Last updated on January 4th, 2026 at 10:20 pm
Card Counter – Casino Game Review
Card Counter is a Casino/Card/Entertainment game from TMSOFT, first launched in 18th October 2008.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 111+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Card Counter Stand Out
FEATURED BY ENGADGET, LA TIMES, and TECH CRUNCH. PLAY THE GAME THAT CASINOS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT! Card Counter is an exciting game based on real Blackjack card counting techniques. You love Blackjack and know what to do in every hand, but now you want more! Maybe you saw the movie "21", read the book "Bringing Down the House", or just heard about card counting. Card Counter will teach you everything you need to know without having to enroll at MIT.
Customer Reviews:
"Made me 50k in vegas. Not kidding"
"I have been learning the basics of card counting and after tying this I learned faster in ten minutes than I did in a week"
"Just got back from Vegas and won 8G's and took my family on a great vacation. 3 bucks is worth a thousand"
PRESS QUOTES:
LA Times: "Looking for a quick way recoup some of your economic losses?"
Tech Crunch: "Las Vegas casino owners, and their well wishers, have been tipped off to the app’s existence, which, theoretically, makes winning blackjack easier."
Top Rated by AppAdvice as an "Essential App" that "stands above all others in this category of apps"
PRO FEATURES
- Fun and exciting game based on real Blackjack card counting techniques.
- Pick the Card Counting system you want to learn by selecting Hi-Lo, Hi-Opt I, Hi-Opt II, KISS III, KO, Omega II, Red 7, Silver Fox, and Zen Count, or add your own counting system by specifying the card count values and starting count.
- Tutorial, Easy, Medium, Hard, Medium, Expert, and Challenge game modes for fine tuning your skills
- High scores for tracking your progress with world wide rankings with Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Universal iPhone and iPad app game with beautiful Retina HD graphics.
- Voice over by Oscar Santana from Big O & Dukes and Mike O'Meara show
Learn everything you need to know on a plane to Las Vegas, a car ride to Atlantic City, or in the comforts of your own home.
Study. Practice. Win.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Card Counter is a video game based on the techniques of card counting. Using any device while at Blackjack tables is illegal. Never play Card Counter or use any electronic device while playing at casino tables.
ARTICLE LINKS:
Tech Crunch: https://techcrunch.com/2009/02/16/iphone-card-counting-app-comes-under-las-vegas-scrutiny/
LA Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/02/card-counter.html
AppAdvice Article: https://appadvice.com/appguides/show/card-counting
This Casino game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Card Counter is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 13th July 2023
Recent improvements include:
- Support library updates
- Support for latest iOS versions
Download & Availability
Card Counter is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Fantastic design with ability to switch between counting systems and even use your own custom. Very challenging at the high levels and great for practicing speed quicker than you will see in the casinos.
Thank you for taking the time to make this app. This is fun and educational. It does a great job replicating the randomness that is a card game.
We bought this because it says there are different counting systems besides hi-lo. We wanted this app because it says knockout card counting system was available to play.
We like this app, it does what its supposed to. However the range of counts is limited to +/- 52, this is not a problem if the game is also programmed to have counts stay within this range. We have tried Zen, HiLo and Omega 2 and have had counts go beyond the 52 range in challenge mode and thereby forcing us to forfeit, itll be nice to have this fixed.
There is too big of a jump for the skill level between easy and medium. It would be helpful to be able to slow down the cards on medium until you get faster.
Great practice App for simple count +- or high low one level. But for 3 level system with higher card values, like 5+3, T-3. App Caps out at RC +/- 52. So using challenge level is good for most simple high/low guys, but not 3 level guys. After plowing through 60 levels and posting a 600k score, is fine for practice but won't allow you to beat a 2M high low user. But still a fantastic app. Wish that this had been around 35 years ago when we learned.
Ive tried multiple times to contact some for help with the issue and simply cant contact anyone at all . Do NOT pay for this app, it doesnt have all the features it says it does after you pay for it . Complete garbage !!! Ill be filing a fraud report with our credit card company to get our cash back . So annoying having to deal with junk every time with apple.
You want to truly increase your Card Counting Aptitude ? This is absolutely the App 2 help you get it done.
We are trying to pass hard level and we wont quit it.
Love this app. We love that the levels incrementally go up in difficulty (easy, medium, hard, expert). The snappy (fast) performance is great, too. The commentary posted on the home screen and the monetary scoring scheme are fun features as well. We are so happy this supports the KO counting system as well. Desired features: we wish there was another level between medium and hard, and that there was more randomness to what configuration of cards come next. A next-level feature would support actual blackjack gameplay functionality (and would be worth a few extra dollars as well). Conclusion: A great app, and additional features would push it over the top.
