Comparison

jSpades 2 vs iSpades

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

Head to head
About

jSpades 2

Experience a comprehensive card game with multiple modes, including classic and urban variations with jokers and kitties. Test your skills with challenge modes, learn with tutorials, and track your progress with a login system. This is a feature-rich digital adaptation of a popular card game.

Highlights
  • Classic and urban game modes
  • Nil and traditional bidding
  • Jokers and kitty included
  • Challenge modes
  • Learning tutorials
  • Login for stat tracking
Features
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jSpades 2 takes the original and expands on it in every way! In addition to the urban modes with jokers, the kitty, etc, classic mode is now available with nil bidding and traditional bidding. Also new are challenge modes to test your skill and tutorials to help you learn to play. There's even a login so you can track your stats across devices. This is the most complete Spades game in the market!

About

iSpades

This card game allows you to play Spades against a CPU with customizable rules and deck options. Track your scores, earn achievements, and save your progress. Enjoy flexible gameplay with landscape and vertical orientations.

Highlights
  • Play against CPU
  • Four-color deck option
  • Customizable scoring variants
  • Adjustable game settings
  • Save and load game progress
  • Achievements system
  • Landscape and vertical orientation
Features
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SPADES Main characteristics: - Play Spades against CPU - Four-color deck (each suit has a different color) - Scoring variants: With or without penalty, several penalty variations... - It includes help and play explanation - Settings: Cards size, deck type (four-color or classic), cards back color, sound, animations, speed, scoreboard, table and scores color, see names on the table cards,... - Scores: Matches, Hands, best and worst score,... - Achievements: They allow to achieve experiencie points - Save and load game - Landscape and vertical orientation Play: - The winner is the team that first reaches the set number of points (by default 500) - Each hand consists of dealing 13 cards. During a hand, each player bids for a number of tricks, then attempts to take exactly that many tricks during the hand Scoring Spades: - Points are awarded for winning at least the number of tricks bidded. Both the team bids and the team tricks are added. - By default, Each team scores 10 point for each trick bidded and an extra point for each additional trick. If a team not make the contract, they'll lost 10 points for each bid. 10 points are also lost if 10 extra tricks are acumulated (according to rules). - If a player bids 0 (nil) and he/she doesn't win any trick, he she'll win 100 points. If he/she wins any bid, he/she'll lost 100 points. The rules settings allow changing some of this rules: - Game points: 250, 300, 500 or 1000 points - Lose game points: -200, -500 - Penalty: No penalty, one point, 100 points, 110 points - Breaking spades: Allow or not to lead spades

Screenshots

jSpades 22 screens
iSpades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against jSpades 2's 3.3. iSpades also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). jSpades 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSpades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: jSpades 2 has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

jSpades 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, iSpades every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
jSpades 2 versus iSpades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterjSpades 2iSpades
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (48 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerod MotleyManuel Lopez Lopez

Customer experience

jSpades 2

All ratings48 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.6%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive30.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative49.1%

iSpades

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

jSpades 2

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game glitches and reverts to home screen
  • App crashes frequently
  • Ads freeze and won't close
  • Ads cause game to stall or shut down
  • Game freezes when switching apps
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  • Bidding glitch
  • Computer reneges
  • Stats not tracked accurately

Requested features

8 requests
  • Restore previous version
  • Remove ads
  • Option to play with actual people
  • Fix bidding glitch
  • Improve AI partner's strategy
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  • Allow playing sideways on iPad/iPhone
  • Bring back jokers and deuces option
  • Make clearing hands automatic

iSpades

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

jSpades 2

No in-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is jSpades 2 free?
jSpades 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iSpades free?
iSpades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, jSpades 2 or iSpades?
iSpades is rated higher. jSpades 2 averages 3.3 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while iSpades averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do jSpades 2 or iSpades have ads?
Both jSpades 2 and iSpades show ads.
Which is updated more often, jSpades 2 or iSpades?
jSpades 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and iSpades every 8 months. Most recently, jSpades 2 was updated on November 8, 2026 and iSpades on November 2, 2026.

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