Classic Cruel Solitaire vs Solitaire Card Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Cruel Solitaire
A straightforward card game where the objective is to arrange all cards onto foundation piles in ascending order by suit. Players move cards one at a time between tableau piles, following descending suit order. The game allows for redealing cards from the stock pile multiple times.
- Ascending order card placement
- Descending order tableau moves
- Empty tableau pile restriction
- Unlimited redeal option
- Quick and simple gameplay
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Solitaire Cruel is a quick,simple card game. The goal is to move all the cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit. You can only grab one card at a time and move it from one tableau pile to another in descending order by suit. When a tabluea pile is empty, you cannot move new cards there. By clicking the empty stock pile at the upper left, you can collect and redeal the cards in the tableau. The cards will not be shuffled,but will be placed back into the tableau in piles of 4 until no more cards are left. You can do this as many times as you want.
Solitaire Card Collection
Enjoy a deluxe collection of classic card games with numerous variations and challenges. Customize your card decks with a wide selection of sets. Master each solitaire with dedicated tutorials and compete on global leaderboards.
- 10 different solitaire games
- 35 game variants
- 280 challenges with trophies
- 46 leaderboards
- 175 customizable card sets
- Tutorials for each solitaire
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This is the ultimate Solitaire Card Collection and a Deluxe edition. Solitaire Card Deluxe offers: > 10 different solitaires (more to come in the next releases) > 35 variants for hours of entertainment and challenges > 46 leaderboards > Each solitaire has its own tutorial > 280 challenges to win Trophies > 175 different card sets to enhance your experience by customizing your card deck (7 card front, 25 card back to choose from) The games: > 40 Thieves > Montana (6 variants) > Pyramid (6 variants) > Cruel (4 variants) > Golf (2 variants) > Black Hole (2 variants) > Poker (6 variants) > Klondike (4 variants) > Scorpion (2 variants) > Wasp (2 variants) NB: We have many other strategy or action games.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solitaire Card Collection at 3.5 against Classic Cruel Solitaire's 1.8. Solitaire Card Collection also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Classic Cruel Solitaire's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solitaire Card Collection holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Classic Cruel Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 0% of Solitaire Card Collection's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Classic Cruel Solitaire ships an update every 7 months, Solitaire Card Collection fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Cruel Solitaire | Solitaire Card Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Christophe Baranger |
Customer experience
Classic Cruel Solitaire
Solitaire Card Collection
In-app purchases
Classic Cruel Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Card Collection
No in-app purchases
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