Blackjack Trainer 101 vs Blackjack Tutor
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 Tutor
Learn essential blackjack strategies, including basic play and card counting techniques. This app offers a realistic training environment with detailed explanations and performance tracking, preparing you for real casino tables without any real-money risk.
- Basic strategy with explanations
- Hi-Lo card counting practice
- Running and true count display
- Accuracy tracking and stats
- Casino table procedure guide
- House rules explanation
- Simulated table talk
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Blackjack Tutor teaches basic strategy, Hi-Lo card counting, and what to do at a real casino table. No ads, nothing to buy inside, no subscription, no account. LEARN BASIC STRATEGY WITH THE REASON FOR EVERY MOVE Start in Training mode. The coach recommends every hit, stand, double, split, and surrender and tells you why in plain words. Move to Student mode when you want the advice on tap instead of on every hand. The strategy is built for a stated rule set: six decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split, late surrender, blackjack pays 3:2. The rules are printed on the felt. PRACTICE CARD COUNTING AT THE TABLE The running count and true count are shown on the felt while you play, with a Hi-Lo explainer that covers how the count works and when it matters. In Independent mode the count is still shown but the advice is off. Every few hands it asks you for the running count, scores your answer, and tells you where you drifted. Expert mode turns the count off too: just you and the shoe. Card counting here is training, not a promise. Blackjack Tutor says so itself: counting is legal but a casino can ask you to leave, the real advantage is small, most modern shoe games are built to defeat it, and this trainer deals a deeper shoe than most casinos do. TRACK YOUR ACCURACY, NOT YOUR LUCK The stats screen tracks how often your decisions match basic strategy, your count accuracy in Independent mode, hands played, and your longest streak. Even perfect strategy loses more hands than it wins, so accuracy is the number to watch. A readiness checklist tells you when your accuracy and your table knowledge are both there. KNOW THE CASINO TABLE BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN A table procedure guide covers what strategy charts never do: how to buy in, the hand signals for hit, stand, double, split, and surrender, why the cameras need to see them, chip colors and stacking, tipping the dealer, coloring up before you leave, and table etiquette. In play, the first time you double, split, or surrender, you are shown the real-table signal once. READ THE RULES ON ANY TABLE Reading the Table explains which house rules matter and which do not: why 6:5 blackjack is the one to walk away from, what H17, DAS, late surrender and continuous shufflers cost you, and where the rules are printed or how to ask the dealer. A TABLE THAT TALKS BACK Two other players sit at the table, drawn from three characters: one plays by the book, one chases losses, one blames you when the dealer draws well. Each jab comes with the math that answers it. Table talk can be switched off. GLOSSARY Every move, hand, outcome, counting term and table term in plain English: soft and hard hands, push, insurance, running count, true count, penetration, deviation, toke, third base, heat, shoe games versus pitch games. WHAT IT IS NOT There is no real-money play, no chips to buy, and nothing at stake but practice chips. Your balance refills when it runs out, and it tells you so. It is a trainer, not a casino. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Saves, stats and settings stay on your device. No network calls, no data collection. Works in airplane mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Blackjack Trainer 101 at Free against Blackjack Tutor's $4.99. Blackjack Trainer 101 also leads on ratings volume (6.9K vs 2). Blackjack Tutor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, device support 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
Blackjack Trainer 101 is free to download; Blackjack Tutor costs $4.99 up front. Blackjack Trainer 101 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blackjack Tutor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blackjack Tutor 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 2, 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 Tutor's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackjack Trainer 101 | Blackjack Tutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.9K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.9K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #168 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Richmond | Carport Games |
Customer experience
Blackjack Trainer 101
Blackjack Tutor
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 Tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blackjack Trainer 101
- BlackJack 101 Upgrade to Pro$2.99
Blackjack Tutor
No in-app purchases
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