Comparison

Aces Spades vs Murlan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aces Spades

Experience the classic card game on mobile with stunning HD graphics and intelligent AI. Team up with unique characters to test your skills in various game modes and difficulty levels. Enjoy a fully customizable Spades experience.

Highlights
  • Play Standard, Mirror, Whiz, or Suicide modes
  • 11 distinct animated opponents
  • 5 difficulty levels and intuitive AI
  • Customizable bidding options
  • Gameplay suited for all skill levels
Features
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If you’re looking for the finest card games available for mobile, Aces® has got them in Spades! The team that brought you Aces® Hearts, Aces Cribbage, and Aces Solitaire is back with a new offering in the Aces line of quality card games. Aces Spades brings the classic card game to mobile with gorgeous HD graphics, intuitive AI, and fully customizable gameplay. You’ll team up with one of 11 beautifully rendered Victorian-era characters to test your skill against a variety of colorful opponents, each with their own unique styles of play. Take tricks, bid nil, and pass to your partner in the most complete Spades experience available for mobile: Aces Spades! Game Features: • Play Standard, Mirror, Whiz, or Suicide • 11 distinct animated opponents • 5 difficulty levels and intuitive AI • Customizable bidding options • Gameplay suited for all skill levels

About

Murlan

This card game challenges players to be the first to discard all their cards by playing valid combinations. It supports 2 to 4 players and features various hand types like straights and four-of-a-kind power hands.

Highlights
  • Discard all cards to win
  • Play with 2-4 players
  • Various hand types
  • Straight and power hands
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Just like Presidents, Kings, Warlords, Durak or Dai Hin Min (Daifugō), the objective of Murlan is to finish the game in the first place which is accomplished by discarding all the cards while following the game rules. The game starts with each player being dealt 13 or 14 cards. The game can be played with 2 or 4 players The player with 3 of spades starts the game. If that does not exist than a random player starts. You can have these types of hands in the game: Single card Two of a kind Three of a kind Four of a kind (Power Hand) which can beat any other hand. There are no revolutions in this game, the order of power does not reverse when four of a kind is played. Straight. Needs to have 5 cards or more. A straight can go from any card with face value of 3 to the red joker. Enjoy this super addictive and fun card game.

Screenshots

Aces Spades4 screens
Murlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aces Spades at 4.5 against Murlan's 3.5. Aces Spades also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 11). Murlan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Aces Spades sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Murlan asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aces Spades holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aces Spades has 1.9K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 54% and 54% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aces Spades ships an update monthly, Murlan every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Aces Spades versus Murlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAces SpadesMurlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better3.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.9K — better11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperConcrete Software, Inc.ALBCOM, LLC

Customer experience

Aces Spades

All ratings1,819 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive54.3%
Neutral11.4%
Negative34.3%

Murlan

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Aces Spades

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Forced update causing compatibility issues
  • Incorrect card detection and scoring
  • Unresponsive controls and screen freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to pass cards during blind nil
  • Option to minimize daily challenges
  • Improved scoring and point tracking
  • Restore previous game variations

Murlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Aces Spades

One-time12
  • 25 Blue Diamonds$1.99
  • 200 Coins$1.99
  • 550 Coins$4.99
Show 9 more
  • 90 Blue Diamonds$4.99
  • 300 Blue Diamonds$14.99
  • 1,800 Coins$14.99
  • 550 Blue Diamonds$24.99
  • 3,250 Coins$24.99
  • 1,275 Blue Diamonds$49.99
  • 7,500 Coins$49.99
  • 4,000 Blue Diamonds$99.99
  • 20,000 Coins$99.99
None

Murlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aces Spades free?
Aces Spades is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murlan free?
Murlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aces Spades or Murlan?
Aces Spades is rated higher. Aces Spades averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Murlan averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Aces Spades or Murlan have ads?
Aces Spades shows ads; Murlan does not.
Which is updated more often, Aces Spades or Murlan?
Aces Spades ships an update monthly, and Murlan every 2 months. Most recently, Aces Spades was updated on November 1, 2026 and Murlan on October 24, 2026.

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