Reviews of Ultimate 500

By: Mark Deitch App

List of user reviews and ratings for Ultimate 500

Total ratings

3.30 (Rating count: 4)

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Review summary

Ultimate 500 is widely praised as the best 500 card game app with strong graphics, intuitive use, and solid offline/online play, plus many options and an instructional guide. However, multiple reviews note recurring online connectivity and invite issues, unreliable AI bidding offline, and a small/clumsy UI with limited bid visibility.

Pros

Widely praised as the best/one of the best 500 game apps.
Great graphics and intuitive, easy-to-use interface.
Offline and online play supported with a robust feature set.
Helpful instruction guide and lots of gameplay options.

Cons

Online play/connectivity issues and invites not working reliably.
Offline AI bidding and partner behavior can be erratic; bidding is unreliable.
UI/controls are small or clumsy with poor bid visibility.

User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.80

All time rating average: 3.30

5 star

40% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2021-08-23	Ob*****	Greetings, haven’t touched base in awhile. Thanks for making the best 500 game out there! Ran into an issue last few weeks, the online feature is no longer working…don’t know if you’ve received any feedback on that or not. I’m plugged into the Game Center so if there’s not an issue, ok to re-install without losing any data/settings? On another note, leaving messages in the online center doesn’t seem to garner much interest. Any way to connect with players to begin a game? No I don’t have Facebook. Thanks for taking all my suggestions in the past and adding them to your app!
Greetings, haven’t touched base in awhile. Thanks for making the best 500 game out there! Ran into an issue last few weeks, the online feature is no longer working…don’t know if you’ve received any feedback on that or not. I’m plugged into the Game Center so if there’s not an issue, ok to re-install without losing any data/settings? On another note, leaving messages in the online center doesn’t seem to garner much interest. Any way to connect with players to begin a game? No I don’t have Facebook. Thanks for taking all my suggestions in the past and adding them to your app!
2020-07-11	oa*****	Created a game and invited my friends. They all got the game link but couldn’t select it. Ended up using Trickster (which is free).
Created a game and invited my friends. They all got the game link but couldn’t select it. Ended up using Trickster (which is free).
2018-06-01	jm*****	Select Play Offline -> Play Solo -> View Rules, and in “Preferences Rules” one cannot change them: the lines that are checked/unchecked remain that way. Is there some ‘private’ keystroke sequence to change them known only to developer and co-workers? I liked “My500” better that worked until I upgraded to iOS11 a while back because its developer is too lazy to fix that app to work with iOS11.
Select Play Offline -> Play Solo -> View Rules, and in “Preferences Rules” one cannot change them: the lines that are checked/unchecked remain that way. Is there some ‘private’ keystroke sequence to change them known only to developer and co-workers? I liked “My500” better that worked until I upgraded to iOS11 a while back because its developer is too lazy to fix that app to work with iOS11.
2016-07-15	At*****	Best 500 app I've Seen. Wish there was a little more variation such as 5 in the kitty with one showing. Only can play nello/misere if you're in the hole. Also we play that there's only one round of bidding.
Best 500 app I've Seen. Wish there was a little more variation such as 5 in the kitty with one showing. Only can play nello/misere if you're in the hole. Also we play that there's only one round of bidding.
2015-12-13	Mo*****	Agree with Snow Dog 2. Also, when playing off-line, when AI wins bid, first play off suit always plays to the partners Ace, and they ALWAYS have several Aces in off suits. Partner bid 6 NT and had King high in just one suit. If you want to play with people/partners/computer who don't know the game go online and play and save your money.
Agree with Snow Dog 2. Also, when playing off-line, when AI wins bid, first play off suit always plays to the partners Ace, and they ALWAYS have several Aces in off suits. Partner bid 6 NT and had King high in just one suit. If you want to play with people/partners/computer who don't know the game go online and play and save your money.
2015-11-23	Sn*****	Upon a 6 no trump bid computer partner (either yours or the opponent's) will ALWAYS bid 7 spades. Then the original no trump bidder (if it's not you) will follow with some crazy higher bid - often NOT in spades or it might even be a red suit, but NEVER a higher no trump; your computer partner is erratic - he often doesn't get 2- or 3-suited if he wins the bid and sometimes bids 9 even if he doesn't have nearly the hand to do it with; interface artwork looks nice but the buttons for selecting and placing your bid and checking the bid scores are unnecessarily small. I love 500 and even though this is pretty much all that's out there I was too frustrated to continue playing it. The fact that I had to download the pay version because the lite version was buggy adds insult to injury.
Upon a 6 no trump bid computer partner (either yours or the opponent's) will ALWAYS bid 7 spades. Then the original no trump bidder (if it's not you) will follow with some crazy higher bid - often NOT in spades or it might even be a red suit, but NEVER a higher no trump; your computer partner is erratic - he often doesn't get 2- or 3-suited if he wins the bid and sometimes bids 9 even if he doesn't have nearly the hand to do it with; interface artwork looks nice but the buttons for selecting and placing your bid and checking the bid scores are unnecessarily small. I love 500 and even though this is pretty much all that's out there I was too frustrated to continue playing it. The fact that I had to download the pay version because the lite version was buggy adds insult to injury.
2014-08-18	re*****	Helpful, very well thought out and has lots of great options. Easily best 500 game app I've played so far.
Helpful, very well thought out and has lots of great options. Easily best 500 game app I've played so far.
2014-05-17	cd*****	Love this app! It downloaded and opened without an issue. The graphics are great, it's easy to use, and I love the handy instruction guide! Offline and online player modes are also a great feature. Wish all my card game apps worked this well. Definitely recommend this app
Love this app! It downloaded and opened without an issue. The graphics are great, it's easy to use, and I love the handy instruction guide! Offline and online player modes are also a great feature. Wish all my card game apps worked this well. Definitely recommend this app
2014-04-27	Ka*****	Can't even open this game to play. Ripoff
Can't even open this game to play. Ripoff
2014-04-27	Ma*****	Interface is small and clumsy. Bid is not showed during hand. Save your money
Interface is small and clumsy. Bid is not showed during hand. Save your money