Politaire vs Match Solitaire™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Politaire
Experience a unique blend of Solitaire and Poker in this handcrafted game. Aim to create winning Poker hands with your active cards, strategically discarding and drawing to score. Enjoy a minimalist design with deep gameplay and multiple modes.
- Solitaire and Poker blend
- Create winning Poker hands
- Strategic card discarding and drawing
- Two game modes
- Endless challenges
- One-handed portrait control
- Detailed game statistics
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A handcrafted Solitaire game with Poker blended, interesting game mechanics, charming clean visual & a native feel one handed portrait play! Politaire is a minimalistic, a new modern Solitaire experience prepared just for you. Politaire is a Solitaire mixed with Poker. Your aim is to make winning hands with 5 active cards in your hand. Choose cards that you want to discard and swipe it away. Upcoming cards will fill up your active hand and score if you make a winning hand. Discarded cards will go back to the pile, waiting to come up again. The minimalist visuals hide an interesting depth that will keep challenging and surprising as you master it. ** Politaire offers: - 2 game modes (Single Deck & Double Deck). - Endless challenges. - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements & Cloud saves. - Brilliant design of Card-Faces & Card-Backs - One handed portrait control. (With custom option for Left-Hand or Right-Hand players) - Detailed Game Statistics. - Night Mode (For night play). ------ Thank you for trying Politaire! Ell Tee
Match Solitaire™
This card game blends classic Solitaire with Match 3 mechanics. Strategically stack cards to make 3-of-a-kind matches and solve increasingly challenging puzzles. Unlock animated characters and compete in daily and weekly events.
- Classic Solitaire and Match 3 blend
- Strategic card stacking
- 3-of-a-kind matching
- Thousands of levels and unique puzzles
- Unlockable animated characters
- Daily Challenge and Weekly Team Event
- Hint system
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As featured in "New Games We Love", "Game of the Day", and "Essential Card Games!" Match Solitaire™ weaves the best of classic Solitaire and Match 3 into an original new card-stacking puzzler. Stack cards up, down, or both ways to strategically uncover and collect 3-of-a-kind matches. Master puzzles that start out easy but soon put your brain to the test. Level up to unlock adorable animated characters! Test your skills in the daily challenge! Play for the jackpot in the weekly team event! There's always a fresh new Match Solitaire puzzle to meet your skill level and mood. Have you met your match? FEATURES • 25,000 levels • 10+ million unique puzzles • 40+ animated characters • 7 difficulty levels • Hint system • Daily Challenge • Weekly Team Event • Every deal guaranteed winnable! FROM THE DESIGNER My goal in designing a new kind of Solitaire was to create something that feels fresh and exciting for fans of classic Solitaire while staying true to the spirit of the game beloved by so many. Match Solitaire is my attempt to achieve that goal, and I hope you'll be as delighted to play it as I am to share it with you. -David
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Match Solitaire™ at Free against Politaire's $1.99. Match Solitaire™ also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Politaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Match Solitaire™ is free to download; Politaire costs $1.99 up front. Politaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Match Solitaire™ sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Match Solitaire™ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Solitaire™ has 2.2K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Politaire's written reviews are positive against 78% of Match Solitaire™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Politaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Match Solitaire™ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Politaire | Match Solitaire™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (184 ratings) | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better | 78.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 184 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Topebox | Hot Chai Productions |
Customer experience
Politaire
Match Solitaire™
User reviews
Politaire
From 184 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Quick and easy to play
- 💡 Interesting mix of poker and solitaire
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Controls and touch sensitivity issues
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🔒 Lack of save/cloud sync functionality
Match Solitaire™
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique and attractive design
- 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and casual experience
- 🎉 Addictive and fun
- 💰 Fair monetization with optional ads
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating
- 💰 Slow coin earning rate for power-ups
- 🔊 Ads play even with phone on silent
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Lack of clear tutorial or explanations
Bugs and requests
Politaire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes after completing a round
- Touch screen unresponsive or inaccurate
- Objectives and scoring not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Additional game modes and challenges
- Ability to disable auto-play
- Customization options for card designs
- Leaderboards and social features
Match Solitaire™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels randomly resetting to earlier stages
- Inability to redo moves after using power-ups
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to replay past levels
- Option to disable animations
- Improved accessibility for players with disabilities
- Cloud save functionality
In-app purchases
Politaire
- Double Deck Mode + No Ads$9.99
Match Solitaire™
- 150 Coins$1.99
- Relax Bundle$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
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- 200 Coins$1.99
- Relax Bundle2 variants$2.99
- 500 Coins$4.99
- Premium Upgrade$4.99
- Stretch Bundle2 variants$6.99
- 1 000 Coins$9.99
- Warm-Up Bundle2 variants$12.99
- 2 000 Coins$19.99
- Workout Bundle2 variants$24.99
- Endurance Bundle$49.99
- Overload Bundle2 variants$99.99
Questions
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