Comparison

Spades Star 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 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.

Highlights
  • 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.

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 Star4 screens
iSpades4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 4.5. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spades Star versus iSpades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpades StariSpades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (108 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings108 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperADIOS YAZILIM BILISIM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIManuel Lopez Lopez

Customer experience

Spades Star

All ratings108 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral24.2%
Negative12.1%

iSpades

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

In-app purchases

None

Spades Star

No in-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spades Star free?
Spades Star 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 Star or iSpades?
iSpades is rated higher. Spades Star averages 4.5 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while iSpades averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spades Star or iSpades have ads?
Both Spades Star and iSpades show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spades Star or iSpades?
Spades Star ships an update every 3 months, and iSpades every 8 months. Most recently, Spades Star was updated on October 30, 2026 and iSpades on October 2, 2026.

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