Hardwood Spades Pro vs Bust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hardwood Spades Pro
Experience a premium digital card game with stunning graphics and multiple variations. Play against thousands of online players, track your progress on leaderboards, and enjoy customizable environments. Offers various game modes for solo or multiplayer fun.
- Online multiplayer
- Multiple Spades variations
- Leaderboards
- Achievement challenges
- Customizable environments
- Offline solo play
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Pull up a chair. Hardwood Spades has been bringing players together for over 20 years -- and our medieval tavern is still going strong. Whether you're a Spades veteran or just learning the ropes, you'll find a welcoming atmosphere, good company, and a great game. If you're tired of card games dressed up as casinos, you've found your medieval tavern. Play online with thousands of players worldwide, team up with friends, or enjoy a quiet solo game against AI opponents that actually play like real people. No casino noise. No slot machine gimmicks. Just Spades. Why Players Keep Coming Back: • Ad-free experience -- no interruptions, ever • A Mature Community: Moderated and friendly -- sportsmanship comes first • Play Anywhere: Smart AI opponents for solo play anytime, no internet required • Competitive Edge: Online tournaments and global leaderboards • Immersive Experience: Stunning environments and high-quality audio • Total Customization: Unique card decks, backgrounds, and animated FOOMS effects that express your style at the table Spades Variations: • Partnership: Traditional, Mirrors • Individual: Standard, Mirror, Cutthroat • Specialty: Whiz • And more! Want online chat, rated games, and 200 tokens every month? Plus membership is optional and affordable -- your first 30 days are on us. Questions, suggestions, or found an issue? We love hearing from our players at support@silvercrk.com ____________________ Hardwood Games Subscriptions are optional and available at a rate of 1 month for $4.99, 3 months for $14.99 or 1 year for $29.99. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscriptions can be managed from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of subscriptions is not allowed. Our privacy policy may be viewed at http://www.hardwoodgames.com/about/privacy/ Our terms of service may be viewed at http://www.hardwoodgames.com/about/terms/
Bust
Match three or more same-colored bubbles to rescue astronauts trapped in time bubbles. Explore four distinct play modes, including a casual option for relaxed play, a timed challenge, and two puzzle modes with endless or hand-designed levels. Create and play your own levels with the built-in editor.
- Match-3 bubble popping gameplay
- Rescue trapped astronauts
- Four distinct play modes
- Built-in level editor
- Casual, Timed, and Puzzle modes
- Game Center leaderboards
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Astronauts are trapped in time bubbles. Match 3 or more of the same color bubbles to rescue them. Bust-A-Bubble has 4 play modes plus a built in level editor. Design and play your own levels. Casual mode allows you to play at your leisure with no pressure to finish the level. Timed mode will drop the bubbles down every 8 shots. Finish the level before the bubbles cross the terminator line. Puzzle mode uses a custom algorithm to build an endless number of levels that are quickly completed when making all the right shots. PB2X Puzzle mode includes 456 hand designed puzzles from the Puzzle Bobble 2X game. Make all the right shots to finish each level quickly. Bust-A-Bubble has multiple Game Center leaderboards. Can you top all of them? How many astronauts can you rescue?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bust at Free against Hardwood Spades Pro's $0.99. Bust also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Hardwood Spades Pro's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 7) and chart position (#141 vs unranked). On ads 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
Bust is free to download; Hardwood Spades Pro costs $0.99 up front. Hardwood Spades Pro sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bust asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bust holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hardwood Spades Pro has 125 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Hardwood Spades Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bust's.
Hardwood Spades Pro ships an update every 2 months, Bust every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hardwood Spades Pro | Bust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (125 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silver Creek Entertainment | Les Bird |
Customer experience
Hardwood Spades Pro
Bust
Bugs and requests
Hardwood Spades Pro
Reported bugs
6 issues- Avatar choice limited
- AI partners not smart
- Bid and score boxes huge on iPhone 6s/iPad
- App won't start on iPad
- Crashes frequently
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- Login issues with Facebook
Requested features
9 requests- Change avatar to camera/pictures
- More avatar options (diverse)
- More game options (joker, deuces wild)
- Draw spades from start
- Improve bot programming
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- Keep upgrading game with charges
- Fix iPhone 6s/iPad issues
- Flawless opponent level for challenge
- More in-game progress for customization
Bust
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hardwood Spades Pro
- 1 Month Plus Membership$4.991 Month
- Plus Membership$4.991 Month
- Plus Membership$29.991 Year
- Pack of 80 Tokens$0.99
- Pack of 165 Tokens$1.99
- Pack of 425 Tokens$4.99
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- 1 Month Plus Membership$4.99
- Plus Membership$4.99
- Pack of 865 Tokens$9.99
- Plus Membership$19.99
- 12 Month Plus Membership$29.99
- 12 Month Plus Membership$34.99
Bust
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hardwood Spades Pro free?
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