Five Kings vs Crescent Solitaire Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Kings
A challenging card game where players aim for the lowest score by melding sets and runs of cards. Features multiple difficulty levels and can be played solo or against others.
- Solitaire or multiplayer gameplay
- 11 rounds with increasing hand size
- Wild cards and scoring mechanics
- Drag-and-drop melding interface
- Five difficulty levels from Beginner to Expert
- Inspired by Five Crowns card game
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Five Kings is a challenging melding card game played solitaire or against your friends. In this game you play 11 rounds against the computer and/or against other humans. The winner is the player who has the lowest score at the end of the game. You start with the round of 3's where you have 3 cards and 3's are wild (in addition to Jokers). You end with the round of Kings where you have 13 cards and Kings are wild. In each turn, draw from the Draw or Discard pile to your hand, meld your cards (by dragging them to the meld area on the screen), and discard a card to the Discard pile. Melds are 3 or more of the same rank, or 3 or more in a sequence, including as many wild cards as you like. A player is "out" when they have melded all their cards, giving them a score of 0 for the round. All other players get one more turn to improve their hands, or also go out. At the end of the round, your score for the round is the sum of the unmelded cards you have left. Cards count their face value except that unmelded wild cards count 20, and unmelded Jokers count 50! Sound difficult? Fortunately Five Kings has five (of course) game difficulties from Beginner (where the game helps you play and gives you hints) to Challenging (where your on your own against the Expert). The Easy opponent may throw you wild cards half the time, but you'll need all your skills and strategy to beat the Expert consistently. Five Kings is inspired by the popular card game Five Crowns by Set Enterprises.
Crescent Solitaire Classic
Experience a challenging and original solitaire card game using two decks. Clear the table by sequencing cards on foundations, with options to move cards between columns or shuffle when stuck. Features include hints, unlimited undo, and a tutorial.
- Two-deck card game
- Sequence cards on foundations
- Move cards between columns
- Shuffle when stuck
- Hint system
- Unlimited undo
- Score bonuses and builder mode
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Crescent Solitaire Classic - relax with something original! Created for those who enjoy a challenge, its intuitive design and simple controls make it a joy to play. Using two decks of 104 cards, this card game is an original, hard brain teaser similar in difficulty to Forty Thieves Solitaire or Spider Solitaire. It tests your skills and occasionally your patience, but that makes it even more rewarding! To win a round, clear the table of all the cards by placing them in sequence on the foundations. Move the cards between the columns of the crescent, or shuffle them when you are stuck. Multiple features are included to aide you along the way. There’s a handy hint system to give you a helpful nudge in the right direction. The unlimited undo will let you have a chance at fixing your mistakes. There’s also a concise tutorial for those new to the game. We’ve included multiple score bonuses to help you collect those all-important points and our score builder mode rewards dedicated players. Features: * A hard game for players who want to enjoy something unique. * Multiple ways to score working in tandem with our Score Build mode similar to our other card games - e.g. Magic Towers and Pyramid Solitaire Ancient Egypt. * Beautiful animations with a hint of glamor on green velvet. * Intuitive controls and smooth card play. * A universal app designed for both mobile phones and tablet devices We hope you’ll agree that this rarity of a card game is the best version of Crescent Solitaire on the app store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crescent Solitaire Classic at Free against Five Kings's $0.99. Crescent Solitaire Classic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (87% vs 50%). Five Kings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Crescent Solitaire Classic is free to download; Five Kings costs $0.99 up front. Crescent Solitaire Classic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Five Kings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crescent Solitaire Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crescent Solitaire Classic has 878 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Five Kings's written reviews are positive against 87% of Crescent Solitaire Classic's.
Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, Crescent Solitaire Classic every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Five Kings | Crescent Solitaire Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (878 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 878 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Pugh | Glowing Eye Games Ltd |
Customer experience
Five Kings
Crescent Solitaire Classic
Bugs and requests
Five Kings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crescent Solitaire Classic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Score build mode not working as expected
- Game not loading past start screen
Requested features
3 requests- More levels of difficulty
- Improved scoring system
- Ability to access high scores
In-app purchases
Five Kings
No in-app purchases
Crescent Solitaire Classic
- Win This Round$0.99
- Redeal Cards$0.99
- Crescent Solitaire Classic - Remove Adverts$2.99
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