Comparison

Spades vs Spades Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Spades

A digital adaptation of the classic trick-taking card game. Play solo or with partners, bidding on the number of tricks you can win. Customize game rules, opponent difficulty, and visual elements.

Highlights
  • 3 or 4 player solo modes
  • 4 player partnership mode
  • Customizable bid and lead rules
  • Adjustable AI opponent aggression
  • Table and card appearance customization
  • In-app instructions
Features
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Spades is a trick-taking card game that can be played with 3 players solo, 4 players solo, or 4 players with partners (2 teams of 2). A standard 52-card deck is dealt, then players bid the number of tricks they can take. The goal is to take as many tricks as were bid. When playing with partners, North/South is one team, West/East is the other, and teammates' bids and tricks are combined, so one player's underbid can compensate for his teammate's overbid. This app allows you to configure number of players and teams, the appearance of the table and cards, rules about nil bids and when spades can be lead. There are instructions included in the app, as well as a setting to make your robot opponents less aggressive or more aggressive.

About

Spades Mobile

Engage in a classic trick-taking card game played in teams. Bid on the number of tricks you expect to win, with spades as the trump suit. Score points by meeting your bid and avoid penalties for exceeding it.

Highlights
  • Advanced computer players
  • Save game state
  • Customizable winning conditions
  • Adjustable bag points and penalties
  • Game statistics
  • Intuitive interface
  • High-resolution graphics
Features
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Spades Mobile is a very popular trick-taking card game. The goal of the game is to take at least the number of tricks that were bid before each hand. The game is played in teams and spades are the trump. Your partner sits in front of you and the deals are played clockwise. If you and your partner win as many tricks as the bid you made together, your team gains 10 points for each trick. If your team wins fewer tricks than the bid, you lose 10 points for each bid trick. In order to win you need to make as many points as possible. FEATURES - Advanced computer players - Saves the state of the current game - Option to change winning conditions: i) reach 300 or 500 points, ii) play 4, 8 or 16 hands - Option to change bags points: -1, 0 or 1 point - Option to change bags penalty: 0 or -100 points - Statistics for the games you played - Intuitive interface - High resolution graphics that looks great on both tablets and phones - Nice music and sound effects TIPS - Before each round you place a bid. This bid represents the number of tricks you think you can take in that round. - If you and your partner take more tricks than the bid, each additional trick counts as a bag. Per default, for each bag you get 1 point. For every 10 bags you collect, per default you get a 100 points penalty. - If one player bids nil (0 tricks) and doesn't take any trick, he will win 100 points for the team. If he takes one or more tricks, the team will lose 100 points. - The value of the cards grows in this order: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. - Players must follow suit. If you don't have a card of the suit which started the trick, you can place any card. - Spades are always trump. You can only play a card of spades if you cannot follow suit. Once a card of spades is played it is said that the spades are broken. After this moment you can start a trick by playing a card of spades. - If the cards in the trick are not spades, the card that follows suit and has the biggest value wins the trick. If cards of spades are played, then the highest card of spades wins the trick. If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding! Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Spades Mobile!

Screenshots

Spades4 screens
Spades Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spades at 46% against Spades Mobile's 0%. Spades also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spades asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spades holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades has 2.5K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Spades's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spades Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spades ships an update monthly, Spades Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spades versus Spades Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpadesSpades Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better4.4 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better177
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netG Soft Team

Customer experience

Spades

All ratings2,518 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral17.9%
Negative35.7%

Spades Mobile

All ratings176 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Spades

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scoring discrepancies
  • Cards blocked by ads
  • Freezing on last card
  • Sounds always on after update

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow confirmation for bidding entry box
  • Automatic play for last card in suit
  • Implement bid 10 get 200 feature

Spades Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spades

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spades Mobile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Spades free?
Spades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spades Mobile free?
Spades Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spades or Spades Mobile?
Spades is rated higher. Spades averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Spades Mobile averages 4.4 from 177 ratings.
Do Spades or Spades Mobile have ads?
Both Spades and Spades Mobile show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spades or Spades Mobile?
Spades ships an update monthly, and Spades Mobile every 8 months. Most recently, Spades was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spades Mobile on October 22, 2026.

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