⋅Blackjack Reviews

I agree with others who have reviewed on here about the “impossible losing streaks”. I have used this this app app on and off for many years now and as far as the actual playing, this one is my preferred version and honestly is great to learn on. However, I had to have Blackjack downloaded like 2 weeks in advance collecting my bonuses before I could even play because of only getting 200 chips per 4 hours, and the minimum to play a SINGLE hand being 50 chips. This isn’t bad. I guess.. BUT, I have never played a this app app ever with such seemingly rigged losing streaks. Dude, I play with basic strategy and in the first couple days of playing again on Blackjack in a year the game was glad to give me a losing streak of 10 hands in a row! Like, what? I get it if this is like out of the ordinary, but it is very common more times than not that I will lose like 6 or 7 hands in a row. When you are going through hands fast and have to pay a minimum of 50 chips per single hand, only getting 200 per 4 hours, losing like this until you can’t even play is extremely discouraging and which is why I have sadly switched to better this app apps. :( Perfect interface for the game in my opinion and I would prefer to play Blackjack mainly because I enjoy the layout, but man these losing streaks and lack of chips are just keeping me away. Until next time.

I have been playing this game/app for a few years now. I play a couple dozen hands daily and have won and lost millions. I’ve had a bank roll as high as a few million and currently have a pot of $200,000 or so - all without buying extra coinage. It’s pretty much the only game I play consistently. I leave the “advice” on to hone my understanding of the odds. I am a bit suspicious about the odds. I think the developers occasionally adjust the randomness to meet their prerogatives. When the odds seem against me, I play less or for smaller amounts and wait till the next day to try again. When I actually go to the casino now, I have a full understanding of how to play and can play confidently for hours without losing my shirt - the house always win but you can play a long time without giving them too much.

I have played over 100 games now and although I like the game design, the card shuffle programming is terrible. The idea of there being different tables with different minimums and maximums is great but as I see it I’ll never make it pass table 3 unless I get REALLY lucky or pay to play. I don’t particularly enjoy the 200 credits every 4 hours or watch videos for credits but I can’t be too upset cause that’s the unfortunate standard with these kind of games nowadays. After my hundred games I always was frustrated cause I easily noticed I lost more than I won, but after looking at the reviews of people complaining of the same thing and the moderators assuring that the deck shuffling was in fact “random” I decided to keep going attributing my loses to bad luck. However, the bad luck never went away. The deck shuffling might be random but i lose 65% of the time(pushes included). I have played other black jack games and yes the dealer usually wins more than the player, but it should be closer to 47% dealer 45% player 8% pushes and not 55% dealer 35% player and 12% pushes. With more than 100 games played, I don’t see the statistics changing much moving forward. I have to delete this game, although everything else is very enticing, the deck programming is just horrible. Perhaps try using a different card deck randomizing program.

The Hi/Lo count on my single deck play actually reached +60!!!! This is mathematically impossible on single deck play with a 52 card game. I often get a near impossible +30 count in the 1-deck game. But a +60? This conclusively shows at least a programming error if not outright cheating!! If you play a multi deck game they can fool you into believing that high a count. But not a single deck!!! Sometimes the algorithm shifts to one highly in your favor and you can win a lot of chips. But, sooner or later, you will go into the most impossible of all losing streaks despite these impossibly high positive counts and you will continue to lose bet after bet. I admit that I get seduced in the winning streaks and enraged at the impossibility of the losing streaks. I keep yelling out "this is unfair and impossible!" Ironically, because of the intermittent positive reinforcement, I find myself playing this repeatedly and remain determined to figure out a betting strategy that will wait out the losing streaks and pay out in the winning ones. Unfortunately, there is one winning strategy: wait long enough betting low and eventually the impossible odds go away.

Great, fast paced game with realistic odds and solid, stable game play. Yes, chips are purchased in game but they’re cheap. Like $1.99 gets 5,000. I purchased $2 worth last September and have played for over a year on them.

Now you can play for free too. The game will give you 200 chips free every 4 hours too so it’s not solely pay to play. If you stay on the beginner table those chips would be more than enough bank to play an hour or more each day.

Summary: top shelf Black Jack game. It’s well written, well maintained with regular updates. It’s cheap and/or free to play depending on your style of play. (beginner vs high roller).

I really enjoyed this game. The UI is very polished and runs well. However, after about the first hundred or so hands, your odds of winning go down hill very quickly. My experience is similar to other one star reviews about how the “dealer” starts getting many statistically impossible 21 hands in a row. Another observation is how when you double in first hundred or so hands, you typically get a face card but afterward begin getting low cards (mostly Aces) consistently. Another tell is I set it to play with one deck. As others have mentioned, I have seen it dispense more than 4 aces on several occasions before reshuffling. This happens when the “dealer” needs it to win. It may be dispensing more of other types but I wasn’t looking for them. Also I observed after a split that I was winning, that the dealer kept giving itself cards until the sum was 36.
In conclusion, I would have gladly paid for this game because of UI and smooth play. It’s a shame it is flawed intentionally or not to predictably cheat.

