Comparison

Solitaire vs Solitaire Master

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire

Enjoy a vast collection of classic card games, including Solitaire, Spider, and Freecell, with various difficulty levels and unique rule variations. Track your progress, compete in daily challenges, and customize your experience with different card designs and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • 28 Solitaire game variants
  • Classic and Vegas scoring
  • Daily challenges with leaderboards
  • Game statistics and personal records
  • Customizable card designs and backgrounds
  • Unlimited undos and hints
  • Left-handed mode
Features
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Play 28 Solitaire game variants in 10 exciting game types all in one free Collection (Previously known as Solitaire Bliss Collection): Solitaire (Klondike), Spider Solitaire, Freecell, Pyramid, Tripeaks, Yukon, Golf, Scorpion, 8 Off and Forty Thieves. SOLITAIRE Take a break and enjoy the classic game of Solitaire! Play random or solvable deals, and choose between Classic or Vegas scoring. SPIDER SOLITAIRE Our personal favorite! Play an easy 1 suit game, a normal 2 suit game, or challenge yourself to a 4 suit game. FREECELL The card game that makes you think! Beginners can start with the Easy mode, where some cards are already in order, while advanced players will enjoy the Classic game with known numbered deals and detailed personal statistics. TRIPEAKS Fun and fast, Tripeaks and Hidden Tripeaks are always a pleasure to play. YUKON Difficult yet challenging! Choose between Yukon, Russian and Alaska Solitaire. FORTY THIEVES In this game type, only one pass through the stock is allowed, plan wisely! PYRAMID Considered one of the hardest Solitaire games, only 0.5% of Classic Pyramid games are won, but don’t worry, you can always play a solvable deal! GOLF Enjoy classic Golf, or give yourself a break and try out the easy variant! SCORPION SOLITAIRE A hybrid between Spider Solitaire and Yukon Solitaire, the cards can be moved like in Yukon, but are moved to the foundations like in Spider. EIGHT OFF Try the original Freecell game with a twist - Eight cells instead of Four, we also offer the easy difficulty level where any card can be moved to an empty pile. Features: - Random and Solvable deals - Unlimited undos and hints - Daily challenges with leaderboards - Game statistics tracker - Personal records - Built-in achievements - Left-handed mode - Various card designs - Beautiful backgrounds - Autocomplete - Play on tablets and phones - Portrait and landscape modes available - No network required! - Multiple languages - How to play, rules and tips sections - Drag and drop a card or just tap to move it - Your game is saved automatically upon exit, continue your last game anytime! And even more unique features: - For Klondike - Vegas rules with or without cumulative score - For Spider Solitaire - an option to control whether tap will consider different suits - For Spider Solitaire - an option to allow card dealing to empty piles - For Freecell - try out the 32000 known numbered deals Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solitaire Master

Enjoy a vast collection of over 130 solitaire games with stunning graphics and animations. Play classic favorites like Klondike, Freecell, and Spider, or explore new challenges. Unlock all content for free by earning rewards, or opt for an ad-free experience through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Over 130 solitaire games
  • Classic Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Pyramid
  • Detailed game instructions
  • Customizable backgrounds and decks
  • Offline play
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Unlock content with rewards
Features
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Discover 150+ solitaire games in one complete collection. Play the solitaire classics you know and love — including Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Yukon — and discover dozens of challenging and lesser-known card games. Solitaire Master brings together 150+ solitaire games, from timeless classics to unusual variations such as Forty Thieves, Scorpion, Golf, Monte Carlo, Scoundrel, Sawayama, Baker's Dozen, Accordion, Canfield and many more. Whether you want a quick relaxing game, a challenging solitaire that requires strategy, or simply want to discover new ways to play cards, there is always another game to try. DAILY SOLITAIRE CHALLENGES Take on a new challenge every day with popular games such as Klondike, Klondike by Threes, Yukon, FreeCell and Spider. Complete the daily challenges and test your solitaire skills throughout the month. WINNABLE OR RANDOM GAMES Choose how you want to play. Try a random deal for the traditional solitaire experience or choose a winnable game when you want a deal that can be solved. 150+ SOLITAIRE GAMES Enjoy classics such as Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Yukon, along with dozens of other games including Forty Thieves, Scorpion, Golf, Monte Carlo, Scoundrel, Sawayama, Baker's Dozen, Accordion, Canfield and many more. MAKE EVERY GAME YOUR OWN Customize your solitaire experience with different card decks, card backs, backgrounds and game layouts. Adjust card sizes, margins and other options to make each game comfortable to play on your device. Play in portrait or landscape mode on iPhone or iPad, with layouts designed to make the best use of every screen size. LEARN NEW SOLITAIRE GAMES Every solitaire includes detailed rules and instructions, making it easy to discover games you have never played before. Hints are also available whenever you need a little help. MORE FEATURES • Daily Challenges • Winnable and random games • Detailed statistics for every game • Achievements • Hints • Undo and redo • Save and restore games • Multiple layouts for every solitaire • Customizable cards and backgrounds • Portrait and landscape modes • Victory animations, relaxing sound effects and subtle haptic feedback • Filters to find games by difficulty, duration and other characteristics • Play offline Solitaire Master is made for both casual players who enjoy a classic game of Klondike and solitaire enthusiasts looking for challenging and unusual card games. Start with a classic, discover something new and find your next favorite solitaire.

