French Belote vs Shark Bridge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
French Belote
Experience the classic French card game on your mobile device. Play against AI or friends with customizable rules and multiple game modes, including online multiplayer. Features realistic AI, HD graphics, and performance tracking.
- Play against AI
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- LAN multiplayer via WiFi/Bluetooth
- Local multiplayer on same device
- Customizable rules and options
- HD graphics and card animations
- Performance statistics and achievements
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*** PLAY TO FRENCH BELOTE ON YOUR IPHONE, IPOD AND IPAD ! *** Play to the popular French Belote card game, against opponents simulated by an high-level artificial intelligence or with your friends. All official rules and many variants are handled : - Play with or without declarations. - Play with No Trumps and All Trumps. *** SEVERAL GAME MODES INCLUDING MULTIPLAYER *** - Play alone against skilled AI players. - Play Online through Game Center : Invite your friends, or let the Game Center find players for you. - Play on LAN with your friends, via WiFi or Bluetooth. - Play with a friend on the same device, each in turn. *** HD GRAPHICS *** Easy to use, the game is very fast and responsive, with card animation for a more realistic gameplay, and hd graphics. Two visual themes available. *** AN HIGH-LEVEL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE *** Your opponents and teammates are simulated by an high-level artificial intelligence, that knows the common strategies used in french belote card game. Therefore the game is very realistic, close to game with real players, and the challenge is high. *** A CUSTOMIZABLE APPLICATION *** - Many options to customize the rules. - Change the player's name. - Change the speed of the game. - Play automatically. - Direction on play. - Visual theme. - And many more... *** AN APPLICATION THAT WILL MAKE YOU BECOME BETTER *** A section with statistics is included in the application, allowing you to monitor the evolution of our performances. And you can distinguish yourself thanks to Game Center Achievements and Leaderboards. For beginners, rules of French Belote are also included into the application. Finally, you can at the end of the round see all the tricks, and replay the round if you want, to train and try new strategies. For any question regarding the application : support.belote@eryodsoft.com Have fun playing Belote !
Shark Bridge
Learn and play the card game of bridge with an AI opponent that adjusts to your skill level. Offers unlimited hands, duplicate games, and tournament play, with options for offline or online play. Analyze past competitions and share hands with friends.
- Adjustable AI difficulty
- Unlimited hands
- Duplicate bridge games
- Daily tournaments
- Offline and online play
- Hand analysis
- Import/export hands
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Shark's 5th generation robot can be adjusted from an excellent beginner to a full-scale AI expert player. Shark Bridge offers unlimited hands, duplicate bridge games, and Daily Tournament with MP (%) scoring. Play bridge with friends or practice on your own. Study the hands of your bridge teacher. Play deals online from your library, classroom hands, and generator You can play and review boards with the complete auction and play details from International, North American, and European competitions. Internet is not required, except for Daily Tournaments and the Online Bridge Club. Shark Bridge won the 2014 and 2011 World Bridge Computer Championships. You can email hands to your partner or other bridge friends for discussion if they have Shark or another bridge app capable of opening PBN/LIN files. Share the fun! You can also import bridge deals from your computer disk or the Internet. Shark Bridge features: - Bidding systems: Standard American 5 card major( SAYC or Shark flavor), 2/1 Game Force, Std English Acol (in development) bidding systems. - Duplicate bridge game. - Bridge tournament boards. - Play bridge offline ( no Internet ) or live on the Internet with your friends and foes. - Never wait for a bridge table to fill in; our high-quality robot will play bridge when needed. - Hints and auction analysis are available at any time. Ask the Shark Bridge, and it will help. - Get suggestions when the declarer is on the lead to a trick; Shark will recommend a play strategy. - Open PBN (Portable Bridge Notation) and LIN ( VU-Graph) files from your email. - Choose from regular and 4-color card decks. Bridge Enthusiast In-App purchase ($29.99) upgrade offers: - Play an unlimited number of random deals. - 9 WBF, ACBL, and European bridge tournaments from 2014,2013,2011. - Email bridge hands from your Personal Deal Library. - Basic Online Bridge Play: create, join, and kibitz at any table. - Deal Analysis. - One year free VIP subscription. VIP subscription ($34.99/year) unlocks additional features and services: - Daily tournament with 16 boards; compare your skill with the rest of our VIP members. Study the deals from past competitions. - 32 WBF, ACBL, and European bridge tournaments in recent years, including 2016. More are in the works. - VIP online play: create, join, and kibitz at any table, manage friends, block players, invite players. - Par Contract Calculator. - Personal Deal Library: all saved deals are instantly available to all of your devices. - Advanced Deal Generator. - Classroom hands - Access to The CommonGame hands, via the Classroom hands module - Highest priority for feature requests. Bridge Bidding Systems: Standard American 5-card major( SAYC or Shark flavor), 2/1 Game Force, Acol, and Swedish 5-card major bidding systems, and more are in the works. Each bridge system includes the most popular conventions, and you can further customize it with : 1NT / 2NT range and hand distribution options Gambling 3NT or strong 25+ HCP 3NT Stayman Jacoby and Texas Transfers Weak two Spades, Hearts, Diamonds Strong 2 Clubs Blackwood: 4 Aces / 5 Aces, RKCB, RKC 1430, Exclusion Blackwood Jacoby 2NT Sandwich 2NT Two-way new minor forcing (XY-NT) Leaping Michaels Michaels Cue Bid Maximum Overcall Double Negative Doubles Takeout Doubles Responsive Doubles Support Double Splinter Bids Lebensohl Unusual 2NT Drury DONT Landy Multi Landi BPH The Shark Play bridge engine was designed and programmed by John Norris, an international bridge master and Danish Bridge Champion. Shark robot is the most human-like playing bot; it has been tested against professional players and proved a worthy opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: French Belote at none against Shark Bridge's 2. Shark Bridge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. Shark Bridge sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. French Belote asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for French Belote against 4.6 for Shark Bridge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shark Bridge has 1.2K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of French Belote's written reviews are positive against 73% of Shark Bridge's.
French Belote ships an update every 3 months, Shark Bridge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | French Belote | Shark Bridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (67 ratings) | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eryod Soft | The Shark Bridge Company Inc |
Customer experience
French Belote
Shark Bridge
Bugs and requests
French Belote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shark Bridge
Reported bugs
2 issues- iPad app keeps quitting when saving hands
- Identical daily hands repeated
Requested features
3 requests- Help files for analysis interruption and interpretation
- Option for standard North American carding
- Show lead card on results page
In-app purchases
French Belote
No in-app purchases
Shark Bridge
- Bridge Enthusiast$29.99
- Yearly VIP subscription$34.99
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