Blackjack 21 vs Hold'em Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blackjack 21
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Designed as a serious basic strategy practice tool for novices and pros, and playable as a Blackjack game. App includes four training modules: + Table Game. Simulates a real Blackjack game. Feedback on play mistakes. Play one or two spots, plus a computer player ghost hand in portrait mode. Assign up to five seats in landscape mode. Landscape mode is a more accurate simulation, while portrait mode is designed for limited screen width. Input made with hand gestures or buttons. Settings: Table Orientation, Spot Assignments, Ghost Hand, Show Discard Tray, Dealer Hits Soft 17, Surrender, Double After Split, Resplit Aces, ENHC, Number of Decks, Penetration, Notify on Mistake, Place Bets, Deal Speed. +Flashcard Drill. Make the correct action for the cards dealt. Hands are not thrown at you randomly. More difficult hands are presented more often. You can be drilled on three and four-card hands, which are more difficult than two-card hands. Settings for: Dealer hits soft 17, Surrender, Double after split, Pair hands, Soft hands, Hard hands, 2-3-4 card hands, Feedback for mistakes only, Hide accuracy and speed gauges. +Chart Quiz. Test your chart memory. Fill in the blank chart quiz for hard totals, soft totals, pairs, and surrender. +Chart Review. Makes it easy to study the basic strategy charts. Includes two sets of charts: 1) Dealer stands on soft 17, and 2) Dealer hits on soft 17. Individual charts for hard totals, soft totals, pair splitting, and surrender. Edit the charts to whatever you want. + Start simple and add more and more complexity at your pace. + Immediate feedback on play mistakes. + Lots of settings and configuration. + Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Hold'em Trainer
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Sharpen your Texas Hold'em skills with lightning-fast hand recognition challenges. Expert mode takes it further—identify winning hands by rank alone!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hold'em Trainer at Free against Blackjack 21's $9.99. Blackjack 21's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Hold'em Trainer is free to download; Blackjack 21 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Blackjack 21 | Hold'em Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Double Down Software | Oval |
In-app purchases
Blackjack 21
No in-app purchases
Hold'em Trainer
No in-app purchases
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