# Blackjack Masters - Play 21 — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of Blackjack Masters by F5 Games, rated 4.40/5 from 287 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackjack-masters-play-21/id1482780331/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackjack-masters-play-21/id1482780331.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 174 · 4★ 73 · 3★ 26 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Blackjack Masters? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay and smooth mechanics - 📱 No ads or intrusive monetization - 📚 Built-in card counting and basic strategy guides - 🎮 Simple, intuitive, and easy-to-use interface - 🎯 Excellent for learning and practicing blackjack - 💰 Ability to play for free without mandatory purchases - 🎨 Nice graphics and satisfying animations - 🔄 Multiple game options (splits, double downs, splits after splits) - 👁️ Toggle-able strategy and count display for self-testing **Cons** - 🎲 Algorithm appears biased against player winning - 🎰 Dealer wins disproportionately more than statistically realistic - 📵 Audio override issue interrupts other phone audio - 🤔 Questionable randomness in card dealing - 💸 Designed to encourage chip purchases through unfair odds - 🃏 Dealer rarely busts despite drawing multiple cards - ⚠️ Suspicious hand patterns when player is winning **Commonly reported bugs** - Audio override bug interrupts music and podcasts - Non-random card dealing algorithm - Dealer blackjack appears at 10:1 ratio instead of realistic odds - Hitting on 12 consistently results in 10-value cards - Dealer draws 5-6 cards without busting unrealistically often **Most requested features** - Ability to toggle strategy/count display mid-game without leaving - Multiplayer mode with computer opponents for casino realism - Background music/ambiance with on/off toggle - Adjustable card dealing speed - More detailed card counting tutorials and styles - Customizable game rules and settings - Ability to hide strategy suggestions for practice mode - Single deck option explanation (more multi-deck games) ## Newest reviews (16 of 69) ### 4/5 — Basic Simple *2026-06-30* Good way to learn basic strategy ### 4/5 — Great game *2026-03-10, version 1.4.7* Good to play ### 4/5 — Stay sharp *2025-12-08, version 1.4.7* Helps me stay sharp an focused a great learning aid for beginners ### 4/5 — Good game, audio override is annoying *2025-06-03* I like everything about this game except the fact that it stops whatever else I’m listening to on my phone when I open the app **Developer response:** Thanks for the review, and your feedback about the audio issue. We have just released a new update (version 1.4.6) that should fix this problem and let you listen to your own music while you play. Give it a shot, and let us know what you think. Thanks for playing! ### 4/5 — Fun app. *2024-09-26, version 1.3.1* Great and fun app ### 4/5 — Really good, fast mechanics, good algorithm *2024-08-23, version 1.3.1* This is a really good app compared to a lot of Blackjack apps I have played. The animations are satisfying and fast and the algorithm seems to be pretty much fair. The strategy guide and account makes it really easy to make fast progress with learning basic strategy. ### 5/5 — Good stuff *2024-07-23* Better than other three games I’ve downloaded and no adds ### 5/5 — Good training! *2024-07-22* Good practice and definitely helps master the art of counting. I really like having the ability to turn the card count off and being able to tap to see it to verify your count. ### 5/5 — Good enough *2024-07-22* The game is a good distraction but the algorithm feels weighted away from a good chance to win evenly. **Developer response:** I'm sorry you have had a rough stretch of cards.  We use a highly respected shuffling algorithm called the Fisher Yate's Shuffle that results in a fair and valid deck for playing Blackjack. We also provide each of our players with nearly 1,000 chips a day through free bonuses and daily missions. Thanks for playing. ### 5/5 — Fun fun fun *2024-07-08, version 1.3.1* I love ❤️ this game!!! ### 5/5 — Great blackjack game *2024-05-22* This game is great. For counting cards and for game play. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Fun game *2024-03-06* I enjoy this game just don’t get greedy 🤞🏿 ### 5/5 — For money *2023-09-27* Good game ### 5/5 — Great! *2023-06-09* This is a realistic, fun, Black Jack game AND its without ads!! It plays fast and is mostly true to casino play. It does allow you to split aces but, unlike a casino, it also allows you to hit after the split. If you want to be strictly casino rules, just stand after the split. This is one of the best games out there. Nice graphics, fast, allows splits, double downs, double downs after splits, splits after splits, and no ads. