Comparison

iSpades vs BooksMade 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

BooksMade Spades

Experience Spades online with friends or players worldwide. Choose between JJ22 (Joker Joker Deuce Deuce) or Traditional Ace High rules. Features flexible crew mode, spectate mode, and live chat for an engaging card game.

Highlights
  • Live multiplayer Spades matches
  • JJ22 and Traditional Ace High rulesets
  • Flexible CREW Mode with bots
  • Spectate Mode for friends to watch
  • Live chat and reactions
  • Ranked play and leagues
  • Solo practice mode
Features
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Play Spades online, your way. Choose JJ22 (Joker Joker Deuce Deuce, also called JJDD), JJA (Joker Joker Ace), or Traditional Ace High and jump into live Spades games with friends, crews, bots, or Spades players from around the world. Built by a real Spades player with 25+ years at the table, BooksMade Spades is made for the way people actually play Spades. From the Big Joker down to the Power 2s, JJ22/JJDD is handled right, and Traditional Ace High is built in too. ==BOOKSMADE SPADES FEATURES== SPADES RULESETS Play Spades your way with three full rulesets: JJ22/JJDD (Joker Joker Deuce Deuce), JJA (Joker Joker Ace), and Traditional Ace High. CREW, Solo, and Spades HQ support all three; Ranked Spades runs JJ22/JJDD or Ace High. CREW MODE Get a Spades game going with any number of friends. Bring one friend, two friends, or the whole crew, and let bots fill any open seats — no waiting around for a full table of four. SPECTATE MODE Watch live Spades games without taking a seat. Invite friends to spectate, follow every bid, book, and big play, and stay connected to the table in real time. TABLE CHAT & VOICE CHAT Bring real table energy to every match. Table Chat gives you text, blurbs, and reactions in eligible games. Premium Access members can go further with Voice Chat, talking live at the table in CREW and League games. RANKED SPADES Climb the ladder in competitive 2v2 Ranked Play with ELO-based matchmaking against Spades players at your level. SPADES LEAGUES Create and manage your own Spades league. Track standings, rivalry stats, and event history for every member of your crew. LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS Run single or double-elimination bracket tournaments right inside your league. Results roll straight into your league standings, so every tournament becomes part of your Spades league's history. SPADES HQ SCOREKEEPER Keep score for in-person Spades games with a dedicated scorekeeper that tracks books, bags, nils, and penalties — no more paper and pencil at the table. SOLO SPADES Sharpen your game anytime by practicing Solo against BooksMade bots, using whichever Spades rules you want to train on. PLAYER STATS Track your Spades career with wins, losses, ELO rating, streaks, and full game history. FREE TO PLAY BooksMade Spades is free to play — no coins, no pay-to-win. Play Spades free with ads, or subscribe to Premium Access for a fully ad-free experience — including while you spectate — plus premium emojis, expanded chat phrases, and Voice Chat ($1.99/month or $14.99/year). Whether you are keeping score at the cookout, running a CREW game with friends, watching the table in Spectate Mode, competing in a league tournament, or grinding Ranked for bragging rights, BooksMade Spades brings the full Spades experience to your fingertips. By subscribing, you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

iSpades4 screens
BooksMade Spades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iSpades at none against BooksMade Spades's 8. iSpades also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). BooksMade Spades's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). On price 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. BooksMade Spades sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iSpades asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSpades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BooksMade Spades has 95 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpades ships an update every 8 months, BooksMade Spades every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iSpades versus BooksMade Spades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpadesBooksMade Spades
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (95 ratings)
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings195 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezFuture Design Works LLC

Customer experience

iSpades

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

BooksMade Spades

All ratings94 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

BooksMade Spades

Subscriptions7
  • BooksMade Spades Access$0.991 Month
  • BooksMade Spades Access$1.991 Month
  • Spades Premium Access$3.001 Month
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  • BooksMade Spades Annual Access$9.991 Year
  • BooksMade Spades Annual Access$14.991 Year
  • BooksMade Annual Access$19.991 Year
  • Spades Premium Access$25.001 Year
One-time1
  • Spades League$10.00

Questions

Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BooksMade Spades free?
BooksMade Spades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSpades or BooksMade Spades?
iSpades is rated higher. iSpades averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BooksMade Spades averages 4.6 from 95 ratings.
Do iSpades or BooksMade Spades have ads?
iSpades shows ads; BooksMade Spades does not.
Which is updated more often, iSpades or BooksMade Spades?
iSpades ships an update every 8 months, and BooksMade Spades every 5 days. Most recently, iSpades was updated on October 2, 2026 and BooksMade Spades on October 24, 2026.

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