Comparison

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer vs Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

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

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About

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer

Master Blackjack strategy with this dedicated trainer. Practice various hand combinations, learn optimal moves with an integrated guide, and customize game rules to match casino conditions. Focus on difficult hands like pairs and soft hands, with options for left or right-handed play.

Highlights
  • Basic strategy trainer
  • Customizable rule configurations
  • Strategy guide
  • Practice specific hand types (pairs, soft hands)
  • Custom hands training mode
  • Left/right-handed layouts
  • Tracks player statistics
Features
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BlackJack 101 is a basic strategy trainer for the game of Blackjack. This is *not* a Blackjack game. It deals hands and lets you practice choosing the best strategy. It has an easy-to-use strategy guide that shows the correct move for every combination of hands. Blackjack 101 allows you to adjust the playing rules to match conditions commonly found in casinos, including the number of decks in the shoe, the dealer's action on a soft 17, doubling rules, and surrender. It also allows you to focus your training on the trickier hands: pairs and soft hands. Plus it has both a left- and right-handed layout, to make it easy to play with one hand or two. Introducing a new feature: Custom Hands training mode. in this mode you can choose any combination of player hands and dealer up-cards to practice. Only want to practice soft hands against a dealer's 6? No problem. Or practice soft 14s-16s vs. any dealer card? Easy. Or get fancy and practice a hard 15 or 16, soft 13 or a pair of 4's vs. any dealer card over 5. Any combo you can imagine. Features: - Four learning modes: random hands, soft hands, pairs, and a new Custom mode: choose any combination of hands to practice. - Skill levels: Higher levels concentrate your training on the harder-to-memorize hands - Strategy guide shows all the best moves and highlights the strategy for the current hand and dealer card - Left-handed and right-handed playing layouts - Many different rule configurations (1-4 decks, dealer hits/stays on soft 17, double after split, early/late surrender) - Keeps track of your stats: hands played, choices made, and percent of correct guesses

About

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

Master blackjack's basic strategy with this game. Learn the optimal moves (Hit, Stand, Double Down, Split) based on your cards and the dealer's. Compete on leaderboards and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Basic strategy training
  • Optimal move guidance (Hit, Stand, Double Down, Split)
  • Basic strategy table display
  • Leaderboard integration
  • Achievements system
  • Casino game simulation
Features
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Want to improve your blackjack skills? Make a big killing in your next casino trip? This is a game to train you to be proficient in the basic strategy table of blackjack. This strategy is the most important thing that you should know about blackjack before playing. Following the table will give you the best move (Hit, Stand, Double Down or Split) statistically, given you do not have any knowledge on the distribution of the rest of the cards in the decks. The strategy is only based on the dealer's card and your cards in a round. You will not need to count or memorize cards (Counting cards or memorizing cards will be a more advanced strategy). Inside the app, there is a "Show Strategy Table" button which shows the basic strategy table. We also have added a leaderboard and some achievements in the Play Center, so play hard and try to be the number one among your friends or in the world! This basic strategy is for the most common settings you will find in casinos - 4-6 decks of cards, dealer stands on soft 17, double allowed after split. There are variations to this basic strategy, depending on the number of decks used, whether the dealer hits or stands on a soft 17, and whether double down is allowed after split or not, whether surrender is allowed or not, etc. If this app is popular, we will definitely include these variations in the next update. The free version will have ads popping up from time to time. The in-app purchase of the app will disable the ads. Hit! Stand! Double Down! Split! Hope you would enjoy this game!

Screenshots

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer4 screens
Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer at 95% against Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's 20%. BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice is free to download; BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer costs $2.99 up front. Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer has 884 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer's written reviews are positive against 20% of Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer ships an update every 3 months, Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer versus Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackJack 101 Pro TrainerBlackjack Basic Strategy Practice
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (884 ratings) — better2.0 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings884 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDavid RichmondKBIC International Ltd

Customer experience

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer

All ratings884 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews100 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

All ratings15 ratings
Positive26.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to import/create custom practice hand lists
  • Option to view the dealer's hand after making a decision
  • Horizontal/landscape mode for better visibility

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

One-time1
  • Ad Free Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer free?
BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice free?
Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice?
BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer is rated higher. BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 884 ratings, while Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice averages 2.0 from 15 ratings.
Do BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice have ads?
Neither BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer nor Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice?
BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice every 9 months. Most recently, BlackJack 101 Pro Trainer was updated on September 26, 2026 and Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice on September 3, 2026.

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