Planning Poker for agile teams
The only Planning Poker tool you'll ever need. Unlimited players, permanent rooms, custom scales, and real-time collaboration. All free, no registration required 👻.
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How It Works
Get started with Planning Poker in four simple steps and streamline your agile estimation workflow.
Create a Room
Start a session with one click. Customize your voting experience.
Invite Your Team
Share the room URL. Team members can join instantly from any device.
Vote on Stories
Present stories and vote simultaneously. Cards stay hidden until everyone votes.
Reach Consensus
Reveal votes, discuss differences, and reach consensus on estimates.
Pricing
Start for free with full access to all features. A membership option is available to support development and unlock exclusive perks.
Free
- Unlimited players
- Unlimited voting sessions and rooms
- Permanent room URLs
- Session history
- Custom scales
- Real-time updates
- Mobile responsive
- No ads or tracking
Member
- Everything in Free
- Priority support
- Feature requests
- Preview Beta features
- Download reports
- Monthly digest
- MCP server
- Back the app to make it better for everyone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Planning Poker and how Spooky Planning makes agile estimation simple and effective.
What is Planning Poker?
Planning Poker or Scrum Poker is a collaborative estimation technique used by agile teams to estimate the effort required for user stories and tasks. Team members use cards with numbers to vote on complexity, promoting discussion and consensus-building for more accurate sprint planning.
How do Planning Poker rooms work?
A Planning Poker room is your team's virtual space for estimation sessions. Create a room, share the permanent URL, and start voting on user stories. After each round, you'll see the average, agreement level, and other metrics to help set the final estimate in your project management tool. Rooms support unlimited players and stay active for future sessions.
What voting scales are available?
We support multiple voting scales, including the popular Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…), T‑shirt sizes (XS, S, M, L, XL), Powers of Two, and more. Choose the one that best fits your team's estimation style and project needs, or use Spooky Planning's exclusive feature to create and edit your own scales!
Why should agile teams use Planning Poker?
Planning Poker promotes transparency, reduces estimation bias, and ensures all team members contribute to the estimation process. It helps teams gain shared understanding of work complexity and makes sprint planning more accurate and collaborative.
How does it improve team collaboration?
By having everyone vote simultaneously and then discuss their reasoning, Planning Poker encourages open dialogue and knowledge sharing. Team members can challenge assumptions, share insights, and learn from each other's perspectives, leading to better estimates and stronger team alignment.
What can I estimate with Planning Poker?
You can estimate any work item: user stories, technical tasks, bug fixes, epics, or research spikes. Planning Poker works for any item that needs effort estimation for planning purposes, making it versatile for different types of agile work.
How does Planning Poker reduce estimation bias?
By having everyone vote anonymously first, Planning Poker prevents anchoring bias where early estimates influence others. The discussion phase allows team members to challenge assumptions and share different perspectives, leading to more balanced and accurate estimates. Spooky Planning offers an exclusive Hidden Keyboard feature, letting presenters share their screen without revealing their vote.
When should teams use Planning Poker?
Use Planning Poker during sprint planning, backlog refinement, or whenever you need to estimate work items. It's most effective when the whole team participates and you have user stories that need effort estimation before committing to a sprint.
What browsers and devices are supported?
Spooky Planning works on all modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) and is fully responsive on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. No app installation required - it works directly in your browser.
Is my data safe?
Yes, your data security and privacy are our top priorities. We do not track or collect your personal information beyond what is necessary for service functionality. We only collect anonymous metrics regarding overall website usage to improve our service. Registration is not required to fully use the platform, and if you do create an account, you can request deletion of all your information at any time. Our servers are hosted in Finland with Hetzner, a trusted European provider, ensuring compliance with strict EU data protection regulations. We maintain transparent history of all changes and updates in our Changelog.
Why is Spooky Planning the best tool for Planning Poker?
Spooky Planning stands out as the ultimate Planning Poker tool because free accounts get the full experience: unlimited players, sessions, and rooms, plus permanent URLs, session history, and even exclusive features like editable scales and the Hidden Keyboard (so presenters can share their screen without revealing their vote).
There's no setup hassle, no ads, no email registration required, and no core feature locked behind a paywall. While other tools charge $30+ a month for stripped‑down versions, Spooky Planning gives agile teams everything they need for estimation, with an optional membership for extras like priority support, feature requests, and beta access.
Is Planning Poker really effective?
Yes! Studies show that Planning Poker consistently produces more accurate estimates than individual estimation or traditional group discussions. The combination of independent thinking followed by collaborative discussion leverages collective intelligence while minimizing cognitive biases.
Haugen, N. C., & Moløkken‑Østvold, K. (2006). An empirical study of using Planning Poker for user story estimation. In AGILE 2006 (AGILE’06 Conference) (pp. 23‑31). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AGILE.2006.16