# Spades — Trick-taking card game

> Digital trick-taking card game with customizable rules and player configurations. (iPhone/iPad app by fishdog.net.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades/id872912030 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [fishdog.net](https://appshunter.io/developer/337519299)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Card, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 2,516 App Store ratings · 83 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Russian, European Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Released: 2014-07-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades/id872912030/reviews.md

## What is Spades?

Spades is a trick-taking card game that can be played with 3 players solo, 4 players solo, or 4 players with partners (2 teams of 2). A standard 52-card deck is dealt, then players bid the number of tricks they can take. The goal is to take as many tricks as were bid. When playing with partners, North/South is one team, West/East is the other, and teammates' bids and tricks are combined, so one player's underbid can compensate for his teammate's overbid.

This app allows you to configure number of players and teams, the appearance of the table and cards, rules about nil bids and when spades can be lead. There are instructions included in the app, as well as a setting to make your robot opponents less aggressive or more aggressive.

## Key features

- 3 or 4 player solo modes
- 4 player partnership mode
- Customizable bid and lead rules
- Adjustable AI opponent aggression
- Table and card appearance customization
- In-app instructions

## What do users think of Spades?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast game play
- 👍 Minimal advertisements
- 👍 Good graphics
- 💡 Helps keep mind sharp

**Cons**

- 🐛 Partner doesn't understand nil bids
- 🐛 Partner overbids frequently
- 🐛 Partner doesn't protect nil bids
- 🐛 Partner makes poor card plays
- 🐛 Inconsistent in counting books
- 🐛 Scoring issues
- 🐛 Freezes on last card
- 🔇 Annoying background music

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Scoring discrepancies
- Cards blocked by ads
- Freezing on last card
- Sounds always on after update

**Most requested features**

- Allow confirmation for bidding entry box
- Automatic play for last card in suit
- Implement bid 10 get 200 feature

## Recent user reviews (10 of 83)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spades/id872912030/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great

*2026-08-11, version 26.0.1*

Great card game!!

### 3/5 — Nil Bids

*2026-06-22, version 26.0.1*

Need to work on the program to protect partner going nil. Last game partner played a 3 of diamonds!

### 3/5 — Partner does not cover

*2026-04-06*

I have found many times when I bid nil my partner does not cover me. The latest one was when I had a K and 6 of spades and my partner had the A and Q of spades. They needed one more trick to make their bid. The opponents played a 5 and J of spades. I had to play my 6.  My partner took the trick with their A. Why? They should have used the Q and saved the A to cover me.

### 3/5 — ?

*2026-03-11, version 26.0.1*

Too many ad’s.

### 5/5 — Best Version of Spades

*2025-12-15, version 26.0.1*

Minimal advertisements; good graphics.  Far better than the previous spades app I was using.

### 2/5 — Please bring the old game back

*2025-10-15, version 26.0.1*

I’ll do not like this new update at all. I like how everything set on top and all you have to do is click it now you gotta click a bunch of ties. Please bring the old style back. Thank you.

### 5/5 — It is good because it is dumb

*2025-08-02*

Your partner is a fool don’t trust him.  The game is good because you get 100 pts for a nil and 200 for a blind.  You can blind it on the first deal and more than 50% of the time the game will try to cheat you and you get 200pts.  Your idiotic parter won’t make his books more than half the time, but you are so far ahead that as long as you don’t trust your partner you will win.  If you start trusting you will be busting and that is a bad place to be when the computer is dealing itself pad hands.

### 5/5 — No Ads and Fast Game Play

*2025-07-27*

The trick to figuring out a good spades game is by using your mind. Why are there 4 different game developers all advertising their App as #1? Because Apple doesn’t care to verify the ratings because they make Ad revenue by allowing anything on their platform. Meanwhile, the game developers make money by marketing a falsehood. This Spades game sits near the bottom in popularity. Let’s keep this App a secret and leave the dumb AI algorithms for the gullible and naive.

### 3/5 — Broke the code

*2025-06-23, version 6.7.2*

They might have changed something, but I’m having the opposite experience of most who play with partners. Unless I have the Ace of spades, I can just bid Nil every time and we always win the game. East/west doesn’t seem to even try.

### 3/5 — Improvement

*2025-06-07, version 6.7.2*

Need to adjust the bidding entry box to allow confirmation

## Frequently asked questions about Spades

### What is Spades?

Spades is a trick-taking card game where players bid on the number of tricks they expect to win. The goal is to take at least the number of tricks bid. It can be played solo or with partners.

### What game modes are available?

This app supports playing with 3 players solo, 4 players solo, or 4 players in partnership mode (two teams of two). You can configure the number of players and teams within the app.

### Can I customize the game rules?

Yes, you can configure various aspects of the game, including rules about nil bids and when spades can be led. You can also adjust the appearance of the table and cards.

### Is this app free to play?

The app is free to download and play. It is supported by advertisements.

### How do I adjust the difficulty of the AI opponents?

The app includes a setting to make your robot opponents less aggressive or more aggressive. This allows you to tailor the challenge to your skill level.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 26.0.1 — 2025-10-13

Support for latest OS versions and devices.

### 6.7.2 — 2024-11-14

Fixes crashing bug running on iOS 12.

### 6.7.1 — 2024-11-01

Option to limit ad tracking.

### 6.7.0 — 2024-10-20

Code improvements, minor bug fixes.

### 6.6.1 — 2024-09-26

Improved card sizing and positioning on latest phones.

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