RookSC
Scorecard
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Card
Languages
English
Thu Feb 12 2026
UI updates in options pages.
Rook SC brings the beloved 10-point trick-taking game to your iOS device. Known for its unique deck and the powerful Rook bird card, this version offers a streamlined experience. Players can customize point values, bidding minimums, and enjoy high-speed gameplay against AI that mimics human strategy and risk-taking.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Rook SC is a solid digital adaptation of the classic trick-taking game popular in the South and Midwest. The AI is aggressive, which is exactly what you want in a game of Rook. They don't hesitate to bid high if they have a decent hand, which keeps the tension high during the bidding phase.
The visuals are minimalist, focusing on the cards and the score. It’s very easy to see the 'Rook' bird card and keep track of who has played what. For fans of the physical card game who can't always get four people together for a session, this is a very capable substitute.
Features
Competitive AI partners
Customizable point systems
Fast-paced gameplay
Clean, readable card designs
Auto-save functionality
Tips & Walkthrough
Start the game by bidding on how many points you think your team can take. The highest bidder gets to choose the trump color and exchange cards with the 'kitty' in the middle.
Gameplays
The Rook card is the highest trump card in the game. Use it wisely to capture high-value cards like the 5s, 10s, and 14s to maximize your team's score.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, you can adjust the minimum bid and other house rules in the settings menu.
Ratings & Reviews
Muck better than the update
Sun Feb 15 2026 gabelogan99Functions a lot better now.
Rook
Fri Dec 30 2011 hrthomasGreat app. If you are a Rook player, this is a must have. Just needs a few upgrades, but I can't figure out how to email the developer.. 1) needs a way to edit the dealer ( when things get out of sorts) 2) need to be able to review the score once the bidding has started, 3) rare but it does happen - scoring for a renigged hand, and 4) way to edit the bid during the bidding process and not after the bidding is complete (go back button). Don't get me wrong, it is a great app, just needs a little tweaking....
Great idea. Bad execution.
Sun Jul 25 2021 NeXtStep78Was excited to see an app that allows you to score rook correctly with the betting system. Was very excited to see it even accommodates the “Baby bird” and “Red 1” versions of the game, but when I tried to use this feature I found it was broken. No matter what you assign the value to this option, it will be scored as 20. It literally has an input field for you to set the value of this card, then it ignores whatever you put in and uses a value of 20. Tried to get help via the developers wiki page but there is literally no way to contact the developer there, and the wiki is full of broken links. If the developers are reading these, I also find it very strange that you can set a call partner, but then when scoring it gives you the option to not score with your partner. Odd that you have to manually tell it each time to count your points together.
Awesome
Sat Oct 02 2010 CmborutyLove this app cus I'm too lazy to keep my own score. Love the option to add 1's as 15 because that's how we play. One request tho: sometimes we play to 200. The team with the most books gets 20 points so if there was a way to turn that off and on and then pick the team that gets the most books.. That would get 5 stars from me!
On track with room
Fri Jan 16 2009 SOSensibleI like it with a couple of upgrades if you could. It needs to be able to undo, back up to previous point and to edit. It is geeky to enter names from the address book but direct entry would be nice also. Last would be playing the version where the 1 counts as 15 for 180 points with start min. bid of 90. (right now any mistake and there is no way to fix it) oh, it doesn't cover penalties for misplay.
Great Update
Wed Apr 18 2012 GentleBen064Great addition to an already solid app. Thanks for adding the ability to play with called partners and 6 players. The interface is very intuitive and easy to learn. The only thing that would be nice to see yet is the ability to track what card was chosen as partner when playing called partners.
Like it but need a update
Tue Dec 22 2009 cadman_tieIt is a good app. But if you could and in the option to set what the cards score for that would be great or you could change the biding screen up so I could just enter what the bid is. That would work too. Thanks for the app.
Total points possible in game
Mon Feb 27 2012 DaileytldI have played rook since I was a kid and we always played with 2 rooks: the rook and black 1. The rook was worth 30 points and the black 1 was worth 20 points for a total of 150 points in a game. I do not see a way to set the scorecard for 150 points without making the black 1 worth 30 points. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? How many points do you play for in a hand?
