Comparison

Trickster Cards vs Table Talk Spades

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

Table Talk Spades

Play Spades with custom house rules and invite friends instantly via a shared link. The app handles scoring and offers bot players, making it easy to start a game anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Customizable house rules
  • Instant invite via link/QR code
  • No download or account needed for players
  • Automatic scorekeeping
  • AI bot players
  • Themed table backgrounds
  • Quick reactions and end-of-game awards
Features
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Spades the way your house actually plays it. Start a table, pick your rules, and send one link. Your players tap it, type a name, and sit down — no download and no account on their end. Four seats fill in about a minute. SET THE RULES ONCE Play to 250, 500, or 750. Jokers and deuces high. Board. Blind nil. Boston. Even reneging, if your table calls it out. Set it up the way your family has always played, and the game runs itself from there. ONE LINK OR A QR CODE Drop the link in the group chat, or hold up the QR code if everybody's in the same room. Seats fill as people arrive. If somebody's phone dies or the signal drops, they come right back to the same hand. THE GAME KEEPS SCORE Books, bags, nil, blind nil, set. The app tracks all of it, so nobody has to be the scorekeeper and nobody has to argue about what the score was three hands ago. TABLE TALK Quick reactions so you can talk your talk without leaving the hand. End-of-game awards for the things worth bragging about. And Run It Back, for when nobody's ready to stop. PICK YOUR TABLE Backyard, Family Reunion, Barbershop, or Rooftop — the table looks like the room you'd rather be in. SHORT A PLAYER Fill any empty seat with a bot that actually plays. Start the game with two people if that's who showed up. BUILT FOR THE GROUP CHAT THAT KEEPS SAYING "WE NEED TO PLAY SOON" Game night. Family reunions. Partners three states apart. Table Talk Spades is for real tables, real partners, and the rules your house has been playing for years. Free to play. No ads.

Screenshots

Trickster Cards4 screens
Table Talk Spades4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Table Talk Spades at 5.0 against Trickster Cards's 4.5. Table Talk Spades also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Trickster Cards's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 7). On price, 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. Trickster Cards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Table Talk Spades asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Table Talk Spades holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trickster Cards has 2.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Trickster Cards's written reviews are positive against 100% of Table Talk Spades's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trickster Cards versus Table Talk Spades: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrickster CardsTable Talk Spades
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrickster Cards, Inc.Design Matrix Studio

Customer experience

Trickster Cards

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

Table Talk Spades

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Table Talk Spades

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
None

Table Talk Spades

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trickster Cards free?
Trickster Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Table Talk Spades free?
Table Talk Spades is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trickster Cards or Table Talk Spades?
Table Talk Spades is rated higher. Trickster Cards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Table Talk Spades averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Trickster Cards or Table Talk Spades have ads?
Trickster Cards shows ads; Table Talk Spades does not.

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