Comparison

Master's Bridge vs Shark Bridge

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

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About

Master's Bridge

This app offers a comprehensive bridge card game experience with multiple scoring and play options. It supports various bidding systems and conventions, allowing players to practice and refine their skills.

Highlights
  • Multiple play options (Rubber, Swiss Team, Practice, Chicago)
  • Supports 2 over 1 and Standard American bidding
  • Extensive list of bidding conventions
  • Rubber bridge scoring
  • Swiss Team 7 hand format
  • Chicago scoring
Features
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2 over 1 or Standard American bidding systems. Four play options: (1) Rubber bridge scoring. (2) Swiss Team 7 hand format. (3) Practice mode. (4) Chicago scoring with 4 hand rounds. Bidding conventions: Stayman, Puppet Stayman, Transfers, Michaels, Unusual NT, Sandwich NT, Jacoby 2 NT, Texas Transfers, Blackwood, Modified Hamilton, DocFox, Drury, Response Doubles, New Minor Forcing, OGUST, Gambling 3 NT, 4th Suit Forcing, Inverted Minor, Flip-Flop, Smolen.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Unlimited hands
  • Duplicate bridge games
  • Daily tournaments
  • Offline and online play
  • Hand analysis
  • Import/export hands
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Master's Bridge4 screens
Shark Bridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shark Bridge at Free against Master's Bridge's $4.99. Shark Bridge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 11). Master's Bridge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shark Bridge is free to download; Master's Bridge costs $4.99 up front. Shark Bridge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Master's Bridge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shark Bridge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Bridge has 1.2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Master's Bridge's written reviews are positive against 73% of Shark Bridge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master's Bridge ships an update every 6 weeks, Shark Bridge every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Master's Bridge versus Shark Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster's BridgeShark Bridge
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.813.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB164 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKen FoxThe Shark Bridge Company Inc

Customer experience

Master's Bridge

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Shark Bridge

All ratings1,159 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Master's Bridge

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

None

Master's Bridge

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shark Bridge

One-time2
  • Bridge Enthusiast$29.99
  • Yearly VIP subscription$34.99

Questions

Is Master's Bridge free?
Master's Bridge costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shark Bridge free?
Shark Bridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Master's Bridge or Shark Bridge?
Shark Bridge is rated higher. Master's Bridge averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Shark Bridge averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Master's Bridge or Shark Bridge have ads?
Neither Master's Bridge nor Shark Bridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Master's Bridge or Shark Bridge?
Master's Bridge ships an update every 6 weeks, and Shark Bridge every 2 weeks. Most recently, Master's Bridge was updated on October 25, 2026 and Shark Bridge on October 25, 2026.

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