Comparison

Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Card Counting Coach

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

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.

Highlights
  • 16+ card counting systems
  • Blackjack basic strategy learning
  • Practice and Beat the Clock modes
  • Stats tracking
  • Dark mode
  • Uncover Mode
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Blackjack Trainer 1014 screens
Card Counting Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackjack Trainer 101 at 4.8 against Card Counting Coach's 4.2. Blackjack Trainer 101 also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 68%) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 106). On price, update cadence, 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. Blackjack Trainer 101 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Card Counting Coach sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Trainer 101 has 6.9K ratings behind it against 106, 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 68% of Card Counting Coach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Card Counting Coach every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blackjack Trainer 101 versus Card Counting Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack Trainer 101Card Counting Coach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better4.2 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6.9K — better106
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB46 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDavid Richmondjustin Ackermann

Customer experience

Blackjack Trainer 101

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

Card Counting Coach

All ratings104 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral15.7%
Negative16.7%

User reviews

Blackjack Trainer 101

From 6.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Crisp and clean design
  • 👍 Excellent for practicing basic strategy
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Customizable game rules
  • 👍 Helpful hints and feedback

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some issues with basic strategy recommendations
  • 🔊 Inability to adjust volume
  • 🔚 Truncated hands after splitting
  • 🔍 Lack of full hand history and dealer's final hand

Card Counting Coach

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Free access to core card counting training features
  • 🎓 Effective learning tool for basic strategy and card counting
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing for ad removal ($3-5)
  • 🎮 Multiple card counting systems available (Hi-Lo, KO, Wong Halves, Zen, KISS)
  • 📱 Convenient on-the-go practice capability

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent app crashes and infinite loading screens
  • 📵 Intrusive ads that interrupt counting practice mid-session
  • ❌ Ads persist even after paying for ad removal
  • ⚠️ App incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • 🔧 Incorrect basic strategy guidance (split rules)

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

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blackjack Trainer 101

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

Card Counting Coach

One-time17
  • 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

Questions

Is Blackjack Trainer 101 free?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Card Counting Coach free?
Card Counting Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Card Counting Coach?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is rated higher. Blackjack Trainer 101 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Card Counting Coach averages 4.2 from 106 ratings.
Do Blackjack Trainer 101 or Card Counting Coach have ads?
Both Blackjack Trainer 101 and Card Counting Coach show ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Card Counting Coach?
Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Card Counting Coach every 10 days. Most recently, Blackjack Trainer 101 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Card Counting Coach on October 25, 2026.

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