BridgeAssistantLite vs Big Deal Bridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BridgeAssistantLite
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This app facilitates the organisation of bridge games for 4, 8 or 12 players playing by pair or individually, and score keeping. It is a simplified version of the BridgeAssistant app.
Big Deal Bridge
Recreate tournament bridge hands with innovative card recognition technology. Deal hands face down using your iPhone's camera and compare your scores to actual tournament results. Offers practice play for beginners and the ability to deal any hand record file for clubs.
- Recreate tournament hands
- Card recognition technology
- Deal hands using iPhone camera
- Compare scores to tournament results
- Instant Contract feature for practice
- Deal PBN hand record files
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Play duplicate bridge in person with real cards, using hands from actual tournaments. Four players at a table with a deck of cards, the way bridge was meant to be played! No bots, no online play. One iPhone deals and keeps score. Hold each card up to the iPhone’s selfie camera and Big Deal tells you which player gets it. When the bidding and play are done, enter your result and compare your score with the actual tournament results. Matchpoint scoring finally answers the age-old question, “Was that a good result?” New to bridge? Instant Contract assigns a contract to each hand, so you can go straight to the play while you’re still learning to bid. You can also deal any hand record in Portable Bridge Notation (PBN) format, such as club games or tournament hands you find online. Small clubs can even use Big Deal as a low-cost dealing machine. Your first event is free. Subscribe for unlimited play of our ever-growing library. Download Big Deal Bridge today and bring the tournament experience home! Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bigdealbridge.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BridgeAssistantLite at none against Big Deal Bridge's 2. BridgeAssistantLite also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Big Deal Bridge's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 17 months). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Big Deal Bridge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BridgeAssistantLite asks for nothing beyond the download.
BridgeAssistantLite ships an update every 17 months, Big Deal Bridge every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BridgeAssistantLite | Big Deal Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacques Mouysset | Big Deal Bridge LLC |
In-app purchases
BridgeAssistantLite
No in-app purchases
Big Deal Bridge
- Monthly$5.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year
Questions
Is BridgeAssistantLite free?
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