Comparison

Solitaire Dreams vs Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire Dreams

This card game blends classic solitaire mechanics with mahjong-style matching. It offers hundreds of levels, daily challenges, and puzzle collection for a relaxing yet engaging experience. Enjoy beautiful graphics and soothing music while exercising your brain.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of addictive levels
  • Mahjong-style card matching
  • Collect puzzles and get rewards
  • Daily tasks and challenges
  • Beautiful graphics and soothing music
  • Multiple solitaire variations
Features
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Do you like to play mahjong, card games like classic solitaire, pyramid, Tri Peaks, FreeCell, spider solitaire or mind-training games? You're in the right place. Solitaire Dreams is a demanding, addictive and extensive card game for real card lovers. Features of Solitaire Dreams: - Hundreds of addictive levels are available for fun and relaxation - Beautiful graphics and soothing music to put you in a good mood - Play a card game like Mahjong. Match the pairs, clean the table and collect stars - Keep your solitaire always at hand. Play solitaire combined with mahjong on the bus, while waiting in line or anywhere at any time. - Discover new chapters - Collect puzzles and get rewards - Elements and atmosphere of the game that will satisfy fans of match-3, puzzle games or different varieties of solitaire (Tri Peaks, classic solitaire, pyramid) - Daily tasks and challenges - Earn rewards by completing a variety of tasks that can last up to several days (e.g. Clear 85 diamond cards, Match spades and hearts 70 times, Make 4 sequence bonuses, clear all cards in your deck 4 times after winning, Win 3 solitaire cards within 20 minutes) - Play in English, German, Spanish, French, Polish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese What makes people stay in Solitaire Dreams for years is a combination of the unique art style and background music. Both of these elements provide a cozy and soothing environment that makes players very eagerly return to our solitaire combined with mahjong. For many people, Solitaire Dreams has become a relaxation ritual, an ideal way to end the day. Others see a way to exercise the brain (important for older people) while maintaining peace and relaxation. Download and play Solitaire Dreams! A new way to play solitaire that you haven't seen before!

About

Solitaire

Enjoy a classic solitaire card game with unique, artist-designed decks. This ad-free experience offers high-quality graphics and an immersive 3D environment. Customize your gameplay with purchasable card decks.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike solitaire gameplay
  • Custom designed playing card decks
  • Ad-free experience
  • High-quality graphics
  • 3D environment
  • In-app purchases for new decks
Features
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Play the classic solitaire game (Klondike variant, one card) with custom designed decks of poker size playing cards. The game is free to download, free to play, free from ads, and with high quality graphics. You start with 3 available decks. Two of them have been designed exclusively for high clarity on mobile and tablet. The 3rd one is a taste of what a custom designed deck of cards look like. You will navigate your collection and preview the cards of the other custom decks available as in-app purchase. All these decks are designed by Stockholm17 Playing Cards, Sweden. Any custom deck can be used to play the game. Make sure you read the in-game legibility properties of each deck before the purchase, some of them might be hard to read on devices with small screen. App size: approximately 80Mb as first download, reaching up to 150Mb in various stages during the usage of the app. Landscape mode only, you will be playing in a 3D environment and 4 simple tasks will guide you to quickly learn the interface and the game dynamics. Game Center is necessary to access the leaderboard. You need an internet connection to play the game. In the future more custom decks will be added and improvements will be made. Have fun and good luck!

Screenshots

Solitaire Dreams4 screens
Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Solitaire Dreams and Solitaire both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 59% of Solitaire Dreams's. Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown). Solitaire Dreams's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (943 vs 88). On price, rating, 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. Solitaire Dreams sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and Solitaire sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Solitaire Dreams against 4.6 for Solitaire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Dreams has 943 ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Solitaire Dreams's written reviews are positive against 95% of Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Dreams ships an update every 2 weeks, Solitaire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire Dreams versus Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire DreamsSolitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (943 ratings) — better4.6 (88 ratings)
Positive reviews59.4% of reviews95.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings943 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB214 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperOrchid GamesStockholm17 AB

Customer experience

Solitaire Dreams

All ratings943 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative32.8%

Solitaire

All ratings88 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%

User reviews

Solitaire Dreams

From 943 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and enjoyable gameplay
  • 💎 Beautiful graphics and music
  • 🎮 Unique solitaire experience

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Restrictive in-app purchases
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay with limited progression
  • 🚫 Dislike for new island building feature
  • 🐛 Bugs and technical issues

Solitaire

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful card designs
  • ✨ Visually appealing interface
  • 🚫 No ads
  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive user functionality

Room to improve

  • 🔋 Significant battery drain
  • 🔥 Phone heats up considerably
  • 📶 Requires internet connection
  • 🐛 Glitchy at times (disappearing cards)
  • 🖱️ Clunky movement

Bugs and requests

Solitaire Dreams

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sudden increase in required resources to progress
  • Inconsistent behavior when trying to access new levels
  • Disappearing daily challenges and rewards

Requested features

3 requests
  • Bring back old version without island building
  • Allow replaying of previous levels
  • Improve reward system and reduce in-app purchases

Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cards disappear when dragged from foundation
  • App drains battery even when plugged in
  • Horrible, clunky movement
  • Sideways view is problematic

Requested features

2 requests
  • Address battery drain and heating issues
  • Ensure all games are possible to complete

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Solitaire Dreams

One-time16
  • Coins Pack #1$0.99
  • Coins Pack #2$1.99
  • Standard Offer$1.99
Show 13 more
  • Instant help #1$1.99
  • Picnic Bundle$3.99
  • Coins Pack #3$4.99
  • Chest Event Package #1$4.99
  • Golden Ticket$4.99
  • Premium Spin$4.99
  • Prime Offer$4.99
  • Casino Event Package #1$4.99
  • Special Offer$6.99
  • Surfing Bundle$7.99
  • Coins Pack #4$9.99
  • Provence Bundle$15.99
  • Coins Pack #5$19.99
19 purchases

Solitaire

One-time19
  • Mr. Green the Frog$0.99
  • Odd Fellow Lil Jakko$0.99
  • Black Requiem - Counterspell$1.99
Show 16 more
  • Odd Fellow Cpt Spindel Webber$1.99
  • N°17 Le Chat Rouge$1.99
  • HOTRS Cartomancer$1.99
  • Heretic Lux$1.99
  • Gemini Noctis$1.99
  • Odd Fellow Sir Octo$1.99
  • Golden Frog$1.99
  • Intrepid$1.99
  • Solis (Sun)$1.99
  • Avant Garde$1.99
  • 17th Kingdom - Experimental$2.99
  • Astra Polaris (Pole Star)$2.99
  • Odd Fellow Madame Laveau$2.99
  • 52+Joker Club Deck 2021$3.99
  • The Eye of the Ocean-The Claw$3.99
  • Odd Fellow Madame Laveau LTD$3.99

Questions

Is Solitaire Dreams free?
Solitaire Dreams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Dreams or Solitaire?
Solitaire Dreams is rated higher. Solitaire Dreams averages 4.7 out of 5 from 943 ratings, while Solitaire averages 4.6 from 88 ratings.
Do Solitaire Dreams or Solitaire have ads?
Solitaire Dreams shows ads; Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Dreams or Solitaire?
Solitaire Dreams ships an update every 2 weeks, and Solitaire every 6 weeks. Most recently, Solitaire Dreams was updated on October 15, 2026 and Solitaire on October 12, 2026.

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