Comparison

Shark Bridge vs Bridge Score Keeper

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

Head to head
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.

About

Bridge Score Keeper

Effortlessly track scores for four-player bridge games without manual calculations. Offers advanced features like score adjustment, detailed statistics, and round history. Play offline with full functionality and enjoy a clean, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Automatic score calculation
  • Contract bridge and IMPs scoring
  • Round statistics and history
  • Score adjustment feature
  • Offline functionality
  • Save and share results
  • Recycle game settings
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The easy way to calculate scores! Use the app for free to see if you like it. FEATURES ◆ Choose Contract Bridge or IMP scoring ◆ For iPhone and iPad (synchronized) ◆ Unique option: Score Adjustment ◆ Statistics after each round ◆ Save played rounds ◆ Quick start for regular players ('Recycle') ◆ Use offline ◆ No ads and no selling of data ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▶ SCORE ADJUSTMENT (option) The Score Adjustment option ensures that a high score does not necessarily depend on being dealt a strong hand by chance. With this setting, the app calculates a so-called target score for the leader on each board. This target score is an approximation of the score the declarer should achieve, based on the points, suits, and number of trumps in their hand. After each board, the target score is subtracted from the actual score. ▶ STATISTICS After closing a round, a range of statistics is presented, including how often each player was declarer, which suits were played, the distribution of final bids, and more. ▶ RECYCLE Choose Recycle to instantly start a new game with the same players, scoring method, and score adjustment settings — perfect for players who regularly play together. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, REQUESTS? https://www.bridgescore.app/questions/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ PRIVACY POLICY https://www.bridgescore.app/privacy-statement/ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Shark Bridge4 screens
Bridge Score Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shark Bridge at 4.6 against Bridge Score Keeper's 4.2. Shark Bridge also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Shark Bridge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Bridge Score Keeper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shark Bridge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Bridge has 1.2K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Shark Bridge's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bridge Score Keeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shark Bridge ships an update every 2 weeks, Bridge Score Keeper every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shark Bridge versus Bridge Score Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShark BridgeBridge Score Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Shark Bridge Company IncHermelijn B.V.

Customer experience

Shark Bridge

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

Bridge Score Keeper

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and 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

Bridge Score Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shark Bridge

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

Bridge Score Keeper

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month$1.991 Month
  • 1 year$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Shark Bridge free?
Shark Bridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bridge Score Keeper free?
Bridge Score Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shark Bridge or Bridge Score Keeper?
Shark Bridge is rated higher. Shark Bridge averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Bridge Score Keeper averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Shark Bridge or Bridge Score Keeper have ads?
Neither Shark Bridge nor Bridge Score Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shark Bridge or Bridge Score Keeper?
Shark Bridge ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bridge Score Keeper every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shark Bridge was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bridge Score Keeper on October 21, 2026.

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