# Spades - Expert AI

> Custom Rules & Offline Play

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1556139708](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1556139708)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1556139708`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NeuralPlay, LLC
- **Category:** Card
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (635 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.74
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-07
- **First published:** 2021-03-11
- **Size:** 36 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spades-expert-ai/id1556139708)
- **Website:** [http://www.neuralplay.com/about.html](http://www.neuralplay.com/about.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.neuralplay.com/privacy.html](http://www.neuralplay.com/privacy.html)

## Description

**Spades – Expert AI** is a customizable offline card game for learning, practicing, and mastering classic Spades. Play Partnership, Solo (Cutthroat), Mirror, Suicide, and Whiz against six AI difficulty levels designed for beginners and experienced players.

Get real-time AI guidance, hints, card counting, trick-by-trick analysis, hand replays, statistics, undo, and TRAM support. Customize trump rules, nil and blind nil options, bidding, bag penalties, passing, scoring, and more. Personalize your game with color themes and card decks, then play anytime without an internet connection.

## Rankings

- #66,027 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, players praise the game concept and its fast-paced Spades gameplay, noting it’s enjoyable for fans. However, the AI partner’s reliability is the main fault: it frequently makes poor, uncoordinated moves, mismanages nil bids, and often acts against the player’s interests. The over- or under-trumping and inconsistent strategy are repeatedly cited. Ads are repeatedly criticized for being loud or intrusive, with some content deemed inappropriate. A few users also report occasional scoring or UI quirks. In short: great idea with a fun core, but AI quality and ad experience need major improvements.

### Pros

- Fun and fast-paced Spades gameplay.
- Solid concept that appeals to Spades fans and offers engaging matches.
- Quick, pick-up-and-play spades experience.

### Cons

- AI partner is unreliable and often undermines the player's bid through poor decisions.
- Nil bids aren’t well supported by the AI; it misplays or fails to back you when nil.
- AI makes unnecessary trumps and other strategic errors that hurt performance.
- Loud, intrusive ads (some content deemed inappropriate) disrupt gameplay.
- Occasional scoring/UI quirks and card-handling inconsistencies.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1556139708)