The Best Free Poker Tools in 2026 (Equity, ICM, Trainer, Tracker)

Most "free poker tools" are landing pages for paid software. Here are the ones that are actually free and actually useful.

Equity calculators

Compute hand vs hand and hand vs range equity. Essential for studying spots away from the table. The Balnceo equity calculator handles ranges, dead cards and multiway pots in the browser — no install, no signup.

Settle-up calculators

If you run home games, you need a way to compute the minimum number of payments to settle the night. Balnceo's settle-up tool does this with a graph algorithm — usually 2–3 transfers instead of 6+.

Decision trainers

Practice +EV decisions on real spots — preflop opens, 3-bet/fold spots, river bluff catches. The Balnceo decision trainer drills these without you having to fire up a solver.

Bankroll trackers

A bankroll tracker is the single highest-ROI free tool, period. It costs nothing to log a session and pays out for years. Balnceo's Free plan covers unlimited sessions, multi-currency, live rooms and analytics forever.

What to skip (in 2026)

• Heads-up displays (HUDs) unless you grind online cash for hours daily — they're banned on most major sites now anyway.
• "AI" tipsters that promise +EV picks. They're either marketing for a paid product or lying about results.
• Spreadsheets for tracking. You will stop using it. The honest move is a real tracker.

The two-tool stack

For 90% of players, a free equity calculator + a free bankroll tracker covers everything you need. Add a decision trainer for off-table study. That's it. Save the money you'd spend on subscriptions and put it in your bankroll.