Classic Russian Solitaire vs Big City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Russian Solitaire
A classic card game where the objective is to move all cards to four foundation piles by suit, from Ace to King. Players can strategically move groups of cards between tableau piles based on suit and rank. Empty tableau piles can only be occupied by a King or a group starting with a King.
- Move cards to foundations by suit
- Build sequences on tableau piles
- Place Kings on empty tableau piles
- Classic card game gameplay
- Single-player experience
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Russian Solitaire is a classic card game. The goal is to move all cards to the four foundations at the right by suit from A to K. You can move a group of cards to another tableau pile if the starting card of the group is in the same suit and of an immediate lower ranking with the top card of the other tableau pile. An empty tableau pile can be occupied by a K or a group starting with a K.
Big City
Embark on a captivating journey across the USA, exploring over 50 cities to find hidden objects and discover astonishing landmarks. Challenge your observation skills and win in this engaging puzzle game.
- Explore over 50 cities
- Find hidden objects
- Discover landmarks
- Challenging puzzles
- USA journey
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Do you enjoy playing hidden object games? Embark on a captivating journey across the USA! Explore more than 50 cities, uncover hidden objects, and marvel at astonishing landmarks. Challenge your skills and win! Download the 'Big City - Hidden Object' puzzle game today! Enjoy more cities in future updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Big City at 46% against Classic Russian Solitaire's 0%. Big City also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). Classic Russian Solitaire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Big City sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Classic Russian Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big City holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big City has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Classic Russian Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 46% of Big City's.
Classic Russian Solitaire ships an update every 8 months, Big City every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Russian Solitaire | Big City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Ilia Stepanov |
Customer experience
Classic Russian Solitaire
Big City
Bugs and requests
Classic Russian Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Big City
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect item names
- Mismatched photos and selections
Requested features
3 requests- More cities and levels
- Hint system improvements
- Option for no time limit mode
In-app purchases
Classic Russian Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Big City
- 10 hints$1.99
- Unlock Game, No ads, 10 hints$6.99
- 50 hints$7.99
Questions
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