Extreme 500

Name: Extreme 500
Price: 2.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (572 reviews)
Author: James Swiney

By: James Swiney

The classic card game

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Features & Capabilities

Extreme 500 brings the classic 500 card game to a fresh, elegant Chrome extension. It recreates the traditional four-player partnered game and the three-player solo variant with a clean design and smooth AI-driven play.

Bid, pass, and trump your way to victory across three scoring systems and adjustable deck sizes. Play against intelligent AI or challenge friends to see who can outsmart the table.

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By:

James Swiney

Rating:

4.40

(572) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.8 Last updated: 2023-09-13

Version code:

859883513

Creation date:

2013-12-18

Compatible devices:

Size:

10.73MB

Price:

2.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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Ranking

# 75,829 ▲ 173

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Developed by:

James Swiney

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/extreme-500/id775846912

Website:

http://www.jamesswiney.com/

User Reviews

Extreme 500 is praised for its authentic, nostalgic bidding experience and usefulness for practicing bidding and scoring, with features like 3‑handed Cutthroat. However, the app suffers from persistent issues: unreliable bidding/misère AI, biased card dealing, lack of real online play, numerous bugs affecting scoring and achievements, and several UI/feature gaps. Overall, players enjoy the core gameplay but want significant AI stability, fairness, and multiplayer improvements.

Pros

Enjoyable, nostalgic 500 bid gameplay that players report as great for nightly play.
Good for practice and learning bidding and scoring.
Includes modes like 3‑handed Cutthroat and solid scoring options.
Strong AI provides a challenging opponent and feels more realistic than some other apps.
Faithful to the real game and loved as a learning/nostalgic tool.

Cons

Bidding AI and misère logic is unreliable and often blocks win opportunities, with misère bids behaving oddly.
Card dealing/unfair randomness: hands often seem biased in favor of the opponents or the house.
No real online play: the app predominantly uses computer opponents on both sides, limiting multiplayer appeal.
Bugs and glitches affect core features (scoring, achievements, navigation) and undermine stability.
UI/UX gaps and missing features (pre-bid card rearrangement, ordering from kitty, multiple 500 types, unclear rating/achievements).

Recent reviews

Could never make a bid!

by ck*****, 2026-04-29

Great game. I play it just about every night. One thing I can’t figure out - what do the ratings mean? I just came back from -490 to win, and got an “S”? What does that stand for? Or I’ll take 10 tricks (“slam”), then win a misare for 500 points in 2 hands and get a “B”?… 😅

by Sn*****, 2025-09-09

Game is okay playing partners for an app anyway. Way too may unbidable hands. It’s like the randomization that substitutes for a shuffle is too good. Played thousands of games over the last 60 years and I’ve never had a game where ten hands delt with no biddable cards. This letter grade business incredibly annoying and 100% unnecessary. For a game I had to pay for…it could be a lot better.