Comparison

iSpades vs Spades Scorer

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 Scorer

This app provides a clean and fast scoreboard for playing Spades. It supports various game modes, including team or individual play, and automatically handles scoring for Nil and Blind Nil bids, as well as tracking bags and penalties.

Highlights
  • Team or individual games
  • Two-step round entry (Bids, then Tricks)
  • Automatic Nil/Blind Nil scoring
  • Bag tracking and penalty support
  • Fixed target or progressive rounds
  • Game history and templates
Features
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Spades Scorer is a fast, clean scoreboard built for real Spades games. Key features - Teams or Individual games (2–4 players / multiple teams) - Two-step round entry: Bids first, then Tricks - Nil & Blind Nil scoring (automatic) - Bags tracked separately + bag penalty support - Fixed target score or Progressive rounds (ends at Round 13) - Templates for quick setup + game history

Screenshots

iSpades4 screens
Spades Scorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Spades Scorer at none against iSpades's shown. Spades Scorer also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). iSpades's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for iSpades against 5.0 for Spades Scorer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades Scorer has 6 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 Scorer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iSpades versus Spades Scorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpadesSpades Scorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel Lopez LopezLAKSHMI VENKATA DURGA PRASANTH VEMULAPALLI

Customer experience

iSpades

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

Spades Scorer

All ratings6 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

Spades Scorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spades Scorer free?
Spades Scorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iSpades or Spades Scorer?
iSpades and Spades Scorer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do iSpades or Spades Scorer have ads?
iSpades shows ads; Spades Scorer does not.
Which is updated more often, iSpades or Spades Scorer?
iSpades ships an update every 8 months, and Spades Scorer every 9 days. Most recently, iSpades was updated on November 2, 2026 and Spades Scorer on October 31, 2026.

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