Spite & Malice vs Machiavelli !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spite & Malice
Engage in a unique card game where you race to play cards from your pile and block your opponent. Compete in real-time online multiplayer against friends or strangers, or test your skills in single-player modes. Personalize your game and strive for achievements and leaderboard glory.
- Online multiplayer against friends or strangers
- 34 unlockable achievements
- Global leaderboards
- Three single-player difficulty levels
- Card and background personalization
- Optimized for iOS devices
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Spite & Malice, the fiendishly addictive father of Skip-Bo™ The competition is heating up with online multiplayer! Play in real time against friends or strangers and show them how devious you can be! Race your opponent to play cards from your pile. Block your opponent when you can. Play now and unleash your inner Spite! __________________________________________ Awesome Features: -Play online against friends or strangers -Show you're a pro by earning all 34 achievements -Compete for the top spot on the leaderboards -Single player has three levels of deviousness (easy, medium, and hard) -Personalize your cards and background -Full iOS 11 optimization for iPhone, iPad and iPad Pro! __________________________________________ Customer Reviews: “This game is addictive. I have deleted it twice because I was getting eye strain but I keep re-installing it” “I can’t put it down, and it’s been about a week…” “Super addicting and just plain fun.”
Machiavelli !
Experience a popular Italian card game similar to Rummy, offering both single-player and online multiplayer modes. Learn the rules easily with the built-in help and enjoy customizable game settings. Play against your device or real players worldwide.
- Single Game and Score Mode
- Online multiplayer
- Configurable game settings
- Detailed in-app help
- Resumable games
- Leaderboards
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Play Machiavelli ! A popular Italian card game derived from Rummy. It is similar to Carousel, Vatikan and Rummykub. Learn rapidly the basic rules following the included help about rules and possible gestures. The free version is full featured but with advertisements, by purchasing the full version you will turn off ads. --------------------------------------------------------------- AWESOME FEATURES --------------------------------------------------------------- - two game modes available (Single Game and Score Mode) to play against your device - play lonely or online against real players - configurable player strengths - configurable players count - configurable score assignment variants - configurable jokers usage - configurable decks count - detailed help with all available rules and references to possible variants - resumable games - leaderboards - geo leaderboards - great support for your questions and suggestions - and more, enjoy!!! --------------------------------------------------------------- For your suggestions feel free to contact technical support, we will glad to help you If you'll enjoy using 'Machiavelli' please take a minute to leave a nice review: it really helps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Machiavelli ! at Free against Spite & Malice's $2.99. Machiavelli ! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Spite & Malice's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 467) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Machiavelli ! is free to download; Spite & Malice costs $2.99 up front. Spite & Malice sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Machiavelli ! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Spite & Malice against 4.8 for Machiavelli !. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spite & Malice has 6.2K ratings behind it against 467, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 88% positive.
Spite & Malice ships an update every 2 months, Machiavelli ! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spite & Malice | Machiavelli ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.2K ratings) | 4.8 (467 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.6% of reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | 467 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WildCard Classics Inc | Antonio Ferraioli |
Customer experience
Spite & Malice
Machiavelli !
Bugs and requests
Spite & Malice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Machiavelli !
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to complete games due to technical issues
- Leaderboard and progress tracking not working properly
- Joker cards getting stuck to other cards
- Inability to see all cards in hand
- Game freezing after ads or updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add two-player mode
- Improve card organization and visibility
- Provide more customization options
- Implement a time-limited game mode
- Enhance online/multiplayer features
In-app purchases
Spite & Malice
- Spiteful AI Sale$3.99
- Spiteful AI$9.99
Machiavelli !
- View Opponents’ Cards – 30 Days$0.99
- View Opponents’ Cards – 90 Days$1.99
- No advertising with x2 forever$5.99
Questions
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