Spades ∙ vs Spades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spades ∙
Experience the classic Spades card game with smart AI opponents. Place bids, strategize with a partner, and outwit your opponents through engaging gameplay. Enjoy rich graphics and customizable settings for a smooth gaming experience.
- Smart AI opponents
- Place bids and strategize
- Work with a partner
- Rich graphics and animations
- Multiple card styles
- Configurable game speed
- Automatic save function
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The classic card game Spades is now available on your iPhone or iPod Touch. With rich graphics and smooth animations, Spades Free is the premier Spades app on the app store - and best of all, it's free. Place your bids and work with your partner to outfox your opponent. You'll need a great combination of strategy and teamwork to win! Spades Free features an outstanding artificial intelligence engine. Three different difficulty levels ensure that you can play against a computer opponent that matches your skill level. Spades Free offers many exciting features, including: * Great graphics and awesome sound effects * Multiple card styles * Outstanding card animations * Configurable game speed (slow, medium, or fast) * Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the app If you've been waiting for a killer Spades app for your iPhone or iPod Touch, this is it. Download Spades Free today and check it out!
Spades
A digital adaptation of the classic trick-taking card game. Play solo or with partners, bidding on the number of tricks you can win. Customize game rules, opponent difficulty, and visual elements.
- 3 or 4 player solo modes
- 4 player partnership mode
- Customizable bid and lead rules
- Adjustable AI opponent aggression
- Table and card appearance customization
- In-app instructions
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Spades is a trick-taking card game that can be played with 3 players solo, 4 players solo, or 4 players with partners (2 teams of 2). A standard 52-card deck is dealt, then players bid the number of tricks they can take. The goal is to take as many tricks as were bid. When playing with partners, North/South is one team, West/East is the other, and teammates' bids and tricks are combined, so one player's underbid can compensate for his teammate's overbid. This app allows you to configure number of players and teams, the appearance of the table and cards, rules about nil bids and when spades can be lead. There are instructions included in the app, as well as a setting to make your robot opponents less aggressive or more aggressive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spades at monthly against Spades ∙'s every 5 months. Spades ∙'s advantage is review sentiment (68% vs 46%) and ratings volume (29K vs 2.5K). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Spades ∙ against 4.7 for Spades. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades ∙ has 29K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Spades ∙'s written reviews are positive against 46% of Spades's.
Spades ∙ ships an update every 5 months, Spades monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spades ∙ | Spades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29K ratings) | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews — better | 46.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Spades ∙
Spades
User reviews
Spades ∙
From 29K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Well-presented slick game
- 🕹️ Great game
- 🕹️ Classic game
- ⏱️ Relaxing game to pass time
Room to improve
- 🤖 Megan is an incompetent partner
- 🤖 Opponents play too well against partner
- 🔍 Scoring is inconsistent and unfair
- 📺 Excessive and intrusive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
Spades
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast game play
- 👍 Minimal advertisements
- 👍 Good graphics
- 💡 Helps keep mind sharp
Room to improve
- 🐛 Partner doesn't understand nil bids
- 🐛 Partner overbids frequently
- 🐛 Partner doesn't protect nil bids
- 🐛 Partner makes poor card plays
- 🐛 Inconsistent in counting books
Bugs and requests
Spades ∙
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes frequently
- Ads interrupt gameplay and cause crashes
- Partner plays cards illogically
Requested features
4 requests- Option to change partner names and gender
- Stats page to track games won/lost
- Online multiplayer mode
- More game variations
Spades
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scoring discrepancies
- Cards blocked by ads
- Freezing on last card
- Sounds always on after update
Requested features
3 requests- Allow confirmation for bidding entry box
- Automatic play for last card in suit
- Implement bid 10 get 200 feature
In-app purchases
Spades ∙
No in-app purchases
Spades
No in-app purchases
