Match Solitaire™ vs Big Card Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match Solitaire™
This card game blends classic Solitaire with Match 3 mechanics. Strategically stack cards to make 3-of-a-kind matches and solve increasingly challenging puzzles. Unlock animated characters and compete in daily and weekly events.
- Classic Solitaire and Match 3 blend
- Strategic card stacking
- 3-of-a-kind matching
- Thousands of levels and unique puzzles
- Unlockable animated characters
- Daily Challenge and Weekly Team Event
- Hint system
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As featured in "New Games We Love", "Game of the Day", and "Essential Card Games!" Match Solitaire™ weaves the best of classic Solitaire and Match 3 into an original new card-stacking puzzler. Stack cards up, down, or both ways to strategically uncover and collect 3-of-a-kind matches. Master puzzles that start out easy but soon put your brain to the test. Level up to unlock adorable animated characters! Test your skills in the daily challenge! Play for the jackpot in the weekly team event! There's always a fresh new Match Solitaire puzzle to meet your skill level and mood. Have you met your match? FEATURES • 25,000 levels • 10+ million unique puzzles • 40+ animated characters • 7 difficulty levels • Hint system • Daily Challenge • Weekly Team Event • Every deal guaranteed winnable! FROM THE DESIGNER My goal in designing a new kind of Solitaire was to create something that feels fresh and exciting for fans of classic Solitaire while staying true to the spirit of the game beloved by so many. Match Solitaire is my attempt to achieve that goal, and I hope you'll be as delighted to play it as I am to share it with you. -David
Big Card Solitaire
Enjoy classic Solitaire with a focus on accessibility. Features large, easy-to-read cards and an optimized layout designed for elders and kids to play comfortably.
- Big cards for interaction visibility
- Easy to read card design
- Optimized card layout
- Smart touch controls
- Shuffle feature
- Auto complete
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Big Card Solitaire brings you the good ol’ fun, challenging Solitaire gameplay, with a handcrafted design for accessibility and visibility that helps elders and kids enjoy the game even more than ever. Features: ◦ Big cards on top for showing which card is currently interacting ◦ Easy to read card design ◦ You don't need to stretch your finger to reach certain cards with our optimized card layout ◦ Smart touch when you feel too lazy to drag cards ◦ Show number of cards in the stock pile ◦ Fun winning animations ◦ The Shuffle feature helps you when you feel stuck ◦ Auto complete when all cards are faced up
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Match Solitaire™ at 78% against Big Card Solitaire's 11%. Match Solitaire™ also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). 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
Both are free to download. Match Solitaire™ sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Big Card Solitaire sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Match Solitaire™ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Solitaire™ has 2.2K ratings behind it against 156, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Match Solitaire™'s written reviews are positive against 11% of Big Card Solitaire's.
Match Solitaire™ ships an update every 4 days, Big Card Solitaire monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Match Solitaire™ | Big Card Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.2K ratings) — better | 4.4 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 283 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hot Chai Productions | OVIVO Games |
Customer experience
Match Solitaire™
Big Card Solitaire
User reviews
Match Solitaire™
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique and attractive design
- 🧠 Challenging yet satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Relaxing and casual experience
- 🎉 Addictive and fun
- 💰 Fair monetization with optional ads
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating
- 💰 Slow coin earning rate for power-ups
- 🔊 Ads play even with phone on silent
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Lack of clear tutorial or explanations
Big Card Solitaire
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Large, clear cards
- 👍 Fun to play (when not interrupted)
- 👍 Good layout and card distribution
Room to improve
- 광고 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Game freezes
- 🐛 Missing cards
- 🐛 Restart option not working
- 🐛 Autocompletion issues
Bugs and requests
Match Solitaire™
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels randomly resetting to earlier stages
- Inability to redo moves after using power-ups
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to replay past levels
- Option to disable animations
- Improved accessibility for players with disabilities
- Cloud save functionality
Big Card Solitaire
Reported bugs
12 issues- Missing cards preventing game completion
- Restart functionality does not work
- Game freezes, especially after 'Auto Win'
- Autocompletion locks possibilities and causes losses
- Buttons are unresponsive or cannot be tapped
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- Ads are unskippable or take over the screen
- App shows 'no internet connection' despite good Wi-Fi
- Purchased ad removal does not work
- Game gets stuck on a level with no way to progress
- Auto-stack feature messes with gameplay
- App does not auto-rotate to landscape mode
- Cannot quit a hand when out of moves
Requested features
8 requests- Allow quitting a hand when out of moves
- Fix autocompletion to not cause losses
- Enable restart option reliably
- Fix missing card bugs
- Improve ad frequency and length
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- Allow offline play
- Fix auto-stack feature
- Add landscape mode support
In-app purchases
Match Solitaire™
- 150 Coins$1.99
- Relax Bundle$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
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- 200 Coins$1.99
- Relax Bundle2 variants$2.99
- 500 Coins$4.99
- Premium Upgrade$4.99
- Stretch Bundle2 variants$6.99
- 1 000 Coins$9.99
- Warm-Up Bundle2 variants$12.99
- 2 000 Coins$19.99
- Workout Bundle2 variants$24.99
- Endurance Bundle$49.99
- Overload Bundle2 variants$99.99
Big Card Solitaire
- Gold Pack$1.99
- No Ads For 24 Hours$1.99
- No Ads for 1 Week$2.99
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- Hint Bundle$3.99
- Three Of A King$3.99
- 10 Skip Ad Tickets$3.99
- Restart Bundle$3.99
- Shuffle Bundle$3.99
- Undo Bundle$3.99
- No Force Ads$5.49
- 50 Skip ad Tickets$8.99
- 100 Skip ad Tickets$12.99
Questions
Is Match Solitaire™ free?
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