Crescent Solitaire Classic vs Solitaire Prime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Solitaire Prime
Experience a classic card game with intuitive controls and customizable visuals. Enjoy a winnable game experience with helpful features like hints and undo. Unlock new card sets and backgrounds as you play.
- 2D or 3D play modes
- Unlockable card sets and backgrounds
- Background effects
- Statistics tracking
- Scoring and timer
- Draw three cards option
- Undo and hint features
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A simple and fun version of the popular game also known as Patience or Klondike. Drag the cards around or just click on each card to have them automatically move into place. The game can automatically play each game for you to ensure they're always winnable. Features • Play in 2D or 3D • Play to unlock more card sets and backgrounds • Background effects • Statistics • Scoring and a timer • Draw three • Undo • Show Hints • Runs at 120Hz on iPad Pro • Runs in Portrait or landscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire Prime at none against Crescent Solitaire Classic's 3. Solitaire Prime also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Crescent Solitaire Classic's advantage is ratings volume (881 vs 10). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Crescent Solitaire Classic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Solitaire Prime asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Crescent Solitaire Classic against 4.7 for Solitaire Prime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crescent Solitaire Classic has 881 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Crescent Solitaire Classic ships an update every 3 months, Solitaire Prime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crescent Solitaire Classic | Solitaire Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (881 ratings) — better | 4.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 881 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Glowing Eye Games Ltd | Hugh Allan |
Customer experience
Crescent Solitaire Classic
Solitaire Prime
Bugs and 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
Solitaire Prime
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crescent Solitaire Classic
- Win This Round$0.99
- Redeal Cards$0.99
- Crescent Solitaire Classic - Remove Adverts$2.99
Solitaire Prime
No in-app purchases
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