Stake.com on your phone
Stake App
The Stake app in Canada is the Stake.com site installed as an icon: there is no Stake app in the App Store or Google Play, and Stake runs as a progressive web app (PWA) that you add to your iPhone or Android home screen from the mobile browser.
- No store download
- One account on every device
- Casino and sportsbook
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Add Stake to your home screen
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Open Stake.com in your phone browser
Use the Open Stake.com button below. Safari is the browser to use on iPhone, Chrome on Android.
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Open the browser menu
On iPhone open the Share menu. On Android tap the three-dot menu.
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Choose Add to Home Screen
On Android the option reads Add to Home screen or Install app.
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Confirm and sign in
Tap Add, open the new Stake icon, sign in and switch on two-factor authentication.
Stake app at a glance
- Store listing
- None on the App Store or Google Play
- How it installs
- Add to home screen from the mobile browser
- Account
- One Stake.com account on every device
- Products
- Casino and sportsbook
- Money
- CAD through Interac and 21 crypto coins
- Support
- Live chat 24/7
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Is There a Stake App?
This guide is independent and not run by Stake.com. We earn a commission when you register through our links. This page shows how to put Stake on your phone in about a minute, what the mobile version includes and how to keep your account safe on a small screen.

No. Stake does not publish a dedicated iOS or Android app, so every search for a Stake app download ends in the same place: the Stake.com site in your phone browser. What Stake offers instead is a PWA. You open Stake.com in Safari or Chrome, add it to the home screen, and it sits next to your other apps with its own icon and opens full screen.
For you that means one thing in practice: you never visit a store. There is no installer to trust and no store update to wait for, because the site you open is always the current one. It also means that any listing, link or file that claims to be the Stake casino app for Canada does not come from Stake.com. If a page offers you an installer, close it.
Stake App Download on iPhone
On an iPhone the Stake app download is a short job. Open Stake.com in Safari, open the Share menu from Safari’s toolbar, choose Add to Home Screen and tap Add. The Stake icon appears on your home screen, and from then on you open the casino and sportsbook from that icon instead of a browser tab.
The icon is a shortcut to the site, so it holds no separate copy of your account. Keep your login details in a password manager, and sign out if you share the phone.
Problems at sign-in are covered on the Stake login page.
Stake App for Android (No APK)
On Android, open Stake.com in Chrome and tap the three-dot menu. Choose Add to Home screen, or Install app if the menu shows it, and confirm. The icon lands on your home screen like any other app.
There is no Stake APK. Stake publishes no installer file for Android, and the sites that offer a Stake APK or a “Stake app for Android” download are not Stake. Skip the file and add the shortcut instead: it is the real Stake.com, not a copy.
Stake Mobile Features
Everything on desktop works on the phone, because it is the same site. Inside the home-screen icon you get:
- the full lobby, including 6,000+ games and the in-house Stake Originals, covered on the Stake casino games page;
- live casino tables from Evolution, Pragmatic Play Live and Animo Studios;
- the sportsbook with live and pre-match markets, NHL first in ice hockey, explained on the Stake Sportsbook Canada page;
- your wallet, with CAD through Interac and 21 crypto coins, described on Stake deposits and withdrawals;
- the responsible gambling tools, including limits, breaks and self-exclusion;
- live chat, open 24/7.
Stake App Security
A shortcut on your home screen is only as safe as the way you got there. Reach Stake.com through your own bookmark or the button on this page, never through a link in a message or an ad you did not expect. Switch on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app in your account settings, and pick a password that you use nowhere else.
Add a screen lock to your phone, because the icon opens straight into your account. Keep your operating system and browser up to date, since the app runs inside the browser and inherits its security fixes. Avoid public Wi-Fi when you deposit or withdraw. And do not install any file from outside sources that claims to be the Stake app: Stake does not offer one.
Stake App vs Desktop
| Stake on your phone | Stake on desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Opens from | An icon on your home screen | A browser tab or bookmark |
| Store download or update | None | None |
| Account and wallet | The same Stake.com account | The same Stake.com account |
| Products | Casino and sportsbook | Casino and sportsbook |
Stake App Pros and Cons
| Pros | Cons |
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| Nothing to download or update through a store | No dedicated iOS or Android app, so no store listing or app-store notifications |
| One account for casino, sportsbook and wallet | You rely on a browser, so a weak connection affects play |
| Works on iPhone and Android | Installing the shortcut is a manual step |
| Live chat 24/7 from the phone | The exact menu wording differs between browser versions |
Verdict: Stake’s PWA puts the whole site on your phone without a store, and for most players that is enough. If you want an app-store listing with push notifications, Stake does not have one.
For more on the product itself, read the Stake Casino review. To check where Stake.com is available, see is Stake legal in Canada, and for the main page go to Stake Casino Canada.
Gambling is for adults (18+, or the age of majority in your province), and it is entertainment, not income. Set limits before you play, and read the responsible gambling guide for the tools and help lines.
Stake App FAQ
Does Stake have an app?
Stake has no dedicated iOS or Android app. Stake.com works as a progressive web app (PWA) that you add to your phone's home screen from the mobile browser, and it then opens from its own icon like any other app.
Is there a Stake APK for Android?
No. Stake offers no APK, so any file that claims to be the Stake app does not come from Stake.com. Do not install it. On Android you add Stake.com to the home screen from Chrome instead.
Is the Stake app on the App Store or Google Play?
No. Stake is not listed in either store. You use the casino from the mobile browser and the home-screen shortcut, and an app-store listing that carries the Stake name is not the casino.
How do I install Stake on my iPhone?
Open Stake.com in Safari, open the Share menu, choose Add to Home Screen and tap Add. The Stake icon then appears with your other apps.
Can I bet on the NHL from my phone?
Yes. The sportsbook is part of the same Stake.com site, so NHL markets, live betting and cash-out work in the phone browser and from the home-screen icon. Outside Ontario and Alberta, the Stake Sportsbook Canada page explains what is on offer.
Can I deposit with Interac from my phone?
Yes. The Interac step sends you to a third-party page where you pick your bank and approve the payment in your online banking, which works on a phone. Status can take up to 24 hours to show, as on desktop.
Is the Stake mobile web app safe?
Open Stake.com only through your own bookmark or a link you trust, turn on two-factor authentication, use a password you use nowhere else and set limits that fit your budget. Stake.com holds a Curaçao licence, not a Canadian provincial one.
Adding Stake.com to your home screen takes about a minute. Open it through the button, sign in and switch on two-factor authentication.
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