Card Counting Coach vs Play Pasur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 16+ card counting systems
- Blackjack basic strategy learning
- Practice and Beat the Clock modes
- Stats tracking
- Dark mode
- Uncover Mode
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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.
Play Pasur
Experience the classic Persian fishing card game on your mobile device. Play live with friends or practice against AI opponents. Enjoy quick games with familiar rules and track your progress.
- Play live with friends
- Practice against AI
- Asynchronous turn-based play
- Visual rule lessons
- Score tracking
- Table reactions and voice messages
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Pâsur is the classic Persian fishing card game, built for quick games with friends or practice against smart computer opponents. Play live when everyone is online, or take turns asynchronously when life gets busy. The iPhone app connects to the same games as playpasur.com, so you can start on the web and continue on your phone. • Play friends with shareable invites • Keep games moving with turn notifications • Practice solo against multiple bot difficulties • Learn the rules with visual lessons • Track wins, streaks, and high scores • Use table reactions and voice messages during friendly games Pâsur uses the familiar sum-to-11 capture rules, sur scoring, jacks, queens, kings, and club-count bonuses. Whether you grew up playing or are learning for the first time, it gives you a clean table, fast turns, and the feel of a real card game in your pocket. Download Pâsur and start a table with a friend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Play Pasur at 5.0 against Card Counting Coach's 4.2. Play Pasur also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). Card Counting Coach's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Card Counting Coach sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Play Pasur asks for nothing beyond the download.
Play Pasur 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. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Card Counting Coach's written reviews are positive against 100% of Play Pasur's.
Card Counting Coach ships an update every 10 days, Play Pasur every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Counting Coach | Play Pasur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | justin Ackermann | Willow Glen Equity LLC |
Customer experience
Card Counting Coach
Play Pasur
Bugs and 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
Play Pasur
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Counting Coach
- 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
Play Pasur
No in-app purchases
Questions
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