Comparison

iSpades vs Spades Card Classic

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

Head to head
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

About

Spades Card Classic

Master the classic card game with adjustable difficulty levels and multiple play modes. Track your progress with detailed statistics and utilize a helpful hint system to learn advanced strategies. Perfect for aspiring Spades champions.

Highlights
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Individual and partner play modes
  • Win/loss statistics tracking
  • Random card dealing
  • Hint button for strategy assistance
Features
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Improve your skills and become a Spades pro! Spades Card Classic has three different difficulty settings so you can work your way up to playing like a pro. You can also play either as an individual or in partners mode. Statistics are kept for wins and losses so you can see yourself improving over time. All cards are dealt randomly to all players, so the difference between the Easy, Standard, and Pro computer players is in how they choose to play the cards they are dealt. A hint button can be turned on to help you see how the computer Pro player would handle your current situation.

Screenshots

iSpades4 screens
Spades Card Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against Spades Card Classic's 4.1. iSpades also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 months). Spades Card Classic's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades Card Classic has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpades ships an update every 8 months, Spades Card Classic every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iSpades versus Spades Card Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpadesSpades Card Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews—39.3% of reviews
Number of ratings13.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezGames By Post LLC

Customer experience

iSpades

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

Spades Card Classic

All ratings3,781 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral15.8%
Negative44.9%

Bugs and requests

iSpades

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spades Card Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and requires restart
  • Scoring issues not properly deducting points
  • Ads difficult to close or bypass

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to play with real opponents
  • More advanced AI difficulty levels
  • Improved partner AI to support team play
  • Clearer indication of sandbags and penalties

In-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

None

Spades Card Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spades Card Classic free?
Spades Card Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSpades or Spades Card Classic?
iSpades is rated higher. iSpades averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Spades Card Classic averages 4.1 from 3.8K ratings.
Do iSpades or Spades Card Classic have ads?
Both iSpades and Spades Card Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, iSpades or Spades Card Classic?
iSpades ships an update every 8 months, and Spades Card Classic every 22 months. Most recently, iSpades was updated on October 2, 2026 and Spades Card Classic on October 26, 2026.

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