# Forty Thieves Solitaire! — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of Forty Thieves Solitaire! by Boy Howdy Technology LLC, rated 4.75/5 from 547 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forty-thieves-solitaire/id957943533/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forty-thieves-solitaire/id957943533.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 445 · 4★ 62 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Forty Thieves Solitaire!? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay - 🧠 Excellent brain exercise and mental stimulation - 👍 User-friendly interface with clear graphics - 🎮 Multiple difficulty levels for varied challenge - ⏰ No time pressure or time limits - 💪 Consistent quality across Boy Howdy game portfolio - 📱 Non-intrusive ads that don't interfere with gameplay - 🎯 Strategic depth requiring thoughtful decision-making - 🔄 Replayability with different strategies - ⭐ Perfect card sizing and placement **Cons** - 😤 Hard difficulty level is excessively difficult/impossible - 🔒 Mandatory ad tracking without paid alternative - 💾 Data loss when switching devices - 🚫 Limited customization options for hard mode rules **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to transfer game progress between devices - Ad tracking cannot be disabled despite user attempts **Most requested features** - Clock Solitaire variant - Paid ad-free version option - Cross-device save synchronization - Ability to customize hard mode rules (allow any card in empty spaces) ## Newest reviews (16 of 48) ### 5/5 — Forty theives *2019-04-13, version 1.11* Love this game. ### 5/5 — Love it *2019-03-14, version 1.10* Every day look forward playing ### 5/5 — Golf *2017-10-16, version 1.9* This is a fun game. I love the Boy Howdy games. It’s hardy to put down my phone when I’m playing this game. It’s great exercise for my brain. ### 5/5 — Forty Thieves *2017-09-18, version 1.9* Great boredom buster ### 5/5 — 40 thieves *2017-08-16, version 1.9* Very amusing... ### 5/5 — 40 thief so *2017-08-16, version 1.9* Great card game ### 5/5 — Ads DO NOT get in the way *2017-08-15, version 1.9* Thank you. ### 5/5 — Brain teaser *2017-06-14, version 1.8* This game is a real brain teaser! It really makes you think about your next move. Hours and hours of fun! ### 5/5 — Word Twist *2017-04-30, version 1.8* I love this game and so do my granddaughters! ### 5/5 — Forty Thieves Solitaire *2017-04-30, version 1.8* Forty Thieves Solitaire is my favorite game! Once I start playing I can't stop playing for hours. When I walk my dog I also play Forty Thieves Solitaire to pass the time away and it helps me give my dog Sandi a long walk. ### 5/5 — Forty thieves solitaire *2017-01-24, version 1.7* Love this game - really addictive ### 5/5 — Great game *2016-12-22, version 1.6* I have been enjoying this game for about 5 years. However, when my first iPad crashed, I was unable to combine the first set of wins and points with the new set. Otherwise, as a retired person I still enjoy playing. ### 5/5 — Great game *2016-10-24, version 1.5* Makes a good time filler. ### 5/5 — 40 thieves is fun! *2016-10-01, version 1.5* It took just a few games to get the hang of it, but this is fun and challenging. There is strategy involved which makes the victory sweet! ### 5/5 — Boy Howdy's the best! *2016-09-27, version 1.5* Creative and unusual games to stimulate gray matter! ### 5/5 — Luv this one! *2016-07-07, version 1.4* I play alot of Boy Howdy games and right now this is one of my top 3 games. I didnt really think i would like this one but i was easy to learn and no time limit like alot of games out there. Thanks Again ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ads Choices *2017-01-05, version 1.6* I've had communication with Boy Howdy about their ads - the fact that I don't allow ad location tracking by any game on my iPhone. I was told that is the advertiser itself which is tracking me. I asked for a paid version then or a way within the game settings to turn off their advertiser's tracking. I was told they can't stop the advertisers nor will they offer a fee-based game. I was told I could hit the little blue arrow and change or turn off the tracking with each advertiser. So I tried to do that. No - there is no way via that process to restrict tracking. I will not allow any game to track my location ... period. This game is gone! ### 3/5 — Frustrated *2025-11-13, version 1.25* I like the hard option, but you have to let a win happen once in awhile. I have been playing the hard option and have never won in five years. Come on, thats not hard thats impossible. ### 3/5 — I love Boy Howdy games *2016-08-13, version 1.4* BH makes very enjoyable games that have simple and clear graphics. Not usually a lot of "bells and whistles". So I gave this a try since this is a favorite solitaire game. The three difficulty levels were a nice surprise and I tried them all. IMHO the hard level is made too hard by allowing only Kings to fill an empty space. I have two other versions from very different developers that allow any card in the empty space. This gives me at most a 10-20% win rate. After about 20 attempts at this version, I haven't even come close to winning the hard level. So this is a delete for me. ### 4/5 — Great fun *2017-02-26, version 1.7* Enjoy playing. Great time fill ### 4/5 — Different & Fun *2015-09-01, version 1.2* Enjoying the game, fun to play the different levels to chance pace of game.... it's so diverse! ### 5/5 — Forty thieves *2025-10-23, version 1.24* Love playing this game. ### 5/5 — I love this game. *2024-06-07, version 1.21* I play this game a lot. I play the easiest version and I love it. In fact, I love Boy Howdy games. My favorite is Double Deck Solitaire then Forty Thieves. I also play Pyramid. I wish they would come out with a Clock Solitaire game. I recommend Boy Howdy to everyone. ### 5/5 — 40 thrives *2023-12-05, version 1.20* Love the game ### 5/5 — Forty thieves solitaire *2023-01-18, version 1.18* It is exciting to the last move, simply fun, thank you. Delightful, never dull, love it 😊 Love it...😊 ### 5/5 — Fun game *2023-01-17, version 1.18* Just the right amount of challenge at medium to still be relaxing. Play daily and look forward to it. I have several games by this developer and all are quality. ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My favorite *2021-08-15, version 1.17* Playing medium level ### 5/5 — I love this game. *2021-02-15, version 1.16* I play this game a lot. I play the easiest version and I love it. In fact, I love Boy Howdy games. My favorite is Double Deck Solitaire then Forty Thieves. I also play Pyramid. I wish they would come out with a Clock Solitaire game. I recommend Boy Howdy to everyone. ### 5/5 — Good entertaining game *2019-12-04, version 1.14* The game keeps changing strategies & levels to play. Keeps you on your toes ### 5/5 — 40 Thieves *2019-11-25, version 1.14* This version of 40 Thieves is the best, ever. Nice size cards, perfect placement, perfect simple faces. Love this version. Please, please, please bring this version back and make available to all tablets, cell phones, etc. My ipad is almost dead and I don’t want to lose this game. I’ve tried other versions and just don’t like any of them as well. Please. ### 5/5 — Forty Thieves *2019-10-22, version 1.14* Great game! I play every morning!!!love it! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*