Comparison

Bergen Bridge vs Bridge Mentor

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

Head to head
About

Bergen Bridge

Enhance your bridge playing skills with interactive lessons and explanations. This app provides guidance on optimal card play and bidding strategies, helping you become a more formidable opponent. It's designed for all skill levels and requires no internet connection.

Highlights
  • Interactive deal play
  • Explanation of optimal plays
  • Programmed questions for self-assessment
  • Standard American bidding system
  • Offline functionality
  • Expert guidance from Marty Bergen
Features
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This app is perfect for the bridge player who wants to improve his/her playing skills. When you are playing the deal but don’t play or defend perfectly, you will get a message explanation what you should have done. You also have the option to let the program ask you questions about the play. Every bridge player should ask these questions themselves before playing a card. By answering the questions you will learn the best approach. Once you are used to asking yourself these type of questions, you will have made a big step in improving your play and becoming a better opponent. The bidding system is based on Standard American. However, the auction is always provided for you so this program is appropriate for all players. To use the app, no internet connection is needed. About Marty Bergen Marty is a U.S. bridge teacher/player/author. He is a ten-time national champion and ACBL Grand Life Master and World Bridge Federation World International Master. He retired from active competition in 1993 to concentrate on teaching and writing. He was recently voted to be the 22 most influential person in the history of bridge. Marty has been a columnist in the monthly ACBL Bridge Bulletin since 1976. He has also written 69 bridge books; two of which won the ABTA Bridge Book of the Year award. Points Schmoints!: Bergen's Winning Bridge Secrets in 1996 and Declarer Play the Bergen Way in 2005. Wins - North American Bridge Championships (10) - Pan-American Maccabi Games (1) - Cavendish Invitational Teams (1) - Cavendish Invitational Pairs (2) - Goldman Pairs (1) Second-place finishes - North American Bridge Championships (10) - United States Bridge Championships (1) - Cavendish Invitational Teams (1)

About

Bridge Mentor

Practice and improve your bridge game with this app. Play rubber bridge against the computer or duplicate bridge with friends. Features include bidding explanations, hand profiles, and hints for card play.

Highlights
  • Play rubber bridge against computer
  • Play duplicate bridge against friends
  • Learn optimal bidding and play strategies
  • Extensive bridge help guides
  • Explanations of bidding options
  • Hints for card play
  • Convention bids highlighted
Features
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Play rubber bridge against the computer, to test and improve your play. Play duplicate bridge against a friend, or compete against all bridge mentor players. Buy a monthly subscription for unlimited hands plus access to duplicate bridge, for just $0.49 / month. Practice your bridge skills while competing against the computer! Learn optimal bidding and play strategies. Extensive Bridge help guides, including How To Play and a guide to the Standard American bidding system. Includes explanations of all of the bidding options for yourself and your opponents. Shows hand profiles based on everyone's bidding. Provides hints for card play. Convention bids highlighted Bidding conventions highlighted in red to help you understand them. Includes many Standard American conventions, including: Weak Twos Weak Threes Weak Fours Strong Two Clubs Stayman Jacoby Transfers Blackwood Gerber Michaels Negative Doubles Fourth Suit Forcing RONF Also starts with an introduction to the features of the App. Terms of Use: https://bridgementor.app/BridgeMentorTermsOfUse.pdf

Screenshots

Bergen Bridge4 screens
Bridge Mentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bridge Mentor at 4.4 against Bergen Bridge's 2.5. Bridge Mentor also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 26%) and ratings volume (681 vs 17). Bergen Bridge's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Bergen Bridge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bridge Mentor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bridge Mentor holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bridge Mentor has 681 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Bergen Bridge's written reviews are positive against 56% of Bridge Mentor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bergen Bridge ships an update every 5 weeks, Bridge Mentor every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bergen Bridge versus Bridge Mentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBergen BridgeBridge Mentor
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (17 ratings)4.4 (681 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.3% of reviews56.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17681 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel HofstedeEamonn and Ian llc

Customer experience

Bergen Bridge

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.8%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive26.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative63.2%

Bridge Mentor

All ratings676 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Bergen Bridge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bridge Mentor

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App fails to verify subscription despite active payment
  • Repeated App Store connection failures
  • Screen freezes every 6-7 games requiring reinstall
  • Unresponsive technical support
  • Phone reboot does not resolve connection issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More complex bidding conventions (Blackwood, intermediate bids)
  • Better hand information exchange through bidding conversation
  • Universal card symbols instead of English abbreviations
  • Larger, more readable text and UI elements
  • Better instructions and onboarding for new users
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  • Improved AI partner bidding logic

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bergen Bridge

One-time10
  • Beginner 1$8.99
  • Beginner 2$8.99
  • Intermediate 1$8.99
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  • Intermediate 2$8.99
  • Advanced (Play)$8.99
  • Advanced (Defense)$8.99
  • Expert$8.99
  • Bergen Bridge Exercises$8.99
  • Opening$9.99
  • Bid with Bergen 1$9.99
1 purchases

Bridge Mentor

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Hands - Monthly$0.491 Month

Questions

Is Bergen Bridge free?
Bergen Bridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bridge Mentor free?
Bridge Mentor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bergen Bridge or Bridge Mentor?
Bridge Mentor is rated higher. Bergen Bridge averages 2.5 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Bridge Mentor averages 4.4 from 681 ratings.
Do Bergen Bridge or Bridge Mentor have ads?
Neither Bergen Bridge nor Bridge Mentor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bergen Bridge or Bridge Mentor?
Bergen Bridge ships an update every 5 weeks, and Bridge Mentor every 10 days. Most recently, Bergen Bridge was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bridge Mentor on November 6, 2026.

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