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — good game *2023-05-13, version 1.3.0* nice ### 5/5 — Best blackjack game *2023-04-05, version 1.3.0* No!!! Ads!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rigged but fun *2026-01-04, version 1.4.7* It’s definitely a fast paced app which I like, but 100% rigged. Do not buy chips just play for fun. ### 1/5 — Ho hummm :-/ *2023-04-29, version 1.3.0* Prickish how ou can earn chips without paying, if I can’t use it then I might as well delete it! ### 1/5 — App is not truly random *2022-01-20* App is not a truly random deal. Example - if you draw 17 against dealer 5 and stand dealer draws 18. So on for drawing 18, 19 etc. dealer rarely ever busts even drawing up to 5-cards! You will never be afforded that kind of luck. Its also a guarantee that if you hit on 12 you will draw a 10 every time!!! Dealer also draws blackjack at about a 10:1 ratio. I really wanted to like this game but its very unfair and makes the game more frustrating than fun. ### 2/5 — Rigged *2025-12-09, version 1.4.7* This black jack game is rigged. The dealer never busts when showing a bust card (4,5 or 6) and pulls out a 20 or 21 every time. ### 2/5 — Play but don’t expect to win. *2022-09-19, version 1.3.0* This app cheats like crazy, you see the card flipping and it’s just 1 higher than your hand. If you start winning it will give you bad hands until your out of chips. It’s just trying to get you to buy the chips they sell. Very exasperating game. ### 2/5 — Game is rigged. Cool for beginner card counters. *2022-02-16* Decided to pick this up for some practice and noticed the dealer with way too many suspicious hands. Noticed some other reviews also mention it so I know I’m not crazy. But on the other hand it is perfect for counting cards as you can hide the count and tap it to show it to make sure you’re keeping the count right. But you won’t win anything because the game is rigged. ### 2/5 — Chips *2021-09-06, version 1.2.2* Just need more chips ### 2/5 — Has issues *2021-03-26* I’ve played blackjack for years and tend to do well (I know when to walk away). This app’s algorithm is designed to make sure players don’t win consistently even when the count is in their favor. After playing over the course of 2 weeks I tracked the ratio of “21” hands dealt. The CPU comes out on top 2.85 To 1 for the user. I understand that it’s a business and they want you to buy chips, but the algorithm they employ is anything but realistic. ### 3/5 — Not random *2024-02-29* The game is not random. After running hands though a simulator the dealer is winning 2.7 to 2.8 more times than they should. Always but on 12s and dealer gets blackjack 1/10. They will drawn 5 to 6 cards and not bust a lot. Make it random please. Add the feature to turn on the count mid game. ### 3/5 — Its a descent blackjack game *2022-03-06* I wish they would go more in depth about the different styles of card counting. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best BJ app *2026-06-10, version 1.4.7* Great app ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-05-24, version 1.4.7* Great game ### 5/5 — What’s up *2026-03-20, version 1.4.7* It’s cool ### 5/5 — Great *2026-01-17, version 1.4.7* Good game ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-10-15* Thanks for fixing the audio override bug! **Developer response:** Thanks for the review, and your feedback about the audio issue. We have just released a new update (version 1.4.6) that should fix this problem and let you listen to your own music while you play. Give it a shot, and let us know what you think. Thanks for playing! ### 5/5 — Not bad *2025-05-08, version 1.4.4* It’s ok ### 5/5 — Great *2024-12-13, version 1.4.1* Game works really good no ads really simple to use ### 5/5 — I’m always playing bj on the go *2024-11-04* This app is one of the better ones out there. I Would recommend it to any person who likes playing blackjack. ### 5/5 — Great app *2024-09-14* Great app and shows current count. One of only a few 21 apps I like. ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-09-08, version 1.3.1* No ads and it displays strategy and count --- *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 2026-08-30.*