I’ve been working with agile teams for years, and every Planning Poker session had the same problems:
too many logins, slow interfaces, ads everywhere, or tools that feel like they were built in 2009.
Would love your thoughts – especially around UX, technical improvements, and integrations you’d actually use.
Happy to get roasted; that’s why I’m posting here.
Hey HN,
I’ve been working with agile teams for years, and every Planning Poker session had the same problems: too many logins, slow interfaces, ads everywhere, or tools that feel like they were built in 2009.
So I built my own: https://scrumpoker-online.de
No signup, no ads, no tracking, no “premium tiers.” Just open the link, create a room in 1 second, and start estimating.
Why I built it
Planning Poker should be:
fast
frictionless
lightweight
and accessible for any team (remote or not)
Most tools overcomplicate something that should take 10 minutes of a sprint.
What it offers
Create a room instantly, share a link, start estimating
Works for remote teams without onboarding
Mobile-friendly
No user accounts
No cookies / no trackers
Super clean UI
Absolutely free
Bonus: I also built a comparison of the best Planning Poker tools
While researching, I tested all major tools and wrote a breakdown here: https://scrumpoker-online.de/en/best-planning-poker-tools
(If you're curious how mine stacks up.)
What’s next
I’m collecting feedback and planning to add:
optional room history
integrations (Jira, GitHub issues)
real-time anonymity mode
a public API for custom workflows
Would love your thoughts – especially around UX, technical improvements, and integrations you’d actually use. Happy to get roasted; that’s why I’m posting here.
Thanks for checking it out!
What is scrum poker?