Comparison

Shark Bridge vs Bridge

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

Learn and practice Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC) bridge bidding and card play. Get instant feedback and detailed explanations on every question. Track your progress with saved results and category breakdowns.

Highlights
  • SAYC Opening Bids training
  • Responding to 1NT module
  • Reverse Bidding practice
  • Card Play techniques
  • Bridge Scoring calculator
  • Instant feedback and explanations
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Bridge Trainer is a comprehensive training app for Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC) bridge players. Whether you are learning the fundamentals or sharpening your competitive skills, Bridge Trainer gives you structured practice with instant feedback and detailed explanations on every question. TRAINING MODULES Bidding SAYC Opening Bids — 5-card majors, strong notrump, weak twos Responding to 1NT — Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, game invitations Reverse Bidding — Power reverses and how responder should react Weak Two Bids — Preemptive openings and responding Free Bids — Negative doubles, free raises, and cuebids in competition Response After Takeout Double — Raises, redoubles, and penalty doubles Transfers to Minors — Transfer to clubs or diamonds after a 1NT opening Conventions Checkback Stayman — Find major suit fits after a 1NT rebid Michaels and Unusual 2NT — Two-suited overcalls and responses Inverted Minors — Strong single raise of 1 Club or 1 Diamond Bergen Raises and Jacoby 2NT — Bergen raises and game-forcing raises over 1 Heart or 1 Spade Card Play Suit Combinations — Direct finesses, safety plays, and the hold-up Opening Leads — Sequences, fourth best, active versus passive strategy "Is it a Forcing Bid? - Master the critical distinction between forcing and non-forcing bids "Third Hand Play" module for defensive skill-building. Bridge Scoring — Calculate duplicate scores including slams and doubled contracts HOW IT WORKS Each module presents real bridge hands with multiple choice questions. Submit your answer and instantly see whether you were right, along with a clear explanation of the bidding or play logic. Every module links to BridgeBum for deeper reading on the topic. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Your results are saved locally on your device. The Statistics screen shows your overall accuracy, a breakdown by category across Bidding, Card Play and Conventions, and your completion progress for every module. Bridge Trainer is free, contains no ads, and requires no account or login.

Screenshots

Shark Bridge4 screens
Bridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shark Bridge at 72% against Bridge's 0%. Shark Bridge also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). Bridge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Shark Bridge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Bridge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shark Bridge holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Bridge has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Shark Bridge's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bridge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shark Bridge ships an update fortnightly, Bridge weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shark Bridge versus Bridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShark BridgeBridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better1.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Shark Bridge Company IncAvi Berger

Customer experience

Shark Bridge

All ratings1,157 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.2%

Bridge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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

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
None

Bridge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shark Bridge free?
Shark Bridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bridge free?
Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shark Bridge or Bridge?
Shark Bridge is rated higher. Shark Bridge averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Bridge averages 1.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Shark Bridge or Bridge have ads?
Neither Shark Bridge nor Bridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shark Bridge or Bridge?
Shark Bridge ships an update fortnightly, and Bridge weekly. Most recently, Shark Bridge was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bridge on September 7, 2026.

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