jSpades 2 vs The Big Joker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
jSpades 2
Experience a comprehensive card game with multiple modes including classic, urban, and challenge play. Learn the game with built-in tutorials and track your progress with a user login for cross-device stat tracking. This app offers the most complete version of the game available.
- Classic Spades mode
- Urban modes with jokers
- Kitty bidding
- Nil bidding
- Challenge modes
- Learning tutorials
- Cross-device stat tracking
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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!
The Big Joker
Experience a virtual interactive spades game with integrated video chat. Connect with friends and family while playing, discussing strategies, and keeping track of scores. Features include camera and microphone controls, and recognition of game-specific rules.
- Virtual interactive spades gameplay
- Integrated video chat
- Camera and microphone controls
- Trump card recognition (Big Joker, Little Joker, deuce of spades)
- Score and bid discussion
- Reneges recognition
- Spades lead option
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Download the first ever virtual interactive spades game! Play Spades and video chat. The Big Joker allows you to see and talk to your partner and opponents. Reconnect with friends and family. FEATURES: Camera on/off function Microphone on/off function Big Joker, Little Joker, deuce of spades are trump Discuss and set score or books to bid Recognizes reneges (4 books taken) Can lead with spades
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Big Joker at 100% against jSpades 2's 30%. The Big Joker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). jSpades 2's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Big Joker 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of jSpades 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Big Joker's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | jSpades 2 | The Big Joker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jerod Motley | Joanne Spruill |
Customer experience
jSpades 2
The Big Joker
In-app purchases
jSpades 2
No in-app purchases
The Big Joker
No in-app purchases