Third Review:
I don’t like the new update. As others have said, it closes after opening. Have to reload. The graphics are choppy. And the cards and number indicating what you got are too small! There used to be in settings the ability to enlarge cards & number that’s below cards. Why did you get rid of that? Not all of us use gigantic phones.
Thank you.

Nice fast pace, no glitches. Four stars only because the dealer winning can get very very very predictable.

Update:
Beware! It's Rigged!
Had it for couple yrs now. Only reason I still play is because it's a beautiful app. But by god the only way I can win some is I changed to 1 deck. (Yes 1 deck)
Got all the way up to around $180,000. But "of course" out of the freakin blue I can't win a hand. And the dealing gets 21 after 21. Or 20-18 every time. It can get so bad it's predictable. Then it's it's not fun anymore. PLEASE FIX this issue and make it fair. You can tell when this "algorithm" kicks in and it's such a downer. I'm back down to $20,000.

Update again:
Unbelievable. Can only win maybe 1 out of 5 hands. About to delete Blackjack. The game is like this. It seems fair at times. Then house gets 21, 20, 19 over and over. This pattern lasts for couple weeks. Then teases you with fair play for short time. Doesn’t matter how many decks. Sigh. Such a pretty app too.

So I’ve played this app in casinos for several years and have never sat at a table where the dealer wins as much as this one does. If I have a run of four (4) hands in a row the dealer will win the next six (6). I’ve had the displeasure of seeing an actual dealer at a table I played at for a while hit two blackjacks in a row, however I’ve never, until playing this game, had a dealer hit six (6) in a row. I’ve had the same issues with this game that others have, the dealer always one ups you or builds 21 unlike any actual game. If you double down you will not get a ten or face card or at least I never do. Never had that happen on a real table. This game was the first time I’ve ever seen that. The dealer will build a 21 out of a six card draw more times than are statistically possible. This game has lost all fun for me since you’re not supposed to win but buy chips. I’ll unfortunately be looking for a different game.

This this app game is very realistic and has really helped me improve my game. One thing I don’t understand is the need to constantly change a good thing. Since the last changes I can’t play the game using the portrait orientation which I prefer. When I double now my card comes from the bottom of the screen instead of the top. It happens so fast it’s hard to see unless I stop and pause to realize what just happened. The game used to track my current losing and winning streaks, now I only see current winning streak, longest winning streak, and longest losing streak. Why did you drop the current losing streak? I would have given this game a five star rating if you would stop making so many needless and annoying changes. When you have a good thing going don’t mess with it!
Tom

Addicting, but fun, if you can get past the ads. Also I seem to get beat by one point quite often. Seems that the "house" has pretty good luck. Only other thing I noticed it seems to have a glitch, I made it to the highest round quickly, but it offered me to make cookies?!?... In return I was offered 700 tokens. Well it got stuck in that mode and from 3,000 tokens I kept loading until I had 150,000+ tokens. I got bored with the free tokens, but had to shut down Blackjack to make it stop giving me 700 tokens at a time. But it's done it several times since then. Needs a tweek or something.

Blackjack is phenomenal for those like myself that enjoy the game of this app aka twenty-one. It's a great learning tool as well. So for beginners to experienced players this is a good tool, or app to learn from or just pass the time. It's settings include card-counting, the option to have advise, the option to have more than one deck (up to eight), and more. All of these allow for self learning and entertainment with a positive twist. I've had Blackjack since this past spring break (2014) and it has done me nothing but good. The ads aren't a problem if you enjoy the game as much as I do.

Let me say this is a pretty great app. It shows you the percentages of every hand. And playing basic strategy for the most part seems to be on point. Dealer gets 21 way too often. Chances a dealer gets 21 with ace showing is only 31% making insurance a bad move. But seems like everytime a dealer gets an ace it’s 21. Still a pretty great app though. Wish they had tournaments like they did when it was in Facebook messenger. Still my favorite this app app.

Several years ago I purchased an advertisement free version of Blackjack . In 2017 Apple updated their iOS and the version of Blackjack was no longer compatible. I reached out to Mobilityware and was told there would be an update for my *paid* advertisement free version of the application.

2 years later I’m still waiting for that update. I still have the support emails from Mobilityware where they told me they’d update the adds free version of Blackjack .

Now, with this most recent iteration of Blackjack , Mobilityware is marketing the update as bug fixes and better gameplay, but the performance is now painfully slow. And worse, Mobilityware has rendered my in-app purchases, which included the benefit of free chips every 2 hours, useless. Mobilityware is NOT honoring in-app purchase agreements either.

