Comparison

iSpades vs Solitaire Life

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

Solitaire Life

Experience classic Klondike solitaire with enhanced graphics and unique card designs. Enjoy daily challenges, track personal records, and play offline with customizable options like left-hand mode and unlimited undo.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike gameplay
  • Enhanced graphics
  • Unique card designs
  • Daily challenges and awards
  • Offline play
  • Left-hand/right-hand mode
  • Unlimited undo and hints
Features
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Solitaire Life is a classic solitaire game with unique features and great ambiance! Solitaire Life brings forth a unique solitaire experience for our users while keeping the true spirit of the original Solitaire. You can play this game anytime and anywhere without the need of an internet connection. With many additional features and enhanced graphics, Solitaire Life is a fun card game for all to play. Features of Solitaire Life: - Classic Klondike card game experience! - Enhanced graphics! - Uniquely designed solitaire playing cards! - Large solitaire cards in order for a smoother gameplay! - Time keeper! - One card or three card draw! - Keep track of your personal record! - Receive Daily challenges and awards! - Option to choose left-hand or right-hand mode! - Unlimited undo! - Unlimited hints! Come play Solitaire Life! This game supports '한국어', 'Indonesian', 'Bahasa malay', 'English', '日本語', '中文简体', '中文繁體', 'Deutsch', 'français', 'Español', 'ไทย', 'Русский', 'Arabic', 'Portuguese(Brazil)', 'Turkish', 'Italian'. This game is acceptable for purchasing the items partially. When purchasing the items, the additional costs could be occurred and limited Consumer Right of Defense according to the item types. Official Site: https://superboxgo.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superbox01 Twitter: https://twitter.com/SUPERBOXGO E-Mail : help@superboxgo.com

Screenshots

iSpades4 screens
Solitaire Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solitaire Life at every 3 months against iSpades's every 8 months. Solitaire Life also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 1). iSpades's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iSpades against 4.9 for Solitaire Life. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Life has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpades ships an update every 8 months, Solitaire Life every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iSpades versus Solitaire Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpadesSolitaire Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezSUPERBOX. Inc

Customer experience

iSpades

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

Solitaire Life

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire Life free?
Solitaire Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSpades or Solitaire Life?
iSpades is rated higher. iSpades averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Solitaire Life averages 4.9 from 13 ratings.
Do iSpades or Solitaire Life have ads?
Both iSpades and Solitaire Life show ads.
Which is updated more often, iSpades or Solitaire Life?
iSpades ships an update every 8 months, and Solitaire Life every 3 months. Most recently, iSpades was updated on November 2, 2026 and Solitaire Life on November 11, 2026.

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