Comparison

Trickster Cards 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

Trickster Cards

Play popular card games like Spades, Euchre, and Bridge with friends or live players. Customize rules to match your house preferences and enjoy cross-device compatibility. Connect with others through in-game chat and video calls.

Highlights
  • Play Spades, Euchre, Bridge, and more
  • Customize game rules
  • Match with live players by skill
  • Video chat with friends
  • Cross-device compatibility
  • In-game chat presets
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Cards Online, Your Way Let the fun begin. Play the games you love with friends and family or get matched with other live players at your level. Trickster Cards offers customizable rules, so you can play cards your way! • Fast-paced, competitive and fun — for free! • Get matched by skill to other live players • Video chat with friends and family • Use your favorite house rules • Apps available across devices and stores Real People, Right Now Select “Play” and Trickster Cards finds other players based on skill and speed. Get started without waiting — other players join as they’re ready. After the game, “Play Again” keeps you playing with the same group. Friends and Family Included Play together — even when you’re apart. Select “Join” and Trickster Cards helps you invite friends and family to a game. Turn on notifications to hear about friends’ games anytime. Now game night lives on wherever you are. Your House, Your Rules Enjoy Spades, Euchre, Pitch, Hearts, Bid Whist, 500, Pinochle, Oh Hell, or Bridge. Trickster Cards supports them all with customizable rules to play the way you want to play. Play Across Devices Have an iPhone, but your friends don’t? No problem. Trickster Cards works on more devices so you and your friends can play where you want, when you want, with whom you want. Great on phones, tablets, laptops and desktops! Fast and Friendly Chat Express reactions quickly using chat presets. Focus on the game without the distraction of off-topic comments. Then socialize with full chat after the game. Or set up a private game with friends to use full chat anytime — even add live video chat!

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

Trickster Cards4 screens
Spades Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

Trickster Cards and Spades Mobile both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Trickster Cards's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spades Mobile's. Trickster Cards also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (2.3K vs 177). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Trickster Cards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Spades Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Trickster Cards against 4.4 for Spades Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trickster Cards has 2.3K ratings behind it against 177, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Trickster Cards's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spades Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trickster Cards ships an update every 3 months, Spades Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trickster Cards versus Spades Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrickster CardsSpades Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better4.4 (177 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better177
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrickster Cards, Inc.G Soft Team

Customer experience

Trickster Cards

All ratings2,284 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative20.6%

Spades Mobile

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

Bugs and requests

Trickster Cards

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Video and audio issues during gameplay
  • Inability to rejoin games after disconnection
  • Inconsistent card dealing and bot behavior
  • Incorrect scoring and game mechanics
  • Difficulty exiting or closing in-app ads

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable bidding conventions and scoring
  • Option to view all cards after a hand is played
  • Ability to undo accidental bids or card plays
  • Separate queues for skilled and casual players
  • More communication options beyond preset chat

Spades Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Trickster Cards

One-time7
  • 500 Trickster Chips$1.99
  • 2,000 Trickster Chips$5.99
  • 1-Month VIP Pass$5.99
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  • 5,000 Trickster Chips$9.99
  • 3-Month VIP Pass$14.99
  • Intermediate Spades Lessons$29.99
  • 12-Month VIP Pass$49.99
1 purchases

Spades Mobile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Trickster Cards free?
Trickster Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spades Mobile free?
Spades Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Trickster Cards or Spades Mobile?
Trickster Cards is rated higher. Trickster Cards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Spades Mobile averages 4.4 from 177 ratings.
Do Trickster Cards or Spades Mobile have ads?
Both Trickster Cards and Spades Mobile show ads.
Which is updated more often, Trickster Cards or Spades Mobile?
Trickster Cards ships an update every 3 months, and Spades Mobile every 8 months. Most recently, Trickster Cards was updated on October 29, 2026 and Spades Mobile on October 26, 2026.

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