Comparison

Spades Mobile vs PrefPool

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spades Mobile

Engage in a classic trick-taking card game played in teams. Bid on the number of tricks you expect to win, with spades as the trump suit. Score points by meeting your bid and avoid penalties for exceeding it.

Highlights
  • Advanced computer players
  • Save game state
  • Customizable winning conditions
  • Adjustable bag points and penalties
  • Game statistics
  • Intuitive interface
  • High-resolution graphics
Features
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Spades Mobile is a very popular trick-taking card game. The goal of the game is to take at least the number of tricks that were bid before each hand. The game is played in teams and spades are the trump. Your partner sits in front of you and the deals are played clockwise. If you and your partner win as many tricks as the bid you made together, your team gains 10 points for each trick. If your team wins fewer tricks than the bid, you lose 10 points for each bid trick. In order to win you need to make as many points as possible. FEATURES - Advanced computer players - Saves the state of the current game - Option to change winning conditions: i) reach 300 or 500 points, ii) play 4, 8 or 16 hands - Option to change bags points: -1, 0 or 1 point - Option to change bags penalty: 0 or -100 points - Statistics for the games you played - Intuitive interface - High resolution graphics that looks great on both tablets and phones - Nice music and sound effects TIPS - Before each round you place a bid. This bid represents the number of tricks you think you can take in that round. - If you and your partner take more tricks than the bid, each additional trick counts as a bag. Per default, for each bag you get 1 point. For every 10 bags you collect, per default you get a 100 points penalty. - If one player bids nil (0 tricks) and doesn't take any trick, he will win 100 points for the team. If he takes one or more tricks, the team will lose 100 points. - The value of the cards grows in this order: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. - Players must follow suit. If you don't have a card of the suit which started the trick, you can place any card. - Spades are always trump. You can only play a card of spades if you cannot follow suit. Once a card of spades is played it is said that the spades are broken. After this moment you can start a trick by playing a card of spades. - If the cards in the trick are not spades, the card that follows suit and has the biggest value wins the trick. If cards of spades are played, then the highest card of spades wins the trick. If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding! Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Spades Mobile!

About

PrefPool

Easily play preference games with friends without paper. This app automatically calculates scores from your game rounds and allows you to review past games. You can also edit game items mid-play.

Highlights
  • Automatic score calculation
  • Game round history
  • Edit items during gameplay
  • Paperless game tracking
  • Friend preference games
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Now it's pretty easy to play preference with friends! You don't need any paper! Write round results in app and it will count points itself. Check history of any rounds and games. Additionally, it is possible to edit any item during the game.

Screenshots

Spades Mobile4 screens
PrefPool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrefPool at none against Spades Mobile's 1. PrefPool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spades Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PrefPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spades Mobile ships an update every 8 months, PrefPool fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spades Mobile versus PrefPool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpades MobilePrefPool
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (176 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings176 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB2 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperG Soft TeamMatvey Kavtorov

Customer experience

Spades Mobile

All ratings176 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

PrefPool

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral27.8%
Negative38.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spades Mobile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

PrefPool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spades Mobile free?
Spades Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrefPool free?
PrefPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spades Mobile or PrefPool have ads?
Spades Mobile shows ads; PrefPool does not.
Which is updated more often, Spades Mobile or PrefPool?
Spades Mobile ships an update every 8 months, and PrefPool fortnightly. Most recently, Spades Mobile was updated on September 18, 2026 and PrefPool on August 16, 2026.

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