Blindfold Spades vs Whack A Braille
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blindfold Spades
A fully accessible card game designed for rapid audio play, catering to both sighted and visually impaired players. Players bid on the number of tricks they can take in this classic trick-taking game where spades are always trump.
- Fully accessible audio play
- Trick-taking gameplay
- Bidding system
- Customizable audio feedback
- Included gameplay help
- High score posting
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Blindfold Games are entertainment apps provided as a service to the visually impaired community by Objective Ed. Your in-app upgrades pay for the development and support of these games. Spades is a fully accessible Spades card game for both sighted and visually impaired people, designed for rapid audio play. Spades is a trick taking game where the spade suit is always trump. First you decide how many tricks you will be able to take, and you bid that amount. You play against 2 computer players who also bid how many tricks they think they can take. You score highest if you make exactly the number of tricks that you bid, and you lose the most if you don't make at least the number of tricks that you bid. A help on how to play Spades is included with the app. You can customize the game to your liking: how much extra information is spoken and how quickly it is spoken, how many sound effects are used amongst other things. And you can post your high scores to Twitter or Facebook. There is a STARTER PACK in-app upgrade that unlocks all advanced features and lets you play with 3 or 4 computer opponents. There are 2 extra games packs available as in-app purchases.
Whack A Braille
An accessible arcade game that challenges players to type braille characters, symbols, and contractions before they disappear. Designed for blind players and braille learners, it offers various practice modes and adjustable settings for a playful learning experience.
- Playable with Braille Screen Input, Displays, and keyboards
- Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, and Grade 2 contractions
- Adjustable speech rate and voice selection
- Non-timed training mode for beginners
- Adaptive Mole Recon for personalized practice
- Blind-first and Accessibility-first design
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Whack a Braille! is a fast-paced accessible arcade game where you type the right braille character, symbol, or contraction before the mole ducks away. Play with a braille display, an external keyboard, or Braille Screen Input. Practice Grade 1 letters, symbols, typing-row patterns, and Grade 2 contractions, then cash in your tickets for prizes as you build up your shelf. The game is designed for blind players, braille learners, teachers, and anyone who wants a playful way to build braille speed and confidence. Features: • Built with Blind-first and Accessibility-first design. • Playable with Braille Screen Input, Braille Displays, and external keyboards. • Adjustable speech rate and voice selection. • Mole sets include keyboard touch-typing training, Grade 1 letters and numbers, and UEB Grade 2 symbols,, word signs, and two-character contractions. • Battle Modes have sets of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter Grade 1 words, and Wordy Mole Mayhem has randomly drawn 4 to 10 letter words to be typed. • Non-timed training mode for beginners, along with adjustable difficulty modes and round timer lengths. • Adaptive Mole Recon feature that keeps track of misses and what braille characters need practice. Type fast, bonk moles, earn tickets, and see what prize suits your fancy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Whack A Braille at 4.7 against Blindfold Spades's 4.0. Whack A Braille also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blindfold Spades's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Blindfold Spades sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Whack A Braille sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Whack A Braille holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Blindfold Spades ships an update every 2 months, Whack A Braille every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blindfold Spades | Whack A Braille |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | marty schultz | Marco Salsiccia |
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Blindfold Spades
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In-app purchases
Blindfold Spades
- Unlock Competitors$1.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Games Pack #1$4.99
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- Games Pack 2$4.99
- Half-Priced Bundle$7.99
- Bundle$11.99
Whack A Braille
- Light Thwap$0.99
- Big Bonk$1.99
- Mega Whack$2.99
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- Ultimate Whackage$4.99
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