Poker Skill, which we make, is a good poker trainer app that isn’t expensive, because it’s free: every lesson, the Daily Puzzle and one Practice vs AI game a day. If you want solver drills on a budget, DTO Poker’s first paid plan is $9.99 a month, and Preflop Wizard and GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop drill preflop ranges for $69.99 to $129.99 a year.
Good poker trainer apps that aren’t expensive, by what you train
The five go from Hold’em lessons to paid solver drills, with GTO Academy the one you use in a browser.
Free forever.
Poker Skill.OursHold'em lessons, the Daily Puzzle and coached games against AI
Short Hold’em lessons, the Daily Puzzle and coached games against AI opponents on iPhone, iPad and Android. Pick this if you are learning the game from hand rankings up.
$9.99 a month
DTO Poker.Solver-graded cash and tournament drills
Solver-graded cash and tournament spots in two phone apps and on the web. Pick this if you want postflop drills from the cheapest monthly plan here.
$89.99 to $129.99 a year
Preflop Wizard.A daily preflop quiz built from your weak spots
A preflop trainer that builds each day’s quiz from your weak spots. Pick this if you want preflop ranges for cash games or tournaments on a phone.
$69.99 a year in the App Store
GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop.6-max cash preflop drills, with a lifetime option
A 6-max cash preflop trainer with spaced repetition and a one-time lifetime price. Pick this if you play 6-max cash and would rather pay once.
$14.99 a month, or $149 a year
GTO Academy.A GTO course in the browser
A 17-chapter browser course graded against a solver, with the first two chapters free. Pick this if you play online and want a structured GTO course.
GTO Wizard’s Starter cash plan costs $49 a month, more than twice the cheapest monthly price of every paid trainer here, so it’s compared in best poker training apps instead. If a daily habit matters more than the price, the best poker app for daily practice compares five trainers on what a day’s practice looks like.
What each poker trainer costs
All five let you start without paying, and the free versions run from one postflop spot to a whole lesson path.
| App | What it trains | Free version | Price | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poker Skill Ours | Texas Hold’em from hand rankings up, in lessons, the Daily Puzzle and coached games against AI | Every lesson, the Daily Puzzle and one Practice vs AI game a day | Free forever. | iPhone, iPad, Android |
| DTO Poker | Pre-solved cash and tournament spots, graded against GTO | Every preflop solution and one postflop spot | $9.99 a month | iPhone, Android, web |
| Preflop Wizard | Preflop ranges for cash games and tournaments, with a daily quiz | Free to start | $89.99 to $129.99 a year | iPhone, Android, Mac |
| GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop | 6-max cash preflop ranges, with spaced repetition | Free hands to start | $12.99 a month, $69.99 a year or $199.99 once | iPhone, Android |
| GTO Academy | A 17-chapter GTO course, graded against a solver | Chapters 1 and 2 of every path | $14.99 a month or $149 a year | Web browser |
Prices and features checked September 2026.
The five trainers in detail
Poker Skill
Hold'em lessons, the Daily Puzzle and coached games against AI
Free forever.
Best for Players learning Texas Hold'em from the rules up.
Skip if You want solver frequencies with each answer.
Free version The Daily Puzzle, one Practice vs AI game a day and every lesson, paced by energy that refills over time. Poker Skill Plus is an optional subscription.
Where it runs iPhone, iPad and Android
We make Poker Skill. Its lessons start from hand rankings and teach one decision at a time: you make your move, then the coach shows why it wins or loses over time. The Daily Puzzle grades every option in one hand a day, and Practice vs AI puts you in full hands against AI opponents while Coach Max coaches your decisions.
DTO Poker
Solver-graded cash and tournament drills
$9.99 a month
Best for Players who know the basics and want postflop spots graded against GTO for the lowest monthly price here.
Skip if You want the exact EV loss and frequency of every action, which DTO saves for its Pro cash plan and its top tournament plan.
Free version Free to download, with every preflop solution and practice in one postflop spot.
Where it runs iPhone and Android as DTO MTT and DTO Cash, plus the web
DTO Poker deals you hands from preset cash or tournament spots and grades each decision against simplified GTO solutions. Its $9.99 monthly plan opens 21 cash spots or 34 tournament spots, and a year of it costs $89.99 in the App Store or $99.90 on the web. Subscribers can also ask its Virtual Coach about a hand.
Compared with Poker Skill: DTO Poker is the better pick for tournament and cash players ready to drill solver spots on a budget, while Poker Skill teaches the basics those spots assume, starting from hand rankings.
Preflop Wizard
A daily preflop quiz built from your weak spots
$89.99 to $129.99 a year
Best for Players who want to learn preflop ranges for cash games or tournaments with a short quiz each day.
