Breaking Spades vs Hold'em Trainer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breaking Spades
Master classic card games like Spades, Poker, and Blackjack with this all-in-one companion app. Track scores for in-person games, practice against AI, and analyze your performance with detailed stats. Enjoy offline play and interactive tutorials to improve your skills.
- Offline play for Spades, Poker, and Blackjack
- Spades score tracker for in-person games
- Single player practice mode against AI
- Detailed game history and stats tracking
- Interactive tutorials and glossary
- Intuitive scoring for Spades variants
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Breaking Spades is the ultimate digital companion for the games that define our culture. We’ve expanded beyond the bid to bring you a complete suite for Spades, Poker, and Blackjack. Whether you are playing solo on a flight or keeping score at the family cookout, we give you the tools to master the table, track your growth, and hold your own against the best of 'em. WHY BREAKING SPADES? 100% OFFLINE PLAY: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Play Spades, Poker, and Blackjack anytime, anywhere. Completely free to play, with no real-money gambling, and a shared bankroll across casino games. THE BIG THREE: Go between counting books in Spades, to playing your hand in Poker, to hitting 21 in Blackjack, we've got you covered in one unified app. SPADES SCORE TRACKER: No more scrap paper. Our mobile-first score tracker handles the heavy lifting for your in-person game nights. We track the bids, books, nils, Bostons and penalties so you can focus on the trash talk. LEVEL UP YOUR GAME: Use our Single Player Mode to practice against smart bots. It’s a safe space to learn the ropes and test your strategy before you play for real. TRACK YOUR GREATNESS: Keep a detailed history of your previous games and stats. Watch your strategy improve over time and prove you’re really the G.O.A.T. at the table. LEARN AS YOU GO: Interactive tutorials and a clear glossary mean you’ll never have to ask "Wait, how does that work?" in front of the whole room again. KEY FEATURES: Intuitive Scoring: Support for traditional Spades rules and variants (Bags, Sandbags, Blind Nil). IRL & Digital Support: Track scores for your physical card games or play solo to sharpen your skills. Clean & Accessible UI: Designed for all skill levels with large, touch-friendly controls and no clutter. Improve Your Stats: Detailed game history to see where you’re winning and where you need to tighten up. Don't get run off the table. From beginners just catching the rhythm to seasoned vets looking for an edge, Breaking Spades is your partner in card game excellence. Download Breaking Spades today. Your seat is reserved!
Hold'em Trainer
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Sharpen your Texas Hold'em skills with lightning-fast hand recognition challenges. Expert mode takes it further—identify winning hands by rank alone!
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Verdict
Breaking Spades and Hold'em Trainer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Breaking Spades | Hold'em Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bucket Financials | Oval |
In-app purchases
Breaking Spades
No in-app purchases
Hold'em Trainer
No in-app purchases
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