Comparison

Blackjack for Fun vs Blackjack Trainer AI

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

Head to head
About

Blackjack for Fun

Learn and practice blackjack with a realistic card game experience. Features include multiple hands, standard moves, and a built-in strategy calculator for optimal play. Enjoy smooth animations and haptic feedback without any real money involved.

Highlights
  • Play up to 3 simultaneous hands
  • Standard blackjack moves (hit, stand, double down, split, insurance)
  • Built-in Basic Strategy Calculator
  • Realistic felt table design and card animations
  • Haptic feedback
  • Statistics tracking
Features
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Want to learn blackjack or sharpen your strategy? BlackJack For Fun brings the classic card game to your iPhone — beautiful felt table design, realistic card animations, and smooth gameplay that makes learning genuinely enjoyable. THE GAME Play classic blackjack with up to three hands simultaneously. Use all the standard blackjack moves — hit, stand, double down, split pairs, and take insurance. No sign up required, no purchases needed to play. Just pick how many hands you want and deal. Card animations and haptic feedback make every deal feel satisfying, whether you are learning the basics or practicing advanced plays. STRATEGY CALCULATOR Not sure what move to make? The built-in Strategy Calculator tells you the mathematically optimal play for any hand situation. Select your two cards and the dealer's up card — the calculator instantly shows whether you should hit, stand, double down, split, or surrender, with a plain-English explanation of why. Based on proven basic strategy charts used by experienced players worldwide. The best way to improve your game. FEATURES - Play up to 3 simultaneous hands - Hit, stand, double down, split, and insurance - Built-in Basic Strategy Calculator with explanations - Realistic felt table design with card animations - Haptic feedback throughout - Statistics tracking — win rate, current streak, total wins and losses PLEASE NOTE BlackJack For Fun is an educational card game for entertainment purposes only. No real money or prizes are involved. You cannot gamble, wager, or simulate gambling in this app. It is only a for-fun card game. No purchases are required to play. Privacy Policy: https://jackdelong.com/blackjackforfun/privacy Download now. The dealer is waiting.

About

Blackjack Trainer AI

This app provides real-time expected value calculations for every blackjack decision based on your chosen rule set. It offers a comprehensive strategy chart, drill modes, card counting systems, and bet spread coaching. Analyze your performance with detailed session stats and a mastery heatmap.

Highlights
  • Live EV at every decision
  • Customizable strategy charts
  • Drill modes with spaced repetition
  • Card counting systems (Hi-Lo, KO)
  • Illustrious 18 and Fab 4 deviations
  • Kelly-optimal bet spread coaching
  • Session stats and mastery heatmap
Features
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Learn blackjack the way the math plays it. Blackjack Trainer AI solves basic strategy on your phone for the exact rules at your table, then grades every decision you make against it. THE CHART FOR YOUR TABLE Rules change the right play. One deck or eight, dealer hits or stands on soft 17, 3:2 or 6:5, double after split, surrender: pick your game and the strategy chart is solved for it, deck count included. Tap any cell to see the expected value of every option. Save the chart to Photos for the table. PLAY WITH A COACH Deal hands on a real shoe. Every action button shows its expected value, the best play is marked, and a mistake shows what it cost you in cents per hand. Undo a decision, replay any hand, and watch your accuracy climb. DRILL UNTIL IT IS AUTOMATIC The basic strategy drill uses spaced repetition, so the cells you miss come back sooner. Close Call mode drills the spots most players get wrong. LEARN TO COUNT Hi-Lo and KO, with the running and true count on the table as you play. The Speed and Pairs drills build the counting reflex from your first card. PRO: THE COUNTER'S TOOLS One purchase, no subscription: - Index plays: Illustrious 18 and Fab 4 on the table, matched to your rules, and graded when you play them - Deviations drill: every index spot at counts on both sides of the line - Six advanced count drills: true count conversion, deck estimation, table scan, backcounting, insurance and casino-floor judgment - Simulator: play up to a million hands with your rules, bet spread and bankroll, and see the edge, the swings and your risk of ruin - Risk of ruin at the table and a bet-spread coach PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account and no ads. Your hands, stats and settings stay on your phone. The only network call is Apple and RevenueCat confirming a Pro purchase. For practice and learning only. Blackjack Trainer AI has no real-money gambling, and nothing in it guarantees winnings at a casino. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blackjack for Fun2 screens
Blackjack Trainer AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

Blackjack for Fun and Blackjack Trainer AI are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blackjack for Fun against 5.0 for Blackjack Trainer AI. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Blackjack for Fun versus Blackjack Trainer AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackjack for FunBlackjack Trainer AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJack BowermanAlchemaize

In-app purchases

None

Blackjack for Fun

No in-app purchases

None

Blackjack Trainer AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blackjack for Fun free?
Blackjack for Fun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackjack Trainer AI free?
Blackjack Trainer AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Blackjack for Fun or Blackjack Trainer AI?
Blackjack for Fun and Blackjack Trainer AI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Blackjack for Fun or Blackjack Trainer AI have ads?
Neither Blackjack for Fun nor Blackjack Trainer AI shows ads.

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