Comparison

Pig Wheel vs Card Counting Coach

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

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About

Pig Wheel

Experience the thrill of a vertical spinning wheel game with a unique electronic paddle wheel. Bet on numbers and symbols as the wheel slows to reveal your fate. This amusement edition offers a glimpse into potential electronic multi-player table games.

Highlights
  • Electronic paddle wheel simulation
  • Vertical spin for easy viewing
  • Wagering layout integrated with wheel
  • Sequenced lighting for anticipation
  • Bank credits for gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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History of Wheel Games Fate, fortunes and misfortunes, were determined by gaming wheels going back probably over two thousand years. Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortunae was an early symbol of fate. Roman Legion soldiers turned over their chariots and bet on the outcomes of spinning their wheels. Early wheels were paddle wheels and it wasn’t until the late 17th or early 18th century that Roulette (“little wheel”) was introduced. While Roulette did take off across casinos in Europe and the Americas, paddle wheels continue to be played in some casinos. A little gaming wheel knowledge: a paddle wheel is not a roulette wheel, they are quite different. Roulette “wheel” is actually a horizontal bowl into which a ball is flicked, it rotates and sinks as the wheelhead or “top” located in the bowl is spun. The ball drops in the ball track jumping about hitting deflectors until it finally rests in one of the numbered pockets. A paddle wheel is a vertical wheel with numbers and or symbols printed in segments and divided by pins over which a paddle or clapper slaps as the wheel is spun until finally resting on one of the segments. Truly, a paddle wheel is a wheel where Roulette is more a bowl with a top in it. Value of Paddle Wheel Games Paddle wheels display their spin vertically so players can easily observe their selected wagers revolving increasingly slower as the wheel decelerates. Watching their fate as it slowly rises as a possible winner only to have it click, click ….. click – Darn – almost! Our wheels move players who often begin to stand as their luck seems likely – and then, if it passes, they throw themselves into the chair with disappointment. Other games do not provide that level of anticipation, expectation and then……..ah, shucks or YES! Keno merely flashes numbers. Dice are very fast. With cards, while they do have some anticipation as they associate with other cards in a pattern, they do not quite deliver the same level of catharsis. This Edition of Pig Wheel® Pig Wheel is an electronic paddle wheel game similar to that legally wagered in North Dakota with one large exception. The 40 numbers arrayed on the electronic wheel are sequential rather than scattered as they are on the mechanical wheel. This amusement edition provides some notion of what an electronic wheel with an electronic multi-player table would include if the legislature allowed. In order to preserve space, we have set the gaming table or wagering layout over the middle and lower section of the wheel with the upper section of the wheel visible on top. In order to augment the value of anticipation inherent to watching a whole large wheel spin, we sequence lighting up each wagering space on the table as the wheel spins. This allows the ever-slowing spin to show both on the wheel and the wagering layout. As a player, you may bank up as many credits or units as you wish in the Bank & Setup area. You can use a two-digit, hence not too secure, code as an impediment to changing the balance in the bank. Thus, you can have a little competition with others to see who lasts the longest or finishes in a given period of time with the most credits. Selecting where you wish to wager is conducted by tapping on the number, set of numbers or pigs you wish to bet, thereby placing a chip. Continued tapping increases the quantity of chips as indicated by the number shown in the center of each chip. This app allows for all the line and corner and multi-pig bets found in the regulated game. In selecting your numbers, series of numbers or pigs the “win history” shows a wheel diagram with the quantity of hits and the percentage for each segment of the wheel. Aiding in your developing wagering strategies you may create up to 10 multi-wager bet configurations and check how well those configurations perform over the past up to 1,000 spins.

About

Card Counting Coach

Master Blackjack card counting with this app, offering up to 16 systems and various practice modes. Learn basic strategy and track your progress with detailed stats. Features include a new dark mode and an 'Uncover Mode' to test your knowledge.

