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OK — been using this thing for maybe four months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d chuck my thoughts in since someone asked me last week. I’m in the UK, mainly bet football and racing, small stakes, for context.
How I found it was honestly embarrassing — I never could figure out what an each way payout actually was with 1/5 odds a place. Basically I’d guess and get a shock. These days I type the odds in first, every time, even a straight one-selection punt.
Their single bet calculator is the part I use most — you put in stake and odds and it spits out profit and total return instantly, fractional or decimal, doesn’t matter. There’s also the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15 and lucky 63, yankees, and that’s where I always got it wrong. If you want a look, it’s here [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/trixie]trixie betting calculator[/url] and there’s no login wall, which I appreciated.
One thing that genuinely changed how I bet is the geekier tools. There’s an probability calculator which shows you the overround, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly because full kelly is terrifying. The dutch tool is decent when I’m spreading across selections.
Couple of gripes. Its design feels very functional, let’s say — not much polish, it’s clearly function over form. Phone-wise it’s fine though the lucky 63 breakdown need a bit of scrolling. There’s nothing on the app store, it’s a website and that’s it — doesn’t bother me but worth saying.
So yeah. Free, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone even now adds it up in their head, try it — saved me a load of dumb bets I’d have regretted.
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Right — have been messing about with this thing for something like five months now and it’s stuck on my phone, reckon I’d write something up since someone asked me last week. I’m in the UK, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, for context.
How I found it was actually embarrassing — I could never figure out what an each way return would be with 1/5 odds a place. I’d just guess and then be surprised. Now I stick my stake in first, every time, even a simple single bet.
Their single bet calculator tool is the bit I’m on daily — type in the price and your stake and it shows profit and total return instantly, fractions or decimals. There’s also the fiddly ones — trebles returns, a lucky 15, a yankee, which is where most people I know got it wrong. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at [url=https://single-calculator.com/bet-calculator/patent]how to work out a patent bet[/url] and it’s free with no account nonsense.
One thing that actually made a difference is the nerdier tools. They’ve got an odds-to-probability converter which shows you what margin’s baked in, and a kelly staking calculator — I use half kelly since full stakes are terrifying. The dutch tool is handy too if I’m covering two or three runners.
It’s not perfect mind. The design is very functional, let’s say — zero frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. On my phone it works although the bigger tables need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s nothing on the app store, just the site — fine by me just flagging it.
Anyway. Costs nowt, no ads shoved in your face, works. If anyone even now does the maths on paper, give it a go — saved me plenty of “wait, that’s it?” moments.
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