# Sheepshead Pro

> Classic Sheepshead card game with 3 and 5-handed play, customizable settings, and achievements. (iPhone/iPad app by Daniel Schleef.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sheepshead-pro/id859700350 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Daniel Schleef](https://appshunter.io/developer/528989451)
- Category: Games, Card, Family
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 114 App Store ratings · 56 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.1 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2014-04-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sheepshead-pro/id859700350/reviews.md

## What is Sheepshead Pro?

Sheepshead - the classic card game, finally available on your mobile device!  

The first app to offer both 3 and 5 handed Sheepshead, with a multitude of game play settings, and achievements.  The streamlined app makes it a breeze to pick up and play for a few minutes or for hours as you challenge the computer, and try to capture all of the achievements.

here are some of the features Sheepshead Pro has to offer:
   * 3 Handed Game- a first on the App Store!
   * 5 Handed Game - choose your favorite mode to pick a partner.
   * Pick your partner with a Fail Suit or Jack of Diamonds - it's your choice.
   * Track your stats - including game, hand, and pick stats.
   * Achievements - keep entertained for hours with multiple achievements to shoot for.
   * Leasters, doublers, re-deals, and ability to crack.
   * A simple and intuitive user interface.

## Key features

- 3 Handed Game
- 5 Handed Game
- Partner selection options
- Detailed stats tracking
- Multiple achievements
- Customizable gameplay settings

## What do users think of Sheepshead Pro?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun game to play
- 👍 Realistic Wisconsin sheepshead
- 👍 Good for practice
- 👍 Best of the sheepshead games
- 👍 Great app for a great game
- 👍 Well made, clean look
- 👍 Great way to play quick hands
- 👍 Fun and sometimes funky

**Cons**

- 😞 Infuriating flaws
- 😞 Simulated players don't know how to play
- 😞 Partner plays poorly
- 😞 AI makes unrealistic plays
- 😞 Computer players are awful
- 😞 Frustrating version of sheepshead
- 😞 AI logic needs work
- 😞 Not realistic
- 😞 Other players don't know game
- 😞 Terrible computer logic
- 😞 Bad AI strategy
- 😞 Unplayable due to AI
- 😞 Bad AI partner
- 😞 Annoying AI
- 😞 Stupid AI plays
- 😞 Frustrating AI
- 😞 Poor AI
- 😞 Bad AI
- 😞 Unrealistic plays by opponents
- 😞 Computer players are weak
- 😞 AI doesn't play by conventions
- 😞 Computer has no common sense
- 😞 Horrible computer players
- 😞 AI plays poorly
- 😞 AI doesn't know when to play counter trump
- 😞 AI doesn't know strategy
- 😞 AI plays wrong cards
- 😞 AI plays stupid moves
- 😞 AI plays poorly
- 😞 AI plays badly
- 😞 AI plays dumb

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Locks up and needs uninstalling
- App freezes
- Randomly crashing
- Stops running on iPhone
- Game freezes when playing leasters
- App freeze after certain hands
- Next hand does not deal out
- Messes up statistics
- Newest update has ruined the app
- UI never picks leasters
- Game freezes occasionally on Leasters
- App freeze after certain hands especially leasters
- Game is freezing up a lot
- The app is freezing
- After the end of the hand - the app shows me the blinds - and the next hand does not deal out.
- Glitches and deals 10 cards
- Pop ups keep coming constantly
- Queen of clubs played by AI and buried in the blind in the same round
- System glitches
- Cannot get the game to start on iPhone 14 Pro Max

**Most requested features**

- Online multiplayer option
- Ability to edit AI names
- Option to call 'every trick'
- Option to set default for when no one picks (leaster, doubler, redeal)
- Rules section
- Training cards with suggestions
- Landscape mode option
- Option to require a leaster if all pass
- Option to de-select redeal and doubler
- Option to call off the JD
- Jack of diamonds only mode
- Second real player using their own device
- Computer count running total of points
- Improve stats page to show total points and individual tricks

## Recent user reviews (10 of 56)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sheepshead-pro/id859700350/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Horrible, just horrible

*2026-07-20, version 1.0.14*

Other players don’t “know” how to play wisely. Partner won’t lead highest trump. Also, when it’s late in a game and one player’s score is +30, you and the dealer’s score is -22, the dealer will choose a leaster instead of doubler. Annoying.
Fix this and maybe I’ll try it next year. For now, I’ll delete it and try another one.

