Questions on betting apps for iPhone and Android

We do not name a winner. On 6 November 2026 two AI assistants named different apps for iPhone and for Android, and those claims are not verified. A fair pick needs the same checks for every app: licence, store listing, payments, safer-gambling tools and features. The AppScore results are Not checked until those facts are read.

That depends on the operator. Some bookmakers rely on a mobile site, according to an AI assistant answer we have not verified. Check the store listing for Ireland first. If no listing exists, use the mobile site only after confirming the operator's licence on the GRAI register.

Use the Irish App Store listing and read the developer name against the licensee on the GRAI register. This site gives no links to files outside the stores and does not advise changing your Apple ID region to find an app. Steps are on the iPhone install page.

Use Google Play. This site links to no APK files and does not advise sideloading. An app installed from a file outside the store skips the store checks, and you cannot tell which version you have. The Android install page lists the steps.

It depends on the app listing. A store listing shows which devices it supports. We have not yet read the listings for tablet support, so the count is Not checked. Check the compatibility field on the listing before you install.

Read the developer name, last update date, minimum iOS or Android version and the privacy label. Match the developer to the licensee on the GRAI register. A listing without a match is a reason to stop and check the licence.

No. A store rating is data from the store, with a date and a storefront. It is not part of AppScore and it says nothing about licence status, limits or payments. This site does not publish its own ratings or user reviews.

Update from the same store you installed from. Do not follow an update link in a message or advert. Reinstalling does not by itself close your account; closing an account is a written request to the operator (s.171). Afterwards, sign in again and check that your limits and notification settings are as you left them.

Install the app from the store on the new phone and sign in. Your account sits with the operator, not in the app. Sign out on the old phone, and set up your limits and notifications again on the new one.

Only if the operator documents it. On 7 November 2026 the operator payment pages are Not checked, so we list no operator as supporting either wallet. Credit cards and e-methods funded by credit cards are banned (s.165). The payments snapshot will show each documented method with a source and a date.

Operators document their own methods. Our closed list counts debit cards (Visa Debit and Mastercard Debit as one item), Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and bank transfer or Open Banking. Credit cards are not a method in Ireland (s.165, in force since 5 February 2026).

Use the notification settings in the phone and the settings inside the app. AppScore gives points to apps that document a way to manage notifications, so the app help page is a source. The notification page gives steps for both phones.