Spades vs King’s Cribbage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
King’s Cribbage
Experience a royal twist on the classic card game, featuring strategic gameplay and challenges against royal figures. Enjoy online and local multiplayer for up to four players, with an intuitive interface perfect for both beginners and veterans.
- Royal twist on classic cribbage
- Challenge Princess and Queen
- Online and local multiplayer (up to 4 players)
- iPad spectator mode
- Automatic score tracking
- Clean, simple interface
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Welcome to King's Cribbage—the ultimate combination of classic cribbage scoring and strategic tile-placement gameplay! Re-imagined with a premium, modern aesthetic, King’s Cribbage challenges you to build a shared grid of tiles to score pairs, runs, 15s, and 3-of-a-kinds. Key Features: Strategic Tile Placement: Play tiles adjacent to existing layouts on the board to form scoring cribbage combinations. Maximize your score by chaining multiple combos in a single turn! Iconic Royal AI: Challenge legendary Princesses and Queens in solo offline play. Each opponent brings a unique thematic experience, and our newly improved rotation system ensures you always face a fresh challenger. Fluid Organic Animations: Experience the game in motion with randomized, non-synchronous floating tile physics, custom particle systems, and satisfying sound design. Play Anywhere: Built with full cross-platform compatibility. Play seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, and macOS with perfectly scaled layouts and responsive controls. Multiplayer & Local Modes: Face off against players worldwide with Game Center integration, connect locally via Multipeer Connectivity, or play Pass & Play with a friend. Master the grid, outsmart royalty, and claim your crown in King’s Cribbage!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spades at Free against King’s Cribbage's $0.99. Spades also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). King’s Cribbage's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On in-app purchases and device support 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
Spades is free to download; King’s Cribbage costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spades holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Spades's written reviews are positive against 67% of King’s Cribbage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spades ships an update monthly, King’s Cribbage weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spades | King’s Cribbage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Dan Danis |
Customer experience
Spades
King’s Cribbage
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
King’s Cribbage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spades
No in-app purchases
King’s Cribbage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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