Blackjack 21 Multi-Hand (Pro)

I've been using this author's Black Jack apps for years. The are amazingly versatile and integrated with each other. The options and aids to playing better 21 are without equal. Thank you for making this available!!!

In terms of appearance and interface this certainly isn’t the most smooth/pretty blackjack app to use, but for realism it can’t be beat. I’ve never actually gambled in a casino but I had no problem turning $500 in fake money into $80,000 using other apps, so I wanted to find one that would actually give me a realistic view of what I could expect sitting down at a real table. So far I’ve been playing for 3 days and my initial $500 has gotten as high as $2100 and as low as $50, while spending most of the time hovering back and forth between being a little in the black and a little in the red. I’m learning a lot from the training tools as well - glad I made this purchase. One thing I have found frustrating in the app though is the betting interface. In all other apps I’ve used the default functionality is that if you bet $100 on a hand, then it will just bet $100 on every hand until you change what you’re wanting to wager. In this app though that functionality only works if you lose a hand. If you win, your next bet becomes your last bet plus the winnings from that hand (so a $100 bet would become a $200 bet on the next hand if you win). That means if you want to just bet $100 every time, when you win you have to move the $200 into your chip pile, then drag another $100 chip in as your bet. If you only cash out your winnings then forget to place a new bet for the next hand a computer player takes your place and you have to watch the round and wait for the next hand. I’ve been through all of the options (which are numerous) multiple times and I’ve found no way to get the app to just bet the same amount on every hand. One frustrating aspect of an otherwise great simulator!

All the apps I’ve played and they are all great.

Continues to be my favorite game for honing counting skills. Been using it for years and it’s still the best. I have my own blackjack training game in the App Store but it will never come close to this one.

This is an extremely flexible, easy to use, tool to practice BJ for you trips to the casino. I highly recommend this product! They remain top dog in this category.

Still has a place on my iPad. Aside from some UI updates not much else to make it better, aside from full on training tools

very realistic just like the casino tables don’t know how they stack the rack

I’ve played countless hands of live blackjack. I also understand the rules of blackjack are constructed to give the casino the advantage. I also realize there is a strong probability of the casino having lengthy winning streaks. While this game has the potential to be great a tool for practicing , the advantage given to the dealer is simply unrealistic. The first shoe or two (6 deck) are similar to what can be expected at a casino. However, around shoe 3, the game becomes decidedly dealer friendly…player winning streaks of more than 2 hands are rare and dealer winning streaks of 5-10+ hands are common. These results are consistent after each and every restart of the game. It’s as if some component of the underpinnings of the game changes after a certain number of hands are dealt or a certain number of units are played/won. I’ve read other replies provided by the game developer adamantly proclaiming this game accurately reflects real life gameplay. This simply is not the case; otherwise, I would have given up playing real life blackjack 25 years ago…it’s simply not fun. The developer also alludes that complaints are invalid because it’s free chips and make-believe money. That is definitely true and I am not looking to play an electronic version for real money…I prefer that for real life gameplay at casinos. The frustration with this version of blackjack is the inability to practice for extended periods of time. Additionally, the table max betting limits in this game are 100% unrealistic to casino table max betting limits. To claim otherwise would only prove ignorance. EDIT: In response to Developer’s reply, I never said there was a “magic algorithm”. Also, you imply since the game uses FREE/FAKE money then there should be no complaints about the game. I also acknowledged blackjack has the house advantage. The game layout is great. But, your adamant denial aside, there is no way the shuffles are realistic. The in-game stats support my claim. A simple “I’ll look into it” would’ve been tons more believable than your staunch refusal.

Let’s you know if there is a better play for the system your using,

Good interface, stable, and useful features, e.g., card count, etc.