Comparison

Tabletop Gaming vs Sherlock Solitaire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tabletop Gaming

This app delivers a monthly digital magazine focused on board games, card games, RPGs, and wargames. It features news, reviews, interviews, and guides, with exclusive digital content and a mobile-optimized reading experience.

Highlights
  • Monthly magazine content
  • News and reviews
  • Interviews with designers
  • Miniatures painting guide
  • Mobile-optimized reading
  • Night reading mode
  • Adjustable text size
Features
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Tabletop Gaming is the UK’s only monthly magazine dedicated to all types of gaming on your tabletop. From board games, card games, roleplaying games and miniatures we have you covered every month in 100 pages. Extra digital content is available only with the digital edition including exclusive images, videos, podcasts and more! PLUS, with a specially designed mobile edition, wave goodbye to zooming and say hello to night reading mode, adjustable text size and accessing all things gaming at the touch of your fingertips. 
With tons of reviews of new releases each month you’ll never be in the dark about what you should play next.

 Each issue: 
• Latest news and reviews to discover new favourite games
 • Dive deep into how games are made in interviews with world famous designers
 • In-depth features
 • Ten of the Best games lists
 • Tabletop Gaming Live Event news
 • How we made and have you played articles
 • Learn new tricks with our miniatures painting guide 
• Get to grips with the classics that have passed you by 
• The indie shelf, showcasing unknown gems 
• Event reports from the world of tabletop gaming 
• Shop spotlights to find your new gaming café ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Sherlock Solitaire

Engage in a strategic, single-player card game set within the world of Sherlock Holmes. Solve mysteries by playing solitaire-style card stacks, with a full version offering multiple detectives and difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Offline, single-player gameplay
  • Solitaire-style card play
  • Multiple detectives with unique powers (full version)
  • Multiple difficulty levels (full version)
  • Solve famous Sherlock Holmes mysteries
Features
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Take on some of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy card game for 1 player. With a little luck, you may even be able to thwart the dastardly Professor Moriarty and his agents once and for all! Are you clever enough to survive and solve the case? Features: -Offline, single-player gameplay -Solitaire-style card play (build up stacks of cards to win) Demo features: -Single case -Single difficulty level -Only play until first shuffle Full version (paid) features: -Multiple Detectives with different deck-manipulation powers -Multiple difficulty levels -Additional case with different win conditions

Screenshots

Tabletop Gaming4 screens
Sherlock Solitaire1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sherlock Solitaire at fortnightly against Tabletop Gaming's every 5 months. Sherlock Solitaire also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (67% vs 54%). Tabletop Gaming's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tabletop Gaming sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 3 months and Sherlock Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sherlock Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Tabletop Gaming's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sherlock Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tabletop Gaming ships an update every 5 months, Sherlock Solitaire fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tabletop Gaming versus Sherlock Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTabletop GamingSherlock Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (29 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB227 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWarners Group Publications PLCWhite Wizard Games

Customer experience

Tabletop Gaming

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

Sherlock Solitaire

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

26 purchases

Tabletop Gaming

Subscriptions2
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Tabletop Gaming Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year
One-time24
  • Issue One (id:799153)$6.99
  • Issue Two (id:799150)$6.99
  • Issue Three (id:799151)$6.99
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  • Issue Four (id:799152)$6.99
  • Issue Five (id:799677)$6.99
  • Issue Six (id:799681)$6.99
  • Issue Seven – D... (id:799685)$6.99
  • June 2018 (#19) (id:801344)$6.99
  • March 2024 #88 (id:695117)$6.99
  • January 2026 (pp:1136735)$6.99
  • February 2026 (pp:1136733)$6.99
  • April 2025_101 (pp:1045477)$6.99
  • March 2025_100 (pp:1045486)$6.99
  • August 2021 [#57] (id:803878)$6.99
  • February 2025_99 (pp:1045495)$6.99
  • March 2022 [#64] (id:804326)$6.99
  • April 2024 #89 (id:695113)$7.99
  • July 2025 [#104] (pp:1110368)$7.99
  • July 2024_92 (pp:1045558)$7.99
  • November 2024_96 (pp:1045522)$7.99
  • October 2024_95 (pp:1045531)$7.99
  • August 2024_93 (pp:1045549)$7.99
  • June 2024_91 (pp:1045567)$7.99
  • December 2023 #... (id:695129)$12.99
1 purchases

Sherlock Solitaire

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Tabletop Gaming free?
Tabletop Gaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sherlock Solitaire free?
Sherlock Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tabletop Gaming or Sherlock Solitaire?
Sherlock Solitaire is rated higher. Tabletop Gaming averages 4.6 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Sherlock Solitaire averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Tabletop Gaming or Sherlock Solitaire have ads?
Neither Tabletop Gaming nor Sherlock Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tabletop Gaming or Sherlock Solitaire?
Tabletop Gaming ships an update every 5 months, and Sherlock Solitaire fortnightly. Most recently, Tabletop Gaming was updated on September 15, 2026 and Sherlock Solitaire on September 8, 2026.

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