Comparison

BridgeBoost vs bid72

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BridgeBoost

Features
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Boost your Bridge-game at home with BridgeBoost: a unique and very friendly tool for all bridge players: young and old, beginner and expert. Experience it for 130 free deals. After that it only will cost €0,02 each deal. You can buy deals inside the app and if you have questions about that please send a mail to info@bridgeBoost.net. The app assists you during the bidding-phase and calculates results using the method of your choice. The tablet in the middle of the table replaces the bidding boxes. BridgeBoost prevents you to make mistakes like underbidding. After finishing your games you can always look back and see what went wrong. It will improve your game and partnership. BridgeBoost offers several calculating methods. Homebridge: random games with 4 people, each score compensated depending on the hand power. Percentage: prepared boards with 4 people, a percentage is registered depending on the score. Team, Patton, Board a Match: contests played on two tables. The scores on both tables are automatically transported between the two tablets so you see immediately which team has won.

About

bid72

Practice bridge bidding with partners, teachers, or coaches. Offers unlimited boards, competitive bidding analysis, and real-time progress tracking. Ideal for all skill levels and bidding systems.

Highlights
  • Partnership practice
  • Unlimited bidding boards
  • Competitive bidding analysis
  • Rated boards
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • Ranking the Stars feature
Features
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With bid72 you practice your bridge bidding and work on your partnership. The app is ideal to practice bidding with your partner(s), teacher(s) and coach(es) on any level (beginner, club, expert) and fit for any bidding system. The app allows you to reach contracts within the blink of an eye. Download the app and let bid72 be your bridge bidding guide: • with partners of your own choice • with an unlimited number of interesting boards • with competitive (and explained) bidding • with rated boards To spice up your sense of competitiveness bid72 designed Ranking the Stars. After each finished board your progress is measuered and adapted real time. You can subscribe to one of our 2 bid72 subscriptions: 1 month and 1 year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. https://bid72.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Terms-Conditions.pdf

Screenshots

BridgeBoost2 screens
bid724 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BridgeBoost at 8.0 against bid72's 12.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BridgeBoost sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and bid72 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BridgeBoost versus bid72: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBridgeBoostbid72
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPT Cebes IndonesiaBridge72 B.V.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BridgeBoost

One-time4
  • Bridgeboost 500 boards package$9.99
  • Bridgeboost 1000 boards package$18.99
  • Bridgeboost 2500 boards package$41.99
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  • Bridgeboost 5000 boards package$74.99
5 purchases

bid72

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
  • 1 year subscription$32.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 bid points$2.99
  • 500 bid points$10.99
  • 1000 bid points$18.99

Questions

Is BridgeBoost free?
BridgeBoost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bid72 free?
bid72 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BridgeBoost or bid72 have ads?
Neither BridgeBoost nor bid72 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BridgeBoost or bid72?
BridgeBoost ships an update every 5 weeks, and bid72 every 5 weeks. Most recently, BridgeBoost was updated on October 3, 2026 and bid72 on October 4, 2026.

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