Comparison

Pyramid Solitaire ● vs Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection

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

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About

Pyramid Solitaire ●

This card game challenges you to clear a pyramid of cards by matching pairs that sum to 13. Utilize the stock and waste piles to find matches, with unlimited undos available. Kings are removed individually.

Highlights
  • Match pairs summing to 13
  • Clear cards from the pyramid
  • Use stock and waste piles
  • Unlimited undos
  • Kings removed individually
  • Game winnable notifications
Features
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Pyramid Solitaire Rules Objective: The objective in Pyramid Solitaire is to get rid of all the cards in the Pyramid. You get rid of cards by matching two cards whose ranks equal 13 together. Possible matches would be a 3 and a 10, 5 and an 8 etc. An ace ranks as 1, a Jack is 11, Queen is 12 and King is 13. Gameplay: The game board in Pyramid solitaire is made up of four things: • The Pyramid: The pyramid is made up of 28 cards, in 7 rows. Each card is partially covered by two cards from the next row. • The Stock: The facedown pile on the bottom left. It is used to draw cards from and put on the Waste. • The Waste: The faceup pile next to the Stock. Cards on the Waste can be matched to cards in the Pyramid to get rid of the Pyramid cards. E.g. you can tap a 4 from the Waste and open 9 on the Pyramid, and then both those cards will be moved to the Foundation, and are out of the game. • The Foundation: The place where cards that have been removed from the Pyramid are put. The purpose of the game is to match cards together so their ranks equal 13. The cards that are available are any card on the Pyramid that have no other cards covering them, and the top card on the Waste pile. In the beginning of the game all the cards in the bottom row of the Pyramid are available, then slowly the cards in the upper rows become available as you remove more of the cards in the lower rows. Allowed Moves: • Flip cards from the Stock onto the Waste. You move cards from the Stock onto the Waste by tapping on the top card of the Stock. • Move the top card of the Waste onto an open Pyramid card. You can first tap the Waste card and then tap the Pyramid card. The Pyramid card must be available for this to work, it can't be covered by any Pyramid card from a lower row. • Move a Pyramid card onto another Pyramid card. Both the Pyramid cards must be available, not covered by any other card for this to work. First tap on one and then tap on the other. • Reset the Stock once it's empty. Once you've flipped all the cards from the Stock onto the Waste you can tap on the RESET button where the Stock was, and it will put all the cards from the Waste back into the Stock. In this version you are allowed to reset the Stock as many times as you want. • Move a King to the Foundation. The purpose is to move cards whose combined ranks equal 13 to the foundation. A King ranks as 13 by itself, so it can't be matched with any other card. To get rid of a King you can simply tap the card once. • You can Undo as many times as you like. The game offers unlimited undos. Each Undo counts as a new move though, so if you're trying to win the game in as few moves as possible you should be careful about how many undos you use. Winning: A game is considered won if all the cards from the Pyramid are removed. Not all games are winnable. The game will notify you if there's no chance of winning the game anymore. Time and Moves: The game counts the moves you make, and measures the time it takes to finish the game, so you can compete against your previous best games. The best possible game would be if you never used the stock and always removed two cards at a time from the Pyramid (no kings), in that case your move count would be 14. Variations: There are many variations of Pyramid Solitaire possible. In some you have more Waste piles, in others you never reset the Stock, some have the Stock face-up, and there are plenty of others as well. I've chosen this variation, please don't email me telling me it's "wrong" or leave bad rate, there are many possibilities, this is just the one I like the best :)

About

Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection

Enjoy a variety of classic solitaire card games with no timers or pressure. Features intuitive controls, beautiful cards, and unlimited undo options. Save your progress automatically and compete on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Multiple solitaire variations
  • Fast and intuitive controls
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Beautiful, easy-to-read cards
  • No timers, relax and play
  • Unlimited undo support
  • Auto-highlight for movable cards
Features
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW and start having fun with your favorite solitaire card games! • Classic (Klondike) • Spider • Double Deck • Pyramid • FreeCell • Forty Thieves • Tri Peaks • Classic Solitaire mode now has Solvable Deals where every starting deal of cards is guaranteed to be winnable! • Solvable Deals includes a Hint Button if you get stuck! • Or you can play Random Deals that may or may not be solvable if you want a traditional solitaire experience! • Fast and intuitive controls - Just tap on a card or stack and watch as it magically moves where you want it to go! • You can also drag and drop cards and stacks if you want to! • Beautiful, easy to read cards! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Unlimited undo support, with no penalties if you want to go back and try things a different way! • Auto-highlight shows which cards can be moved and which cards are "stuck" under others until you free them up • Global high score leaderboards with Game Center • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Search for Boy Howdy to see all our free games!

Screenshots

Pyramid Solitaire ●4 screens
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection at 10K against Pyramid Solitaire ●'s 139. Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pyramid Solitaire ● against 4.8 for Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection has 10K ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Pyramid Solitaire ●'s written reviews are positive against 93% of Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pyramid Solitaire ● ships an update every 10 months, Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pyramid Solitaire ● versus Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyramid Solitaire ●Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (139 ratings)4.8 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better92.9% of reviews
Number of ratings13910K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VarelaBoy Howdy Technology LLC

Customer experience

Pyramid Solitaire ●

All ratings139 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection

All ratings10,287 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%

Bugs and requests

Pyramid Solitaire ●

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen going completely black and requiring days to repair
  • Inability to switch games after playing for a few rounds

Requested features

4 requests
  • Hint button for solitaire games
  • Vegas-style scoring for solitaire
  • Cumulative scoring for consecutive wins in Tri Peaks
  • Option to adjust card size

In-app purchases

None

Pyramid Solitaire ●

No in-app purchases

None

Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pyramid Solitaire ● free?
Pyramid Solitaire ● is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection free?
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pyramid Solitaire ● or Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection?
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection is rated higher. Pyramid Solitaire ● averages 4.7 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection averages 4.8 from 10K ratings.
Do Pyramid Solitaire ● or Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection have ads?
Both Pyramid Solitaire ● and Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pyramid Solitaire ● or Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection?
Pyramid Solitaire ● ships an update every 10 months, and Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection every 2 months. Most recently, Pyramid Solitaire ● was updated on November 2, 2026 and Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection on November 7, 2026.

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