Comparison

Crystal Spider Solitaire vs SpiderMate

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

Head to head
About

Crystal Spider Solitaire

This card game offers three difficulty levels, from casual one-suit to expert four-suit play. It features customizable cards, a tutorial for beginners, and detailed statistics to track your progress. Challenge friends or aim for achievements in this classic solitaire experience.

Highlights
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Full tutorial
  • Customizable cards
  • Left/right-handed layouts
  • Extensive statistics
  • Game Center achievements
Features
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Prepare to take on the fearsome might of Crystal Spider Solitaire! Hone your card skills with the one-suit casual version, practice your techniques on the two-suit normal version, and prepare to take on what is possibly the toughest solitaire game in the world - the full four-suit expert mode! Challenge your friends to beat your high-scores, or just keep them to yourself and use the extensive statistics to keep track of your best games of Spider Solitaire. With clear and simple casino style graphics, customisable cards, a full tutorial for absolute beginners we hope you will agree that this is the best version of this popular card game to be found. - 3 Difficulty levels to suit beginners to experts - Full tutorial to introduce you to the game gently - Regular or reversed card layouts for left or right handed play! - Customise the look of your cards, even how scruffy the dealing is! - Auto remove unused cards - Touch and hold to zoom cards on tall stacks - Extensive statistics to track your improving skills - Simple & intuitive user interface, designed for young and old - Share your scores with your friends with Game Center - Can you earn all the achievements? The Crystal Solitaire series of games have been some of the top online solitaire games on many sites, and now we have redesigned them for a whole new generation of devices so you can carry on playing your favourite solitaire game wherever you may be!

About

SpiderMate

Features
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Enjoy multiplayer Spider Solitaire together with other players world wide. View live progress of others while playing. Choose to start a new game, or join an existing game that is being played by others. Sort existing games by win rate or recently played once, select the hardest game to challenge yourself, or an easiest game to relax. Review past played games. Share you favorite games with friends to challenge them. Flexible layout will allow you to play in vertical or horizontal orientation, as well as in split screen on supported devices, while enjoying multitasking. No user data is collected, no input is required.

Screenshots

Crystal Spider Solitaire4 screens
SpiderMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SpiderMate at none against Crystal Spider Solitaire's shown. SpiderMate also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Crystal Spider Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpiderMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crystal Spider Solitaire ships an update every 4 months, SpiderMate daily. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Crystal Spider Solitaire versus SpiderMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal Spider SolitaireSpiderMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrystal SquidAlina Vetrov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crystal Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

SpiderMate

One-time1
  • Ad Free$0.99

Questions

Is Crystal Spider Solitaire free?
Crystal Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpiderMate free?
SpiderMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crystal Spider Solitaire or SpiderMate have ads?
Crystal Spider Solitaire shows ads; SpiderMate does not.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Spider Solitaire or SpiderMate?
Crystal Spider Solitaire ships an update every 4 months, and SpiderMate daily. Most recently, Crystal Spider Solitaire was updated on October 12, 2026 and SpiderMate on October 25, 2026.

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