Great app to improve card counting skills, we have used this app for a couple weeks and our skills counting card has increased a lot we highly recommend this app for those who wants to bring the hose down. FOR DEVELOPERS we think would be awesome if you could add a multi hand blackjack game with 2 trough 6 decks shoe to be playing blackjack and practicing the card counting to practice how to bet in each game depending in the true count we mean would be like the expert level 2 Playing blackjack, betting, counting and having that voice asking you Whats the count now? And correcting you if your count is bad. Sorry for the grammar but y try to write as god as we can, our English is no to good XD THANK YOU FOR THIS AWESOME APP.
Works well for counting practice.
Great for tightening counting skills.
We love that we can practice anytime, anywhere.
We have tried many different Blackjack card counting apps; this is one of the best. Definitely worth the small investment.
Enjoy the humor and increasing levels of difficulty. Also, it's nice to not have a couple hundred playing cards all over the place.
Took our new skills to Vegas 12/14 sessions winners. Read a book on strategy and keep practicing.
Definitely helped us to keep the count and count faster! Worth it.
No kidding. It is worth it. It is actually challenging and it will make your brain hurt. But it is also good for the beginner. Good luck on the tables.
We gave it 4/5 stars only because it doesn't support fractional counts like the Halves.
The app locks up and doesn't keep the count accurate.
We use this app to get ready for a Vegas trip. Good warmup. Great app for convenient practice.
We're using it daily and we can see the progress. Can't wait to test our skills in a real casino setting.
Has helped a lot. Almost a pro in just a week.
Great app – one issue with the gameplay though. In a casino there are two times when you need the count. After all the cards have been dealt, just before you play and again after the dealer finishes their play. As it is, all play is thrown together in one quick deal and then wiped away. Yes, this helps but it fails to simulate the stop and go and stop of playing the table. Perhaps one more option, please? Thanks.
This is a very useful counting tool. If you can repeatedly hit expert, you are more than ready.
Can select many counting systems, and even create your own. Tests your skill level from Easy-Expert. Nice Job.
Tremendous app for anyone wanting to learn to count cards or hone their craft. One downside is the occasional app freezes that occur. Outside of that we highly recommended it.
Top notch, except for final deal under medium speed. That style needs speed choices to learn effectively.
Great app easy to learn how to card count on many different systems.
Awesome app for refining counting skills. Awesome visuals. Great speed variation to get you to be able to count faster. Only thing! If they added something in the app to teach you basic strategy coupled with the counting this app would be AMAZING. That would then equip counters with all they need. Counting in itself is not everything, one needs to know how to play in various situations with various counts.
Love this app! We like to practice whilst eating a peeksa.
Peeksa as Peeksa could be. Viva Bolivia.
It's a great app! We can't wait to use it the next time we play Blackjack and have peeksa with Big O.
The game moved quickly enough to train our eyes to just glance as the cards were revealed. If just 20 minutes can improve us this much, can't wait until we play an hour or moore. Better than a Jack & Coke is a Jack & Ace.
We love playing black jack. This is truly going help train our brain.
Stop stacking the cards to where they cannot be seen. A casino would never do that because the eye in the sky has to see everything. Why do it in this app.
Cards displayed in a totally non-realistic way.
Great game for always making you better, very nice interface, and funny too, our top recommendation for card counting.
Decided to download a card counting app after listening to a recent This American Life story regarding card counting. Great app.
Love this app. Great for keeping up on your counting and a fun way to pass time.
That one reviewer must've spent 24 consecutive hours on this before he cleaned up Atlantic City. We're not that good. But this is a really good if you're interested in counting cards. Not that we'd recommend it cuz casinos frown on that. But if you were… We're just saying. As a side note, if you're interested in keeping your brain sharp, this helps in that area too. We're giving four stars instead of five cuz we found a small glitch: sometimes when we count the cards wrong, we get text that tells us we're wrong and the voice that tells us we did well. We emailed the developers about this and we'll up our rating to 5 when it gets fixed. Happy counting.
Nice app but would be made better if there was a mock BJ game to test your skills.
Very impressed. Definitely great at making you a quick counter. Not much on betting though. But still worth it for sure.
We have been using this app to learn a new level 2 count (Hi-Opt II). We are using the app to build our speed and accuracy before using it at the tables. Great app.
This is great for building experience whenever you feel like it! We wish there was an easier transition from medium to hard. We NEVER correctly count the last round on hard. Maybe deal it to us slower so we can catch on? Or let us choose what kind of skill we want to develop? For example just counting hands rounds or just card stack rounds, or just double stack rounds.
Great app with a variety of counts.
Great app, keeps you on your toes.
Title says it all we bike loobies.
Perfect for new players and grizzled veterans. The multiple counting styles and difficulty levels ensures continuous entertainment.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 4.7.5
- Size: 38.66 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: TMSOFT
Last updated: 13th July 2023 | Genre: Casino, Card | Developer: TMSOFT