Comparison

Spades Master vs iSpades

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

Head to head
About

Spades Master

Play the classic card game with intelligent AI opponents. Enjoy both partner and solo variations of Spades, with an easy-to-use interface. The game is playable offline and a future online version is planned.

Highlights
  • Advanced AI opponents
  • Partner and solo game modes
  • Easy and fast interface
  • Offline play supported
  • Two Spades variations
Features
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Spades game with advanced artifical intellegence Support 2 spades game variations: Partner or solo game Easy and fast interface Not require internet available for offline Note: coming soon online spades version

About

iSpades

This card game allows you to play Spades against a CPU with customizable rules and deck options. Track your scores, earn achievements, and save your progress. Enjoy flexible gameplay with landscape and vertical orientations.

Highlights
  • Play against CPU
  • Four-color deck option
  • Customizable scoring variants
  • Adjustable game settings
  • Save and load game progress
  • Achievements system
  • Landscape and vertical orientation
Features
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SPADES Main characteristics: - Play Spades against CPU - Four-color deck (each suit has a different color) - Scoring variants: With or without penalty, several penalty variations... - It includes help and play explanation - Settings: Cards size, deck type (four-color or classic), cards back color, sound, animations, speed, scoreboard, table and scores color, see names on the table cards,... - Scores: Matches, Hands, best and worst score,... - Achievements: They allow to achieve experiencie points - Save and load game - Landscape and vertical orientation Play: - The winner is the team that first reaches the set number of points (by default 500) - Each hand consists of dealing 13 cards. During a hand, each player bids for a number of tricks, then attempts to take exactly that many tricks during the hand Scoring Spades: - Points are awarded for winning at least the number of tricks bidded. Both the team bids and the team tricks are added. - By default, Each team scores 10 point for each trick bidded and an extra point for each additional trick. If a team not make the contract, they'll lost 10 points for each bid. 10 points are also lost if 10 extra tricks are acumulated (according to rules). - If a player bids 0 (nil) and he/she doesn't win any trick, he she'll win 100 points. If he/she wins any bid, he/she'll lost 100 points. The rules settings allow changing some of this rules: - Game points: 250, 300, 500 or 1000 points - Lose game points: -200, -500 - Penalty: No penalty, one point, 100 points, 110 points - Breaking spades: Allow or not to lead spades

Screenshots

Spades Master3 screens
iSpades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against Spades Master's 3.5. Spades Master's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSpades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spades Master ships an update every 6 weeks, iSpades every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spades Master versus iSpades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpades MasteriSpades
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYusuf AydemirManuel Lopez Lopez

Customer experience

Spades Master

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

iSpades

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spades Master

No in-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spades Master free?
Spades Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spades Master or iSpades?
iSpades is rated higher. Spades Master averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iSpades averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spades Master or iSpades have ads?
iSpades shows ads; Spades Master does not.
Which is updated more often, Spades Master or iSpades?
Spades Master ships an update every 6 weeks, and iSpades every 8 months. Most recently, Spades Master was updated on October 5, 2026 and iSpades on October 2, 2026.

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