Comparison

Blackjack vs Scratch Away!

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

Head to head
About

Blackjack

This app simulates countless blackjack hands to analyze strategy performance, helping users understand counting strategies and their outcomes. It offers detailed statistics, customizable rules, and error analysis for skill refinement.

Highlights
  • Fast hand simulations (up to 100,000/sec)
  • Detailed statistics tracking (gains, edge, risk of ruin)
  • Customizable strategies (HILO, KO, REKO, custom)
  • Flexible table rule settings
  • Player error impact analysis
  • Real-time performance monitoring
  • Save and compare simulation results
Features
Currently charting
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The blackjack simulator is designed for both enthusiasts and professionals. It allows you to simulate up to 100,000 hands per second (iPhone 15 & iPad 10th generation) while recording detailed data to help you analyze the strategy performance, to help you improve your understanding of counting strategies and their expected outcomes. Key Features: Fast Simulations: Thorough analysis and strategy testing with up to 100,000 hands per second. Comprehensive Data Tracking: Calculate your gains, hourly rate, edge, and risk of ruin, and much more with detailed statistics. Customizable Strategies: Choose from preset strategies like Basic, HILO, KO, OK, REKO, FELT, or 3 custom. All strategies can be customized -- card count values, insurance indexes, deviation indexes, basic strategy action, and betting ramp. Flexible Table Rules: Select from various table rules such as hard 17, soft 17, double after split, and penetration to simulate real casino conditions. Error Analysis: Understand the impact of player errors on basic strategy, deviations, and betting to refine your gameplay. Live Updates: Monitor real-time updates on gains, hourly rate, edge, and risk of ruin as the simulation runs. Detailed Statistics: Dive into your performance with stats on bankroll, decision making (hits, stands, etc.), hands won and lost, true count outcomes, and much more. Save & Compare: Save your simulation results to review later and compare different strategies and table rules. Use our blackjack simulator to refine your skills, test strategies, and gain a better understanding of the game. More Details: Strategy presets: HILO, KO, OK, FELT, REKO, and 3 Customs. Supports balanced or unbalanced strategies. User can modify initial running count, card count values, insurance indexes, hard 17 and soft 17 indexes, and betting ramp. Table/Simulator settings: Hard or soft 17, Surrender, Double after split, Resplitting aces, ENHC, Number of decks, Penetration, Blackjack payout, Number of players, Use deviations, Hands per hour, Initial bankroll, Mistake frequencies (basic strategy, deviations, bets).

About

Scratch Away!

Simulate the thrill of lottery scratch tickets without spending real money. Earn in-game currency to unlock a variety of ticket types and enjoy daily rewards. Play seamlessly across multiple devices with Game Center integration.

Highlights
  • Lottery scratch ticket simulation
  • No in-app purchases or microtransactions
  • Earn in-game currency (hearts) to buy tickets
  • Daily and weekly in-game presents
  • Variety of scratch ticket types (bingo, poker, etc.)
  • Unlock tickets through challenges
  • Cross-device syncing via Game Center
Features
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Scratch Away! is the ultimate lottery scratch ticket simulator. Do you love playing scratch tickets but don't like spending the money? Scratch Away! is a buy once, play forever game that has no in-app purchases and no micro transactions!   Win hearts in-game and use those hearts to buy more scratch tickets, play to your heart's content! In-game presents are awarded every day to make sure you always have hearts and tickets to play! Game Features: Play a wide range of scratch tickets from classic scratchers, to line match, to crossword, to bingo, to blackjack and poker, roulette, naval strike, and more! Complete in-game challenges to unlock more and more tickets. Scratch Away! comes with 28 unique tickets, with more available in future (free!) updates. Play on Multiple Devices Scratch Away! natively supports all iPhones and iPads and has been specifically laid out to fit each device. If you sign into Game Center, your hearts and tickets will sync between them for seamless gameplay. Start playing on one device and pick up later on your other device! Special Surprises When buying tickets you might get something unexpected, and when playing tickets you might also win free tickets and bonus games! In addition, a new present is given every day, with bigger presents given once a week and once per month! Open the app every day to collect your prize.

Screenshots

Blackjack4 screens
Scratch Away!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blackjack at 5.0 against Scratch Away!'s 4.2. Blackjack also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). Scratch Away!'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Blackjack costs $9.99 and Scratch Away! $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blackjack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Away! has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blackjack ships an update every 6 days, Scratch Away! every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Blackjack versus Scratch Away!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjackScratch Away!
Price$9.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#136#43 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB223 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDouble Down SoftwareHuman Feet Inc.

Customer experience

Blackjack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scratch Away!

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Blackjack

No in-app purchases

None

Scratch Away!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackjack free?
Blackjack costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scratch Away! free?
Scratch Away! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackjack or Scratch Away!?
Blackjack is rated higher. Blackjack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Scratch Away! averages 4.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Blackjack or Scratch Away! have ads?
Neither Blackjack nor Scratch Away! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blackjack or Scratch Away!?
Blackjack ships an update every 6 days, and Scratch Away! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blackjack was updated on October 11, 2026 and Scratch Away! on October 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Blackjack or Scratch Away!?
Blackjack currently peaks at #136 in the App Store charts, and Scratch Away! at #43. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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