Fun Bridge Reviews

by Conmenace

Bids and explanations are bizarre and unreliable. Often a weak 2 bid will state at least 6 of the WRONG suit. For example bidder opens 2 diamonds, bid explanation is that the bidder has 6 diamonds but he actually has 6 spades. This has happened multiple times. You can report the deal but nothing is done nor do they respond to you. Bids NT with 2 worthless doubletons. Sometimes the trick count is incorrect. Report this with screen shots that prove the trick count is wrong, they reply with the generic “can’t replicate the issue” as if you did something wrong. The leads often make no sense based on the bidding and the leaders holding. All this for 100USD a year. Avoid this site! Don’t waste your money.

by Mombridge

I play this app every day (multiple games) and have for a few years. It is one of my favorite little moments of relaxation. However, today I updated it and the new version is SO BAD that I seriously may have to stop playing! It is really hard on the eyes! There is something about the way it’s lit that makes it almost unbearable to look at on my phone. All the new added features are also annoying intrusions onto the experience. this app has a beautiful, clear, simple interface— why would they do this? I’m seriously getting a headache after playing on the new screen one time. Please, please reconsider!
Just updating this review because I thought I would receive a response that actually reflected the seriousness of my complaint. I really do find the update of this app unplayable. I downloaded the computer version, which still looks the way the old phone one did, but I much preferred playing it on my phone. Is anyone at GOTO actually listening to these complaints? I’ve yet to see a single review that wasn’t appalled by the new version and getting ready to change apps.

by Joetherob 1

I use FunBridge all the time for several reasons: great user interface, challenging hands, and a great mix of international players. Unfortunately, the robot’s bidding and card play are biased and hurt your bridge game more than help it. Among them are: 1. Bad English: you can’t understand what certain bids are intended to mean. 2. Erratic bids: Even if you set up your bidding system carefully, the bridge engine doesn’t use your preferences. It seems to be stuck on the French 5 card major system. 3. Statistical anomalies abound, making this a poor learning tool. 4. Over 80% of finesses fail. 5. Robot partner makes a poor lead to declarer’s ace almost 100% of the time. 6. Robot opponents underbid 50% of the time.

by EddieHask

One of the most consistantly frustrating games I've played. You expect the finesses to work 50% of the time. I've kept track for about a month now and they work about 2% of the time. K - J on the board? Don't worry.... you can count on the player to your right holding the A - Q. Leading to a K? Almost 100% of the time the A will be behind the K. I saw in one of the reviews that the developers claim it's 50%. That's just plain Bravo Siera. I have hands left with my credit, but I'm deleting FunBridge and will look elsewhere. Forgot to mention, if you're playing in a tournament, don't count on your partner having the same skill level as yourself. You will just be scratching your head alot. I am a developer and I really don't like giving bad reviews. I can appreciate the level of coding excelence that went into creating FunBridge. Why the developers chose to make it so darn frustrating for users is beyond my comprehension.

by Hawaii464

I am so upset with this program. The person, computer playing as my partner doesn’t respond with the most basic rules of Bridge. When I open with a five card suit, the partner never supports the five card major, even holding 3 supporting my suit. ? Opens with less than opening hand at 1 diamond repeatedly. I open with one no trump, the ? always says one club/one diamond, I answer accordingly, and ? goes to 3 no trump no matter what. Accelerates to 6 no trump continuously. I will not renew my subscription. Frustrating beyond belief. I continue to play for my own practice, but will not renew. I have tried to have human contact several times, with no success. Thank you, Barbara Mitchell

by Annoyed1312

Returning to bridge online with friends after 20+ years - i.e. no grandmaster. Subscribed to this app and played several thousand hands the past 2 months. Giving up in frustration will see what else is out there.

Primary complaints -

(1) unhealthy obsession with majors. Will repeatedly respond or rebid a 4-card major when there is a clearly better minor fit. The number of times I ended up with total 7 trump when there were far better obvious alternatives.

(2) on defense, never returns my opening lead. And, even if I show no cards left in the suit, will not lead that suit back to me to ruff.

(3) offers mechanism to report deals - bids or card play. No indication that this ever results in any action to improve by a human.

