Comparison

Deques vs Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Deques

Design and create custom card games like quartets and dominoes. Personalize cards with text, images, ratings, and more. Play against a virtual opponent or print your creations for real-world fun.

Highlights
  • Create custom quartet and domino card games
  • Multiple card property options (text, image, rating, values)
  • Edit and adjust deck templates
  • Export and import decks
  • Share individual cards
  • Play against a virtual opponent
  • Printable card designs
Features
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Create your own quartet or domino cards to play and learn. Choose from different basic templates or create your own templates with different card properties. The following card properties are available: - Title - Quartet title with automatic A1-Z4 display - Picture or emoji with variable height - Text - Rating (eg 5 emoji stars) - Numeric value + unit - Yes-No-value from one emoji each (eg emoji thumbs up, thumbs down) - Variants with Label + Text, Rating, Numeric value or Yes-No value Add individual cards to your deck or edit them. Adjust the template of your deck later for all cards. Export and Import Decks. Share single cards. Play and test your quartet game or image domino against a virtual opponent. Print and craft your own real playing cards to play against friends and family.

About

Solitaire

Features
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Solitaire: Your Own Photo Deck — Custom Classic Solitaire Play the most personalized Klondike Solitaire! Transform your game by using your own photos as card faces and backgrounds. With integrated Global Leaderboards and Cloud Synchronization, your classic hobby becomes a global community experience. LEAVE YOUR LEGACY IN THE CLOUD Global & Regional Leaderboards: Track your rank worldwide or represent your country. Compete for the top spot in daily, weekly, monthly, or all-time rankings. Community Layouts (Seeds): Every victory can become part of digital history. Save your unique winning layouts under your own name as a pioneer for future generations. Record Hunting: Download winning seeds discovered by other players. Refine your strategy and aim to become the undisputed champion of a specific game. Challenge Friends: Share direct links to your favorite layouts. Prove your mastery on identical cards and see who can achieve the best time or score! UNLIMITED PERSONALIZATION & PRIVACY Your Photos as Cards: Design your unique deck using images directly from your device (subscription required). Strict Privacy: Your uploaded photos are stored locally within the app instance on your device. They are never uploaded to our servers or shared, ensuring 100% personal privacy. Stunning Backgrounds: Choose from over 100 vibrant built-in themes or upload your own photos for a truly personal experience. Educational Themed Decks: Explore exclusive pre-installed decks like Classic and Signature. Discover our "GOP" and "DEM" encyclopedic decks—educational sets featuring prominent figures, curated by AI based on public availability and relevance at the time of creation. KEY FEATURES Classic Gameplay: Authentic Klondike experience with 1 or 3 card draw options and adjustable smart hints. Seamless Sync: Use Apple or Google Sign-In to securely access your "Winning Archive" and progress across all your devices. Skill Analysis: Monitor your progress with detailed statistics, including win rates and personal bests, to refine your Solitaire strategy. Global Support: Fully localized in 18 languages: English, Arabic (اللغة العربية), Chinese Simplified (简体中文书写), Chinese Traditional (繁體中文), Czech (Čeština), French (Français), German (Deutsch), Hebrew (עברית), Hindi (हिन्दी), Italian (Italiano), Japanese (日本語), Korean (한국어), Polish (Polski), Portuguese (Português), Russian (Русский), Spanish (Español), Turkish (Türkçe), Ukrainian (Українська). Create your ultimate Solitaire adventure today. Will you be the next global champion? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Deques4 screens
Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deques at none against Solitaire's 2. Deques also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 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. Solitaire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Deques asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deques ships an update every 4 months, Solitaire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deques versus Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDequesSolitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudius AlbatPavlo Tiutiunnyk

In-app purchases

None

Deques

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Solitaire

Subscriptions2
  • Own Photos Plus, Monthly Plan3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Own Photos Plus, Yearly Plan3 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is Deques free?
Deques is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deques or Solitaire have ads?
Solitaire shows ads; Deques does not.
Which is updated more often, Deques or Solitaire?
Deques ships an update every 4 months, and Solitaire every 2 weeks. Most recently, Deques was updated on November 2, 2026 and Solitaire on November 8, 2026.

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