# BJ Bridge — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of BJ Bridge by Helen Fordred, rated 4.60/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bj-bridge/id1191281979/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bj-bridge/id1191281979.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (10 of 37) ### 4/5 — Bridge&Me *2020-11-13, version 3.3.4* I enjoy using the app before going to bed. It helps me relax and forget about the day and enjoy myself before going to sleep. It’s an enjoyable app and helps me learn how to play bridge much better. ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-03-23, version 3.3.4* Really enjoying this App. I like the fact that it plays the weak NT, transfers, Blackwood etc. Not always happy with partners response, eg over calling a 1NT with a long suit I wouldn’t expect partner to bid another suit with very few points. Minor niggle. It’s very compulsive and filling a gap whilst I my clubs are closed. ### 5/5 — Best app on iPad *2020-03-15, version 3.3.4* I much prefer this to Bridge Baron, even though the latter has many more allowable conventions. BriJPro has a good clean interface. Now if you could just add Multi 2D, Lucas Twos it would be terrific! ### 5/5 — This is helping me and my game. *2020-01-28, version 3.0.1* I’ve not played Bridge for many years but as I’m now caring for my wife who has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for the past 11 years, I’m finding playing this app is helping me keep my mind active and improving my game. The scoring system the app employs is way above my head at the moment but I’m not doing so bad and it’s especially nice to score percentage points even when failing to win the contract! I try not to use the ‘undo’ button unless I’ve pressed the wrong icon but it can be useful in maintaining concentration. A great app I’m happy to recommend. ### 4/5 — Excellent bridge app *2020-01-26, version 3.0.1* It’s difficult to know whether I should give this app 4 or 5 stars. It’s possible to greatly customize the bidding, I can use it to fill any empty moments anywhere or when. Negatively, on my iPhone too often the screen contracts, and I have to close and restart. But, I use it almost every day! ### 5/5 — One of the best bridge apps *2020-01-08, version 3.0.1* This is one of the best bridge apps I have tried. It’s The only one I have stayed with. It has so many features and options and it is very easy to play. Their technical support is second to none. I emailed them early one morning and had a reply with a temporary fix within minutes and a full fix by the end of the day. This app also has the potential of being even greater in future if a wider range of preset games can be loaded up. Maybe you can purchase say ALL the exercises from the English Bridge Union Books. Well done to the developers. ### 5/5 — Very useful and easy to use *2019-08-11, version 3.0.1* A great help in understanding the game better and an easy way to practice hands. I love the way you can input your own hands, those that I have played elsewhere and wish to see if I could have played them better. Encompasses the main conventions and seems to be pretty reliable. A great asset. ### 5/5 — Your app *2019-05-10, version 3.0.1* Thank you love using your app. ### 4/5 — Great App *2019-04-04, version 2.6.1* Apart from being able to play and practice for free I love to able to download my duplicate boards and replay them to learn from my mistakes - both bidding and playing. ### 4/5 — V useful learning tool *2019-01-06, version 2.6.1* After years of playing slightly reluctant bridge with people much better than me I was fed up with glazing over at their post hand analyses. This has massively accelerated my understanding of the game and all those slightly boring but necessary bidding conventions. A real help. Some of the bidding is a bit iffy, but as a learning tool it’s terrific. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very temperamental *2025-04-13, version 4.2.2* There seems to have been an update a few weeks ago. Now shuffle and anything else isn’t working. I love this game, but it’s no use like this. ### 1/5 — Broken with latest update *2025-04-04, version 4.2.2* Was enjoying this app but the latest update is forcing me to accept tracking and personalised ads. Despite giving the appearance of allowing me to manage my choices, anything other than full acceptance of all tracking leads to repeated demands to accept ads. Presume this is a bug, rather than intentional. Please fix. ### 1/5 — Money back please *2024-01-18, version 4.1.1* I left a review last week where I explained I was unable to play after bidding completed. Helen kindly emailed me shortly after asking for more info & offering to help. I was impressed. I emailed back. Several times. I’ve heard nothing since. Very frustrating. I want to get my money back but no response to that request either. ### 1/5 — Unfair trade practices *2021-05-11, version 4.1* I, and many others, paid for the Pro version