Reviews of Spades - Expert AI

By: NeuralPlay, LLC

List of user reviews and ratings for Spades - Expert AI

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 600)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.90

All time rating average: 4.70

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-30	Rc*****	Do the people who write the code for these games actually know how to play them? On level 5 the computer partner should play with some level of skill. Instead, it plays poorly. It overbids, underbids, unnecessarily takes tricks I clearly have and need when it doesn’t need to, doesn’t take tricks it clearly needs when it can, and takes unnecessary bags. Curious why a poor rating won’t upload.
Do the people who write the code for these games actually know how to play them? On level 5 the computer partner should play with some level of skill. Instead, it plays poorly. It overbids, underbids, unnecessarily takes tricks I clearly have and need when it doesn’t need to, doesn’t take tricks it clearly needs when it can, and takes unnecessary bags. Curious why a poor rating won’t upload.
2026-04-26	Du*****	This started out being a good game with the exception of the cards being spread out into two rows requiring some attention in playing a hand. But the game keeps feeding opponents Nil hands to win, in some games, every round featured the other team going nil. That makes the game no fun at all. Shame, that.
This started out being a good game with the exception of the cards being spread out into two rows requiring some attention in playing a hand. But the game keeps feeding opponents Nil hands to win, in some games, every round featured the other team going nil. That makes the game no fun at all. Shame, that.
2026-04-24	Ar*****	The moves make no sense. Trumping with a high trump. Partner leading a low card when you are going low. When you are going low, instead of playing some trump cards to allow you to clear out some high cards, the partner will continue leading a non trump suit until you get set…like playing for the other side. There’s no way this is AI
The moves make no sense. Trumping with a high trump. Partner leading a low card when you are going low. When you are going low, instead of playing some trump cards to allow you to clear out some high cards, the partner will continue leading a non trump suit until you get set…like playing for the other side. There’s no way this is AI
2026-02-01	Ca*****	Multiple times my AI “partner” has played a trump card when unnecessary and at a time when they bid either nil or blind nil. Looking at the cards played afterwards, there were MANY other options that would have avoided catching the trick. I don’t think the game is nearly intelligent enough to keep decent players happy.
Multiple times my AI “partner” has played a trump card when unnecessary and at a time when they bid either nil or blind nil. Looking at the cards played afterwards, there were MANY other options that would have avoided catching the trick. I don’t think the game is nearly intelligent enough to keep decent players happy.
2025-12-03	km*****	One ad that keeps appearing is surprisingly inappropriate. I believe it is an AI with photos ad.
One ad that keeps appearing is surprisingly inappropriate. I believe it is an AI with photos ad.
2025-11-15	Da*****	I’ve got it on the highest level. My ai partner bid Nil. I’m running Spades so my partner can dump his worst cards. Idiot AI plays a 6 of Diamonds. So I lead my 5 of Diamonds. Which the AI takes with its 10 of Diamonds. There is nothing complicated about this. It wants to not take any tricks, but sloughs a low card rather than a high one. Garbage
I’ve got it on the highest level. My ai partner bid Nil. I’m running Spades so my partner can dump his worst cards. Idiot AI plays a 6 of Diamonds. So I lead my 5 of Diamonds. Which the AI takes with its 10 of Diamonds. There is nothing complicated about this. It wants to not take any tricks, but sloughs a low card rather than a high one. Garbage
2025-03-24	ja*****	AI either is far behind, or the designers of this game are lacking in creativity. Their AI isn’t close to being realistic.
AI either is far behind, or the designers of this game are lacking in creativity. Their AI isn’t close to being realistic.
2025-01-31	テハ*****	i have tried a few Spades games from the app store and this one is the toughest.
i have tried a few Spades games from the app store and this one is the toughest.
2024-11-04	NY*****	Hint to doing well - always plan on getting 2 additional tricks to whatever you are bidding when your AI partner is going nil. Your AI partner will at times lead small to cover your nil - for no reason, get used to that, but if you just hit the step-back, it will often see the error if its way and re-lead with a strong card. The AI opponents often place way too much value on getting you to take extra tricks - don’t worry about it - just protect your partner’s nil and you’ll be fine.
Hint to doing well - always plan on getting 2 additional tricks to whatever you are bidding when your AI partner is going nil. Your AI partner will at times lead small to cover your nil - for no reason, get used to that, but if you just hit the step-back, it will often see the error if its way and re-lead with a strong card. The AI opponents often place way too much value on getting you to take extra tricks - don’t worry about it - just protect your partner’s nil and you’ll be fine.
2024-09-07	La*****	The AI partner often plays against you and causes you to lose. For example, if the AI is the last one to play on a trick, and you have played the highest card, instead of playing a lower card and letting you take the trick, saving its higher card to win another trick, it will often play the higher card or trump you to win that trick. This undermines the team because you could have won two tricks, but it played against you and you only won one. This often keeps you from making bid when you could have, if it had not played against you. Also, when you bid nill, the AI will often lead a trick with the lowest card it has instead of a higher card, which costs you the nill bid. For example, the AI leads with a 3 of clubs, East and West play the 2 and 4 of clubs, and you have to throw whatever club is in your hand and it's obviously going to be higher and you lose the nill bid on a 5 of clubs. Then the next hand the AI throws a higher card which would have saved the nill bid had it lead with that. Overall, it's a very fun game, and hopefully the AI can learn to understand strategy and teamwork. That will make it even more fun!
The AI partner often plays against you and causes you to lose. For example, if the AI is the last one to play on a trick, and you have played the highest card, instead of playing a lower card and letting you take the trick, saving its higher card to win another trick, it will often play the higher card or trump you to win that trick. This undermines the team because you could have won two tricks, but it played against you and you only won one. This often keeps you from making bid when you could have, if it had not played against you. Also, when you bid nill, the AI will often lead a trick with the lowest card it has instead of a higher card, which costs you the nill bid. For example, the AI leads with a 3 of clubs, East and West play the 2 and 4 of clubs, and you have to throw whatever club is in your hand and it's obviously going to be higher and you lose the nill bid on a 5 of clubs. Then the next hand the AI throws a higher card which would have saved the nill bid had it lead with that. Overall, it's a very fun game, and hopefully the AI can learn to understand strategy and teamwork. That will make it even more fun!