Screenshots

Solitaire4 screens
Solitaire Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire Master at 88% against Solitaire's 71%. Solitaire Master also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 123) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Solitaire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Solitaire Master sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 2.2K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 88% of Solitaire Master's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, Solitaire Master every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire versus Solitaire Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireSolitaire Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better4.6 (123 ratings)
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K — better123
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMongoose Net Ltd.Ruben Reboredo

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings2,241 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral9.3%
Negative20.0%

Solitaire Master

All ratings123 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

User reviews

Solitaire

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great solitaire game collection
  • 🎮 Variety of solitaire variants
  • ⏱️ Daily challenge feature
  • 🎨 Customization options
  • 🔍 Challenging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Intrusive ads
  • 🤔 Inconsistent card distribution
  • 🔧 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Lack of difficulty settings
  • 🤖 Questionable AI behavior

Solitaire Master

From 123 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Wide variety of solitaire games
  • 💡 Many customization options
  • 💰 Fair pricing, no subscription
  • 😊 Developer responsiveness
  • ✨ Great attention to detail

Room to improve

  • 😠 Excessive and long ads
  • ⚠️ Ads redirect to browser
  • 🐛 "Start Engine" ad fix needed
  • 👎 Ads interrupt gameplay
  • 😠 Ads are repetitive and long

Bugs and requests

Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Difficulty changes after updates
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More face card customization
  • Leaderboard and rankings
  • Offline mode without ads
  • Pause feature
  • Improved hint system

Solitaire Master

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • "Start Engine" ad requires device restart
  • Ads redirect to browser
  • UI intrudes with Siri button on iPhone 15
  • Hint and undo buttons are small and close to the bottom
  • Non-functional "skip video" buttons during ads
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  • "Alternations" game is extremely difficult to win

Requested features

11 requests
  • Decrease ad frequency and length
  • Add rules or tutorials for various games
  • Implement dark mode
  • Add numbered deals, especially for Freecell
  • Allow choosing specific decks per game
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  • Add more win animations
  • Improve UI on newer phones
  • Increase scale of UI buttons
  • Add a "no moves left" warning
  • Consider adding dark card faces or custom graphics
  • Adjust "Alternations" game for better winnability

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Solitaire

Subscriptions3
  • No Ads for One Month$1.991 Month
  • No Ads for Three Months$4.493 Months
  • No Ads for One Year$9.991 Year
11 purchases

Solitaire Master

One-time11
  • Graphic Pack$0.99
  • Solitaire Pack 01$0.99
  • Solitaire Pack 03$0.99
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  • Solitaire Pack 02$0.99
  • 500 Jokers$0.99
  • 1250 Jokers$1.99
  • 2500 Jokers$2.99
  • All Solitaires$2.99
  • From "ad-free" to Premium$3.99
  • Remove advertising$4.99
  • Solitaire Master Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire Master free?
Solitaire Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Solitaire Master?
Solitaire is rated higher. Solitaire averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Solitaire Master averages 4.6 from 123 ratings.
Do Solitaire or Solitaire Master have ads?
Both Solitaire and Solitaire Master show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Solitaire Master?
Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, and Solitaire Master every 6 weeks. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on October 12, 2026 and Solitaire Master on October 8, 2026.

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