of this app. It was a good app, too. Then the developer changed it to a subscription app with no warning and no chance for us who paid for it to keep it as it was. So they simply took our money and pocketed it. That just isn’t right by any stretch of the imagination. Now they want more money to restore what we had already paid for. Shame, shame. I hope Apple looks into this. ### 2/5 — Good app marred by poor play *2021-01-14, version 3.4* This is a decent app with many attractive features. However the level of play, defence and bidding is far below others in the field. If the developer could concentrate on improving the bridge engine, this app would be a world beater. ### 2/5 — Not very good *2020-08-19, version 3.3.4* Bidding tips are useful up to a point but the robot opponents are really not up to a good standard of play. BBO is far superior and NoFearBridge a much better learning tool. ### 3/5 — Too few display options *2025-12-14, version 4.2.2* Cards are always sorted high to low. I play the opposite. Weird colors, like yellow for diamonds. Never seen yellow diamonds or green clubs in my life. Don”t need points display, I can count since age 4. Omar Sharif bridge has MUCH better display and options. ### 4/5 — Very good with some bugs *2025-07-10, version 4.2.2* Very good app that allows multiple players play duplicate bridge together and easy to review etc. However, it has a few bugs: 1. Doesn’t work when there is no wifi. 2 Doesn’t work when 3 people tries to connect. Only 1 or 2 people can connect and play. ### 4/5 — IOS 17 Seems to Have Broken This? *2023-09-21, version 4.1.1* Good app, but it’s stopped working on both my iPhone and iPad since iOS 17. ### 4/5 — Love it *2022-01-27, version 4.1* My main grumble is accidentally touching the corner shuffle button. It would be great if it’s action were protected by a confirmation pop up. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent practice app *2025-02-13, version 4.1.1* This is a great app for practicing both bidding and play. The duplicate approach with robots playing your bidding plus a full robot bid is a great idea. One addition that would be appreciated is to see the bidding on the full robot hand and the play on both other hands. ### 5/5 — Bridge *2025-02-01, version 4.1.1* I am a beginner. I reviewed several programs and this was the best one I found. However, I would not have found this app unless someone showed me this. Is does not show up when you put a search in the app store for bridge, ### 5/5 — Excellent bridge app *2024-03-24, version 4.1.1* It’s difficult to know whether I should give this app 4 or 5 stars. It’s possible to greatly customize the bidding, I can use it to fill any empty moments anywhere or when, as the Internet isn’t required. I use it almost every day! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-04-25, version 4.1.1* Brilliant bridge app. Simple to use and very good bidding and play hints. Using the app has definitely improved my bidding and play. ### 5/5 — best Bridge app *2020-09-22, version 3.3.4* Easy to use. Lots of good tips and options. Really helpful regarding bidding, play and defence. There’s no point in trying any other app - this is the best. ### 5/5 — Ideal for Modern ACOL players. John *2020-08-11, version 3.3.4* The Pro version is easily adaptable to Modern ACOL and easy to use. Lots of tips and reminders. Well done. John Hants UK. ### 5/5 — Really Enjoy This App *2020-06-08, version 3.3.4* This is a very enjoyable app on which to play bridge, and I especially like the ability to replay a hand, allowing you to improve your game or learn from your mistakes. ### 5/5 — BrijPro as a learning tool for a beginner *2020-05-27, version 3.3.4* During Coronavirus lockdown I have played my bridge online at a very rapid pace for a beginner. I have used BrijPro to replay the boards to verify whether the correct contract was played and card play maximised the tricks taken. This has highlighted mistakes made by my partner and I or the opposition. Once I have entered a board manually into BrijPro I can replay it as often as necessary until techniques new to me are clearly understood and added to my repertoire. I frequently revise from my saved boards. BrijPro is particularly good for saving instructive boards. ### 5/5 — Great app for club players *2020-05-14, version 3.3.4* This has been a life-saver in lockdown. Love the ability to fine-tune bidding and hints on playing the cards. For a Bridge addict it is superb. ### 5/5 — Great bridge App *2020-05-01, version 3.3.4* Finally I have found a bridge App that works really well. Having played Oxford Bridge on my computer for years I have been disappointed by the lack of good bridge Apps for my iPad. This one works! The system can be changed, hands can be viewed and there are plenty of hints to help with learning how to play. I am looking forward to trying out more of the features and experimenting with different conventions. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-08.*