Keep track of bets with friends, without the group text
If your crew keeps score in a group chat and a spreadsheet, here is what changes when you keep it in Stevo. Stevo keeps score. It never holds, moves or pays out money.
Side by side
Making a bet
Group text Someone types it in the chat, and it scrolls away.
Stevo The bet is saved, and your friend taps Accept before it counts.
What was said
Group text You scroll back to find the original message.
Stevo The bet is written down once, and both of you saw it before it counted.
Who won the game
Group text Someone checks the score and posts it.
Stevo Bets on real games close on their own, off the final score.
Who won anything else
Group text You compare answers in the chat.
Stevo Each of you reports the result. Matching answers decide it. A mismatch is marked disputed.
The running record
Group text A spreadsheet someone keeps up to date by hand.
Stevo One running record with each friend, and you both see the same one.
A bet during the game
Group text Typing with your thumbs while the play happens.
Stevo Face Off. Say the bet out loud and Stevo writes the slip for you to check.
Poker night RSVPs
Group text A reply-all thread and a headcount.
Stevo I'm in, Maybe or Out, with a waitlist that fills an open seat on its own.
The blind clock
Group text A separate timer app on someone's phone.
Stevo Built in. It moves through your levels on its own.
Season points
Group text Spreadsheet math after every night.
Stevo Added up after every tournament, by field size or by a fixed points table.
Cost
Group text Free.
Stevo Free.
Where the group text still wins
Your crew already uses it. In Stevo, each person you bet with needs the app, and a friend request has to be accepted before you can bet each other. Poker guests are the exception. They can play without an account. If your crew makes one bet a year, the group text is fine.
Moving your crew over
Use the group text you already have. Start a crew in Stevo, drop its 6-character code or invite link in the chat, and make the next bet in the app. Your poker nights can move over the same way. See how a tournament night runs.
Get Stevo
Stevo is free on iPhone and Android, for adults 18 and over.
Questions? The FAQ has the details.