Spider Solitaire vs Spades
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spider Solitaire
Experience a classic card game with multiple difficulty levels. Enjoy a smooth gameplay experience that saves your progress automatically, even during interruptions.
- One Suit mode
- Two Suits mode
- Four Suits mode
- Auto-save progress
- Interruption handling
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Spider solitaire ( solitaire or patience ) is a well-known solitaire game, which has gained a lot in popularity since Microsoft have started shipping it free with windows. This version plays "One Suit","Two Suits" and " Four Suits". Game is saved and restored when you get a call or other interruption.
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
Spider Solitaire and Spades both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Spider Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 45% of Spades's. Spider Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Spider Solitaire against 4.7 for Spades. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Spider Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 45% of Spades's.
Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, Spades monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Spider Solitaire | Spades |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 2.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chronological Ltd | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Spider Solitaire
Spades
User reviews
Spider Solitaire
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🤗 Relaxing and enjoyable
- 🧠 Challenging and stimulating
- ⏱️ Great way to pass time
- 🎨 Customizable with photos
Room to improve
- 🙄 Annoying ads and pop-ups
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Auto-complete feature not always helpful
- 🔍 Lack of landscape mode lock
- 🔢 No indication of remaining card decks
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
Spider Solitaire
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cards sometimes spring back unexpectedly
- Game reverts to unfinished state when returning
- Hints not always providing the best moves
Requested features
4 requests- Option to disable auto-complete
- Ability to track win/loss ratio
- Landscape mode lock
- Indicator for remaining card decks
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
Spider Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Spades
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spider Solitaire free?
Is Spades free?
Which has better reviews, Spider Solitaire or Spades?
Do Spider Solitaire or Spades have ads?
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