Comparison

iSpades vs 2 Player Spades

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

2 Player Spades

Features
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2 Player Spades is a variant of the popular trick-taking card game called Spades, which is typically played with four players in teams of two. In 2 player spades, as the name suggests, there are only two players competing against each other. There is no deal in 2 player Spades. Each player draws a top card and decide if they want to keep that card. If they keep it, they put the second card face down in a discard pile. But if the player decides not to keep the first card, they put the card face down in a discard pile. Then, they draw and keep the second card automatically. The building of the hand continues until each player has 13 cards. The remaining 26 cards are discarded until the next hand. Players take turns leading with a card, and the other player must follow suit if possible. The highest card of the suit led wins the trick, and the winner of the trick leads the next one. The spade suit is always trump, meaning that a spade card will beat any card from the other suits. Players score points based on the number of tricks they win, as well as any bonus points earned from bidding before the game starts. The player who wins the most tricks in a round earns a bonus 10 points, known as a "bag". If a player accumulates 10 bags, they lose 100 points. Overall, 2 player spades can be a challenging and exciting game that requires strategic thinking and careful planning.

Screenshots

iSpades4 screens
2 Player Spades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 2 Player Spades at none against iSpades's shown. iSpades's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 22 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpades ships an update every 8 months, 2 Player Spades every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on June 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
iSpades versus 2 Player Spades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpades2 Player Spades
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezPARIS PINKNEY

In-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

None

2 Player Spades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 2 Player Spades free?
2 Player Spades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iSpades or 2 Player Spades have ads?
iSpades shows ads; 2 Player Spades does not.
Which is updated more often, iSpades or 2 Player Spades?
iSpades ships an update every 8 months, and 2 Player Spades every 22 months. Most recently, iSpades was updated on June 21, 2026 and 2 Player Spades on September 14, 2026.

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