Comparison

Spades County Rules vs iSpades

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

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About

Spades County Rules

A card game variation focusing on bids and team play against AI opponents. The objective is to reach a target score by successfully making your bids, with no penalties for overbidding.

Highlights
  • Simplified Spades rules
  • Team-based gameplay
  • Play against AI
  • No points over bids
  • Quick game mode
  • Minimum bid of 4
Features
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Spades - County Rules is a variation on the Spades card game where there aren't any points over bids (bags), blinds, nil bids, and books are counted on an one to one basis. It is also a team game. Your Team against the Computer Team. The emphasis is on bids with County Rules, either you make the bid and get the points or you don't. The minimum bid is 4 and the maximum is 10. You don't get any extra points for making 10 but it will put you in a much better place because your opponent will be set. The first team to 25 wins. There is also a Quick game options where the first team to 10 wins.

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

Spades County Rules4 screens
iSpades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iSpades at 5.0 against Spades County Rules's 3.7. Spades County Rules's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades County Rules has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spades County Rules ships an update every 3 months, iSpades every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spades County Rules versus iSpades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpades County RulesiSpades
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPARIS PINKNEYManuel Lopez Lopez

Customer experience

Spades County Rules

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

iSpades

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

In-app purchases

None

Spades County Rules

No in-app purchases

None

iSpades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spades County Rules free?
Spades County Rules 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, Spades County Rules or iSpades?
iSpades is rated higher. Spades County Rules averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while iSpades averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spades County Rules or iSpades have ads?
iSpades shows ads; Spades County Rules does not.
Which is updated more often, Spades County Rules or iSpades?
Spades County Rules ships an update every 3 months, and iSpades every 8 months. Most recently, Spades County Rules was updated on August 28, 2026 and iSpades on June 21, 2026.

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