I’ve recently reached out to Mobilityware support. In response they’ve comped me additional chips, but they’re still not honoring the purchase agreements. I still have ads pop up every time I open Blackjack and my chips are now coming every 4 hours.

I hope Mobilityware will make this right across the board.

This is by far the best this app game out there. It goes fast so you don’t have to sit there while the dealer slowly deals cards and wait for the next hand. You can get to it right away.
As far as rating this, I’d give it 5 stars
BUT, the ads were incessantly obnoxious and completely annoying by constantly interrupting the game and then I’d forget where I was and lose my concentration. One of them even requires me to power off my phone to get rid of the music!!
They said if you make a purchase, it will eliminate the adds. So I made a purchase but the ads keep coming and coming. PLEASE STOP!
Now I’m having to sit here on the phone with ITunes for hours waiting to get a refund. If you’re considering making a purchase through Blackjack, DONT DO IT! Not if you value your time that is.

Easily my favorite this app app. I’ve been playing for years. However, settings need to be updated. Very little has been done here since 2009. Please add the ability to re-split cards (not Aces). Most Vegas casinos allow you to split as many times as you want on non-Ace pairs. Please make the rules more customizable so I can properly simulate a Vegas table. (Which is what I use Blackjack for.) Thank you for the great app!

Often when I exit a table, my chips will be reduced upon exit by my most recent, highest bet. I therefore never buy chips.

The ads are extremely annoying and disruptive. They pop up after right after you press “Deal”, before seeing the new hand being dealt, so that you are completely disoriented and have lost concentration when you return to the table after the ad finishes and have to figure out that a new hand was already dealt and is waiting for your action.

Also, at least one ad (for Blackjackist) is extremely loud and cannot be muted, making it the worst annoyance.

I’d be willing to buy the minimum chips to get rid of these annoying ads, but a Facebook account is required for purchase and I don’t have nor ever want one.

These significant annoyances aren’t enough for me to stop using the game, however. The 2 counts and basic strategy advice are extremely useful for learning and practicing.

This program hit 21 five times in a row on me & consistently drains my account. I’ve played in Vegas & can have some pretty bad luck, but nothing like this! The dealer wins 75%-80% of the time. Just incredible “odds”. SMH

Even after switching to just 1 deck, the amount of consecutive times the dealer gets to 21 whether it’s a this app or multiple card draw is just crazy. I like the game, but this dealer seldom gets a bad draw.

So I had a 14 hand losing streak....6 of those times the dealer hit 21. Although this app statistics are kept, there is no statistic showing how often the dealer gets 21 on a multiple card hand. That number would be astronomical! I’ve never seen that “randomness” in Vegas.

I’ve had this game on multiple phones for almost 3 years now for plane trips solely because this game works in airplane mode and is a good 10-15 minutes time waster.

First, let’s get this out of the way: A this app game is only as good as the logic that goes into randomizing the cards for the House and players, and with that said, that logic in this game appears to be set on a predictable pattern and completely stacked against the player.

The House will beat you 10-15 times before allowing a 4-5 game winning streak for the player. This seems to be consistent at all tables. The House has a 50% chance of getting a hand of 19-20 against the player when the player receives low cards and has to Hit. Moreover, the House gets Blackjacks at a 2:1 rate against the player, across all tables.

Bottom line: either don’t listen to me and see this pattern unfold for yourself (it will), or avoid this game like the plague- there are better options out there that have had better card logic implemented by their developers that don’t tilt the table overwhelmingly in the House’s favor.

Zero stars. This games cheats. Bet high and you will lose. I’ve literally counted cards and when 4 of one card has come out, if they need that card to beat you it will be dealt. I must have caused an algorithm fault in the game; I split my cards got 18 in one hand and 26 in the other; they had 15, were dealt a king and then dealt themselves another card; a 9; to total 34. This proves the game cheats. I took a screen shot. These people and their game are a rip-off, especially if you spend real money for chips. If it can screw up so bad to over deal a dealer hand, it’s programmed to steal from you. Deleting Blackjack and never downloading anything from this company; they are cheats and thieves.

If I click ok before the 200 free chips go into my bank, they add to the total, but then those 200 do not stay in my bank. Why would it matter if I click ok while those chips are loading to my bank? Why would it let me click ok if they will be be added but then immediately removed from my bank? Frustrating especially since I let my bank build before playing as it seems the player rarely ever wins at any level you play at

Thanks for the prompt response! 26 days later and still nothing

Deleting this garbage app. There’s gotta be something better out there! Don’t waste your time people. Developer says it’s not rigged but the dealer wins 97.5% of the time!! GARBAGE!!