Comparison

Bridge Doddle vs Bridge Mentor

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

Head to head
About

Bridge Doddle

Master bridge with a unique flashcard system. Test your knowledge, get instant feedback, and let the app adapt to your learning pace. Access a vast library of card sets covering all levels and systems, or subscribe for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Adaptive flashcard learning
  • Instant learning checks
  • Self-grading system
  • Progress counter
  • Extensive card catalogue
  • Subscription for all card sets
Features
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Whether you are just learning bridge or you want to perfect your game, the world's only Bridge Doddle flash card system is your ideal companion. Answer the question on the front of the card, turn it over and compare your answer. This gives you an instant learning check. You then grade yourself within the five available steps. The more certain you are about the answer, the less frequently the card is repeated, while the answers you find more difficult are repeated more frequently. A counter indicates your learning progress. The app is delivered with an initial set of cards. You can order further sets from a large catalogue covering a wide range of topics, designed for all systems and levels of difficulty. It couldn't be easier. We hope you have a lot of fun, and look forward to your feedback. Simply click on the bear in the app to reach our home page. The app is delivered with your first set of cards. You can order further sets from a large catalogue covering a wide range of topics, designed for all systems and levels of difficulty. It couldn't be easier. We hope you have a lot of fun, and look forward to your feedback. Simply click on the bear in the app to reach our home page. Train, test and learn for one year. Instead of buying card sets individually, you can sign up for a subscription and access all of the card sets in the catalogue at no additional cost. A subscription automatically renews for the same subscription period if it is not cancelled using the ‘Subscription Manager’ at least 24 hours before expiry. The charge for the renewed subscription period is deducted from the user’s iTunes account 24 hours before the end of the previous period. A subscription only ends when the subscription period lapses and cannot be terminated before this point. Deleting the app does not end the subscription! Further terms of use: http://www.bridgedoddle.com/imprint-app.html

About

Bridge Mentor

Practice and improve your bridge game with this app. Play rubber bridge against the computer or duplicate bridge with friends. Features include bidding explanations, hand profiles, and hints for card play.

Highlights
  • Play rubber bridge against computer
  • Play duplicate bridge against friends
  • Learn optimal bidding and play strategies
  • Extensive bridge help guides
  • Explanations of bidding options
  • Hints for card play
  • Convention bids highlighted
Features
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Play rubber bridge against the computer, to test and improve your play. Play duplicate bridge against a friend, or compete against all bridge mentor players. Buy a monthly subscription for unlimited hands plus access to duplicate bridge, for just $0.49 / month. Practice your bridge skills while competing against the computer! Learn optimal bidding and play strategies. Extensive Bridge help guides, including How To Play and a guide to the Standard American bidding system. Includes explanations of all of the bidding options for yourself and your opponents. Shows hand profiles based on everyone's bidding. Provides hints for card play. Convention bids highlighted Bidding conventions highlighted in red to help you understand them. Includes many Standard American conventions, including: Weak Twos Weak Threes Weak Fours Strong Two Clubs Stayman Jacoby Transfers Blackwood Gerber Michaels Negative Doubles Fourth Suit Forcing RONF Also starts with an introduction to the features of the App. Terms of Use: https://bridgementor.app/BridgeMentorTermsOfUse.pdf

Screenshots

Bridge Doddle2 screens
Bridge Mentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Bridge Doddle at free with in-app purchases against Bridge Mentor's subscription. Bridge Doddle also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). Bridge Mentor's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (676 vs 59). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bridge Doddle sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per month and Bridge Mentor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Bridge Doddle against 4.4 for Bridge Mentor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bridge Mentor has 676 ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Bridge Doddle's written reviews are positive against 56% of Bridge Mentor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bridge Doddle ships an update every 4 months, Bridge Mentor every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bridge Doddle versus Bridge Mentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBridge DoddleBridge Mentor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (59 ratings)4.4 (676 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings59676 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlaus MaassEamonn and Ian llc

Customer experience

Bridge Doddle

All ratings59 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Bridge Mentor

All ratings676 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Bridge Doddle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bridge Mentor

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App fails to verify subscription despite active payment
  • Repeated App Store connection failures
  • Screen freezes every 6-7 games requiring reinstall
  • Unresponsive technical support
  • Phone reboot does not resolve connection issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • More complex bidding conventions (Blackwood, intermediate bids)
  • Better hand information exchange through bidding conversation
  • Universal card symbols instead of English abbreviations
  • Larger, more readable text and UI elements
  • Better instructions and onboarding for new users
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  • Improved AI partner bidding logic

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Bridge Doddle

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription$26.991 Month
  • Subscription$179.991 Year
One-time11
  • 1400 - ACOL - Start set$0.99
  • 301 - SAYC - Engl - OPENINGS$9.99
  • 305 - SAYC - Engl - First Answer to Minor-/Major-Openings - Bidding$10.99
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  • 304 - SAYC - Engl - First Answer to Minor-/Major-Openings$10.99
  • 308 - SAYC - Engl - First rebid by opener$10.99
  • 309 - SAYC - Engl - First rebid by opener - bidding$10.99
  • 20070 - Suit Combinations 1$10.99
  • 306 - SAYC -– Opening NT$10.99
  • AD 10182 - Ogust$10.99
  • 313 Takeout Double$10.99
  • Flat$474.99
1 purchases

Bridge Mentor

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Hands - Monthly$0.491 Month

Questions

Is Bridge Doddle free?
Bridge Doddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bridge Mentor free?
Bridge Mentor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bridge Doddle or Bridge Mentor?
Bridge Mentor is rated higher. Bridge Doddle averages 4.3 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while Bridge Mentor averages 4.4 from 676 ratings.
Do Bridge Doddle or Bridge Mentor have ads?
Neither Bridge Doddle nor Bridge Mentor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bridge Doddle or Bridge Mentor?
Bridge Doddle ships an update every 4 months, and Bridge Mentor every 10 days. Most recently, Bridge Doddle was updated on October 15, 2026 and Bridge Mentor on October 18, 2026.

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