Pyramid Solitaire ● vs Clock Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Match pairs summing to 13
- Clear cards from the pyramid
- Use stock and waste piles
- Unlimited undos
- Kings removed individually
- Game winnable notifications
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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 :)
Clock Solitaire
A digital version of the classic Clock Solitaire card game. Arrange cards by matching their numbers to clock positions, with Kings playing a special role in the center. The goal is to place all cards before running out of moves.
- Classic Clock Solitaire gameplay
- Card arrangement by number
- Special King card mechanics
- Simple swipe controls
- Win/lose conditions clearly defined
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This is a Clock Solitaire App. Swipe the cards to arrange them in the correct positions. Arrange the cards so that the numbers on the cards are the same as the numbers on the clock. Only the kings are arranged in the center pile. You win the game by placing all the cards. You lose the game if you place four kings before you finish placing all the cards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pyramid Solitaire ● at 4.7 against Clock Solitaire's 4.4. Pyramid Solitaire ● also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Clock Solitaire's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pyramid Solitaire ● holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 190 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pyramid Solitaire ●'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Clock Solitaire's.
Pyramid Solitaire ● ships an update every 10 months, Clock Solitaire every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Pyramid Solitaire ● | Clock Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (139 ratings) — better | 4.4 (190 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 139 | 190 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Varela | Kazunari Hiyoshi |
Customer experience
Pyramid Solitaire ●
Clock Solitaire
Bugs and requests
Pyramid Solitaire ●
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Clock Solitaire
Reported bugs
3 issues- App is a little buggy
- Stopped running on iOS 12
- Automatically closed out once
Requested features
9 requests- Show cards underneath piles
- Indicate pile completion progress
- Option to start game from any location
- More bells and whistles
- Landscape mode option
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- Customize card faces and backs
- Guaranteed winning deals option
- Start new game from game over screen
- Make it 4D
In-app purchases
Pyramid Solitaire ●
No in-app purchases
Clock Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Pyramid Solitaire ● free?
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