Comparison

BlackJack Mate vs Blackjack Royale

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlackJack Mate

Learn and master blackjack with a virtual coach. Practice hands, engage in strategy drills, and complete challenges to improve your skills. Customize game rules and explore unique table themes for an entertaining learning experience.

Highlights
  • Practice hands with a virtual coach
  • Learn basic strategy with explanations
  • Engage in strategy drills
  • Complete challenges and earn badges
  • Customize game rules
  • Explore unique table themes
Features
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BlackJack Mate is the friendly way to learn blackjack and play it well. Sit down at a beautiful casino table, play real hands with practice chips, and let the coach show you the right move every time. QUICK PLAY Deal, hit, stand, double, split and surrender at a full-featured table. Tap Hint whenever you are unsure. LEARN MODE The Strategy Coach explains every decision in plain words and lights up the best play, so basic strategy becomes second nature. STRATEGY DRILLS Quick-fire table spots to sharpen your play: Streak Run, Accuracy, Timed Rush, Chart Attack, a Daily Drill, Weak Spots that replay the hands you miss most, and a Hi-Lo Count Lab. CHALLENGES Twenty goals across four tiers, from Rookie to Legend, completed during real hands. Win streaks, doubled wins, split sweeps, big stacks and more, each paying practice chips. SEASONAL ROOMS Free holiday tables that come back every year, one at a time: the Halloween Room in October, the Christmas Room from November 25 to December 25, the New Year Room from December 27 to January 7, the Valentine's Room from February 1 to 16, the St. Patrick's Room from February 17 to March 17 and the Midsummer Room from June 1 to 24. Each has its own deck, colors and three magic cards that only work in their own room: one returns a losing round's chips, one peeks at the dealer's hidden card and one doubles your next win. YOUR TABLE, YOUR RULES Set the deck count, dealer soft 17, blackjack payout, doubling, splitting, surrender and insurance. The felt, the coach and the strategy chart all follow your rules. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Stats, levels and 15 badges, plus Game Center leaderboards and achievements. THEME PACKS, SPECIALS AND PACK REWARDS Play in a lamp-lit Back Room, on an Alien moonbase, aboard a Pirate Ship, above a neon Cyber City, in a Western Saloon or deep in the Jungle Ruins. Each pack brings its own illustrated room, table, card faces, themed card backs and music. Every pack also has two special cards, won at its table and played only there: Ace Up the Sleeve and Marked Deck in the Back Room, Tractor Beam and Warp Swap at the Alien Table, Cannon Blast and Walk the Plank on the Pirate Ship, Overclock and Hack the Shoe in Cyber City, Sheriff's Star and Wanted Poster in the Western Saloon, and Vine Swing and Five-Card Idol in the Jungle Ruins. Your table rules stay the same; the specials are yours to play when you choose. Try any pack free for 10 hands, both specials included. Every pack you unlock also adds a bigger practice bet chip and a bigger free practice-stack refill, in any order, up to 100K chips and a 1M refill with all six. All Decks unlocks all six packs, all twelve specials and every pack we add later, in one purchase. Plays in English, Spanish, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese. BlackJack Mate uses practice chips only. They have no cash value, cannot be bought and cannot be exchanged for money or prizes. The app offers no real-money gambling and is intended for entertainment and learning. Success in the app does not imply future success at real-money gambling. No Ads. No tracking. Just games.

About

Blackjack Royale

Experience the thrill of Blackjack with multiple game modes and unlockable content. Compete for weekly prizes, earn chips with every win, and personalize your gameplay. Save progress and stats via Facebook integration.

Highlights
  • Three unique game modes
  • Optional side bets
  • Unlockable tables with increasing bets
  • Facebook integration for progress saving
  • Four unique themes
  • Intuitive single player gameplay
Features
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Gamble your way to the top of the charts with the best Blackjack has to offer! Includes three unique game modes as well as a host of content and tables to unlock. Earn Poker chips with every win and build up your stash. It is an unparalleled game play experience! Also connect to Facebook to store your statistics and progress in the cloud. Personalize your game, earn experience with every victory, and share your progress between all your devices. Features include: • Intuitive single player gameplay • Three unique game modes: Classic Blackjack, Double Exposure and Switch Blackjack! • Optional Side Bets! Earn big from a random set of possible side bets. • Multiple table options with increasing bets to unlock! • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • Four unique themes to play with!

Screenshots

BlackJack Mate4 screens
Blackjack Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackjack Royale at 4.3 against BlackJack Mate's 1.6. Blackjack Royale also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (255 vs 9). BlackJack Mate's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). 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 Mate sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Blackjack Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackjack Royale holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blackjack Royale has 255 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BlackJack Mate's written reviews are positive against 39% of Blackjack Royale's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackJack Mate ships an update every 5 days, Blackjack Royale every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BlackJack Mate versus Blackjack Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackJack MateBlackjack Royale
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (9 ratings)4.3 (255 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews39.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9255 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB382 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAustralia's Computer Techs Pty LtdNorth Sky Games

Customer experience

BlackJack Mate

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Blackjack Royale

All ratings254 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral21.2%
Negative39.4%

Bugs and requests

BlackJack Mate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blackjack Royale

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Screen freezes when splitting cards
  • Fixed, glitchy game
  • Incorrect math on card deals
  • Dealer draws to 21 too often
  • Dealer wins 9/10 times
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  • Dealer blackjack 5 times in a row
  • Dealer always makes winning hand
  • Dealer draws to 21 or winning hand often
  • Dealer did not freeze at 17
  • Constantly freezes on Blackjack Switch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • Live players and chat
  • Cheaper in-app chip purchases
  • Get rid of side bets
  • Option to purchase to get rid of ads

In-app purchases

7 purchases

BlackJack Mate

One-time7
  • Back Room Table$0.99
  • Alien Table$0.99
  • Pirate Ship Table$0.99
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  • Cyber City Table$0.99
  • Western Saloon Table$0.99
  • Jungle Ruins Table$0.99
  • All Decks$3.99
10 purchases

Blackjack Royale

One-time10
  • Small Special Offer$2.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tiny Chips Pack$4.99
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  • Special Offer$8.99
  • Small Coin Pack$9.99
  • Small Chips Pack$9.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$19.99
  • Medium Chips Pack$19.99
  • Large Special Offer$19.99
  • Large Coin Pack$49.99

Questions

Is BlackJack Mate free?
BlackJack Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blackjack Royale free?
Blackjack Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BlackJack Mate or Blackjack Royale?
Blackjack Royale is rated higher. BlackJack Mate averages 1.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Blackjack Royale averages 4.3 from 255 ratings.
Do BlackJack Mate or Blackjack Royale have ads?
Blackjack Royale shows ads; BlackJack Mate does not.
Which is updated more often, BlackJack Mate or Blackjack Royale?
BlackJack Mate ships an update every 5 days, and Blackjack Royale every 3 months. Most recently, BlackJack Mate was updated on November 6, 2026 and Blackjack Royale on November 2, 2026.

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