Spades Gold vs Shelem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spades Gold
Experience a visually appealing and engaging game of Spades. Play against intelligent AI or compete with other players in multiplayer mode. Customize your game with various rules and settings.
- Play against AI or human players
- Multiple rule variations
- High resolution graphics
- Tablet support
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Customizable game settings
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Enjoy a smooth and beautiful looking game of Spades against challenging computer or human players. Multiplayer Early Access enabled. You can finally play against other human players! As this is a new feature there might be hiccups. • Rules: Normal, Normal with blind, Mirror, Whiz • High resolution graphics • Native tablet support • Achievements & leaderboards • Customize the look and feel • The AI doesn't cheat! Customize the game with house rules like: • Teams • Breaking spades • Starting player • Bidding • Moon • Blind bidding • Point cards • Sandbagging
Shelem
Test your strategic thinking and memory in this challenging card game. Compete with friends online or join a league to face skilled players. Prove your worthiness for the Shelem title and enjoy hours of fun.
- Strategic card gameplay
- Memory and reasoning skill improvement
- Online multiplayer with friends
- League competition
- Challenging gameplay
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Do you have what it takes to be a ruler? Are you smart enough to win against all the odds? Are you worthy of the Shelem title? Bring it on! Boost up your memory and improve your reasoning skills by playing the most strategical card game known to man. Play with your online friends or compete in a league against top-notch players. Either way, Shelem is going to take you on a journey of fun. Be ready to play all night long!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shelem at every 2 weeks against Spades Gold's every 5 months. Shelem also leads on ratings volume (27K vs 4.3K) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Spades Gold's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 59%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spades Gold sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shelem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shelem holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shelem has 27K ratings behind it against 4.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Spades Gold's written reviews are positive against 59% of Shelem's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spades Gold ships an update every 5 months, Shelem every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spades Gold | Shelem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.3K ratings) | 4.8 (27K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.2% of reviews — better | 59.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K | 27K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mana Battery ApS | Babak Bostan |
Customer experience
Spades Gold
Shelem
User reviews
Spades Gold
From 4.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 👍 Customizable game settings
- 👍 Smooth graphics and interface
- 👍 Enjoyable spades experience
- 👍 Challenging gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🤖 Weak AI partner performance
- 🤖 AI opponents make poor decisions
- 🔍 Lack of score history/tracking
- 💰 Intrusive ads
Shelem
From 27K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fantastic game
- 🤔 Challenging brain game
- 🎨 Great graphics and design
- 🎶 Soothing background music
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤖 Dumb AI/computer players
- ⏱️ Short timer/time issues
- 🔌 Server/connectivity problems
- 🤯 Frustrating gameplay issues
Bugs and requests
Spades Gold
Reported bugs
3 issues- Losing game progress after crashes
- Incorrect scoring and bid calculations
- Unexpected app behavior after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add joker and wild card options
- Improve AI partner strategy
- Provide score sheet/history
- Offer multiplayer/social features
- Add more game mode variations
Shelem
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game progress not saved
- Unexpected card discarding
- Incorrect point calculations
- Unresponsive controls
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
6 requests- Online multiplayer mode
- Customizable timer/time settings
- Improved AI/computer player logic
- Save/resume game progress
- Detailed game rules/tutorial
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- Leaderboard/ranking system improvements
In-app purchases
Spades Gold
- All content and no advertisements.$9.99
Shelem
- Remove Ads$0.99
