Comparison

BlackJack Robot vs Afterplay

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

Head to head
About

BlackJack Robot

Features
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This is a classic game BlackJack. Black Jack: The points of two cards in a hand add up to a total of 21 points (such as an A card and a flower card or a 10-point card). Take a card (HIT): Take another card. The player can ask for cards as long as the sum of the cards in his hand is less than 21 points. The dealer is forced to take cards or chooses to take cards according to the rules. Stand: No more cards will be taken. In any case, the player may choose to stop asking for cards.

About

Afterplay

This app transforms your retro gaming experience by allowing you to play classic games from over 30 supported consoles on any device. Enjoy seamless cross-device gaming with cloud saves and autosave, enhanced gameplay features like fast forward and rewind, and customizable controls.

Highlights
  • 30+ supported consoles
  • Cloud saves
  • Autosave
  • Fast Forward & Rewind
  • Multiplayer
  • Customizable controls
  • Video shaders
Features
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Buy retro games. Play anywhere. Afterplay is a store and player for retro games. Buy new and classic games from independent publishers, and play them straight away on your phone, tablet or computer. No emulator to set up, nothing to configure. BUY AND PLAY, ALL IN ONE APP • Browse a growing catalogue of games for the consoles you grew up with • Your purchase goes straight into your library, ready to play • Some publishers also let you download the game files to keep • No subscription required to buy and play PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF • Your games and saves sync across your phone, tablet and computer • Start on the bus, finish on the sofa • Autosaves mean you never lose progress YOUR GAMES, UPGRADED • Rewind a bad jump, slow down a tricky moment, or fast-forward the grind • Save states whenever you like • Classic looks: CRT scanlines, handheld LCD grids and smooth upscaling • Cheats, hotkeys and button macros • Capture screenshots and record clips • Translate games into your language with AI ALREADY HAVE GAMES? Add your own game files from 39 systems and keep them alongside your store purchases in one library. Import your existing saves too. Adding your own games is free. Supported systems include Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, Neo Geo, PC Engine, Atari, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, arcade and more. AFTERPLAY+ Afterplay is free, with cloud sync included. Afterplay+ adds rewind and slow motion, faster fast-forward, unlimited save states, shaders, core options, cheats, hotkeys and macros, screenshots and video. Our mission is to make every game playable again, working with publishers to bring gaming history to modern devices, legally and faithfully. Afterplay does not include or provide copyrighted games you have not bought. Questions or problems? Visit afterplay.io/support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=21c4d778-684e-4e6a-a393-1a9639ce06b5

Screenshots

BlackJack Robot4 screens
Afterplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BlackJack Robot at none against Afterplay's 10. BlackJack Robot also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Afterplay sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BlackJack Robot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackJack Robot ships an update daily, Afterplay every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlackJack Robot versus Afterplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackJack RobotAfterplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (44 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—41.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—44 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB548 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer忆倩 刘Afterplay.io

Bugs and requests

BlackJack Robot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Afterplay

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Resets game progress after saving
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more emulator cores for different systems
  • Improve free tier to make it more accessible

In-app purchases

None

BlackJack Robot

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Afterplay

Subscriptions3
  • Premium$3.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
  • Premium$24.991 Year
One-time7
  • Game Purchase ($1.99)$1.99
  • Gift 1 Month$3.99
  • Game Purchase ($4.99)$4.99
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  • Gift 3 Months$9.99
  • Gift 1 Year$24.99
  • Game Purchase ($27.99)$27.99
  • Game Purchase ($29.99)$29.99

Questions

Is BlackJack Robot free?
BlackJack Robot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplay free?
Afterplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BlackJack Robot or Afterplay have ads?
Neither BlackJack Robot nor Afterplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackJack Robot or Afterplay?
BlackJack Robot ships an update daily, and Afterplay every 9 days. Most recently, BlackJack Robot was updated on October 9, 2026 and Afterplay on October 30, 2026.

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