### 4/5 — Fun, despite many flaws

*2026-03-07, version 1.0.14*

Enjoy, but prepare yourself for a couple infuriating flaws:

1. Way too many granny hands, pickers going alone, and getting dealt garbage and misdeals for 15 hands in a row.
2. Simulated players who don’t know how to schmear and who are happy to let the picker keep the lead.
3. If you’re NOT the picker, the partner seems to always have whichever big queens that the picker lacks, and the called suit always walks. 
4. If you ARE the picker, the partner has bupkis and the called suit lead never walks, because Sally, who passed, is sitting on enough trump to nuke a hurricane.

Other than those things, which will occasionally make you want to throw your phone into traffic, the game is lovely, and I cannot stop playing it.

### 5/5 — Realistic Wisconsin sheepshead

*2024-09-20, version 1.0.14*

With this app it took me 2 weeks to really get a perfect understanding of the game. Now I play with real cards once a week.

### 3/5 — Fun but glitches

*2024-04-02, version 1.0.14*

A few bugs where the system glitches and deals 10 cards and pop ups keep coming constantly. Fun to play though!

### 4/5 — Locks up

*2023-11-05, version 1.0.14*

When asked "rate this game" and one option is "don't ask ever again" is like telling the sun not to shine. Because they will ask again.Best game available, but doesn't say a lot. Locks up and have to uninstall to be able to play resetting all stats... Would love to see what the hands are when everyone passes!!! So you can tell who Mauered

### 2/5 — Frustrating Flaws

*2023-06-27*

The inability to turn off doublers breaks the game. The AI will inexplicably go for doublers and turn the game into a coin flip. The AI is also a terrible mauer which results in the player needing to wait for gramma hands

### 1/5 — Sheepshead

*2022-11-13, version 1.0.14*

Can’t get the game to start on my new I phone 14 pro max

### 3/5 — Weird flaws after playing several games in a row

*2022-08-28, version 1.0.14*

I noticed a strange flaw that has happened more than once. After playing 3 or more consecutive games the queen of clubs has been played by the AI in a hand and in the same round also showed up as one of the cards buried by an AI in the blind. Impossible and aggravating. Its especially noticeable because this is the highest trump. It may be happening with cards too but that’s less obvious and I suspect if I played more I’d probably start spotting it.

### 1/5 — How many 6-trump 120-pt hands in a game? 4!

*2022-06-02, version 1.0.14*

There is ZERO randomness in this game. It is statistically near-zero chance of having four queens and two jacks, much less multiple hands within a single game.  Time to delete, such an utter waste.

### 4/5 — Passing

*2022-05-17, version 1.0.14*

Not enough bold pickers - way too many passes; otherwise, it’s pretty good

## Frequently asked questions about Sheepshead Pro

### What is Sheepshead Pro?

Sheepshead Pro is a mobile application that brings the classic card game Sheepshead to your device. It offers both 3-handed and 5-handed versions of the game, allowing you to play against the computer with various customizable settings.

### What are the key features of Sheepshead Pro?

Key features include support for both 3-handed and 5-handed Sheepshead, options for partner selection (Fail Suit or Jack of Diamonds), detailed statistics tracking for games and hands, and a variety of achievements to unlock. It also includes gameplay options like leasters, doublers, and re-deals.

### How much does Sheepshead Pro cost?

Sheepshead Pro is a paid application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a one-time purchase for the full game experience.

### What makes Sheepshead Pro different from other card games?

This app is notable for being one of the first to offer a 3-handed Sheepshead game on mobile. It also provides a streamlined interface, extensive gameplay customization, and a robust achievement system to keep players engaged for extended periods.

### Who is Sheepshead Pro designed for?

This app is ideal for individuals who enjoy playing the traditional card game Sheepshead and are looking for a convenient way to play on their mobile device. It caters to both casual players and those who enjoy strategic gameplay and tracking their progress.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.14 — 2016-04-14

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

New in version 1.0.14 - more stability, more fun!
   - fixed freezing issue at the end of some leasters.
   - fixed hands won/lost calculations.

### 1.0.13 — 2016-03-29

Updates in this release:
    1.  Computer players call more leasters.
    2.  Correction to leaster stats.

### 1.0.12 — 2016-02-06

Lots of new stats!
   - Leaster stats.
   - Game place stats.

### 1.0.11 — 2016-01-07

Updated to not allow unlimited number of doublers by computer players.

### 1.0.10 — 2015-12-22

All features this release are from player feedback!  New in version 1.0.10:
   - Randomize the starting dealer for a new game.
   - New option to add blind cards to the last trick when playing a leaster.
   - Smarter decision by AI players when determining re-deal, leaster, or doubler.
   - Include leasters in total hands won/lost stats.
   - Improved AI play.

Enjoy, and keep the requests coming!

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