Comparison

Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Learn Poker

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

Head to head
About

Blackjack Trainer 101

This app is a practice tool designed to help users learn and master basic strategy for the card game Blackjack. It offers various training modes and customization options to improve decision-making in different scenarios. While it doesn't simulate a full game, it focuses on teaching optimal play.

Highlights
  • Four learning modes (random, soft, pairs, custom)
  • Customizable house rules (decks, soft 17, doubling, surrender)
  • Skill levels for focused practice
  • Interactive strategy guide
  • Hint button for strategic analysis
  • Left/right-handed layouts
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Blackjack Trainer 101 is a basic strategy trainer. NOTE: This is *not* a Blackjack game, it is a practice aid for learning basic strategy in Blackjack, and it assumes you already are familiar with the basic rules of the game.  Using this app will *not* guarantee winning in real play, but it will help you play the best possible strategies in any situation. Features: • Four learning modes: random hands, soft hands, pairs, and a custom mode: choose any combination of hands to practice (requires paid upgrade). • Customize the house rules: number of decks in the shoe, hit vs. stand on soft 17, doubling rules and surrender • 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 • Hint button shows a strategic analysis of the current hand • 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)

About

Learn Poker

Master the game of poker with this app. Learn rules, study winning strategies, and practice through quizzes, odds calculations, and game simulations. Perfect for beginners looking to understand the game.

Highlights
  • Learn poker rules
  • Study winning strategies
  • Solve quizzes
  • Look up odds
  • Simulate games
Currently charting
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Never played poker before? This app teaches the rules of the game, as well as winning strategies. Study by solving quizzes, looking up odds, and simulating games.

Screenshots

Blackjack Trainer 1014 screens
Learn Poker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blackjack Trainer 101 at Free against Learn Poker's $1.99. Blackjack Trainer 101 also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 55%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). Learn Poker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On 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

Blackjack Trainer 101 is free to download; Learn Poker costs $1.99 up front. Blackjack Trainer 101 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learn Poker 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

Blackjack Trainer 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Trainer 101 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Blackjack Trainer 101's written reviews are positive against 55% of Learn Poker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Learn Poker every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Blackjack Trainer 101 versus Learn Poker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack Trainer 101Learn Poker
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better4.3 (103 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better103
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#80 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDavid RichmondJelle Van den Eynde

Customer experience

Blackjack Trainer 101

All ratings6,766 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews169 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.7%

Learn Poker

All ratings103 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Blackjack Trainer 101

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • Discrepancies in basic strategy recommendations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to play out split hands
  • Ability to adjust volume
  • Inclusion of full hand history and dealer's final hand

Learn Poker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackjack Trainer 101

One-time1
  • BlackJack 101 Upgrade to Pro$2.99
1 purchases

Learn Poker

One-time1
  • Module 4 quizzes$0.99

Questions

Is Blackjack Trainer 101 free?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Poker free?
Learn Poker costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Learn Poker?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is rated higher. Blackjack Trainer 101 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Learn Poker averages 4.3 from 103 ratings.
Do Blackjack Trainer 101 or Learn Poker have ads?
Blackjack Trainer 101 shows ads; Learn Poker does not.
Which is updated more often, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Learn Poker?
Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Learn Poker every 3 days. Most recently, Blackjack Trainer 101 was updated on October 18, 2026 and Learn Poker on October 18, 2026.

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