# Aces Spades

> Card

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id553853911](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id553853911)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id553853911`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Concrete Software, Inc.
- **Category:** Card
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,851 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.15.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-13
- **First published:** 2012-11-15
- **Size:** 164 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aces-spades/id553853911)
- **Website:** [https://www.concretesoftware.com/games/aces-spades/](https://www.concretesoftware.com/games/aces-spades/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.concretesoftware.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.concretesoftware.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Aces Spades brings the classic Spades experience to mobile with beautiful HD graphics, intuitive AI, and 11 animated opponents drawn as Victorian-era characters. Team up with a partner and test your skills across a variety of colorful play styles.

Play Standard, Mirror, Whiz, or Suicide, choose from five difficulty levels, and customize bidding to fit your strategy. Aces Spades delivers the most complete mobile Spades experience with approachable gameplay and depth for card-game fans.

## Rankings

- #42,514 — Overall
- #29 — software

## Review summary

Overall, players praise the core Spades gameplay and visuals, with many calling it their favorite and appreciating features like passing on blind nil. However, issues are repeated across reviews: ads are intrusive and frequent, AI and deal balance feel unfair or unsatisfying, updates have removed or altered beloved features and worsened usability, there are concerns about scoring anomalies and cheating, and UI overlays/notifications clutter the screen. The game remains compelling, but monetization and ongoing design changes risk driving players away.

### Pros

- Long-standing, enjoyable Spades gameplay; many players consider it their favorite Spades game.
- Passing cards on blind nil is a valued feature.
- Good graphics and polished presentation.
- Some updates have improved gameplay and overall feel.

### Cons

- Ads are overly pervasive and disruptive, including long videos after hands and blocks returning to gameplay, even for users who paid for no-ads.
- AI/deal balance issues: partner AI often misplays; unfair dealing distribution; inconsistent bidding.
- Updates removed features and degraded gameplay (e.g., removal of blind nil passing, fewer variations, faster animations).
- Score inconsistencies and cheating/hacking concerns on leaderboards.
- UI/UX issues: overlays and notifications obscure cards and interrupt play.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id553853911)