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SkillsTruth - A tool to cheat at any Skillz-based game.

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A tool to cheat at any Skillz-based game.

SkillzTruth

A proof of concept demonstrating how easy it is to cheat on Skillz apps.

Download SkillzTruth App

The App

The tool runs on a Windows machine that is connected to the same network as your iPhone. Unfortunately, there is a bit of setup required to get things working.

This app allows you to do the following in any Skillz-based game:

  • Modify your game score to whatever value you want.
  • Makes you a chat moderator.
  • Allows you to ban any user from the app.
Download SkillzTruth App View Source

Getting Started

Here is a step-by-step video on how to get started.


About Skillz

Skillz is a public company traded on the NYSE. They are incredibly dishonest towards their customers. Their business model is fraudulent.
Here's why:

Not eSports; Gambling

Skillz promotes itself as an eSports company. They claim that their games are skill-based. They are not. They are gambling.

Analysis of player win/loss ratios clearly shows that all players win roughly 50% of games, regardless of their "skill". That's not an eSport. That's a slot machine.

The average win rate for a brand new player is 56%. The average win rate for the best players is 53%. Skill has almost nothing to do with the outcomes.

Rampant Cheating

Skills claims to utilize "state-of-the-art security protocols and advanced quantitative analytics" to combat cheating. The truth is that they employ almost no technical safeguards to prevent cheating. Instead they rely on the same technique used by Vegas casinos to prevent cheaters: they remove players that win too often from their platform. The only reason that this is a reliable mechanism for catching cheaters is because their games are chance-based and not skill-based like they claim.

Nobody Wins Money

You can never win more money than you've paid. If you somehow do, Skillz will suspend your account when you attempt to withdraw. They'll say you were cheating. And they'll be correct because there is no other way to ever consistently win on their games of chance.

Creating Addicts

Unlike a gambling company, Skillz offers no guidance to their users about gambling addiction. Their products are creating gambling addicts. Worse, they are profitting off those addictions.

Made by Brian Hamachek.
I'm sorry, but I cannot offer any sort of support if you have issues using the tool.

LEGAL NOTICE: This tool was created as a proof of concept demonstrating weaknesses within the Skillz platform and APIS. It has been released for educational and public awareness purposes. Use of this tool could be seen as a violation of various terms of service you have agreed upon. Nobody involved with the creation of this tool takes any responsibility for your actions using it. This tool is provided as-is, without any expressed or implied warranties or guaranties. Please ensure that you use this tool only in a legal way. Don't do anything stupid. Don't cheat other users. Enough said. Thank you.


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