# Spades - Classic Card Game — user reviews > 225 indexed App Store user reviews of Spades by NewPubCo, Inc, rated 4.00/5 from 3,535 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades-classic-card-game/id1523297725/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades-classic-card-game/id1523297725.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,115 · 4★ 433 · 3★ 243 · 2★ 193 · 1★ 551 ## What do users think of Spades? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Great game - 👍 Enjoyable and entertaining - 💡 Good for learning the game **Cons** - 🐛 Game not working/loading - 🐛 Bugs not fixed - 🐛 Scoring issues - 🐛 Partner AI issues - 💰 Too many ads - 💰 Expensive **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes or freezes - Scores not displayed correctly - Partner AI makes poor decisions - Game not loading properly **Most requested features** - Option to play with live opponents - Ability to request a new partner - More customization options ## Newest reviews (19 of 225) ### 3/5 — Black Spades *2026-08-20, version 2.7.0* To many ADS 😡 ### 4/5 — Remove sound from ads *2026-08-03, version 2.7.0* If a person has the sound, music, etc muted, you should automatically mute ads! The loud ads are troublesome and my only complaint. ### 2/5 — No ads *2026-07-29, version 2.7.0* This game said no ads and all I’m getting is ads.. smh ### 3/5 — Good but could be better *2026-07-27, version 2.7.0* The game is fun to play, and the interface is easy to use. There are two problems that I have found so far and they are: - You win at 1250 points, which is quite a bit and takes an extraordinary amount of time if you play it in one sitting. It would be great to be able to change to 500 points like most other games. - I have found it incredibly frustrating bidding Nil because partners don’t seem to adjust their game to protect me. An example is my partner leading or throwing twos, threes and fours of a particular suit when it should be obvious that I’m trying to go under. ### 2/5 — …… *2026-06-23, version 2.7.0* In expert mode it’s like you’re playing against three people because your partner is absolute trash. Plus you NEVER get a decent hand. ### 3/5 — Negative portrayals *2026-06-18, version 2.7.0* I wonder why the Spades games use thumbnails of Black people to promote their products. Most show images of Black people in gangster clothing, talking trash, or with exaggerated features. I enjoy playing Spades, but I am very disappointed in how the characters are portrayed. ### 2/5 — Great game! *2026-06-17, version 2.7.0* This is a great game, but the ads are atrocious! A longgggg ad after every round and they’re longer than most ads I’ve come across. I gave 2 stars because of the ads, it’s sickening! I deleted the game after 2 hours of intermittent play. Watched more ads than I played. ### 2/5 — Scoring is messed up ! *2026-06-15, version 2.7.0* I play this game a lot but recently me & my partner have gotten our bid & instead of adding to our score it’s subtracting like we didn’t. This has happened multiple times & I reported this before. It’s usually when one of us goes nil & we should have had a high score for that hand since the player that went nil didn’t get any tricks & partner made their bid. We’ve been cheated out of at least 250 points in just the game we’re playing right now as it’s happened twice in just this game. If this continues I will no longer play. Please look into this and fix it. Also, it would be good if there was a way to contact your partner after the game is finished & it would be nice if we could pick or change partners on our own. ### 3/5 — Fix *2026-06-08, version 2.7.0* Please fix this game. You can no longer change the cards. ### 3/5 — Ms.2459 *2026-06-02, version 2.7.0* Racially ambiguous FLASE MISINTERPRETED ### 3/5 — Big problem right now *2026-05-20, version 2.7.0* Right now there is a problem w the app. Cannot get hints and the graphics block the top of cards so it’s hard to know what to bid. Please fix so I can continue to play the game. ### 2/5 — Too many ads *2026-05-16, version 2.7.0* I like the game play but having 30 sec plus ads after every hand is ridiculous! Takes forever to play one game. ### 4/5 — Confussed *2026-05-12, version 2.7.0* How can u talk in game ### 1/5 — Unfair *2026-05-03, version 2.6.3* When I bid “0” with my partner it penalizes my partner and me, BUT when the opposing team bids “0”, they are NEVER penalized. ### 1/5 — Ads are annoying *2026-04-28, version 2.6.3* This app has pop up ads that are unable to get out of. Banner ads keep people coming but blocking adds makes people