Comparison

Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

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

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 Trainer 1014 screens
Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackjack Trainer 101 at 93% against Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's 20%. Blackjack Trainer 101 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice 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 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Trainer 101 has 6.8K ratings behind it against 15, 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 20% of Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Blackjack Trainer 101 versus Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack Trainer 101Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.8K ratings) — better2.0 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6.8K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB19 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDavid RichmondKBIC International Ltd

Customer experience

Blackjack Trainer 101

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

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 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 Basic Strategy Practice

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

Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice

One-time1
  • Ad Free Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Blackjack Trainer 101 free?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice free?
Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice?
Blackjack Trainer 101 is rated higher. Blackjack Trainer 101 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.8K ratings, while Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice averages 2.0 from 15 ratings.
Do Blackjack Trainer 101 or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice have ads?
Blackjack Trainer 101 shows ads; Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice does not.
Which is updated more often, Blackjack Trainer 101 or Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice?
Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice every 9 months. Most recently, Blackjack Trainer 101 was updated on September 27, 2026 and Blackjack Basic Strategy Practice on September 3, 2026.

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