BBO alternatives in 2026

IntoBridge is an online bridge site and app where casual tables, pairs games and team matches are free and unlimited, against friends or the Lia robot. Just Play seats you with three robots at once. Ranked games, the Daily Dozen and the Daily Celebrity Challenge draw on a bank of boards that starts at 99. If it falls below 25, it is topped back up to 25 every Monday. There are also free weekly learning games with Gavin Wolpert and Larry Cohen.

Its player base is much smaller than BBO's, going by store ratings, and the website has no pricing page. In the App Store the Supporter plan costs $129.99 a year.

Funbridge is a solo app where you play South and the Argine robot takes the other seats. Each deal is compared with everyone who played the same cards, and there are daily and league tournaments, some of which count for federation masterpoints. After a deal it shows your mistakes and lets you replay, and you can also play with other people at tables and in team championships.

Moving to Funbridge keeps you in the same group as BBO. BBO and GOTO Games, the maker of Funbridge, announced their merger in a 2018 press release, and the two have run as separate brands in one group since then. The free plan is small at 2 deals a day, and Premium costs $15.99 a month or $174.99 a year on the web, more in the app.

RealBridge runs in the browser with video and audio at the table, so an online game feels close to playing face to face. Clubs, national federations and international events use it, and ACBL clubs run sanctioned games on it. The club pays RealBridge between $0.41 and $0.96 per player per session, and you pay whatever the club charges.

RealBridge lists no robots and no solo practice. You need an organized game to join, so RealBridge is for players whose club or federation already uses it.

Shark Bridge plays SAYC and 2/1 game forcing, with Acol in development. You can play offline against robots set from beginner to expert, online with friends, or in daily matchpoint tournaments, with hints and an analysis of the auction. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows.

The download is free. The Enthusiast purchase costs $29.99 and adds unlimited random deals and deal analysis, and VIP costs $34.99 a year. The app now has ACBL masterpoint games, though Shark says the VIP subscription is not meant for them.

Trickster is a card games app with bridge among spades, hearts and others. You can join live games with other players or invite friends to a private game with voice and video chat, and robots fill empty seats. It is free with ads, and the VIP Pass costs $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year.

It is made for relaxed social play. There are no training tools and no masterpoint tournaments, and some App Store reviewers are not happy with the robots.

Bridge Champ is a free platform for play with a partner or robots, with video, clubs, teams and bidding practice tables. Its tournaments come in many forms, from matchpoints and IMPs to board-a-match and Patton. It runs on the web, iOS and Android.

The user base is small, and the App Store listing still says the app is under development.

NeuralPlay is a solo game against robots that works offline on iOS and Android. It plays SAYC, 2/1, Acol and Precision, lets you change the conventions, and has a bidding practice mode and a double dummy solver that compares your play with the best line. It has more than a million installs on Google Play.

There is no play with other people and there are no tournaments. The full game is free with ads, and removing the ads costs $12.99 on iOS.

BridgeTricks is a training site, and it does not replace BBO as a place to play. It has no table play with people or robots and no full-deal tournaments. It takes one decision, like an opening lead or the play of a suit, and grades it with a solver. The Lead Trainer scores every lead over 4,000 layouts at IMPs and matchpoints, and the Suit Trainer grades your play of a suit combination against the exact chances of every line. Both have free daily sets and duels with ratings.

There is also the Bidding Architect for writing down your system, which you can share with your partner on Pro or Master, a free double dummy solver for any deal you played, and free guides and lessons. It runs in any browser, and its iOS and Android apps have the double dummy solver. Pro costs $7 a month and Master $12 a month.

Cuebids is for bidding with your partner, and there is no card play. You both bid the same deal whenever you have time, and each board is scored with double dummy simulations from zero to three stars. A Leak Finder shows where your partnership goes wrong.

Bidding with a human partner is free and unlimited, with 48 tickets a month. Robot partners and the Daily and Weekly events cost tickets. The website shows no prices, and the App Store lists Supporter plans from $5.99.

• For free games with robots or friends, try IntoBridge or Bridge Champ. Shark Bridge adds online tables for friends to its robot play.
• For solo deals scored against other players and masterpoint tournaments, Funbridge is the nearest match, though it belongs to the same group as BBO.
• For your club's games with video, RealBridge.
• For casual games with friends and family, Trickster.
• For robot play without the internet, Bridge by NeuralPlay.
• For bidding practice with your regular partner, Cuebids.
• For practicing leads, suit play and your system between games, BridgeTricks.