The difference in pricing is small, so your top consideration should be which one fits you best personally.
In any case, all 3 poker tracking programs offer a free 30-day trial versions for download, so you can just install them and see which one you like best. On the other hand, if you just want to test the waters of online poker (beware the sharks ? ), the starting sets of Poker Tracker 4 and Holdem Manager 2 would make more sense. In short, if you plan on a long career in online poker, Poker Copilot is the better deal.
While the small stakes versions of Poker Tracker 4 and Holdem Manager 2 are cheaper at $59.99, their full versions for Holdem cost $99.99 and $159.99 if Omaha is included. With regard to price, Poker Copilot is € 79 for Holdem & Omaha. If you don’t use such tools, then this is not un issue, but otherwise you would be better sticking to the old ways of PT4 and HM2.
On the flip side, Poker Copilot is lean and doesn’t offer additional tools like table selection (there’s no Table Ninja 2 for Poker Copilot).
This makes it a very good option if you play both on Windows and Mac devices – the transition of hand histories is much easier than in PT4 and HM2. Poker Copilot is smaller, faster and doesn’t require installing third party assets like the PostgreSQL database in order to function. The main feature of Poker Copilot is Simplicity It has all the core features of a modern poker tracker – from the rich statistics and data visualization, to the customization options for the HUD. In terms of features, Poker Copilot is quite versatile and can give the other two giants a run for their money. Today all 3 programs support both platforms, but the “quick and light” approach typical for Apple’s products is still recognizable in Poker Copilot. Originally developed only for Mac, Poker Copilot is naturally less known than the popular PC-centric PT4 and HM2. It is an interesting alternative to the dominant Poker Tracker 4 and Hold’em Manager 2. Poker Copilot is a poker HUD and tracker software. A HUD gives you a historical analysis of a player directly on the poker table, helping you in your decisions. Press OK and the HUD should appear within a couple of hands.Comparison: Poker Copilot vs Poker Tracker 4 vs Holdem Manager 2 Many players on ACR use a poker head-up display, or HUD, to help improve their play. (In our example above its Absolute - Mile Hi Ave) When you click on the table name it should be highlighted in blue. (See Screen Below)īefore you press OK, make sure you click on the applicable table in the unattached table’s window. When you let the left mouse button go you should see that it has updated the Window Title and Owner Details. If this happens, drag the red square and drop it and then Holdem Manager will configure itself to accept the table. In some cases you might get the message that no unattached tables can be found. (Not pictured) If the table doesn’t show up right away wait a couple of hands and then try again. Notice how the Window Title and the Owner are now populated with the table details.
If you click and hold down the left mouse button you can drag it to the applicable table, you keep the mouse button held until your over the table and then just let it go and the square will disappear and return to where it was originally. Notice in the picture the red square made up of 4 triangles. In Table Manager go to the Table Menu and then to Table Finder and you should see this screen: If not you can use the Table finder to force it to find the details. Once you’ve played a couple of hands the HUD should start displaying a couple of hands. Drag the red icon over to the table and release it. Select the unattached table from the list. If you get a message saying the HUD cannot find any unattached hands, this means the hands are not importing correctly. If the hands are importing into Holdem Manager (check the reports to make sure they are) and you still don’t see any stats, start the Table Finder. If you are playing in a non-English language it can cause problems too.
The HUD should detect the tables and attach the correct stats to them however, it is possible sites release an update that breaks this process. Ideally you won’t have to use the Table Finder. How do I configure Table Finder to show my HUD?