Solitaire vs Solitaire Classic Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
This classic card game offers a relaxing and brain-exercising experience. Enjoy crisp cards, simple animations, and customizable sound effects. Play offline with unlimited hints and undos, and track your progress with detailed statistics.
- Draw 1 and Draw 3 card modes
- Crisp, easy-to-read cards
- Single tap or drag-and-drop controls
- Auto-save and resume functionality
- Unlimited free hints and undos
- Offline play
- Timer, moves, and statistics
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Solitaire is the classic version of solitaire card game, with all the essential features you love and no extra frills. It is also completely FREE! It is the original and addicting solitaire, also known as Klondike or Patience. It’s relaxing and exercises your brain to keep you sharp. Join the millions of users enjoying this classic game! Experience the crisp, clear, and easy to read cards, simple and quick animations, and subtle sounds that you can turn on and off at your will. Move cards with a single tap or drag them to their destination. You can play the easy Draw 1 games where most games are winnable, and if you feel up-to the challenge, try your luck with Draw 3 play mode. Challenge yourself to beat your best scores and most of all.. Have fun with this popular game!! *** FEATURES *** • Draw 1 card (Easy) • Draw 3 cards (Hard) • Crisp, beautiful, and easy to read cards • Efficient, fast, and sensible game interface • Single tap to place a card or drag and drop • Interruption friendly with auto-save and resume • Unlimited FREE hints showing potentially useful moves • Unlimited FREE undos • Timer, moves, and statistics • Auto complete option to finish a solved game • Universal app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch • Play offline! No wifi required *** HOW TO PLAY *** Tap or drag cards to arrange them in descending order with alternating colors. When you can, move cards up to the foundation to sort all of the suits from Ace to King. You can draw one card at a time for a more relaxing game, or draw three for a challenge to train your brain! Any problems or suggestions? Email us at solitaire@ludum.io
Solitaire Classic Lite
Enjoy a classic Solitaire experience with large, easy-to-read cards and calming sounds. This version offers a relaxed way to exercise your brain without timers or distractions.
- Classic Solitaire rules
- Big, easy-to-read cards
- Calming sounds
- Smooth animations
- Gentle brain exercise
- No timers or distractions
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Whether you’re a lifelong fan or just getting started, you’ll love: Classic Solitaire rules Big, easy-to-read cards Calming sounds and smooth animations Gentle brain exercise without pressure No timers, no distractions — just Solitaire
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire Classic Lite at none against Solitaire's 2. Solitaire Classic Lite also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (725 vs 105). Solitaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Classic Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Solitaire against 4.5 for Solitaire Classic Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Classic Lite has 725 ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, Solitaire Classic Lite every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Solitaire Classic Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (105 ratings) — better | 4.5 (725 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 89.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 725 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ludum LLC | Rodrigo Monteiro |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Solitaire Classic Lite
Bugs and requests
Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solitaire Classic Lite
Reported bugs
1 issue- Occasional crashes
Requested features
1 request- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Solitaire
- Remove All Ads2 variants$0.99
Solitaire Classic Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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