Blackjack vs PlaySettlr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackjack
Experience classic blackjack with a talking dealer and engaging features like win streaks and daily challenges. Enjoy fair play with true random shuffles and track your progress through various locations. This entertainment-only game offers free chips and bonuses, with optional in-app purchases.
- Talking dealer
- Win streaks
- Daily, weekly, monthly challenges
- Free chips daily
- Built-in tutorials
- Track stats and unlock decks
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Now with a talking dealer, win streaks, and slick new animations. One of the most popular blackjack games on the App Store - 25 million downloads since 2010. Classic blackjack, proper rules. 3:2 payouts, insurance at 2:1, true random shuffle. Fair play, every hand. * Win streaks - keep winning, watch it climb * Talking dealer * Daily, weekly and monthly challenges * Free chips daily, plus bonuses every 20 minutes * Built-in tutorials * Travel through different locations * Track stats, unlock decks * iPhone and iPad Entertainment only - no real money gambling. In-app purchases available. Subscription EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
PlaySettlr
This is a free digital board game where players build settlements, trade resources, and compete for board dominance. It offers a familiar strategic experience for fans of classic resource management games.
- Build settlements
- Trade resources
- Dominate the board
- Free to play
- Digital board game
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A completely free Settlers of Catan alternative. Build settlements, trade resources, and dominate the board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blackjack at 77% against PlaySettlr's 0%. Blackjack also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). PlaySettlr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. PlaySettlr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blackjack holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack has 37K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Blackjack's written reviews are positive against 0% of PlaySettlr's.
Blackjack ships an update weekly, PlaySettlr every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blackjack | PlaySettlr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (37K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TapTapBoom Ltd. | Arjun Sharma |
Customer experience
Blackjack
PlaySettlr
Bugs and requests
Blackjack
Reported bugs
5 issues- Dealer gets duplicate cards
- Dealer consistently gets 20 or 21
- Chips disappear after login
- Download for new locations fails
- Bonus and daily rewards not working properly
Requested features
6 requests- Add side bets
- Introduce multiplayer mode
- Allow customization of player profile
- Provide more ways to earn free chips
- Improve tutorial and gameplay instructions
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- Add an option to adjust minimum bet size
PlaySettlr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blackjack
- stack of 500 chips$0.99
- 5,000 chips$1.99
- 5,000 Chips$1.99
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- Blackjack Pro - No Ads$2.99
- 40,000 Chips + VIP Points$2.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- 20,000 chips$4.99
- Open Piggy Bank$6.99
- 75,000 Chips$9.99
- 300,000 Chips$19.99
- 200,000 Chips$19.99
- 300,000 Chips + VIP Points$19.99
- 100,000 chips$24.99
PlaySettlr
No in-app purchases
