Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Blackjack Gym
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 Gym
Practice and master blackjack basic strategy with this app. It offers four training zones to build your skills, tracks your accuracy, and includes a built-in strategy chart for guidance. Focus on optimal decisions without real money or gambling.
- Master basic strategy
- Four training zones
- Track accuracy and streaks
- Built-in strategy chart
- No real money gambling
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Master blackjack basic strategy through focused practice. Blackjack Gym trains you on the mathematically optimal decisions for every hand. Progress through four training zones as you build mastery: • Zone 1: Hard totals • Zone 2: Soft hands (Ace combinations) • Zone 3: Pair splitting • Zone 4: Complete basic strategy Track your accuracy, build streaks, and watch your decision-making improve over time. Reference the built-in strategy chart anytime you need guidance. Free to play. No real money. No gambling. Just deliberate practice. Terms of Use: https://blackjackgym.top/terms Privacy Policy: https://blackjackgym.top/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blackjack Gym at none against Blackjack Trainer 101's 1. Blackjack Gym also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Blackjack Trainer 101's advantage is ratings volume (6.9K vs 1). On price, review sentiment and iOS requirement 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. Blackjack Gym asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blackjack Gym holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Trainer 101 has 6.9K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Blackjack Gym's.
Blackjack Trainer 101 ships an update every 3 weeks, Blackjack Gym weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackjack Trainer 101 | Blackjack Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Richmond | Brendan Boyle |
Customer experience
Blackjack Trainer 101
Blackjack Gym
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 Gym
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blackjack Trainer 101
- BlackJack 101 Upgrade to Pro$2.99
Blackjack Gym
No in-app purchases
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