Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Blackjack Pure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
Blackjack Pure
Enjoy a classic card game experience without interruptions. This application offers a pure, ad-free way to play Blackjack, allowing you to customize game rules to match your preferences or casino standards. Play anywhere, anytime, even offline.
- Ad-free experience
- Customizable game rules
- Offline play
- Adjustable payouts
- Preset game modes
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It's just Blackjack, just for fun. Ad-Free. Customizable rules. Works offline, even in airplane mode. It's hard to finds a pure Blackjack game that is not shoving ads in your face or trying to get you to buy chips for real money. As a blackjack enthusiast, I made the game I wanted to play. I hope you enjoy it too! Blackjack Pure lets YOU set the rules with options for Stand on Soft 17, Double After Split, Surrender, Re-splitting Aces, and 3:2 or 6:5 Blackjack Payout. You can set up and play your preferred Blackjack game or try one of the dozens of presets matching the tables at your favorite Vegas casino. Perfect for those wanting to practice their strategy! No internet is required! You can play anywhere, anytime. Blackjack Pure even works in airplane mode. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blackjack Pure at none against Blackjack Trainer 101's shown. Blackjack Pure also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Blackjack Trainer 101's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 60%) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 348). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Blackjack Trainer 101 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blackjack Pure sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blackjack Trainer 101 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Trainer 101 has 6.9K ratings behind it against 348, 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 60% of Blackjack Pure's.
Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Blackjack Pure every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackjack Trainer 101 | Blackjack Pure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) — better | 4.6 (348 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 348 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Richmond | Tenth Letter Made LLC |
Customer experience
Blackjack Trainer 101
Blackjack Pure
User reviews
Blackjack Trainer 101
From 6.9K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Blackjack Pure
From 348 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 No annoying ads
- 🚀 Smooth and fast gameplay
- 💡 Free to play with no paywall
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Offers coaching as a paid service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Dealer has consistently strong hands
- 🐛 Long load times
- 🐛 Buggy gameplay (splitting issues)
- 🐛 Play again button placement issue
- 🐛 Minimum bet is too low
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
Blackjack Pure
Reported bugs
8 issues- Dealer has perfect 21s frequently
- Dealer gets double face cards back to back
- Cannot split pairs sometimes, even with sufficient funds
- Not offered opportunity to play split ace hands
- Play again button overlaps with hit button
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- Blank screen issue
- Game crashes and won't reopen
- Reverts to base bet when changing bet, losing winnings
Requested features
9 requests- Add animations and sound effects
- Add optional sound ticks/clicky sounds
- Add doubling down after splitting hand
- Add a speed setting
- Clarify shuffle warning (last hand from deck)
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- Add an insurance option
- Add a way to save game progress
- Change background color to green
- Increase card size
In-app purchases
Blackjack Trainer 101
- BlackJack 101 Upgrade to Pro$2.99
Blackjack Pure
- High Roller Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- High Roller Subscription$49.991 Year
- Tip - Level White$0.99
- Tip - Level Red$1.99
- Tip - Level Blue$4.99
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- Tip - Level Gray$9.99
- Tip - Level Green$19.99
- Tip - Level Orange$49.99
- Tip - Level Black$99.99
Questions
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