Comparison

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini vs Solitaire by Staple Games

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

Head to head
About

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini

Experience a vast collection of over 900 solitaire card games, including classics and unique inventions. Enjoy intuitive controls, beautiful card designs, and advanced features like full undo/redo and automatic saving. Perfect for serious solitaire enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Over 900 solitaire games
  • Intuitive drag-and-tap controls
  • Beautiful, easy-to-see card designs
  • Full undo and redo functionality
  • Automatic game saving
  • Dynamic card sizing
  • Detailed game statistics
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Pretty Good Solitaire is the premier solitaire game collection with 800 different solitaire card games (plus 100 bonus games, for a total of 900 games). Since 1995, Pretty Good Solitaire has been the choice of millions of solitaire players at Goodsol.com! Includes the popular games Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, Yukon, Scorpion, Pyramid, Cruel and more. Also includes many games invented for Pretty Good Solitaire, such as Demons and Thieves and Aces and Kings. Features: - Easy to play: just drag the cards or tap them to move them quickly. - Beautiful cards: designed to look like real cards but be easy to see. Use the special large suit card set or choose one of our other regular card sets. - Full Undo and Redo: undo any move or all your moves, and redo them. - Automatic Game Saving: saves your games when you leave and you can continue playing when you return. - AutoPlay/QuickMove: option can automatically play cards to the foundations for you. - Dynamic Card Sizing: pinch to make the cards smaller or spread to make them bigger. It automatically adjusts card size for portrait or landscape. - Tap and hold on a pile to get more information about what cards can be played there. - Tap the game name button to do a new game, play the next game number, or see your statistics. - Tap the Rules button to see the rules of each game. - Over 2 billion starting positions for each game. Game numbers compatible with the Mac and iPad versions. - Statistics for multiple players. Pretty Good Solitaire is the solitaire game for players who take solitaire seriously!

About

Solitaire by Staple Games

A classic card game designed to sharpen your mind with straightforward, intuitive gameplay. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with essential features for a timeless challenge.

Highlights
  • Draw 1 or 3 cards
  • Intuitive tap to play
  • Intelligent auto-complete
  • Right or left handed play
  • Auto-save progress
  • Unlimited undo
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Train your brain with a daily dose of Solitaire! Crafted by our small team with a passion for timeless classics, this is the straightforward, no-nonsense version of the card game you know and love – keeping you sharp without any unnecessary fluff or distractions. Simple and intuitive gameplay with a minimalistic design ensures nothing gets between you and the game. Exactly what you're looking for in a classic Solitaire app. Try it out! FEATURES: -Draw 1 card -Draw 3 cards -Easy to read cards -Intuitive tap to play -Intelligent auto-complete -Right or left handed play -Auto-save, so you never lose your progress -Unlimited undo -Statistics -Auto Helper -Dark Mode How to Win: Move all 52 cards up to the four foundations in sequential order, Ace to King, for each suit Klondike Rules: There are 7 Tableau columns with the last card of each face-up. Any face-up card can be moved onto another card on the Tableaus if it is in descending order of alternating colors, e.g. 8 of Hearts on a 9 of clubs or Jack of spades on Q of Diamonds. You can also move multiple cards at a time if they are already in descending order of alternating colors. In addition to using cards from the Tableaus, you can also play cards out of the Stock/Deck. You can choose (in settings) if you would like to pull 3 cards or 1 card at a time from the Stock. When a Tableau column is completely empty, the available space can be filled with a King. As they become available, cards from Ace to King can be moved from the Stock or the Tableaus to the Foundations. We are here to help: You will learn quickly, we promise! If you get stuck, tap on any card and the app will automatically make a valid move if one exists.

Screenshots

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini4 screens
Solitaire by Staple Games2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solitaire by Staple Games at Free against Pretty Good Solitaire Mini's $1.99. Solitaire by Staple Games also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (544K vs 22). Pretty Good Solitaire Mini's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On rating and in-app purchases 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

Solitaire by Staple Games is free to download; Pretty Good Solitaire Mini costs $1.99 up front. 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 Pretty Good Solitaire Mini against 4.8 for Solitaire by Staple Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire by Staple Games has 544K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Pretty Good Solitaire Mini's written reviews are positive against 78% of Solitaire by Staple Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini ships an update every 35 months, Solitaire by Staple Games every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pretty Good Solitaire Mini versus Solitaire by Staple Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretty Good Solitaire MiniSolitaire by Staple Games
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (22 ratings)4.8 (544K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings22544K — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoodsol Development Inc.Staple Games

Customer experience

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solitaire by Staple Games

All ratings543,558 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews994 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral6.4%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Solitaire by Staple Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Games sometimes unsolvable
  • Delayed card movement response

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to adjust difficulty levels
  • Ability to track game statistics
  • Landscape mode for larger cards

In-app purchases

None

Pretty Good Solitaire Mini

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire by Staple Games

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pretty Good Solitaire Mini free?
Pretty Good Solitaire Mini costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire by Staple Games free?
Solitaire by Staple Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pretty Good Solitaire Mini or Solitaire by Staple Games?
Solitaire by Staple Games is rated higher. Pretty Good Solitaire Mini averages 4.7 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Solitaire by Staple Games averages 4.8 from 544K ratings.
Do Pretty Good Solitaire Mini or Solitaire by Staple Games have ads?
Solitaire by Staple Games shows ads; Pretty Good Solitaire Mini does not.
Which is updated more often, Pretty Good Solitaire Mini or Solitaire by Staple Games?
Pretty Good Solitaire Mini ships an update every 35 months, and Solitaire by Staple Games every 2 months. Most recently, Pretty Good Solitaire Mini was updated on October 29, 2026 and Solitaire by Staple Games on October 31, 2026.

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