Forty Twelve Solitaire vs Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forty Twelve Solitaire
A unique and strategic card game based on solitaire principles. Offers multiple game variations and scoring, with an optional upgrade for more decks and challenging game modes. Designed for skillful play and addictive fun.
- Unique strategic card game
- Easy to learn instructions
- 8 and 10 column game variations
- Scoring and Game Center integration
- Optional upgrade for more decks and games
- Cards move by tapping or dragging
- Take back any move
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Invented by Marvin Kaufman over 50 years ago, Forty Twelve Solitaire offers a unique, strategic card game while maintaining the fun and addictive action expected in solitaire. Games of Forty Twelve can usually be won, providing more opportunity for skillful play than most other forms of solitaire. With easy to learn instructions, easy and difficult game variations, scoring and Game Center integration, Forty Twelve will soon become your solitaire game of choice. Game Description: Forty Twelve is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. Forty cards are dealt onto a table into 8 columns, each with 5 cards. All cards in the columns are face up and visible to the player. The remaining ten cards are held in the hand and are also visible to the player. The object of the game is to play all of the cards from the table onto a discard pile. Any card from the hand can be placed on the discard pile. Only the top card in each column can be placed on the discard pile and only if it is one higher or one lower than the top card on the discard pile. App: The free version of Forty Twelve includes both an 8 column and a 10 column game that can be played with 10 randomly shuffled decks. An upgrade, available through an In App Purchase, expands the number of decks to 100,000 and adds the more difficult 6 column and 7 column games. So what are you waiting for? Try Forty Twelve Solitaire for FREE today! Get ready to play the next evolution in Solitaire! Features: - Easy to learn instructions - 8 column and 10 column games - 10 unique shuffled decks - Red+ Black- variation (very hard) - Automatic shuffling and dealing - Cards move by tapping or dragging - Take back any move, replay deck - Score number of decks completed - Score number of cards removed over 10 decks - Scores posted to Game Center Leaderboards Upgrade: - Available through an In App Purchase - Includes 100,000 unique shuffled decks - Adds 7 column and 6 column games Screenshots: 1) The first shuffled deck dealt out into 8 columns at the start of the game. Playing the Queen from the hand. 2) After playing the Q from the hand, play the J, 10, 9, 8 (column 4), 9, 8 (column 4) - this frees the 3 in column 4. Playing the Ace from the hand. 3) After playing the A from the hand, play the K, A, 2, A, 2, 3, 4, 5 (column 3), 4, 3, 4, 5, 6. Playing the 7 from the hand. 4) After playing the 7 from the hand, play the 8, 9, 10 (column 5 freeing the 2), J, Q, K, Q. Playing the Jack from the hand. 5) After playing the J from the hand, play the 10, 9. Playing the 7 from the hand. After playing the 7 from the hand, play the 6 (column 1), 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 (column 7), 2, A, K, Q. Then play the 2 from the hand and the 3 from the table and finally the 7 from the hand and the 6 from the table and win the game!
Solitaire
Enjoy a classic card game experience with this straightforward application. It offers a no-frills interface for players who want to focus on gameplay. Supports a wide range of languages for a global audience.
- Classic solitaire gameplay
- No-frills interface
- Multi-language support
- Simple to play
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Fun, no-frills app for people who just want to play solitaire. Supports dozens of languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire at none against Forty Twelve Solitaire's 1. Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). Forty Twelve Solitaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Forty Twelve Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Forty Twelve Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Forty Twelve Solitaire ships an update every 39 months, Solitaire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forty Twelve Solitaire | Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Kramer | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Forty Twelve Solitaire
Solitaire
In-app purchases
Forty Twelve Solitaire
- upgrade to 100,000 decks and 7/6 column games$1.99
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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