BridgePad vs Shark Bridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BridgePad
This application simplifies scoring for the card game Bridge. It automates complex point calculations, eliminating the need for manual scoring. Easily add scores for each hand, track game progress, and even customize team names.
- Automated point calculation
- Easy hand score entry
- Undo last entry
- Customizable team names
- Reset game function
- Saves current rubber
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This app is made to score one rubber in Bridge. It is easy to use and replaces pen and paper. In addition the app does all the math behind the points for you and where they go. When the app first starts, it is an empty sheet. By pressing the "Add Score" button you can add the score for one played hand. Choose the side that played, the suit and tricks bid, and how many tricks where made. Also make sure to set whether it was a double bid and if the playing side gets any points for Honors (having four of the top five trump cards, for example). By pressing "Add Score" again the app displays the points accordingly. With the "Undo" button the last entered hand can be removed. Long press on the "We" or "They" gives you the ability to change the names of the teams. This will also be changed in the "Add Score" screen. "Reset Game" deletes the current rubber and gives you a new blank page. Until then, the app saves the current rubber. This app was Stephi Goering's first app ever!
Shark Bridge
Learn and play the card game of bridge with an AI opponent that adjusts to your skill level. Offers unlimited hands, duplicate games, and tournament play, with options for offline or online play. Analyze past competitions and share hands with friends.
- Adjustable AI difficulty
- Unlimited hands
- Duplicate bridge games
- Daily tournaments
- Offline and online play
- Hand analysis
- Import/export hands
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Shark's 5th generation robot can be adjusted from an excellent beginner to a full-scale AI expert player. Shark Bridge offers unlimited hands, duplicate bridge games, and Daily Tournament with MP (%) scoring. Play bridge with friends or practice on your own. Study the hands of your bridge teacher. Play deals online from your library, classroom hands, and generator You can play and review boards with the complete auction and play details from International, North American, and European competitions. Internet is not required, except for Daily Tournaments and the Online Bridge Club. Shark Bridge won the 2014 and 2011 World Bridge Computer Championships. You can email hands to your partner or other bridge friends for discussion if they have Shark or another bridge app capable of opening PBN/LIN files. Share the fun! You can also import bridge deals from your computer disk or the Internet. Shark Bridge features: - Bidding systems: Standard American 5 card major( SAYC or Shark flavor), 2/1 Game Force, Std English Acol (in development) bidding systems. - Duplicate bridge game. - Bridge tournament boards. - Play bridge offline ( no Internet ) or live on the Internet with your friends and foes. - Never wait for a bridge table to fill in; our high-quality robot will play bridge when needed. - Hints and auction analysis are available at any time. Ask the Shark Bridge, and it will help. - Get suggestions when the declarer is on the lead to a trick; Shark will recommend a play strategy. - Open PBN (Portable Bridge Notation) and LIN ( VU-Graph) files from your email. - Choose from regular and 4-color card decks. Bridge Enthusiast In-App purchase ($29.99) upgrade offers: - Play an unlimited number of random deals. - 9 WBF, ACBL, and European bridge tournaments from 2014,2013,2011. - Email bridge hands from your Personal Deal Library. - Basic Online Bridge Play: create, join, and kibitz at any table. - Deal Analysis. - One year free VIP subscription. VIP subscription ($34.99/year) unlocks additional features and services: - Daily tournament with 16 boards; compare your skill with the rest of our VIP members. Study the deals from past competitions. - 32 WBF, ACBL, and European bridge tournaments in recent years, including 2016. More are in the works. - VIP online play: create, join, and kibitz at any table, manage friends, block players, invite players. - Par Contract Calculator. - Personal Deal Library: all saved deals are instantly available to all of your devices. - Advanced Deal Generator. - Classroom hands - Access to The CommonGame hands, via the Classroom hands module - Highest priority for feature requests. Bridge Bidding Systems: Standard American 5-card major( SAYC or Shark flavor), 2/1 Game Force, Acol, and Swedish 5-card major bidding systems, and more are in the works. Each bridge system includes the most popular conventions, and you can further customize it with : 1NT / 2NT range and hand distribution options Gambling 3NT or strong 25+ HCP 3NT Stayman Jacoby and Texas Transfers Weak two Spades, Hearts, Diamonds Strong 2 Clubs Blackwood: 4 Aces / 5 Aces, RKCB, RKC 1430, Exclusion Blackwood Jacoby 2NT Sandwich 2NT Two-way new minor forcing (XY-NT) Leaping Michaels Michaels Cue Bid Maximum Overcall Double Negative Doubles Takeout Doubles Responsive Doubles Support Double Splinter Bids Lebensohl Unusual 2NT Drury DONT Landy Multi Landi BPH The Shark Play bridge engine was designed and programmed by John Norris, an international bridge master and Danish Bridge Champion. Shark robot is the most human-like playing bot; it has been tested against professional players and proved a worthy opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shark Bridge at 73% against BridgePad's 0%. Shark Bridge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). BridgePad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Shark Bridge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BridgePad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shark Bridge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Bridge has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BridgePad's written reviews are positive against 73% of Shark Bridge's.
BridgePad ships an update every 3 weeks, Shark Bridge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BridgePad | Shark Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Goering | The Shark Bridge Company Inc |
Customer experience
BridgePad
Shark Bridge
Bugs and requests
BridgePad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shark Bridge
Reported bugs
2 issues- iPad app keeps quitting when saving hands
- Identical daily hands repeated
Requested features
3 requests- Help files for analysis interruption and interpretation
- Option for standard North American carding
- Show lead card on results page
In-app purchases
BridgePad
No in-app purchases
Shark Bridge
- Bridge Enthusiast$29.99
- Yearly VIP subscription$34.99
Questions
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