the fact that what you bet has value, otherwise it will just be something that looks like poker but it's not quite it. We recommend you give Poker a try and tell us how it felt. Getting to the apps made specifically for playing poker on your mobile for free: Appeak Poker is still our pick for best free poker app with an incredibly simple interface that makes online poker a snap. Appeak also offers a couple unique ones such as the Duel functionality where you will face off against another player while representing your country.

Appeak is lightning fast and you can be playing within seconds of booting up the app. Appeak also offers its patented duels matches where you can represent your country against another country.

The site also offers a highly-competitive leaderboard for those looking to truly challenge themselves. This year the site added customizable avatars, which is a nice touch. This year Appeak also added support for Chinese, which should bring in a massive contingent of new players. Casual poker game Updated: Online poker simplified Con: Some games are full of beginners.

Get Appeak for Android. Get Appeak for iPhone. SnapShove , which was created by poker pro Max Silver, might be our favorite new app. We also love the simplified, uncluttered interface and wish more poker apps would take this bare-bones approach. The free version of SnapShove gives you access to 9-handed and 6-handed shoving calculators as well as training.

Somewhat limited free version. The point of the game is simply to form five-card poker hands by discarding up to three of your cards while playing through a card deck. You can also create Bejeweled-like combos by having cards drop into your hand and completing an entirely new hand.

Politaire is incredibly stylish with a minimalist color scheme scheme that is rare in the normally glitzy poker app world.

Casual poker game Released: Simple, mindless fun Con: It has an innovative gesture system. Flick up means fold and finally holding down and slowly dragging up will bring out a raise slider. Innovative gesture system Con: Jackpot Poker is a rather robust free-to-play option from PokerStars. Previously known as PokerStars Play, Jackpot Poker gets a lot of its heritage from the popular PokerStars Facebook app of the same name.

There are also cash games but PokerStars puts the emphasis on Jackpot Poker, which has three players competing for a prize that randomly spikes. Other features include simple table non-toxic table emotes, a few strategy lessons and swipe and flick controls.

It will certainly try to sell you on buying more chips. Jackpot Poker is an incredibly fun format of poker to play on a mobile device.

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The original Facebook poker game got a much needed kick in the pants in with a massive update that includes Jump Poker.

In fact we tend to find the normal games quite boring on Zynga Poker now thanks to Jump Poker. Once one of the most cluttered poker games in existence, Zynga has toned back with the new software update although we personally still find it a bit too busy for our liking. Jump Poker is an awesome addition to Zynga Poker. Shootout tournaments only available on Facebook version.

Designed by big-time game developer EA, World Series of Poker offers a solid interface and plenty of free chips to get you started. Finally not limited to NLHE. Not available in all regions. Hellmuth is of course one of the promoters behind the app, which allows players to enter data and then display a recent poker hand visually. You can then share your hand via Twitter, Facebook, email or text message. Better than listening to bad beat stories. Time-consuming to enter all the information.

Of course there are numerous OFC apps but we really like Pineapple! Open-Face Chinese Poker Released: Incredibly fun way to kill time. Requires an internet connection. Poker Central is pretty much the greatest background noise for hosting a home game. If you're a poker fan this app is pretty much a no brainer.

Poker TV streaming service Released: Content varies from platform to platform. One app; access to nearly all of PokerStars' incredibly comprehensive series of TV shows including EPTs, Shark Cage and even strategy lessons.

PokerStars' media library is brimming with quality content and the app itself is easy to navigate and lightning fast to wit. Perhaps the only problem with PokerStars. It's still a truckload of content, which costs you absolutely nothing so you should definitely check out.

On demand Poker TV Released: Slick video player with nearly every piece of PokerStars video content ever made. Could use more cash game content. Hardware, software, gadgets, etc; like poker, but from the future.

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Appeak Poker Appeak Poker is still our pick for best free poker app with an incredibly simple interface that makes online poker a snap. Some games are full of beginners Get Appeak for Android Get Appeak for iPhone 2. SnapShove SnapShove , which was created by poker pro Max Silver, might be our favorite new app.

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