Comparison

Blackjack Guru vs Basic Strategy Blackjack

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

Head to head
About

Blackjack Guru

Master blackjack strategy and card counting with this interactive trainer. Learn optimal decisions, practice realistic hands, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Improve your game without risking real money.

Highlights
  • Card counting theory and practice
  • Strategy table and drills
  • Realistic hand simulations
  • Instant feedback on decisions
  • Explanations for optimal plays
  • Multiple training modes
  • Smart adaptive training
  • Performance statistics and analysis
Features
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Learn how to play Black Jack with BlackJack Guru! Blackjack is a game of skill, where every decision moves the odds for or against you. Blackjack Guru helps you understand the strategy behind the game and build real confidence, without ever risking money. Whether you're new or experienced, the trainer adapts to your level and takes you step by step. Learn the fundamentals, master basic strategy, then progress into card counting. STRATEGY · Strategy Table: Learn the correct decision in every situation, at a glance. · Strategy Drills: Play out simulated hands and decide whether to hit, stand, split, double, or surrender based on the dealer's upcard and your own. · Instant Feedback: Find out immediately whether you made the optimal play, so mistakes turn into learning. · Understand Why: Go beyond memorizing. Every decision comes with a clear explanation grounded in probability and outcomes. · Multiple Training Modes: Focus on the hands you find hardest, such as pairs, soft hands, hard hands, or high-difficulty spots. Drill tricky situations until they're automatic. · Smart Training Mode: Adapts to your play and targets your weak spots, repeating hands similar to the ones you got wrong so you actually learn before moving on. · Adapts to Every Level: Whether you're learning the rules or refining an advanced game, difficulty and training order match your skill. CARD COUNTING · Card Counting Theory: Understand how counting works, step by step. The system, the card values, and how to keep an accurate running count. · Card Counting Practice: Build speed and accuracy with structured exercises across multiple difficulty levels. · Full-Table Counting: Train on multiple hands at once and keep the count under pressure. · True Count and Deviations: Learn how the running count converts to a true count, and what changes when it does. PRACTICE AT A TABLE · Sit down at a virtual table and play full hands to apply what you've learned in the Strategy and Counting modules. · Earn XP for every hand you play, level up, and unlock new cities. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Detailed statistics show your correct-decision rate over time, reveal patterns in your play, and point you to the areas worth working on next. START PRACTICING TODAY Blackjack Guru is built to teach you the game with data, not luck. Unlike typical card games, it focuses on the correct decision in every possible blackjack 21 scenario, and on the reasoning behind it, so you understand both the what and the why. Free to download. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited training, the full card counting course, and Smart Training Mode. Additional features and virtual items are available as in-app purchases. IMPORTANT · 18+. Intended for an adult audience for amusement purposes only. · This app does not offer real-money gambling or an opportunity to win real money or prizes. Virtual chips have no monetary value and cannot be cashed out, exchanged, transferred, or redeemed for anything of real-world value. · This app is an educational training tool for learning blackjack strategy and card counting fundamentals, with simulated play only. No real money is wagered at any point. · Training does not imply future success at real-money gambling outside the app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Basic Strategy Blackjack

Features
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Basic Strategy Blackjack is a clean, no-nonsense training app for learning blackjack basic strategy. Learn the full strategy chart across hard totals, soft totals, and pairs, then reinforce your knowledge with guided practice rounds and immediate feedback. Features: - Interactive basic strategy chart - Practice mode with instant right/wrong feedback - Explanations for correct plays - Accuracy and streak tracking - Fast, simple interface designed for mobile Built for players who want to make mathematically sound decisions at the table.

Screenshots

Blackjack Guru4 screens
Basic Strategy Blackjack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Strategy Blackjack at none against Blackjack Guru's 17. Basic Strategy Blackjack also leads on ads (none vs shown). Blackjack Guru's advantage is chart position (#94 vs unranked). On price, device support 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

Both are free to download. Blackjack Guru sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Basic Strategy Blackjack asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Blackjack Guru versus Basic Strategy Blackjack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack GuruBasic Strategy Blackjack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#94 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGrowth Garage LLCSEAN LAWRENCE RUSSELL

Bugs and requests

Blackjack Guru

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Cannot manage account/subscription in-app
  • Unable to cancel membership
  • App charged after free trial without option to cancel
  • Paid but locked out of features
  • Incorrect strategy advice (e.g., 22 bust)
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  • Inconsistent logic in training (says move is wrong, then correct)
  • Doesn't account for rule variations
  • App told me to split but explanation said hit
  • Tells you to double down on wrong hands
  • Says not to split 8s sometimes
  • Review requested before using app
  • No response from support
  • App asks for review before playing
  • App asks for review immediately after download

Requested features

13 requests
  • More levels in module 2
  • Bigger stacks in module 2
  • Practice with larger chip amounts
  • Integrate counting into spreadsheets
  • Practice specific difficult situations
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  • Add speed and pressure elements
  • More detailed explanations for moves
  • Include charts in explanations
  • Fix algorithm errors
  • Allow playing the game
  • More content and features
  • Improve practice for keeping running count
  • Add a 52-card deck practice mode

Basic Strategy Blackjack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Blackjack Guru

Subscriptions12
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
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  • Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$8.997 Days
  • Weekly$8.997 Days
  • Weekly7 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Annual$9.991 Year
  • Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Annual$14.991 Year
  • Annual$69.991 Year
  • Annual2 variants$89.991 Year
  • Annual3 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time3
  • Blackjack Guru Chips 1$1.99
  • Lifetime$89.99
  • Lifetime$119.99
None

Basic Strategy Blackjack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackjack Guru free?
Blackjack Guru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Strategy Blackjack free?
Basic Strategy Blackjack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blackjack Guru or Basic Strategy Blackjack have ads?
Blackjack Guru shows ads; Basic Strategy Blackjack does not.

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