Cardamoo
Cardamoo, Poker Now and EasyPoker side by side
Three free ways to play poker with friends for no money, on one page. For the fuller one-to-one versions see Cardamoo vs Poker Now and Cardamoo vs EasyPoker.
Every statement about Poker Now and EasyPoker below is taken from their own public pages and is tagged with its source. Where a product’s site does not describe a feature, the row is left out rather than guessed. Last checked September 2026; details may change.
| Feature | Cardamoo | Poker Now | EasyPoker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. The only purchase is an optional cosmetic supporter pack, a badge and a theme that never affect gameplay or chips.C1 | Free to play. An optional Poker Now Plus subscription (US$9.99 a month or US$69.60 a year) adds extras such as unlimited video chat and an unlimited hand history archive.PN1PN2 | Free to play, with Texas Hold’em unlimited on the free tier. An optional EasyPoker Plus subscription (App Store prices from US$3.99 a week to US$29.99 for 12 months) unlocks more seats and custom table settings.EP1EP2EP3 |
| Real money | None. Chips cannot be bought, moved between players or cashed out.C4 | None. Play money with no monetary value and no real-money prize opportunity.PN1 | None. No real-money play, no cash prizes and no chips to buy.EP1 |
| Where it runs | Native iPhone and Android apps, plus the same game in any modern browser.C1 | Entirely in the browser on phone, tablet or desktop. Nothing to install.PN1 | Native iPhone and Android apps. Mobile only, with no desktop or browser version.EP3EP4EP2 |
| Accounts | Guests join a friend’s table from the browser without an account. The host needs a free account.C2C3 | No sign-up and no account. Anyone with the room link can join.PN1 | No account needed. Players join with the host’s 4-digit PIN.EP3EP2 |
| Players per table | Up to six.C2 | Up to 10, or 1v1 heads-up.PN1 | Up to 12. Games with 4 or more players need the host on EasyPoker Plus.EP1EP2 |
| Voice and video chat | None built in. Use the call you already have open.C1 | Video and voice built in. Unlimited video chat is listed as a Plus feature.PN1PN2 | Live voice chat built in.EP3EP1 |
| Poker variants | Texas Hold’em.C5 | No-limit Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha Hi and Hi/Lo, with options such as Run it Twice and Rabbit Hunting. Bomb Pot, 7-2 Bounty and Double Board are listed as Plus features.PN1PN2 | Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Short Deck (6+) and Reverse Hold’em. Hold’em is free and unlimited.EP1 |
| When friends aren’t around | Quick Play matchmaking, Sit-n-Go tournaments, daily challenges and a weekly leaderboard.C5 | Public games, the Poker Now Lounge with tables 24 hours a day, Sit & Go and multi-table tournaments, and freerolls.PN1PN5 | Matchmaking seats you with other players instantly, no PIN needed.EP1 |
| Looking back at hands | A coach reviews your hands, decision by decision.C5 | Hand Replay and a full session log download. An unlimited hand history archive and an enhanced replayer are Plus features.PN1PN2 | Poker Passport tracks every move, with hand stats and session results kept over time.EP3EP1 |
| Chips between sessions | One persistent bankroll that carries from game to game.C3 | A session ledger (buy-in and buy-out summary) per game. Clubs keep a live ledger of each player’s balance.PN1PN4 | Chips are unlimited and reset every game, so there is nothing to buy.EP2 |
| Personalisation | The Barn: card backs, seat frames and win effects unlocked with chips won at the table.C4 | Customisation with themes is listed as a Plus feature.PN2 | Advanced customisation is unlocked with the EasyPoker Plus subscription.EP4 |
Where each one leans
- Poker Now is the browser table: nothing to install, no accounts, video built in, up to 10 seats.PN1
- EasyPoker is the phone-only app with voice chat and four variants, where tables of four or more need the host on Plus.EP1EP2
- Cardamoo is the living-room one: the table on a TV with phones as controllers, native apps plus the browser, lessons and a coach, and one bankroll that carries over.C2C1C5C3
The one thing they share
None of the three is gambling. Poker Now describes its chips as play money with no monetary value,PN1 EasyPoker states it has no real-money play, no cash prizes and no chips to buy,EP1 and in Cardamoo chips cannot be bought, moved between players or cashed out.C4 Why that matters →
Put the table on the TV tonight
Free, in your browser or the app. Friends join from their phones with the room code.
Start a poker nightNo account needed to try · free on iPhone, Android and the web
Sources
Each tag above links to the page the statement was taken from. Competitor pages are theirs, not ours, and were last checked in September 2026.
- C1 Cardamoo FAQ: https://cardamoo.com/faq
- C2 Cardamoo, Poker Night: https://cardamoo.com/poker-night
- C3 Cardamoo, Play poker with friends: https://cardamoo.com/play-poker-with-friends
- C4 Cardamoo, Poker without real money: https://cardamoo.com/poker-without-real-money
- C5 Cardamoo home page: https://cardamoo.com/
- PN1 Poker Now home page and FAQ: https://www.pokernow.com/
- PN2 Poker Now Plus subscription page: https://www.pokernow.com/subscription/plus
- PN4 Poker Now Clubs: https://www.pokernow.com/clubs-landing
- PN5 Poker Now, Play with the community: https://www.pokernow.com/play-with-poker-now-community
- EP1 EasyPoker home page and FAQ: https://easy.poker/
- EP2 EasyPoker, Poker Now alternative (EasyPoker’s own comparison page): https://easy.poker/poker-now/
- EP3 Poker with Friends, EasyPoker on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poker-with-friends-easypoker/id1317006618
- EP4 Poker with Friends, EasyPoker on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Easy.Poker