Comparison

ioio vs Cozy Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

ioio

Experience a minimalistic take on the classic card game. This app offers a clean interface and soothing soundtrack for a relaxing puzzle-solving experience. Enjoy handcrafted puzzles with no ads or random elements, ensuring every game is solvable.

Highlights
  • 48 free handcrafted puzzles
  • No ads
  • Solvable puzzles
  • Simple rules
  • Minimalistic graphics
  • Soothing soundtrack
Features
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ioio is a minimalistic solitaire game. It celebrates the simple joy of stacking and arranging. Inspired by the classic game of Solitaire, ioio twists the formula to make a fresh and clean approach. Calming and easy to pick up, you will soon find yourself deep in concentration to perfect each puzzle. Features: • Play 48 free handcrafted puzzles • No ads • No random, everything is solvable • Simple rules, lots of possibilities • Enjoy the minimal and soothing soundtrack • Clean interface and minimalistic graphics • 48 additional puzzles can be bought in game

About

Cozy Solitaire

Enjoy a peaceful card game experience with no interruptions. Customize your game with various themes and card backs. Offers daily goals and achievements for a rewarding play session.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and no micro-transactions
  • Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire
  • Optional in-app purchase for 3 extra game modes
  • Extensive customization options (card backs, backgrounds, card fronts)
  • Daily goals and achievements
  • Undo and hint features
  • LoFi soundtrack
Features
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Relax and enjoy Solitaire with absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Cozy Solitaire was designed specifically to give you a relaxing and cozy solitaire experience. What makes Cozy Solitaire unique? Most solitaire apps are cluttered with ads, making playing anything but relaxing. Besides just being ad-free, Cozy Solitaire also has a fresh look that can be customized to fit your preferences. The effects and animations were created to be satisfying, without overdoing it. Lastly, Cozy Solitaire gives you an encouraging message every day when the daily goal is completed. FEATURES: No ads: Absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Pay once and enjoy, ad-free forever. Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire included: Choose between Klondike or FreeCell Solitaire. Play 1 card draw or 3 card draw. Choose between winnable or random deals. Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire available: The game includes 1 in app purchase to add 3 extra game modes for $1.99 USD. This purchase is completely optional and adds Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire. If you don't want to be bothered by seeing the in-app purchase, you can even toggle it off in the settings menu. Customization: Customize to your heart’s content with over 150 different card backs. Choose between a variety of different backgrounds and card fronts to fit your unique taste. Backgrounds include plain colors and a selection of relaxing animated backgrounds. You can even customize the animation that plays when you win a game. Simple user interface: Enjoy a simple user interface that was thoughtfully designed to be easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. Satisfying experience: Sound effects and subtle vibrations make for a satisfying experience. Achievements: Complete a variety of achievements to unlock more card back designs. Daily Reward: Every day there will be a daily goal to complete to unlock an encouraging message for the day, similar to cracking open a fortune cookie at your favorite Chinese restaurant - so satisfying and cozy! Undo and hint: Use the undo button to go back up to 100 moves. Use the hint button if you get stuck and need help. Personalized Settings: Personalize the settings to suit your preferences. Play in left-handed mode, turn on dark mode, adjust the sound effect, ambience, and music levels, turn vibrations on or off, and show or hide the top user interface. LoFi Soundtrack: Lofi beats provide the perfect background music as you play. This chill soundtrack is great for a cozy and relaxing experience. You can also turn the music off if you prefer to play in silence. Download today!

Screenshots

ioio4 screens
Cozy Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ioio at Free against Cozy Solitaire's $1.99. ioio also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Cozy Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 25) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

ioio is free to download; Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99 up front. ioio sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cozy Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 — 4.8 for ioio against 4.7 for Cozy Solitaire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cozy Solitaire has 288 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of ioio's written reviews are positive against 90% of Cozy Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ioio ships an update every 4 days, Cozy Solitaire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
ioio versus Cozy Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterioioCozy Solitaire
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (25 ratings) — better4.7 (288 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25288 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#29 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB373 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsger StrandbyMulberry Tree Games, LLC

Customer experience

ioio

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral17.3%
Negative0.0%

Cozy Solitaire

All ratings288 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.8%

Bugs and requests

ioio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cozy Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cards not registering correctly in FreeCell
  • Game freezing after auto-complete
  • Incorrect card display in foundation piles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More background animations and themes
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to turn off haptic feedback
  • Faster card movement and auto-complete
  • Additional solitaire game modes (e.g. Pyramid, Tri-Peaks)

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ioio

One-time6
  • Mini Pledge$0.99
  • Unlock Night World page 1$0.99
  • Unlock Night World page 2$0.99
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  • Unlock Night World page 3$0.99
  • Medium Pledge$2.99
  • Maximum Pledge$4.99
1 purchases

Cozy Solitaire

One-time1
  • Extra Game Modes$1.99

Questions

Is ioio free?
ioio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cozy Solitaire free?
Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ioio or Cozy Solitaire?
ioio is rated higher. ioio averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Cozy Solitaire averages 4.7 from 288 ratings.
Do ioio or Cozy Solitaire have ads?
Neither ioio nor Cozy Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ioio or Cozy Solitaire?
ioio ships an update every 4 days, and Cozy Solitaire every 3 weeks. Most recently, ioio was updated on October 15, 2026 and Cozy Solitaire on October 16, 2026.

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