Comparison

Blackjack 21 vs Hold'em Trainer

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

Head to head
About

Blackjack 21

Features
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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.

About

Hold'em Trainer

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Blackjack 214 screens
Hold'em Trainer3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

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Blackjack 21 versus Hold'em Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack 21Hold'em Trainer
Price$9.99Free — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDouble Down SoftwareOval

In-app purchases

None

Blackjack 21

No in-app purchases

None

Hold'em Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackjack 21 free?
Blackjack 21 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hold'em Trainer free?
Hold'em Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blackjack 21 or Hold'em Trainer have ads?
Neither Blackjack 21 nor Hold'em Trainer shows ads.

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