Comparison

Poker Solitaire V+ vs Maverick's Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Poker Solitaire V+

This classic card game challenges you to form poker hands by rearranging cards in a grid. It's an addictive way to relieve boredom, have fun, and exercise your mind with endless hours of entertainment.

Highlights
  • Form poker hands
  • Rearrange cards in a grid
  • Score based on hand quality
  • Classic card solitaire gameplay
  • Relieve boredom and exercise mind
Features
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Welcome to the 2026 Edition of Poker Solitaire. Relieve boredom, have fun and exercise your mind all at the same time with this classic card game. Try your hand at forming runs, flushes and straights in this fun card solitaire. Poker Solitaire is a highly addictive card solitaire played with a standard pack of 52 playing cards that providing endless hours of fun and entertainment. Thirty five cards are dealt to a square of five rows and five columns. Your task is to simply rearrange the cards into as many different poker hands as possible. The better the poker hand, the higher you score. Privacy info: Please note that this game is ad-funded - we generate some income from adverts to pay for the ongoing support and development of this game. You can remove the adverts with the single In App Purchase.

About

Maverick's Solitaire

Features
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Maverick's Solitaire is a unique solitaire game based on poker hands, inspired by an episode of the 'Maverick' TV show. The game also appeared in an episode of 'Alias Smith and Jones'. What are the odds of arranging 25 random cards into 5 named poker hands? Better than 80% — but that last hand will make you sweat. Here's how it works: • The deck is shuffled • The first 25 cards are dealt into 5 hands • Rearrange the cards until every hand is a named hand: • Royal Flush • Straight Flush • Four of a Kind • Full House • Flush • Straight • Three of a Kind • Two Pair • Pair High Card doesn't count as a named hand — if it did, you'd win every time, and where's the fun in that? == HOW TO PLAY == • Tap two cards to swap them, or • Drag a card onto another card to swap them == FEATURES == • Practice mode — play untimed with unlimited moves • Timed mode — race against the clock • Limited Moves mode — win within a set number of swaps • Play in portrait or landscape — on iPhone and iPad • Available in English, Spanish, and French • Customize the table color, card font, and card placeholders • Every deal is winnable-but-not-won: no game starts already finished • No ads. No purchases. No accounts. Please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.curiousbeagle.com/apps/ios/mavericksolitaire/privacy-policy.html == QUESTIONS == Please visit: https://www.curiousbeagle.com/contact/

Screenshots

Poker Solitaire V+4 screens
Maverick's Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maverick's Solitaire at none against Poker Solitaire V+'s 1. Maverick's Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown). Poker Solitaire V+'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Poker Solitaire V+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maverick's Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Solitaire V+ ships an update every 5 months, Maverick's Solitaire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Poker Solitaire V+ versus Maverick's Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker Solitaire V+Maverick's Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZingMagic LimitedLarry Bulen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Poker Solitaire V+

One-time1
  • Poker Solitaire$1.99
None

Maverick's Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poker Solitaire V+ free?
Poker Solitaire V+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maverick's Solitaire free?
Maverick's Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poker Solitaire V+ or Maverick's Solitaire have ads?
Poker Solitaire V+ shows ads; Maverick's Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Poker Solitaire V+ or Maverick's Solitaire?
Poker Solitaire V+ ships an update every 5 months, and Maverick's Solitaire every 3 months. Most recently, Poker Solitaire V+ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Maverick's Solitaire on October 29, 2026.

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