BJA Blackjack Trainer vs MyBlackjackTutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BJA Blackjack Trainer
Master blackjack strategy and card counting with this trainer app. Learn basic strategy, practice real hand signals, and improve your game to gain an advantage over the house. Ideal for aspiring professional players.
- Basic Strategy training
- Real hand signal practice
- Running count tracking
- Basic Strategy mistake guidance
- Learn HiLo card counting (upgrade)
- Variable betting practice (upgrade)
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Train your blackjack decisions with a realistic practice app created by Blackjack Apprenticeship. BJA Blackjack Trainer helps you master basic strategy through fast, interactive drills, real table rules, casino-style hand signals, and instant mistake feedback. Practice real blackjack hands, choose the correct play, and build the speed and accuracy needed to make confident decisions at the table. Included Free Training Features • Basic Strategy Training Practice the mathematically correct decision for real blackjack hands. • Realistic Blackjack Table Train on an animated table with dealer flow, player hands, shoe progression, shuffle handling, and realistic gameplay. • Gesture or Button Controls Practice with casino-style hand signals or switch to button controls. Button controls can also be moved to the left side. • Immediate Mistake Feedback See when you make an incorrect play, review the correct decision, then fix the hand or continue training. • Custom Table Rules Train with common blackjack rule variations, including: • 2, 4, 6, or 8 decks • Dealer hits or stands on soft 17 • Double after split • Doubling rules • Resplitting aces • Surrender • Basic Strategy and Deviation Charts Reference included charts for basic strategy, H17 deviations, and S17 deviations. • Training Summaries Review your accuracy, correct decisions, elapsed time, all-time accuracy, and perfect-shoe progress after each shoe. • Blackjack Education Learn how the app works, who it is for, how to play blackjack, how to count cards, basic strategy, deviations, and betting concepts. • BJA Training Resources Access Blackjack Apprenticeship videos, lessons, community resources, and the free card-counting mini-course. Upgrade to the Full Version Unlock advanced blackjack and card-counting training, including: • Speed Counting drills • Betting practice • Bankroll and wager tracking • Playing deviations based on the count • Running count, divisor, and true count display • Targeted drills for hard hands, soft hands, and splits • Adjustable dealing speed • Hand-total display • Discard tray view • Detailed stats and mistake tracking • Achievements Blackjack Apprenticeship was founded by professional card counters and has helped thousands of players improve their blackjack skills. Our training methods have been used by successful card counters who have legally won millions of dollars from casinos. Blackjack Apprenticeship has been featured by The New York Times, CNN, ABC World News, Good Morning America, The Colbert Report, and HuffPost. Blackjack involves financial risk. This app is an educational training tool and does not guarantee winnings.
MyBlackjackTutor
Learn and practice Blackjack with customizable drills and game simulations. Improve your skills with various training modes and a card counting trainer. Includes tutorial videos to master the game.
- Customizable drilling options (pairs, hard, soft)
- Full dealer play simulation
- Shoe with 1-8 decks and shuffle point setting
- Unbalanced card count practice
- Tutorial videos for learning
- Play with or without drills
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Play game with or without drilling. More drilling options, including pairs only, hard only, soft only, or any combination. Play against the dealer with full dealer play, using shoe with 1-8 decks and user-set shuffle point. Now includes unbalanced card count to allow you to practice and check your card counting skill. Includes tutorial videos to help you learn how to play Blackjack like a pro!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyBlackjackTutor at none against BJA Blackjack Trainer's 2. MyBlackjackTutor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BJA Blackjack Trainer's advantage is ratings volume (850 vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. BJA Blackjack Trainer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MyBlackjackTutor asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyBlackjackTutor holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BJA Blackjack Trainer has 850 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BJA Blackjack Trainer's written reviews are positive against 100% of MyBlackjackTutor's.
BJA Blackjack Trainer ships an update every 2 months, MyBlackjackTutor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BJA Blackjack Trainer | MyBlackjackTutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (850 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 850 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dealer Bust Time LLC | David Shapiro |
Customer experience
BJA Blackjack Trainer
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Bugs and requests
BJA Blackjack Trainer
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when switching between game and website
- Counting drill not accepting certain negative counts
- Dealer hand logic issues (e.g. hitting soft 18)
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to review previous hands
- Improve counting drill functionality
- Provide more casino rule variations
- Add buttons instead of relying on gestures
- Display win/loss statistics and betting performance
MyBlackjackTutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BJA Blackjack Trainer
- Card Counting Drill$0.99
- Go Pro$2.99
MyBlackjackTutor
No in-app purchases
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