BridgeTricks vs NeuralPlay Bridge
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Bridge by NeuralPlay is a card game app where you bid and play whole deals with computer partners and opponents, on a phone or tablet and even without an internet connection. BridgeTricks is a training site that picks out single decisions, such as an opening lead or the play of a suit, and grades your choice against the best play over the cards you cannot see.
At a glance
| BridgeTricks | NeuralPlay | |
|---|---|---|
| How you train | One decision at a time: an opening lead, a suit combination, a bid | Whole deals: you bid and play every hand with computer players at six levels |
| What your result is measured against | The best play over the possible layouts, 4,000 double dummy layouts for every opening lead and exact odds for suit play | Computers playing the same deal at the other table, other players in the Daily Matchpoint, and double dummy analysis after each hand |
| Opening leads | The Lead Trainer: every card graded at IMPs and matchpoints, with a daily set, practice, survival, rush and duels | No lead trainer. You lead when you defend in normal play |
| Declarer play | The Suit Trainer for suit combinations, and a free double dummy solver to play out any deal | Play Practice, where the computers bid and you play the contract, then compare your play with the optimal double dummy line |
| Bidding | Write your system in the Bidding Architect, then drill it with flashcards, plus 100-hand bidding drills on 46 conventions and systems | Bid with the computers in SAYC, 2/1, Acol, Precision, Natural or a custom system, and a Bidding Practice mode that compares your contract with theirs |
| Your own deals | The deal generator and simulator for hands by points and shape, paid with credits | Custom deals by points and shape, a Setup Deal option, PBN files and a database of every deal you play |
| Playing with other people | Duels on the same puzzles, leaderboards and a community chat, but no table play | A single player game. Daily Matchpoint results are compared with other players, there are achievements and leaderboards, and you can share a deal sequence with a friend |
| Free plan | Daily sets and duels without limit, 3 practice hands a day in each trainer, free solvers, calculators, guides and lessons | The whole game is free, with ads |
| Paid plans | Pro $7 a month or $60 a year, Master $12 a month or $99 a year | No subscription. One in-app purchase of $12.99 removes the ads |
| Where it runs | In any browser on a computer or phone, plus iOS and Android apps with the double dummy solver | iPhone, iPad and Android, and it works offline. Google Play also lists it for Windows |
Prices and features checked on 20 October 2026. Sources: the NeuralPlay Bridge page, NeuralPlay Bridge help, the NeuralPlay about page, the Bridge by NeuralPlay listings on the App Store and Google Play, and BridgeTricks pricing. The NeuralPlay price is the in-app price on the US App Store and Google Play, in US dollars.
How NeuralPlay works
Bridge by NeuralPlay is made by NeuralPlay, LLC, which also makes apps for a dozen other card games. You choose your seat and the computer players take the other three. There are six levels of play. The first follows simple rules. The higher levels deal out many possible layouts of the hidden cards and check them with double dummy analysis before they choose a card. The more layouts they look at, the better they play, though the top level can be slower on some devices.
You can play rubber bridge, Chicago or Duplicate Teams, where computers play the same board at a second table and the difference is scored in IMPs. There is also a Daily Matchpoint game scored against other players. Bidding Practice lets you bid a deal without playing it and then shows the contract the computers reached. You can tap any bid to see what it means, ask for a hint, and after the hand see the par contract and the best line of play with all four hands in view.
The app also lets you set up your own deals by points and shape, place every card yourself, and save or load deals as PBN files. The App Store listing has a rating of 4.6 from about 7,000 ratings, and Google Play shows 4.3 from about 21,400 reviews and more than a million downloads.
How BridgeTricks works
BridgeTricks does not deal you a full game against computers. It takes the decisions players most often get wrong and turns each one into a puzzle with a graded answer. In the Lead Trainer you see your hand and the auction and choose a lead. The hidden hands are then dealt 4,000 times in ways that match the bidding, and every card you could have led is scored over all of those layouts, at IMPs and at matchpoints.
The Suit Trainer does the same for declarer play in a single suit, graded by an exact suit solver, and the suit solver itself is free to use without an account. Both trainers have a daily set that everyone plays, practice, survival and rush modes, and duels against other players with a rating for each format.
For bidding, you write your own system in the Bidding Architect, share it with your partner on Pro or Master, and learn it with flashcards. There are also bidding drills of 100 hands on 46 conventions and systems, and a free double dummy solver for any deal you enter by hand. BridgeTricks has no bidding against computers, and no live bidding with a partner.
Free plans and prices
NeuralPlay gives you the full game for free and pays for it with ads. A single purchase of $12.99 on the App Store or Google Play takes the ads away, and neither store lists a subscription.
BridgeTricks keeps the daily sets, duels, the solvers, the guides and the lessons free. A free account also gets 3 practice hands and 3 arcade runs a day in each trainer, 500 nodes in the Bidding Architect and 7 starter credits for the Bridge Lab, given once. Pro raises the daily limits to 10 and Master removes them. Players under 26 can get half price, and the same amounts are charged in euros in Europe.
Which one to choose
Pick BridgeTricks if
- you want to work on one part of your game, such as opening leads or suit play
- you want each lead graded over 4,000 layouts, or the exact odds of every play in a suit
- you and your partner want to write down and learn your own system
- you like duels and daily sets with other players
Pick NeuralPlay if
- you want to bid and play whole deals at any hour, alone
- you want to play without an internet connection
- you want computer partners in SAYC, 2/1, Acol or Precision
- you want a free game and do not mind ads, or a single payment to remove them
Many players will find a use for both. NeuralPlay gives you deals to play whenever you like, and BridgeTricks helps with the leads, suit plays and bidding you want to get right more often.
Common questions
Short answers to what readers ask most.
- Is Bridge by NeuralPlay free?
- Yes. The full game is free and shows ads. A single in-app purchase of $12.99 on the App Store or Google Play removes them, and no subscription is listed.
- Does NeuralPlay Bridge work offline?
- Yes. You play with computer partners and opponents, so you need no internet connection to play a deal.
- Can I play with other people on NeuralPlay or BridgeTricks?
- Neither has tables where four people play a deal together. NeuralPlay is a single player game with a daily matchpoint comparison and shared deal sequences. BridgeTricks has duels on lead and suit problems, leaderboards and a community chat.
- Which bidding systems does NeuralPlay support?
- SAYC, Acol, 2/1 Game Force, Precision and a simpler Natural system for beginners, plus a Custom system you set up yourself. In each system you can switch conventions such as transfers, Michaels or Roman Keycard on and off.
- Is BridgeTricks free?
- The daily sets, duels, the suit and double dummy solvers, the guides, the 26 lessons and the calculators are free. A free account also gets 3 practice hands a day in each trainer. Pro costs $7 a month and Master $12 a month.
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