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Paddy Power app for Irish customers: what the licence and store listings show
Paddy Power is a candidate, licence to be confirmed. The working list names PPB Counterparty Services Limited and GRAI-1003-RB-26-0001, issued 11 August 2026, a licensee shared with Betfair. Licence status, store versions and AppScore v1 are Not checked. We did not test the service; this page uses public documents.
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Licence passport
One licensee, two trading names: the working list gives Betfair and Paddy Power under one entry. Match the number on the register before you rely on either name. See licensee and trading name.
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| Item | Working-list value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Paddy Power | Candidate |
| Licensee | PPB Counterparty Services Limited | Not checked |
| Licence number | GRAI-1003-RB-26-0001 | Not checked |
| Licence type | RB (remote betting) | Not checked |
| Issue date | 11 August 2026 | Not checked |
| Expiry date | Read it from the register entry | Not checked |
| Trading names | Paddy Power; Betfair (shared licensee) | Not checked |
| Licence status | No result yet | Not checked |
In short: A shared licensee means one register entry covers both brands.
Checking claims about ratings and Irish markets
Assistants said Paddy Power has a very high iOS rating with a large number of reviews. They also cited Irish-friendly markets, including racing and GAA.
| Claim | Our treatment | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Very high iOS rating | Store data: figure, date and storefront; no average until legal advice | Not checked |
| Large number of reviews | Store data, recorded with the same date | Not checked |
| Irish-friendly markets | Outside AppScore, which skips markets | Not scored |
| Good app experience | No test was run; no verdict | Not scored |
Read more in does a high store rating make an app better.
In short: A rating is store data, not our opinion.
Store listings: App Store and Google Play
The App Store listing for Ireland is read first, because assistants quoted its rating. Then the Google Play listing is matched to the same developer name.
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| Item | App Store (IE) | Google Play (IE) |
|---|---|---|
| Listing found | Not checked | Not checked |
| Developer name | Not checked | Not checked |
| Version | Not checked | Not checked |
| Last update | Not checked | Not checked |
| Minimum OS | Not checked | Not checked |
| Size | Not checked | Not checked |
| Age label | Not checked | Not checked |
| Privacy section | App Privacy: Not checked | Data safety: Not checked |
In short: Eight fields per store, none read yet. See reading a store listing.
Safer-gambling controls
Controls are read from Paddy Power's help pages for Ireland. The aspect page gives the in-app route, see limits and time-outs for Paddy Power.
- Deposit limit: Not checked
- Time limit or reminder: Not checked
- Time-out: Not checked
- Self-exclusion: Not checked
- Link to help: Not checked
In short: Five checkable controls, 30 points in all.
Payments
Payments are read from the operator's own page. A method counts only when the page names it for Ireland.
- Debit card (Visa Debit and Mastercard Debit as one entry): Not checked
- Apple Pay: Not checked
- Google Pay: Not checked
- PayPal: Not checked
- Bank transfer or Open Banking: Not checked
In short: Closed list of five; other wallets do not score.
Features
Streaming, cash out, bet builder and notification controls are read from the operator's rules. Where the rules are silent, the cell will say so.
- Live streaming: Not checked
- Cash out: Not checked
- Bet builder: Not checked
- Notification controls: Not checked
In short: Four features, 10 points in all.
How we score
No AppScore v1 line exists for Paddy Power yet. The gate, the six criteria and the weights are published in the method.
Strengths and weaknesses will be listed by criterion, each with a date. Today both lists are empty.
In short: Empty lists beat invented ones.
What we did not check
- Betfair products on the shared licence: outside this page.
- Promotions and specials: we publish no offers.
- Service quality: no account, no bets.
- Withdrawal speed: Not checked.
In short: Shared licence does not mean shared apps; each listing is read separately.
Operator link
No operator link is attached in this build. If one is added, it appears once, at the end of the page, under the label Ad.
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How we checked
Prepared from the compliance brief, the assistant answers in the site brief and the AppScore v1 formula. No store page, register entry or help page has been opened for this version.
What changed
7 November 2026: page created with every data field marked Not checked.
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