(4) Fairly often gets stuck. Upon restarting FunBridge it always resumes from where I was (good) but it’s annoying. Today there was a “maintenance” downtime and when I resumed got stuck with “internal server error.”

Conclusion: not bad but could be much better

by Pivotrm

They’re very different games. this app allows you to compete against your friends or others. BBO I use to play with my friends as partners.

this app is different in several ways. The robots on this app are significantly better than BBO. Competing against their Argina requires concentration. this app significantly speeds up the game as well. By conceding all tricks late in the game when appropriate. Also by playing singletons automatically. It also allows you to play at your convenience without coordinating a time with your friends.

BBO does a good job of moving the game along with time limits. It also awards master points and allows chats with your opponents. I enjoy finding out where others are from. Played against some from Sweden, LA and a variety of places. All of us are doing the same thing. Hiding out from the virus.

by Jsgok

The use of cue bids are usually unhelpful and to continue to use them in bidding in the same hand can cause horrific consequences. Also lately when trying to up the bidding for possible slam. The response to 4 no Trump is to declare # of aces. Lately you have wanted key cards whic confuses the process.

Maybe bridge for some has evolved but for most of use the use of cue bids and key cards are not helpful and I would like you to make it possible to not have to use them

by Took My Nickname

I love fun bridge as a beginner. I play with the robot and then I can see how I did amongst others in that contact - and wants even better is the robot shows me how I could have done it better!
But I do wish I could choose hands that allow you to play multiple games with an emphasis on a convention I am learning at the time. Other programs do that so now I have 2 bridge programs.
To Fun Bridge developers - I would pay more if I could pick deals that I could practice multiple times with a specific convention rather than random after random

by Delematz

FunBridge is ruined because deals are not random. The key finesse is always off, trumps don't break, etc. If you have AQ the King is offside 99% of the time. OK that is an exaggeration, since it is actually offside 100% of the time. Play for the stiff King, that at least works some of the time. And I am getting really tired of the defense coming up with the magic singleton opposite an Ace to beat otherwise good contracts. FunBridge also cheats - when you defend the declarer will not take a losing finesse when it is logical to do so, and plays a suit the wrong way instead, except as the cards lie it works. I have played way, way too much real bridge, and know this is NOT random probability. Good contracts that make most of the time don't make here because the normal laws of probability don't apply. And there you go, you just wasted money to play a lousy hand with bad breaks. Why does No Fun Bridge go out of their way to do this to you??? Don't say you weren't warned. Update: has improved somewhat but still not random.

by Norleenz

As we sometimes see with multiple devices and logins, there can be crossovers. Unfortunately it seems my husband’s account and mine are connected taking away the ability for me to purchase a year of deals. I spent days figuring things out even deleting FunBridge off my devices. Tech support was not only not helpful but discourteous in some of their responses. As you provide a phone number for tech communication I asked if they could call as the written online messaging was not going well. They didn’t call, they closed the ticket 2x mid discussion and I am paying for a subscription I don’t want as it was the only one the program would allow or else I couldn’t get deals. FunBridge is ok but hope you don’t ever need tech support!

by Princeofroles

Revised July 2019 - tried 3 month trial, but appears impossible to opt out of auto renewal! Have spent over an hour trying to cancel, think I'll have to cancel my credit card. Decent program, but unbelievable customer service!!
I learned to play bridge 50 years ago, then tried online bridge 20 years ago. At that time, getting to play and talk with people from around the world, but the AI for computer players was terrible! Fast forward to 2019, and being retired decided to take up bridge again at a local club. this app has been great for relearning playing hands, as well as learning new bidding conventions. The feedback is useful, game plays quickly, and the AI is very good. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that it is expensive to play past your initial free hands, so will probably have to drop it soon, but if you have the $ it's a good program, and free to try in either case.

by Kleinh007

I love FunBridge. I am sure it has improved my Bridge game significantly. One thing that I really like to do is replay hands, particularly when I do not do as well as the majority of others. However, replay has one very annoying and frustrating problem. If, when I go to choose a card from North, I miss the cards and hit green space by accident, I am thrown out of the replay. I cannot just go back and resume play, but must start all over again. When I miss and hit the green during normal play, I get thrown out but can resume normal play. So either don’t make missing the card throw you out ever or allow resumption of game on replay.

