BBO Trainer vs BridgeTricks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBO Trainer
Practice and improve your bridge game with this official training app. Play deals, analyze your performance, and learn through guided practice. Offers various game modes for all skill levels, with a free trial of premium features.
- Practice bridge deals anytime
- Compare results with players worldwide
- Guided practice with clear feedback
- Play with AI opponents
- Pause, resume, and play at your own pace
- Deep statistics and performance tracking
- Daily Challenge and Mini Bridge modes
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Build your bridge skills with the official training app from Bridge Base Online (BBO). BBO Trainer lets you practice bridge anytime, play real deals, and compare your results with players worldwide. Free trial included New users receive 1 month of FREE access to all Premium features. Whether you’re learning the game, returning after a break, or training for duplicate, BBO Trainer helps you understand bridge through guided practice and clear feedback. o No partner needed, play full bridge deals with consistent AI opponents o Pause, resume, and play at your own pace o Perfect for building strong fundamentals or sharpening advanced skills • Game modes o Daily Challenge Play 8 new deals every day and see how you rank against the field. Try to keep your streak alive and build consistency in your practice. Free access for all players. Premium unlocks full leaderboards and extended comparison. o Mini Bridge The easiest way to start playing bridge. Perfect for beginners or players who want to review the fundamentals in a simplified format. Mini Bridge is free for everyone. o Free Deals Get 4 free practice deals per day. Choose IMP or Matchpoint scoring, just like in real tournaments. Premium users unlock full deal history, detailed analysis, and unlimited replays. o AI Challenge Train whenever you want with no partner needed. Play one-on-one against strong AI opponents and follow your improvement over time. • Deep statistics & performance tracking BBO Trainer gives you an at-a-glance view of your bridge level: o Overview of your last 200 deals o Success rate as declarer and defender o Defense performance by suit and contract type o Distribution of contracts played (games, slams, part-scores, NT, minors, majors) o Comparison between recent results and long-term averages Premium users unlock advanced layers of insights, with contract-by-contract breakdowns and direct links to detailed game analysis. • Free vs Premium The app is free to download, and all new users get 1 month of full access: o All game modes unlocked o Full statistics o Detailed game analysis o Leaderboards o Unlimited deals and replays After the free month, you can continue for free with: o Daily Challenge (no comparison) o 4 free deals per day o Mini Bridge o Basic results Or you can subscribe to unlock the full training experience for $9.99 USD, after one month FREE. • Requirements Internet connection required Download BBO Trainer and turn every deal into a learning opportunity! Privacy Policy: https://trainer.bridgebase.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://trainer.bridgebase.com/tos Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
BridgeTricks
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BridgeTricks is a training app for bridge players: daily puzzles, duels and a monthly Cup, a place to build and practise your bidding system, hundreds of practice hands, and tools to analyze any deal. Suit Trainer Master every suit combination. A new puzzle every day, Rush and Survival modes, duels against other players with an ELO rating, and a 64-player Cup each month. Lead Trainer Find the best opening lead against real auctions, with IMP and matchpoint grading, duels, and Kib, our analyst, explaining why a lead works. Bidding Architect Build your own bidding system, share it with your partner, print it, and turn it into convention cards. Practise any part of it with flashcards that remember what you miss. Practice hands and quizzes Every guide comes with a drill of a hundred hands or questions, from conventions to declarer play. Bridge Lab and analysis Generate thousands of deals under your own constraints, simulate contracts and leads, and analyze any hand with a double dummy solver, from a photo or by entering the cards. Community Channels, direct messages, friends, and the daily puzzle chat. Free to start. Pro and Master plans unlock unlimited training, monthly credits for the Lab, and Kib. Privacy Policy: https://bridge-tricks.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BridgeTricks at every 2 weeks against BBO Trainer's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. BBO Trainer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and BridgeTricks sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $8.39 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BBO Trainer ships an update monthly, BridgeTricks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBO Trainer | BridgeTricks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (498 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bridge Base On Line, LLC | Alessandro Calmanovici |
In-app purchases
BBO Trainer
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Monthly subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Monthly subscription$9.991 Month
BridgeTricks
- BridgeTricks Pro - Monthly$8.391 Month
- BridgeTricks Master - Monthly$14.491 Month
- BridgeTricks Pro - Yearly$71.991 Year
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- BridgeTricks Master - Yearly$118.991 Year
- 20 Credits$3.99
- 55 Credits$9.99
- 120 Credits$17.99








