bid72 vs Bridge Scoring Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bid72
Practice bridge bidding with partners, teachers, or coaches. Offers unlimited boards, competitive bidding analysis, and real-time progress tracking. Ideal for all skill levels and bidding systems.
- Partnership practice
- Unlimited bidding boards
- Competitive bidding analysis
- Rated boards
- Real-time progress tracking
- Ranking the Stars feature
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With bid72 you practice your bridge bidding and work on your partnership. The app is ideal to practice bidding with your partner(s), teacher(s) and coach(es) on any level (beginner, club, expert) and fit for any bidding system. The app allows you to reach contracts within the blink of an eye. Download the app and let bid72 be your bridge bidding guide: • with partners of your own choice • with an unlimited number of interesting boards • with competitive (and explained) bidding • with rated boards To spice up your sense of competitiveness bid72 designed Ranking the Stars. After each finished board your progress is measuered and adapted real time. You can subscribe to one of our 2 bid72 subscriptions: 1 month and 1 year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. https://bid72.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Terms-Conditions.pdf
Bridge Scoring Helper
This application assists bridge players with scoring for various game formats like rubber bridge, Chicago, and teams. It features a score calculator, auction recorder, and hand diagram tool to manage game details.
- Score Calculator
- Rubber Bridge Scoring
- Chicago Scoring
- Teams / IMP Scoring
- Score Sheet Tracking
- Auction Recorder
- Hand Diagram
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App Description Bridge Scoring Helper is the essential companion for bridge players at the table. Whether you're playing rubber bridge, Chicago, teams, or running a score sheet, it handles all the scoring so you can focus on the game. Features: - Score Calculator — instantly calculate the score for any contract, vulnerability, and trick count - Rubber Bridge — full above/below-the-line scoring with honours and bonuses - Chicago — four-deal Chicago with automatic vulnerability rotation - Teams / IMP Scoring — head-to-head team scoring with IMP conversion - Score Sheet — track all boards in a session with running NS/EW totals - Auction Recorder — log the full bidding sequence for each board - Opening Lead Tracker — record the opening lead card - Hand Diagram — enter and save the card distribution for each hand Ad-free option available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bridge Scoring Helper at 100% against bid72's 55%. Bridge Scoring Helper also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). bid72's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 86 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price 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. bid72 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Bridge Scoring Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bridge Scoring Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bid72 has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of bid72's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bridge Scoring Helper's.
bid72 ships an update every 5 weeks, Bridge Scoring Helper every 86 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | bid72 | Bridge Scoring Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 86 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bridge72 B.V. | APPMAN AS |
Customer experience
bid72
Bridge Scoring Helper
In-app purchases
bid72
- 1 month subscription$3.991 Month
- 1 year subscription$32.991 Year
- 100 bid points$2.99
- 500 bid points$10.99
- 1000 bid points$18.99
Bridge Scoring Helper
No in-app purchases
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