BJ Bridge vs Lazy Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BJ Bridge
Learn and play duplicate bridge with customizable bidding systems and conventions. Connect with other players, create your own deals, and analyze hands from club websites. Offers options for beginners and experienced players alike.
- Learn and improve bridge skills
- Connect with other players
- Customizable bidding systems (SAYC, Acol, Benji Acol)
- Extensive convention options
- Create and load custom deals
- Analyze hands from club websites
- Convention Card wizard
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Learn bridge as a novice or improve your bridge as a seasoned player. Connect up with other duplicate bridge players. In-app purchases let you upgrade to the Pro version with a full choice of advanced bidding features. Optionally subscribe to remove ads. Use the "Upgrade" button in the HELP panel to access these subscriptions. Unlimited random deals are free. Download hands and double dummy results from your club’s BridgeWebs website. [Use option "Load"; then "Web search to find deals"; find your your club site; go to your results page; touch the "Hands" tab, then touch "Download as Pbn"]. Or use the preloaded CLUB-SESSION-SAMPLES to compare you play with actual results of a club session. Create your own deals [Use option "Load"; then "New Manual Deal" or "Amend Manual Deal"]. This app offers a choice of Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC), simplified Acol (EBU) system for beginners or Benji Acol. For any Pro bidding style, choose optional conventions: 5-card majors, Benji weak and strong twos, ELH two-suited overcall, ASPTRO 1NT defence or Landy 1NT defence, Roman Key Card Blackwood, standard Blackwood, Gerber, Quantitative 4NT, Baron 3C ‘Normal’ Stayman or Puppet, Stayman, Jacoby 2NT 1-suit support, Truscott 2NT 1-suit doubled support, Ogust responses, Inverted minors, Unassuming Cue Bid, Splinter, Strong jump overcall, Weak take-out choices. There is also a choice of weak or strong 2-level opening bids for each suit, selection of preferred high card point ranges for weak or strong 1NT and 2NT bids and control of ‘bidding aggression level’ during contested auctions. **Note for BEGINNERS and improvers: turn off any convention you do not recognise and set "aggression" to low. You will find the bidding easier to follow! Experienced players can make full use of the Convention Card wizard. If you find any problem or have queries / suggestions, please email Helen at bjsoftware42@gmail.com
Lazy Solitaire
This solitaire game is designed for effortless one-handed play. Easily adjust for right or left-handed use and choose between 1 or 3 card draws for a comfortable gaming experience.
- One-handed play design
- Left and right-handed modes
- 1 or 3 card draw options
- Easy card reachability
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The simple solitaire app designed for one-handed play. Easily switch between right and left handed modes, play 1 or 3 card draw, and always be able to reach cards with your thumb.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lazy Solitaire at none against BJ Bridge's 3. Lazy Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). BJ Bridge's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 4). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. BJ Bridge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Lazy Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lazy Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJ Bridge has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of BJ Bridge's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lazy Solitaire's.
BJ Bridge ships an update every 2 months, Lazy Solitaire daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BJ Bridge | Lazy Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Helen Fordred | Katherine Root |
Customer experience
BJ Bridge
Lazy Solitaire
In-app purchases
BJ Bridge
- Pro Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$0.491 Month
- Ads Free Subscription$0.492 Months
- Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$4.491 Year
Lazy Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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