Skip if You want to practice decisions after the flop, since it trains preflop only, or you study on an iPad.
Free version Free to start with no card, according to its maker, with paid VIP plans after that.
Where it runs iPhone, Android and Macs with an M1 chip or later
Preflop Wizard builds a quiz every day aimed at your weak preflop spots, and it covers 6-max, 8-max and 9-max cash games as well as tournaments. Its App Store list shows yearly plans at $89.99 and $129.99, and its maker quotes $10.83 a month on the annual plan.
Compared with Poker Skill: Pick Preflop Wizard for a daily quiz on preflop ranges, and Poker Skill for lessons that carry on past the flop to continuation bets.
GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop
6-max cash preflop drills, with a lifetime option
$69.99 a year in the App Store
Best for Players who want GTO preflop answers explained and might rather pay once.
Skip if You play tournaments or full-ring games, since it covers 6-max cash preflop only.
Free version Free hands to start with no card, and a 7-day free trial into the yearly plan in the App Store.
Where it runs iPhone and Android, where Google Play lists it as Poker Trainer - GTO Preflop
PlusEV's trainer drills GTO preflop ranges for 6-max cash games and brings back the hands you get wrong through spaced repetition. Every answer explains the reasoning behind the GTO action, and its maker counts five minutes as a real session. In the App Store it costs $12.99 a month, $69.99 a year or $199.99 once for lifetime access.
Compared with Poker Skill: If 6-max cash preflop is all you want to drill, GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop is the stronger choice, while Poker Skill's Practice vs AI puts preflop choices inside whole hands, with Coach Max grading each decision.
GTO Academy
A GTO course in the browser
$14.99 a month, or $149 a year
Best for Players who play online and want a structured GTO course, graded against a solver, for less than most training sites charge.
Skip if You want an app, since GTO Academy runs only in a browser, or you never play online, since its analysis reads hand histories from online poker rooms.
Free version Chapters 1 and 2 of every path with no daily hand cap, every Hold'em preflop chart and 5 solver walkthroughs.
Where it runs Web browser
GTO Academy calls itself a poker bootcamp you play rather than watch: 17 chapters from opening ranges to whole hands, with every decision graded against a GTO solver. Pro opens every chapter and every street and adds an AI coach that explains postflop spots in plain English, 30 a day. There is no timed trial, because the free chapters don't run out.
Compared with Poker Skill: GTO Academy is where to learn solver strategy chapter by chapter in a browser once you're ready for it, while Poker Skill teaches newer players in an app for iPhone, iPad and Android.
What a year of each trainer costs
What a cheap poker trainer should still give you
A cheap trainer earns its price when it tells you why an answer was right or wrong and trains the part of the game where you actually lose chips. Poker Skill explains every answer in plain words, and its lessons run from hand rankings through position and preflop raises to continuation bets. Among the paid trainers, GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop gives the reasoning behind each GTO answer and GTO Academy’s Pro plan adds an AI coach for postflop spots, while DTO Poker’s cheapest plan grades against simplified solutions and keeps the exact EV loss for pricier plans. On coverage, Preflop Wizard and GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop stop before the flop, which suits a player whose leaks start there.
Who should not pick Poker Skill as a cheap trainer
Pick DTO Poker or GTO Academy instead if you already know the fundamentals and want each decision graded against a solver, frequencies included. Poker Skill is built for players still learning the game. Pick Preflop Wizard or GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop if preflop ranges are the one thing you want to drill.
How we compared
- What it trains
- What the free version gives you
- What a year costs
The five trainers were compared on what they train, what the free version gives you and what the cheapest paid plan costs over a year. Poker Skill’s facts come from its store listings and the app. Rival prices come from each app’s App Store in-app purchase list or its own pricing page, read in September 2026, and where the two disagree the page names the one it quotes.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest poker trainer app?
Poker Skill costs nothing for every lesson, the Daily Puzzle and one Practice vs AI game a day. Among the paid trainers here, DTO Poker's plans start at $9.99 a month, and GTO Poker Trainer: Preflop costs $69.99 a year in the App Store.
Is DTO Poker worth it on a budget?
Yes, for postflop drills once you know the basics. Its $9.99 plan opens 21 cash spots or 34 tournament spots, and the exact EV loss and frequency of every action wait for the pricier plans.
Are free poker trainer apps any good?
Yes, for trying a trainer and for a few reps a day. Every lesson in Poker Skill is free, paced by energy that refills over time. GTO Wizard's free plan grades 10 practice hands a day, DTO Poker's opens one postflop spot and GTO Academy's first two chapters have no daily cap.