So — been using this thing for maybe six months now and it’s basically bookmarked at this point, so thought I’d chuck my thoughts in since a lad on another thread asked me a few days back. I’m based in the UK, generally bet football and racing, nothing mad, so take it how you like.

The reason I started using it was honestly pretty stupid — I never could figure out what an each way return actually came to when the place terms changed. I used to just guess and moan when the payout landed. Now type the odds in first, every time, even the boring singles.

Their single bet calculator is the one I open most — you drop in stake and odds and it shows profit and total return with no faffing, either odds format. It also handles the fiddly ones — doubles and trebles returns, lucky 15s, a yankee, and that’s where most people I know lose track. If you fancy a poke about, it lives at save the student matched betting calculator — free, no signup.

The thing that genuinely changed how I bet is the more serious tools. They’ve got an probability calculator and it makes obvious the overround, and there’s the kelly staking tool — I stick to fractional kelly as the full version is terrifying. The dutch tool is decent if I’m splitting a race.

Couple of gripes. The layout looks a bit basic — zero polish, looks like it was built by someone who cares more about maths than colours. On my phone it’s usable although the acca grid make you pinch and zoom. There’s no proper app, just the site — slight shame but worth saying.

So yeah. Doesn’t cost anything, no ads shoved in your face, works. Anyone who honestly does the maths on paper, give it a go — saves me a fair few dumb bets I’d have regretted.

So — have been messing about with this thing for about a few months now and I keep coming back, so thought I’d say something since a mate asked me a few days back. Am UK based, generally do football and horses, a fiver here and there, for context.

What got me on it was actually a bit daft — I could never get my head round what an each way payout actually came to with 1/5 odds a place. I used to just guess and then be surprised. Now I type the odds in before I place anything, even the boring singles.

Their single bet calculator is the part I open most — type in your stake, the odds and you get returns straight away, fractions or decimals. There’s also the bigger stuff — trebles returns, lucky 15s, yankees, which is where I always mess it up. If you fancy a poke about, it’s over at match calculator — free, no signup.

The thing that really made a difference was the geekier tools. The odds-to-probability calculator and it makes obvious what margin’s baked in, and a kelly criterion calculator — I use half kelly since full stakes are far too aggressive. Dutching calculator gets used a fair bit for when I’m splitting a race.

It’s not perfect mind. The layout feels very functional, let’s say — no frills, which honestly I don’t mind but some will. Phone-wise it’s usable though the acca grid need a bit of scrolling. Also there’s nothing on the app store, just the site — slight shame just flagging it.

Right, that’s me. Costs nowt, not plastered in adverts, works. If you still works out returns on a calculator app, try it — it’s saved me plenty of dumb bets I’d have regretted.

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