Spades Star vs iSpades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spades Star
Experience the classic card game of Spades offline. This app offers multiple game modes, team or solo play options, and customizable visuals. Enjoy a smooth, engaging experience with an easy-to-use interface, perfect for both new and seasoned players.
- Multiple Game Modes (Solo, Whiz, Mirror, Suicide, Pairs)
- Team or Solo Play
- Customizable UI and Animation Styles
- Engaging Animations
- Easy-to-Use Interface
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Spades Star シ Bid, Play, and Win in the Ultimate Offline Spades Experience Spades Star is perfect for both beginners and experienced players. With a smooth design and exciting features, this game brings the classic Spades experience to life. Play solo or with a partner and enjoy endless fun. Key Features: ◉ Multiple Game Modes: Play Solo, Whiz, Mirror, Suicide, and Pairs for endless variety. ◉ Team or Solo Play: Customize your play style with partner or solo options. ◉ Custom Animation Styles: Personalize the look and feel with different animation settings. ◉ Customizable UI: Choose your background and make the game your own. ◉ Engaging Animations: Enjoy smooth animations that enhance the playing experience. ◉ Easy-to-Use Interface: Simple controls make learning and playing a breeze. √ Download Spades Star now and start playing today.
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.
- Play against CPU
- Four-color deck option
- Customizable scoring variants
- Adjustable game settings
- Save and load game progress
- Achievements system
- Landscape and vertical orientation
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against Spades Star's 4.5. iSpades also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Spades Star's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iSpades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades Star has 108 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spades Star ships an update every 3 months, iSpades every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spades Star | iSpades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (108 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADIOS YAZILIM BILISIM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI | Manuel Lopez Lopez |
Customer experience
Spades Star
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In-app purchases
Spades Star
No in-app purchases
iSpades
No in-app purchases
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