Double Down vs Never Bust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Double Down
Learn the math behind blackjack strategy with detailed breakdowns of expected value, probabilities, and decision-making. Practice with customizable rules and track your progress through focused lessons and drills.
- Expected value breakdown
- Win/push/loss probabilities
- Customizable table rules
- Progress tracking
- Focused strategy lessons
- Ad-free experience
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Learn blackjack basic strategy and card counting, with the math behind each move. Play complete practice rounds and get feedback on every decision. Compare the expected value of hit, stand, double, split, and surrender, along with bust risk and win, push, and loss probabilities. Your progress measures the choices you make, so a lucky result does not count as a good decision. Set the number of decks, dealer soft-17 behavior, blackjack payout, surrender, doubling, and split rules. Save your own presets, consult a basic-strategy chart for the active rules, or build a hand in the solver. Counting Lab takes you from Hi-Lo card tags to running counts, full-deck countdowns, true counts, and index plays. Count opening hands across a table of up to five players. In Applied Counting, update the running count, convert it to a true count, and choose a play. Each drill states its rule assumptions and shows where you need more practice. Work through interactive lessons, take a mastery exam, or let Daily Coach choose a short review from your past mistakes. The Daily Challenge gives you a new set of decisions each day. Review weak spots in Progress and return directly to a focused drill. Challenge a friend with a hand and compare decisions after they answer. Practice offline on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No ads or account required. Double Down is an educational strategy trainer: no real money is staked and no wagers are placed.
Never Bust
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Never Bust is a beautiful way to learn blackjack — and the coach that actually makes you better at it. Practice real 6-deck blackjack on a hand-crafted table, or switch on Coach to see the mathematically best move before every decision. Whether you've never been dealt a hand or you're sharpening your basic strategy, Never Bust meets you where you are. There is no betting, no chips, and no money anywhere — just the cards and your decisions. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Play — pure blackjack. Just you and the dealer, no hints. • Coach — a live display before you act: the recommended move and why, the dealer's bust odds, and a running Hi-Lo count. Tap "Why this play?" to go deeper. LEARN FROM ZERO Blackjack School walks you through 7 short, interactive lessons — the goal of the game, hit vs. stand, the dealer's rules, soft hands, doubling and splitting, and why to skip insurance — with quick drills that check what you've learned. PRACTICE THE HANDS YOU LOSE Misplayed a hand? Replay it. Coach's "what-if" replay re-deals the exact same cards and dealer so you can try a different line and watch how it changes the result — with the precise expected value of Hit, Stand, and Double, your bust chance, and a read on how rich the shoe is. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A permanent Statistics screen keeps your lifetime record — hands played, win rate, basic-strategy accuracy, and your best decision streak. REAL HOUSE RULES 6-deck shoe · dealer hits soft 17 · double after split · late surrender. The same rules you'll meet at a real table — practiced without a cent on the line. NO BETTING, NO MONEY Never Bust is a trainer, not a casino. There is no wagering, no chips or balance, no purchases, and nothing to cash out. Just deal, decide, and learn. Deal me in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Double Down at weekly against Never Bust's every 3 weeks. Double Down also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Double Down ships an update weekly, Never Bust every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Double Down | Never Bust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neeraj Aggarwal | Olivier Devaux |
In-app purchases
Double Down
No in-app purchases
Never Bust
No in-app purchases
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