remove it. Remember there are many other Apps of spades that I will try. UNINSTALLED! ### 2/5 — Dumb players *2026-04-22, version 2.6.3* Opponents dont know how to play. They bid wrong, they cut their own teammate etc… ### 1/5 — Lied *2026-04-08, version 2.6.3* It's a fun game, however when a game advertises as no ads and is full of ads especially after every hand, the number of stars on a review goes way down. ### 3/5 — Fix the ads *2026-03-19, version 2.6.1* Ads are too long and repetitive. If you don’t want to download an app, having to watch it over & over definitely makes you NOT want to get it. Also, Temu ad will not let you get out of the ad & back to playing the game. Please fix the ads. I’d give you 5 stars otherwise. If I quit playing (which I’m considering) it will be because of the ad situation. ### 1/5 — Updated format *2026-03-08, version 2.6.1* I hate the updated format ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — AVIOD THIS AD RIDDEN GAME *2026-08-28, version 2.7.0* Breathe…now there’s an ad. Breathe agin, and another….oh now another ad. I’m not even joking. Do yourself a favor and look anywhere else. ### 1/5 — I want the original version back *2026-08-21, version 2.7.0* I do not like this format. I want my old version back. ### 1/5 — Bad move *2026-08-20, version 2.7.0* I used to love playing this game on a daily basis but in the last couple of days or with last update there is now annoying ads after every hand that’s played. Total thumbs down! I’m deleting the app right now!!!!! ### 1/5 — Ads are over the top! *2026-08-13, version 2.7.0* I will be deleting your app as the advertising is more than I have ever experienced. Lived the game; hate the ads. I understand its income but I have never seen so many ads. ### 1/5 — Avatars *2026-08-05, version 2.7.0* I don’t like the avatar selection!! And how my partner is diagonal. ### 1/5 — Bid box *2026-08-01* Bid box is covering the cards so I can’t see to place a bid **Developer response:** Sorry to hear the bid box is blocking your cards! Please try rotating your device or adjusting your display settings — and if the issue persists, reach out to our support team in-app so we can get this sorted for you. 😊 ### 1/5 — つまらなすぎ *2026-07-20* 仲間が弱すぎて全然勝てないしやり甲斐が全くない。 **Developer response:** ご不満をお聞かせいただきありがとうございます！仲間の強化方法やチーム編成のコツについて、サポートチームがお手伝いできます。ぜひアプリ内のお問い合わせからご連絡ください😊 ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads ads ads *2026-07-16, version 2.7.0* Ads ### 1/5 — Ugh! *2026-06-24, version 2.7.0* The new app is not at all like the old one. I will be deleting it. 😡 ### 1/5 — Used to love previous version! Is there a way I can go back to the old version of this game??? *2026-05-12, version 2.7.0* Please! Let me go back to previous version of this game ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the THUMBNAIL! *2026-03-09, version 2.6.1* I saw a review complaining about the people on the thumbnail. I know I can’t reply to it, but I would just say it here. Most spaces on this app don’t include Black people at all in the game or on the thumbnail. I always use a black cat or dog to represent since there’s no representation for a Black people. We don’t complain because we’re used to it. You would think others would be happy to see inclusivity. Seeing the thumbnail made me download the game immediately. I really appreciate you for representing Black people and people color. I haven’t played the game much yet, but I will update you on that later. ### 5/5 — Good *2025-12-21, version 2.5.2* Great ### 5/5 — Great game ! *2025-12-10, version 2.5.2* Love this game .great game! ### 5/5 — Hug *2025-11-06, version 2.5.2* Bigger ### 5/5 — Excellent Game *2025-07-13, version 2.5.0* I can believe somebody was offended by this game. Spades is a game that I’ve enjoy with multiple ethnic groups but I’ve often been tempted to bring my knife to the table just to keep it civil or at least protect myself when I blow a nil. I can’t remember now but is blind nil an option or being considered? ### 5/5 — Spades! *2025-04-29, version 2.1.0* Great game! Want to play and play but i got to work. Maybe less ads would keep it more interesting with partners. Very fun though! ### 5/5 — spada1975 *2025-04-02, version 2.1.0* spada ### 5/5 — Fun *2025-03-26, version 2.1.0* I love this game. ### 5/5 — REVIEW *2025-02-13, version 2.0.1* Great Game ### 5/5 — Game will not load *2025-01-31, version 2.0.1* I love this game. Today it will not load. I tried turning my phone off then on again, also tried discarding the game and reinstalling still no luck. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*