BJA Blackjack Trainer

Edit: The split aces thing is a rule, you get only one more card on each ace, unless you draw another ace and want to split again. So that was right. But I’m pretty sure the dealer is supposed to stand at 17 even if it has to count an A as an 11 to make it, and even if the house loses on a 17. The app did it again, and I think it glitches when it has more than one A in one hand. It isn’t sophisticated enough to count its aces as one 1 and one 11. Or maybe it’s another rule that I don’t know and the dealer has to count two aces as both 1’s. Old review: I’m new to blackjack, so maybe there’s an exception to the “dealer stands on 17” rule that I’m not familiar with, but I just split 4’s against a dealer’s 5, got something like 20&18, and the bottom card was an ace, dealer drew another ace, and I thought “17, cool, I win.” But the dealer drew two more cards. I was surprised and I didn’t even notice what cards they were, whether that was legal, or what. Again, I’m new. Maybe I just don’t understand the rules. Also, I second what another reviewer said about splitting aces. Shouldn’t we get to play that out further than just one more card? I don’t know that, either. Otherwise, a great app. One last thing. Deal could stand to be faster, and there should be a toggleable feature that explains basic rules each hand for rank beginners like me, instead of always moving on immediately to the next hand. Maybe that’s in the premium version. But even the free app is really good overall.

I like learning new things and right away I learned stuff about Blackjack that I never even new existed like basic strategy. The app led me to their video which led me to buying the extras and then I got the paid version of the app because it’s honestly just entertaining and I’m learning alot and I’m learning it alot faster then I thought I would. I know I’ll never be a professional blackjack player and don’t really strive to be but this app made learning so fun I would not only recommend it to people who like Blackjack but also people who like strategy games. 5 stars all day and if I get good enough I’m paying to be a member.

The app uses gestures to indicate player intentions. It’s a good idea but it doesn’t work very well. If you accidentally touch the screen inadvertently or incorrectly, it is happy to double your 20. . Also, the cards are swept away at the end of the hand much too quickly, much faster than in a real game, where the dealer would be collecting and paying. It makes it very hard in some cases to add up the dealer’s hand as you would in a real game. There should be a button to clear the board for the next hand. There is no way to review the previous hand to analyze a counting mistake. The perfect trainer would show additional hands that must be counted, and also allow playing an extra spot. Lastly, I can’t figure out the formula used to calculate the true count. Sometimes it seems to round up, other times it looks like it is rounding down.