Comparison

Spades vs iSpades

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

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About

Spades

A classic trick-taking card game for four players in fixed partnerships. Players bid on the number of tricks they expect to win, with spades always being the trump suit. It requires strategy and teamwork to succeed.

Highlights
  • Trick-taking gameplay
  • Four-player partnerships
  • Spades as trump suit
  • Strategic bidding
  • Standard 52-card deck
Features
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Spades is a popular trick-taking card game typically played by four players in fixed partnerships. It is known for its strategic depth and requires both skill and teamwork. The Spade suit is always trumps, hence the name. The primary objective of Spades is to accurately predict the number of tricks (rounds of cards) your team will win in each hand and to try to achieve that number. Spades is played with a standard 52-card deck. The four players are divided into two partnerships, with partners sitting across from each other. Players are assigned seats and take turns clockwise in dealing and playing. Spades is similar to other cards games like Bridge, Callbreak, Hearts and Euchre.

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

Spades4 screens
iSpades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against Spades's 4.0. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Spades versus iSpades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpadesiSpades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNEOCLASSIC TECHManuel Lopez Lopez

Customer experience

Spades

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

iSpades

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

In-app purchases

None

Spades

No in-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spades free?
Spades 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 or iSpades?
iSpades is rated higher. Spades averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while iSpades averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spades or iSpades have ads?
Both Spades and iSpades show ads.

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