Comparison

Joker Solitaire vs Basic Solitaire Klondike

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

Head to head
About

Joker Solitaire

Experience a unique solitaire game with animated jokers that can substitute for any card. Enjoy flawless gameplay, beautiful artwork, and helpful features like an undo bar and hint button. Unlock achievements and customize your experience with various themes.

Highlights
  • Animated Joker cards
  • Undo Bar for easy move reversal
  • Speedy sliding drawer controls
  • Beautiful and original artwork/themes
  • Hint button
  • Inspiring achievements
Features
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The fantastic new solitaire game from the makers of Spin Solitaire! Joker Solitaire introduces two animated Joker cards that act in a special way, simulating any of the other cards in the deck! With a tutorial game that guides you, you’ll learn how to use the new jokers to win your first game! Included is a free leather theme, with a luxury feel, but you can upgrade to any of the other available themes. Joker Solitaire also presents the Undo Bar, a long bar that lets you quickly and easily undo moves. Add to that the speedy sliding drawer for controls and you've got the best solitaire game ever! Some of the great features of Joker Solitaire include: * Beautiful and Original art work (these are not your typical playing cards) * Flawless game play * Great animations * Original and beautiful themes (which you can try for free throughout the game) * Artificial Intelligence that tells who how the game's going * A hint button * Inspiring achievements and, of course, the completely original and literally game-changing Spinner to hold your cards. Enjoy! Joker Solitaire includes advertising which you can remove through the available 1 year subscription that renews automatically at the end of each year. Currently this is $4.99 You can manage the subscription and you can turn off the renewal by going to your account settings at any time. Your iTunes account will be charged 24 yours prior to the end of your current subscription unless you cancel by then. Our privacy policy and terms of use can be found at https://spinsolitaire.com/privacy/

About

Basic Solitaire Klondike

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Klondike, so-called solitaire, is the game using cards; the aim of this game is to the organize and put cards with the same marks, in the order of A through K on the table. Cards are distributed with 7 rows in the shape of stairs, upside down, and only each card in the lowest positon of the rows faces front. Rest of the cards not in the rows are stuck together and put on the table. The stucked cards can be turned over whenever the player wants to do so. In this game, players can choose whether they do "1mode", as turning 1 card at a each time, or "3mode", as turning 3 cards each time. On the tableau, there are four space for building cards (foundation). You place the cards on each foundation in ascending sequence from A to K, each foundation being the same color. Cards on the tableau can be piled in a descending sequence from K to A. At this time, cards should be piled in alternating colors, i.e. black (spade/club) and red (heart/diamond). Only K can be placed on a vacant column. Cards of other numbers cannot be placed there.

Screenshots

Joker Solitaire3 screens
Basic Solitaire Klondike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Solitaire Klondike at none against Joker Solitaire's 10. Basic Solitaire Klondike also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). Joker Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Joker Solitaire sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Basic Solitaire Klondike asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joker Solitaire ships an update every 5 weeks, Basic Solitaire Klondike every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Joker Solitaire versus Basic Solitaire Klondike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoker SolitaireBasic Solitaire Klondike
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel KanaanRUCKYGAMES CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Joker Solitaire

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$4.991 Year
One-time9
  • Leather Theme$0.99
  • Plain theme$0.99
  • Linen Theme$1.99
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  • Plaid 'n Stripes Theme$1.99
  • Pretty 'n Pink Theme$1.99
  • Sunrise Theme$1.99
  • Firefly theme$1.99
  • Hummingbird theme$1.99
  • X Theme$2.99
None

Basic Solitaire Klondike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Joker Solitaire free?
Joker Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Solitaire Klondike free?
Basic Solitaire Klondike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Joker Solitaire or Basic Solitaire Klondike have ads?
Joker Solitaire shows ads; Basic Solitaire Klondike does not.
Which is updated more often, Joker Solitaire or Basic Solitaire Klondike?
Joker Solitaire ships an update every 5 weeks, and Basic Solitaire Klondike every 17 months. Most recently, Joker Solitaire was updated on September 16, 2026 and Basic Solitaire Klondike on September 27, 2026.

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