Last updated on January 16th, 2026 at 02:15 pm
Spades by Staple Games – Strategy Game Review
Spades by Staple Games is a Strategy/Card game from Staple Games, LLC, first launched in 21st April 2023.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 7,659+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Spades by Staple Games Stand Out
Looking for a Spades app that lets you play your favorite card game with ease?
With its clean, minimal design and easy-to-use interface, our app is the perfect choice for anyone who wants to enjoy a game of spades without any unnecessary distractions.
But don't let our simple design fool you – our AI opponents will keep you on your toes. But not to worry, your teammate is great at adapting to any playstyle, and will make sure to bid and play with your usual strategy in mind.
So why wait? Download our Spades app today and start playing!
This Strategy game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Spades by Staple Games is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th November 2025
Recent improvements include:
- Minor bug fixes
Download & Availability
Spades by Staple Games is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Spades by Staple Games on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Solid game. We just wish there was an undo button for when fat fingers press the wrong card.
Never played Spades before. Always wanted to learn. We were attracted by the minimalist design and it really is a nice breath of fresh air. Been enjoying since download and finally learning the game of Spades.
Love the spades , on a slow day Im fully entertained.
Yall are GOATED for what youre doing.
Makes us want to overbid our hand good game.
Wish there werent so many ads. The game itself works well and the partner logic is usually pretty good (playing cards that benefit the team vs just the other partner.).
Love the game, but the bots need to be skilled up, especially the teammate bot.
Imagine constantly playing 3 vs 1 or with someone that has never played the game before and that is what you can expect with the AI on this app. Your AI partner will continually overbid and only collect two thirds of the bid amount or will underbid and collect every single bag available without setting your opponent. It is annoying to see your partner have the cards to make the bid but constantly play under the other team. Furthermore, if you decide to go nil, you had better hope you dont have any spades and only have the 2-5 in all other suits because your partner will lead their lowest cards, but on the flip side should the other team go nil your partner will cover every single play they have, even when there is a lower card that would set the nil. Perhaps the intent of this app is to help you build your patience as youre continually disappointed, because we cant fathom anyone would develop something this frustrating with the intent of anyone having fun.
Ive played other games that work MUCH better than this one. This game is nearly impossible to win, because the computer player that is on your team makes terrible choices. As others have mentioned, theyll play a King on the first hand, when they dont have the Ace and it hasnt been played yet. They constantly overbid, outplay your hand to take the win, etc. There are better spades games than this one, devs should take note.
Adds are short or you can skip. Its fast paced. Quick and easy game to play. Just what you want in a free game. 5 stars.
These ads are terrible. We love the no nonsense ui but the ads make this app unbearable.
We like this version of Spades, works well.
Ill give you a five star we cant stop winning.
Cool game, just Classic style of spades, really fun try it out.
Im new to the game of spades and our first time playing was joker joker deuce deuce. Is there anyway you guys can add that in the game? So people like us can learn faster in both ways.
We really enjoy this game. One of the better spades games Ive played. Just wish there was a way to pay a few bucks for no ads. An ad after every hand is annoying. Otherwise good game.
Best spades game we have came across.
This is a perfect game, we dont even get any ads.
Dude like Al the time cutting you and its your partner just tryna get its points and also doesnt know how to count its own books dude bagging 3 times a game.
There isnt any ads but it still has pop ups for spades its annoying other then that great game.
They still have the nil option but its very fast paced and fun but we wish there wasnt so many ads.
The interface in this game is simple. Its very clean if you just prefer to play the game and have no other aspects of the app. However, the biggest flaw is that it is too easy. Once youve learned the game, it doesnt change and theres no ability for the game to become harder. The biggest example we have of this is your opponents will not force you to lose on a nil when giving the opportunity.
Sometimes the game pauses our music.
Fun and has a great ui but holy ads. One every single end of round. Very very annoying.
Just foreign scoring. We have no idea what kind of scoring they are using. It makes no sense to us. Must be chinese.
