Comparison

Spades Elite vs Spades Score Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Spades Elite

Enjoy a classic card game experience with smart AI opponents or play with friends in private rooms. Offers various game modes, custom scores, and a relaxing dark theme for offline play.

Highlights
  • Classic, Quick, Expert & Endless Game Modes
  • Private Rooms via 6-Digit Code
  • Custom Target Scores
  • Smart AI Opponents
  • Offline Play
  • Dark Theme
Features
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Play classic Spades anytime with smart AI opponents or host private rooms with your friends! Enjoy fast-paced matches, Daily Puzzles, and a clean, relaxing card game experience. Features: • Classic, Quick, Expert & Endless Game Modes • Private Rooms (Join via 6-Digit Code) • Custom Target Scores (100–500 PTS) • Smart AI Opponents & Offline Play • Smooth Dark Theme & Easy Controls

About

Spades Score Tracker

Easily keep score for the card game Spades. Enter bids and tricks, and the app instantly calculates scores, tracks bags, and manages custom house rules. Works offline and is distraction-free.

Highlights
  • Instant score calculation
  • Partnership and solo play
  • Nil and Blind Nil scoring
  • Bag tracking with penalty
  • Customizable house rules
  • Offline functionality
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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Spades Score Tracker is the simplest way to keep score for the card game Spades. Put down the pencil and paper, enter each team's bid and tricks, and the app does the math for every hand. BUILT FOR SPADES • Enter bids and tricks and it calculates scores instantly • Partnership (2 teams) or Solo / Cutthroat (3–4 players) • Nil and Blind Nil bidding, scored for you • Bag tracking with an optional sandbag penalty (−100 for every 10 bags) • Set your target score (default 500), the winner is crowned automatically • Tap to edit any past round if you mis-enter a score YOUR HOUSE RULES Everyone plays Spades a little differently. Choose your nil value, turn blind nil and the sandbag penalty on or off, set the target. Before a game or change it mid-game, this scoreboard keeps up. SIMPLE AND DISTRACTION-FREE • A clean, bold scoreboard you can read from across the table • Works completely offline, no account, no sign-up • No ads, ever • Games save automatically so you can pick up where you left off NEW TO SPADES? A built-in How to Play guide walks you through bidding, taking tricks, nil and blind nil, bags, and how scoring works. FREE TO START Track your first game free. Unlock unlimited games with Spades Premium. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Whether it's family game night or a serious partnership rivalry, Spades Score Tracker keeps the score so you can focus on the cards.

Screenshots

Spades Elite4 screens
Spades Score Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spades Elite at none against Spades Score Tracker's 1. Spades Score Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spades Score Tracker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Spades Elite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spades Elite against 5.0 for Spades Score Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spades Elite ships an update every 2 weeks, Spades Score Tracker every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Spades Elite versus Spades Score Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpades EliteSpades Score Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBansi PatelErin Kerr

In-app purchases

None

Spades Elite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spades Score Tracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Unlock$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Spades Elite free?
Spades Elite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spades Score Tracker free?
Spades Score Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spades Elite or Spades Score Tracker?
Spades Elite and Spades Score Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Spades Elite or Spades Score Tracker have ads?
Spades Elite shows ads; Spades Score Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Spades Elite or Spades Score Tracker?
Spades Elite ships an update every 2 weeks, and Spades Score Tracker every 6 days. Most recently, Spades Elite was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spades Score Tracker on November 5, 2026.

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