# Sage Solitaire — user reviews > 202 indexed App Store user reviews of Sage Solitaire by Zach Gage, rated 4.20/5 from 565 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sage-solitaire/id1004646445/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sage-solitaire/id1004646445.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 323 · 4★ 117 · 3★ 55 · 2★ 37 · 1★ 33 ## What do users think of Sage Solitaire? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Addictive and fun gameplay - 🚀 Quick and easy to play - 💡 Unique combination of poker and solitaire - 🎨 Clean and polished design **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent card duplicates when trashing cards - 🔋 High battery consumption - 💰 Expensive full version price - 🤖 Questionable randomness in card distribution **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes or freezes on some devices - Leaderboard and tournament features not working properly - Vegas mode resets not functioning as expected **Most requested features** - Add option to turn off haptic feedback - Improve scoring system, especially for Vegas mode - Implement a reset/restart option for Vegas mode - Add support for landscape mode ## Newest reviews (13 of 202) ### 3/5 — It’s a good idea *2026-05-07* I just downloaded loaded this app to try it. It could be fun. I agree with the reviewer who complains about getting the same card, when you trash a card. That does happen the majority of the time. Today, I trashed a 2 and got another 2. I trashed that 2 and got a third 2. It simply is not something that should happen so often. When a player feels an app is rigged, it takes away their desire to play it. I considered paying to eliminate ads, but it isn’t explained and since I feel the app is rigged, I’m not sure how long, I’ll keep it. To the reviewer who says clearing the board is nearly impossible, don’t embarrass yourself. I’ve been playing a week and have 12 clears. ### 3/5 — Too many fails!! *2026-02-12, version 2.1.2* Getting a clear is near impossible since you’re not allowed to make hands using a single row. If this rule was taken away this game would easily be 5 stars, but this single rule keeps draining the fun out of all the games. ### 2/5 — 800 in Vegas imposible *2025-11-17, version 2.1.2* game has such potential, but disappoints ;-(-; !!! ### 2/5 — Great game, troubles lately *2025-02-14, version 2.1.2* iPadOS 18.3 (22D63) caused the game to become very sluggish. Something is very wrong that was triggered by the last upgrade, and it has affected all the games I use. ### 2/5 — This is a Russian AppStore 🇷🇺 *2024-02-18* Размещать игру в российском магазине, без базового русского языка 🤷‍♂️ ### 3/5 — Having issues lately *2021-12-12, version 2.1.2* I like the game, even though I am not at all good at the Vegas mode. But lately the Vegas mode reset doesn’t work. I watch the add and it gets stuck and doesn’t reset. I can watch more adds but it doesn’t reset the score. I was considering paying to remove the adds but it looks like it hasn’t been updated in 2years so I’m hesitant to pay money only to have it not work or quite working in a couple months. ### 4/5 — Great, with a few issues *2021-10-28, version 2.1.2* Love this game, especially the Instant Tournament. But a couple of issues I hope the developer can address. 1) Even in battery-saving mode it drains my battery like crazy. My phone actually gets hot as I play in that mode. 2) as of a week ago, the Global leaderboard isn’t working. Maybe all the leaderboards? ### 3/5 — Good game but… *2021-08-05* The game is enjoyable enough but there appears to be a distinct lack of randomness that is concerning and more evident the more you play. ### 5/5 — Another addiction *2020-12-25, version 2.1.2* One of my most favorite games from my favorite game developer. Well thought-out and fun with many variations. ### 5/5 — 🦓 *2020-11-17* Супер, интересный вариант пасьянса. Сделано качественно, приятно играть, рекламы в бесплатной версии не много. ### 4/5 — The Vegas mode needs a tweak but aside from that I love it *2020-10-21* The way the Vegas mode works it ends up being impossible to have a positive win without clearing the full board. It makes the win % too low to really be fun. Maybe add score multipliers to the bottom row so that you can get a neutral or just a teeny bit positive outcome with a good but not perfect game? ### 5/5 — Unique game with variations *2020-09-09* You get a lot when you pay the small fee. Plus competition with others for each hand. I believe in buying products I use and this game has fun variations. There are rules I wish weren’t there but every card game has them so accept them and move on. Part luck part skill. Win some lose some. Some rules are strange, but it’s the way it is designed so I’ve learned to live with the quirks. ONE QUESTION FOR PROGRAMMER: often, too often it seems, I get the same rank card when turning over a pile (3 kings last round). I know you will say “It’s Random” but is your random generator really doing its job? As a long term programmer myself I know randomness and when it doesn’t seem right. You don’t need to answer this inquiry but please DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ALGORITHM. Thank you. I love the game. ### 5/5 — So fun and easy to learn!! *2020-08-12* I don’t have any knowledge of Poker, so I wasn’t really expecting to like this game, but it is so much fun! It’s quick to learn and very addicting but pretty hard to master (I’ve been playing it for a few weeks and still haven’t cleared the whole board). I really appreciate the free hints - they can really help you out and improve your skills. Highly recommend this game! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-11-24, version 2.1.2* I paid for this app and it doesn’t work!! ### 1/5 — Rip off. *2024-12-29, version 2.1.2* Clearly rigged. When you need to get rid of a card, you turn up a card of the same rank WAY more often than random chance would indicate. ### 1/5 — It started out fun… *2024-05-11, version 2.1.2* I can’t play more than one round at a time. You hit done. An ad for other games comes up. Close the window and start again. It’s a pain. I uninstalled and reinstalled but have the same problem. It’s my new not favorite game. ### 1/5 — Impossible to win *2022-12-02, version 2.1.2* You could use the “hints” feature for every single move you make, game after game, and you still won’t win ONCE. ### 1/5 — Broken features *2021-11-29, version 2.1.2* Why doesn’t my casino balance reset after watching ads… a whole 30 seconds of my life I’ll never get back ### 1/5 — Maybe I’m stupid…or maybe this is just too hard *2021-09-22, version 2.1.2* I’ve been playing this on my commute for a few days now, easily 50 games, and not once have I actually cleared the board ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2020-08-20* First says can’t open without wifi, then won’t open with it. Make up your mind. Deleted. It’s not so sage after all! ### 1/5 — No mute for ads *2019-12-17, version 2.1.1* The volume controller does not work for ads so your are forced to turn down the global volume instead or listen to loud annoying ads. This is just stupid. ### 1/5 — Too many ads *2019-07-08, version 2.1.1* Way too many ads, can’t close or anything. Too bad, used to be fun. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Abusive Ad Addition *2019-05-31, version 2.1.1* Completely obnoxious ads, makes game unplayable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — It can be done. *2025-06-03, version 2.1.2* I have a screenshot of a cleared screen in single deck (since there are reviews claiming it can’t be done). It took me less than two minutes & took less than 24 hours from first download of the app & beginning to try. So stop whining. It would be stupid if it was easy. Great concept. ### 5/5 — これはやばい *2025-03-27* 3分ぐらいで終わる、ソリティアとポーカーが一緒になった、無限にやって時間を溶かすやばいゲーム。無料でも楽しいのだがフルゲームアンロックするか悩み中。ここのゲームは他のも面白いのでやってみてほしい ### 5/5 — Highly addictive - great fun! *2025-03-02* This is a great little card game, a combination of Poker and Solitaire, with a few variations that employ different strategies to score points. Like Zach Gage’s other games, the design is clean and engaging. My go-to game since I downloaded it not long ago. Warning: It’s a highly addictive “just one more game…” kinda game, which lead to me cracking the “played 500x” achievement in just a few days! 😱😬 ### 5/5 — Great game, great app, a well done execution *2024-03-09, version 2.1.2* I like a lot of the games this development team has put out but this one is a game I especially enjoy. I hope you guys can add an option to turn off the haptics in a future update. ### 5/5 — Addicted *2024-01-10, version 2.1.2* This game is so satisfying! Thank you for hours of fun! ### 5/5 — Still love it after all these years + 1 request *2023-05-13* I love playing this game. I fit in a few games here and there as a quick diversion from work. The Instant Tournaments are my favorite game play mode. And I would love Vegas mode more if it wasn’t so darn hard to make a little cash, but then again, that’s why I keep coming back to it, so good job. My only problem with this game is that I can’t shut off the haptics without shutting off my phone’s haptics. I would absolutely love it if you added a setting to turn off the game’s haptics. Thanks for making a game (and your other games) that I still love playing after all these years! ### 5/5 — High-Five *2023-05-06* Your games are simple and addicting. I am not one to pay for apps, but you have broke me! My only suggestion would be adding Game Center syncing across devices. Looking forward to your next game development and me having to crack open my wallet again! ### 5/5 — Fun game but Vegas mode is buggy *2022-08-30, version 2.1.2* Vegas mode appears to ignore the suit star multiplier when scoring. ### 5/5 — Addictively Wonderful *2021-07-03, version 2.1.2* Zach makes great games. This one hooked me quickly, and the hourly challenges and variety of play modes—each with its own strategic twist—makes for infinite playability that’s hard to put down! ### 5/5 — Favorite *2021-04-27, version 2.1.2* My favorite unique game of solitaire. Fun, interesting & challenging. Download & try for yourself. --- *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 2026-08-24.*