Comparison

SmartPref Pro vs myPreferans

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

Head to head
About

SmartPref Pro

Learn, practice, and play the card game Preferans against bots or friends. Offers a free version with essential features and a premium subscription for advanced options like online play and custom rules. Suitable for all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Single player bot game
  • Learn Preferans with a short course
  • Preferans puzzles (Misere of the Day)
  • Advanced convention settings
  • Online play with friends or bots
  • Public ratings and leaderboards
Features
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Single player bot game does not require internet and remains free. Advanced convention settings and online game with friends or pro-bots is provided with a free trial period. Never played Preferans but want to learn? Do you play well but would you like to play better? Are you playing like a pro and want some real competition? Smartpref Pro is suitable for everyone who is interested in Preferans. Practice, or play with your friends over the Internet! This is what you get for free: * Game practice * Short course on Preferans * Misere of the Day - collection of preferans puzzles * User-friendly interface * Balanced bot algorithm Advanced features of Smartpref Pro - flexible settings for the conventions of Sochi, Leningrad or Rostov, two, three or four players, a wide selection of playing decks, including Atlasnie and German, play online with friends or pro-bots, public ratings, leaders board and much more is available by subscription with a free trial period of 3 days. IRGS rating: 18+

About

myPreferans

Experience a classic Balkan trick-taking card game on your devices. Master bidding, bluffing, and trick-counting with intelligent AI opponents and authentic rules. Enjoy a traditional score sheet and customizable game visuals.

Highlights
  • Authentic Serbian and Croatian rules
  • Advanced AI opponents with Monte Carlo simulations
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Traditional paper-style score sheet
  • Customizable card and table visuals
  • Cross-device play (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Preferans is the classic three-player trick-taking card game of the Balkans — a game of bidding, bluffing, and careful trick-counting played in kafanas and living rooms for generations. Also known in English as "Preference," it's part of the same card-game family as Whist and Bridge, but with its own bidding ladder, its own contracts, and its own traditional paper score sheet. This app brings the full tradition to iPhone, iPad, and Mac — authentic rules, beautiful cards, and opponents smart enough to make every hand count. REAL RULES, YOUR CHOICE OF TRADITION Play by Serbian rules or Croatian rules — the same contracts and scoring, with the direction of play and terminology switching automatically with your chosen language, or set it yourself in Settings. Every contract is here, from a cautious 2-of-spades all the way up to Sans (no trump) and Betl (misère), with kontra, rekontra, subkontra, and mortkontra doubling, refa, and the traditional "kapa" (hat) when a player's score runs out. OPPONENTS THAT ACTUALLY PLAY Forget bots that play at random. Each opponent runs Monte Carlo simulation layered with trained neural networks for bidding, whist decisions, kontra, and betl and sans declarations — real game-AI techniques, tuned specifically for Preferans. Four difficulty levels are available for each seat, so you can sit a beginner across from an expert, or challenge two experts at once. Turn on Aggressive Bidding if you want a livelier, riskier table. WATCH THE BOTS THINK New to the game, or just curious how a hand should be played? Switch to Watch Bots mode and spectate two AI opponents at full strength, with a live panel showing exactly what each bot considered — plus a full reasoning log for every deal. A REAL SCORE SHEET No abstract point totals — a proper paper-style score sheet for every match, with the traditional pool, penalty, and soup columns, refa marks, and a crossed-out hat when someone climbs back out from under it. Write off an unfinished match at any time and keep the result. BUILT LIKE A REAL DECK Gorgeous, custom double-headed court cards, a felt table, and satisfying dealing and shuffling animations and sound — or turn it all off for a faster, quieter game. PLAY YOUR WAY - iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one app, on every device - English, Serbian (Cyrillic and Latin), and Croatian - Resume an interrupted match exactly where you left off - Share a full match transcript when a hand looks worth a second look New to Preferans? The in-app rules guide explains bidding, the talon, whist, and scoring in plain language, tailored to whichever rule set you're playing.

Screenshots

SmartPref Pro4 screens
myPreferans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: myPreferans at none against SmartPref Pro's shown. myPreferans also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). SmartPref Pro's advantage is ratings volume (247 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. SmartPref Pro sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and myPreferans sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

myPreferans holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartPref Pro has 247 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SmartPref Pro versus myPreferans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartPref PromyPreferans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (247 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings247 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSmartPref OUMiroslav Perovic

Customer experience

SmartPref Pro

All ratings247 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral11.3%
Negative19.7%

myPreferans

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartPref Pro

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Statistics reset after update
  • Game freezes after draw
  • Card display glitches
  • Frequent crashes
  • Game interruptions/freezing
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  • Settings reset
  • Russian language missing after reinstall
  • Paid version broken without WiFi
  • Game not starting
  • Unrealistic deal generation
  • Bots see all cards
  • Learning mode not working
  • Paid version reverts to free without internet
  • Game crashes on распасах
  • Animation is jerky
  • Card dragging is difficult
  • Tap detection issues
  • Random number generator is bad
  • Bullet length not fixed
  • Cannot change password
  • Paid version not purchasable

Requested features

9 requests
  • Option to buy without subscription
  • Single purchase option
  • Translate chat between languages
  • Easier way to add players to private tables
  • Add Serbian/Greek variants
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  • Extend game time or get more lives by winning
  • Fix paid version to work offline
  • Fix bug with Russian language after reinstall
  • Make chat translate to English from Russian and vice versa

myPreferans

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

SmartPref Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Conventions, Decks, Online3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Conventions, Decks, Online3 Days trial$17.996 Months
One-time5
  • Small Credits Pack$2.99
  • Medium Credits Pack$4.99
  • 450 Energy$6.99
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  • Large Credits Pack$12.99
  • Premium Credits Pack$24.99
1 purchases

myPreferans

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is SmartPref Pro free?
SmartPref Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is myPreferans free?
myPreferans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SmartPref Pro or myPreferans?
myPreferans is rated higher. SmartPref Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 247 ratings, while myPreferans averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SmartPref Pro or myPreferans have ads?
SmartPref Pro shows ads; myPreferans does not.
Which is updated more often, SmartPref Pro or myPreferans?
SmartPref Pro ships an update weekly, and myPreferans weekly. Most recently, SmartPref Pro was updated on October 20, 2026 and myPreferans on October 1, 2026.

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