by Jane Mercer

Play this app everyday. Have mentioned it before....PLEASE CHANGE THE NUMBER OF GAMES IN CHALLENGE A PLAYER. The accumulated total of games is irritating. Don’t know if I am progressing. Keep the number of games reduce to 30 games and then start over. I am thinking of changing over to BBO just for this reason. I have been a this app player since 2012. Some of my other partners have left this app just for this reason. No action has been taken to reduce the number of games ..... accumulating over 1000 games. Aggravating.

by Azcowino

I have been playing FunBridge for several years. Almost 15,000 deals. Several of the previous comments are correct. Finesses almost never work! It is almost like the opposing cards change hands. Expect unconventional bids from your partner that always result in defeat and losing over -10 IMP’s when the computer’s bid was wrong. I have been “reporting deals” when they occur and have never heard from the owners of FunBridge. No rebuttals, no teaching, no apologies, just silence?

by THISISRIDUCULOUS

The game is better than some in that it moves along more quickly. Worst part is that you have no concept of partner background and cannot leave game when really playing with an idiot - unless you forfeit. Frustrating to be linked with partner who is clueless and does not take time to read what partner bid might mean.

Nor can you comment. Very frustrating! Started out free - you keep moving the price bar. Know we r at disadvantage because under "Apple" control. Too bad.

I 100 % agree with the person above - not to mention what it does to one’s score! It seems like people just want to bid quickly - not knowing or reading and it is most frustrating. The match up is often mediocre and again, you cannot comment nor do anything that creates fairness when you exit the game.

As well, “the engine” as you refer to it is DOWN FREQUENTLY for maintenance. The game is not new and shouldn’t have so many pitfalls!

by Love Flow Pipe

I am a beginner to intermediate bridge player and I find the conventions a pain in the neck I did write a comment to Phone Bridge and let them know that we should be able to change somebody some of the conventions they will not let us do this I never know when the landing at the Druery some reason the conventions come up I think there should be an option to be able to decide which conventions you want to play
I agree with the last review that I read that the odds are not in favor of finances etc. the probability is not logical
So if we should be written so that a player should be able to make the decisions that they want to make regarding which conventions they play in their bidding systems

by Blackbetsy

Although I have played bridge for years I am still learning as I play the practice sessions on Fun Bridge. And especially helpful is the ability to replay the hand when I am not too pleased with my original results. And I can take advantage of the helpful hints on the second go or simply use my own skills to get a better result. It is also very relaxing in stressful times. Thank you this app.

by Betsy N.

In this time that the world is trying to comprehend and deal with the crisis that has forced its way into out lives. this app has helped us to remain sane and free our minds to enjoy the game of bridge again, even for as much time or as little time as one can keep their focus on bridge. Thank you for giving us the venue to keep in touch with our bridge playing friends from all over the world.

I have learned that kindness goes a long way in helping your attitude during this pandemic. My fellow bridge mates that I play with
From Australia to Texas, Sweden to France, New Jersey to California. England, and all the other people I have missed to mention their countries, have shown compassion, thoughtfulness, kindness and friendship. this app you should be very proud of what you have done. Great Job.
❤️ Betsy

by Susanplae

I have enjoyed playing for the last three years but get frustrated when during the course of play the screen only shows the suit last played in my hand rather than the rest of the cards in my hand. I have to get out of the hand and hit resume to get the full hand shown again.

by Rockin Guitar Player

This is one of the best apps for playing Bridge on the store. I was having a blast playing and learning how to play such a unique card game, however there were some discrepancies. After doing some research on the game and reading well documented texts on correct bidding, the A.I. In this game is actually in correct in a lot of ways. The bids and such aren’t accurate to hand strength and length. For instance, I was playing a round and we were on the 2nd or 3rd round. The A.I. Jumped from 1 spade to 4 spades!! WHAT? We didn’t nearly have enough points combined and after the dummy went down his hand revealed only to have 2 spades compared to about 6 or so in clubs...we should’ve been playing clubs but the AI was communicating spades the entire match. This is very frustrating from the AI and there doesn’t seem to be a workaround at all. Overall, at least it’s slightly playable, but it is messing with my score for sure.