Reviews of Spades by Staple Games

By: Staple Games

List of user reviews and ratings for Spades by Staple Games

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 8,111)

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Review summary

Spades by Staple Games offers an easy-to-pick-up, solid Spades experience with a clean UI, but it's hampered by heavy advertising and unreliable AI teammates, which many players cite as the main drawbacks.

Pros

Easy to learn and smooth, quick gameplay.
Solid, well-made app with a clean, straightforward design.
Enjoyable Spades experience with engaging play for many users.

Cons

Excessive ads and no affordable option to remove them; ads ruin the experience.
Poor AI teammates and inconsistent bot behavior; overbid/underbid and weak in critical moments.
No undo button for misplays; frustrating when a wrong card is played.
Ad flow can be intrusive and has become more onerous (longer ad sequences / three-click-throughs).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.80

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27% (14)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-25	Ga*****	Easy fun, though I believe the AI opponent is a little slow to learn. Also, I was taught in rules that not drawing blood on first round was a rule; Is that not standard? I didn’t think it was a house one but this app does not abide that so. I was now wondering about the multiplayer though; I’m just now seeing the option and I am having trouble hosting though is it showing me I can join a room. Has anyone had luck yet?
Easy fun, though I believe the AI opponent is a little slow to learn. Also, I was taught in rules that not drawing blood on first round was a rule; Is that not standard? I didn’t think it was a house one but this app does not abide that so. I was now wondering about the multiplayer though; I’m just now seeing the option and I am having trouble hosting though is it showing me I can join a room. Has anyone had luck yet?
2026-05-02	No*****	simple and smooth for a quick card game!
simple and smooth for a quick card game!
2026-04-16	Ki*****	it’s a very good game you should be able to change the score and turn bags off
it’s a very good game you should be able to change the score and turn bags off
2026-04-08	Rj*****	If this was an actual person as a teammate I’d drag him out back and put him in the ground.
If this was an actual person as a teammate I’d drag him out back and put him in the ground.
2026-03-23	at*****	Probably the best spades game on the store but there is no option to purchase an ad-free version. Ads ruin the experience.
Probably the best spades game on the store but there is no option to purchase an ad-free version. Ads ruin the experience.
2026-02-26	ph*****	The game scratches the itch to play spades, but the computer is so clueless that it doesn’t know when to set their opponents.
The game scratches the itch to play spades, but the computer is so clueless that it doesn’t know when to set their opponents.
2026-02-24	Da*****	Game sucks
Game sucks
2026-01-18	Lo*****	Well put together game
Well put together game
2026-01-16	Xx*****	Too many spammy ads with probable malware.
Too many spammy ads with probable malware.
2026-01-13	fl*****	The spades app didn’t let me play anymore and said that I had to put in a referral code from the hearts app obvously just trying to get their app downloads up
The spades app didn’t let me play anymore and said that I had to put in a referral code from the hearts app obvously just trying to get their app downloads up