We love playing. Its quick and easy. We started playing this game from within another game in order to win rewards for the original game. The spades game listed all the rewards for daily play. Ive played WAY more games than they require and they havent rewarded any where near what they promised. We tally our game play on paper and most days they give us little to no credit at all. We still play because we really like the game but note that if you play as a mini-game through another app, you may get cheated out of your rewards.
Get rid of those ads that lock up the gsme completely.
This game reneges on some plays. This is crazy. We have to start video taping the games to catch it.
When we go NIL, even a novice Spades partner would know better than to lead a low card unless they have to. Our AI partner frequently does this, causing us to inadvertently win a book. The next book, they end up throwing the higher card of the same suit. It just does not make sense. Theyll also often trump us when we already have the book won, and theyve met their bid already. A real player would throw off. This has also caused us to not meet our bid way too many times. We get that the app wants to throw realistic situations at live players, but such bumbling play by our AI partner has caused us to lose a lot of games.
If they did all of this, 5 stars for sure. Make an in-app purchase, like 5 bucks or something, to go ad-free. Allow us to set things for the round. We really hate the bid not met penalty being 10x Bid. We'd like to be able to set it to something like 10x Tricks Short. Other settings would be awesome, too, like for example, low club on first trick. Make a comprehensive tutorial, explaining all rules entirely.
Can there be an option to pay to have no ads? The adds make us want to delete this game.
We honestly dont see anything wrong with this game! Its a nice game to download and learn if youre feeling really bored and have nothing to do.
Our only problem with this game is that we cant spend money to remove ads! Maybe also an offline version of the game?? But so much fun.
Live this game !!!! Very easy to play.
Good game but the AI partner cuts a lot when they shouldnt and then doesnt protect your nil bid. Will lead a low card when they could throw a high spade. Frustrating.
The game is great, staple games once again has created a game that we can play with minimal ads that are all skippable. Our only problem comes when the AI partner is constantly cutting their teammate over betting.
It helps our eyes a lot and then the lighting isnt as intense Also blind nil when.
We really like this game. Its simple, clean, and the AI partner isnt terrible. Its just that the ads come after every round after your second game. So a round lasts two minutes and then ad. Two minutes then ad. We really like this game. We want to give you money. Take our money. Seriously. Ill give you a 5 review if you give us ad free mode. Please.
The ai renigs, cuts you, and isnt the best at playing their hand from time to time. The no penalty for reneging is crazy cause its usually the opponent but the game isnt all that bad imo.
The game is simple and easy to get used to quick. Im definitely gonna give this to friends so they can learn the game but the computer teammate doesnt help out an ruins the good hand you have. Wish the computer was better at reading the room but all in all good game for beginners to the game.
If this is an example of AI, we dont have much to fear from it. At times the bots seem to go out of their way to set their partner maybe by leading a low card on a nil bid, maybe by not trumping a round, even though they are out of that suit, and still hav spades. If you have a large lead, and ar close to going out, be prepared to be set maybe multiple times as your AI partner way over bids hands.
Constantly trumps you if you are winning the hand and if you bid nil and it has its books will not take the hand to save the nil.
It can neither make his books or its a bag factory.
The letters and numbers can be larger.
It's a fun little game the AI is pretty good, would be nice to be able to play other people or have more options but really it's a great game to play when you don't have the time to deal with real humans.
Fast, and the computer isnt completely stupid.
App is at it beginner developing stage. A few updates on the graphics and game play could be great. And minimize the number of pop up ads.
Enjoyed playing the game. App works great. 1 on 1 gameplay.
Enjoy playing spades with this app.
Its like playing a real game with people. We even yelled at our phone (LOL)! Great and Reslistic APP.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.01
- Size: 143.03 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: AR, DA, NL, EN, FI, FR, DE, EL, HI, ID, IT, JA, KO, MS, NB, PT, RU, ZH, ES, SV, TH, ZH, TR, VI
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Staple Games, LLC
Last updated: 5th November 2025 | Genre: Strategy, Card | Developer: Staple Games, LLC