Highlights
  • 16+ card counting systems
  • Blackjack basic strategy learning
  • Practice and Beat the Clock modes
  • Stats tracking
  • Dark mode
  • Uncover Mode
Features
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Want to learn the basics of counting cards for Blackjack? This app can provide you with up to 16 different counting systems to sharpen your skills. Card Counting Coach is the simplest way to keep your counting skills current or teach you a new system. ALL NEW DARK MODE  NOW REVIEW YOUR STATS IN BEAT THE CLOCK MODE TO VISUALIZE YOUR IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME LEARN BLACKJACK & SYSTEM Read about the counting system you have active in the app while also being able to learn the basics of Blackjack. BASIC STRATEGY Learn and refresh your knowledge of Blackjack Basic Strategy to make sure you are playing your best game at the table. UNCOVER MODE Think you know your basic strategy? Try your hand at this ALL NEW mode that doesn't allow you to view the strategy card till you've guess that spot correctly. PRACTICE MODE Use the Practice mode to get a feel for using the system and keeping a count. Swipe away cards or tap the button of the count to pick the correct count. SWIPE & COUNT MODE Swipe away the cards as fast as you can and try to keep track of the running and true counts. BEAT THE CLOCK MODE Beat the clock! Go to the next card as quick as you can and see how quickly you can count a deck of cards out of an 8 deck shoe. STOPWATCH MODE You can now play without the game resetting and keep watch over your time no matter how fast your session is. DEALT OUT MODE The cards are automatically dealt out for you with the speed increasing each level. Try to keep the count as the cards are dealt. COUNTING SYSTEMS: HiLo HiOpt-I HiOpt-II KO Omega-II Red 7 Zen Count KISS I KISS II KISS III J. Noir Silver Fox Unbalanced Zen2 Revere Point Count Uston Advanced Point Count Canfield Expert To make sure the app is always improving, you can submit issues directly in the app and review their progress as we get them fixed for future updates. Transparency is the best form of communication. Visit the 'About' page or simple 'Shake' your device to create a new Issue Report.

Screenshots

Pig Wheel4 screens
Card Counting Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Counting Coach at Free against Pig Wheel's $0.99. Card Counting Coach also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (106 vs 2). Pig Wheel's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 17). On 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

Card Counting Coach is free to download; Pig Wheel costs $0.99 up front. Card Counting Coach sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Pig Wheel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pig Wheel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Card Counting Coach has 106 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pig Wheel ships an update every 24 months, Card Counting Coach every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pig Wheel versus Card Counting Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPig WheelCard Counting Coach
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.2 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews—67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperGaming Studio, Inc.justin Ackermann

Customer experience

Pig Wheel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Card Counting Coach

All ratings104 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral15.7%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Pig Wheel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Card Counting Coach

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • KO Swipe and Count mode reports incorrect counts despite correct answers
  • Dealt Out mode doesn't recognize correct running counts
  • Red 7 Swipe and Count has no input submission mechanism
  • Basic strategy split rules incorrect for 2s, 3s, and 9s
  • Basic strategy doubling rules incorrect
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  • KISS 1 system doesn't follow official counting rules
  • KISS 3 has reversed red/black deuces
  • Zen Count lists ace as -2 instead of -1
  • Wong Halves swipe down not functional for 9 (-0.5)
  • App crashes on login attempts
  • Infinite loading screen on app startup
  • Ads appear mid-counting even after paid removal
  • App incompatible with iOS 26 latest version
  • Profile data disappears after reinstallation
  • In-app purchase for ad removal fails to load

Requested features

11 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Actual blackjack game mode with bot opponent
  • Customizable card counting systems (modify Hi-Lo values)
  • Practice weaker hands more frequently
  • Pairs/two-card counting option
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  • Built-in stopwatch for speed tracking
  • Adjustable difficulty levels before pro mode
  • True count (TC) calculation explanation
  • Playing Deviation training
  • Faster card animation speeds
  • More sensitive swipe gesture recognition

In-app purchases

None

Pig Wheel

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Card Counting Coach

One-time17
  • KO$0.99
  • Red 7$0.99
  • Halves$0.99
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  • Zen Count$0.99
  • KISS III$0.99
  • K.I.S.S. Pack$0.99
  • HiOpt Pack$0.99
  • Advanced Pack$0.99
  • Revere Point Count$0.99
  • Unbalanced Zen 2$0.99
  • Canfield Expert System$0.99
  • Uston Advanced Point Count$0.99
  • Gentleman's Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads Offer$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Unlock All Counting Systems$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is Pig Wheel free?
Pig Wheel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Counting Coach free?
Card Counting Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pig Wheel or Card Counting Coach?
Pig Wheel is rated higher. Pig Wheel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Card Counting Coach averages 4.2 from 106 ratings.
Do Pig Wheel or Card Counting Coach have ads?
Card Counting Coach shows ads; Pig Wheel does not.
Which is updated more often, Pig Wheel or Card Counting Coach?
Pig Wheel ships an update every 24 months, and Card Counting Coach every 10 days. Most recently, Pig Wheel was updated on October 30, 2026 and Card Counting Coach on October 29, 2026.

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