FreeCellﾠ Solitaire vs FOURWORD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeCellﾠ Solitaire
Enjoy a classic solitaire card game with a clean, ad-free interface. Features include hints, auto-complete, and undo/redo options. A Pro Mode offers advanced gestures and customization for a seamless experience across Apple devices.
- No ads
- Universal app purchase
- Hints and auto-complete
- Undo/redo moves
- Pro Mode customization
- Native iOS design
- Dark Mode support
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- No ads, ever! - Ad free and offline: play without wifi or interruptions - Classic FreeCell and Free Cell patience card game - Universal app, one purchase to play on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Simple design with powerful features - Hints available if you get stuck - Auto-Complete to finish game - Undo/redo mistaken moves - Tap and hold a card to highlight other cards of the same rank - Statistics to keep track of your performance The new Pro Mode option provides a customizable experience - Undo/Redo swipe gestures - Quick Move gesture to automatically move card to available space - Assisted card stack movement - Left-hand friendly controls - Native, focused design - And many more features to come in the future! Native iOS Design - Supports all devices - Dark Mode enabled - Split View and Slide Over compatible Privacy Policy: crawbuck.com/privacy Terms of Use: crawbuck.com/terms
FOURWORD
This word puzzle game challenges you to stack letter blocks and form words by swiping across the grid. Earn points, use power-ups, and compete on leaderboards across three distinct game modes. Enjoy a relaxing experience or a timed challenge.
- Stack letter blocks
- Swipe to spell words
- Three game modes (Zen, Arcade, Daily)
- Power-ups for strategic play
- Global leaderboards
- Extensive word dictionary
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Stack blocks. Find words. Chase the high score. Letter-filled blocks fall. Place them on the grid, then swipe across letters to spell words. Found words vanish, blocks collapse, and points stack up. Keep the board from filling to the top! THREE WAYS TO PLAY ZEN - No pressure. Blocks fall at your own pace. Hunt for words at your own speed. Free forever! ARCADE - Race the clock. Each piece comes with a decision timer that shrinks as you level up. Find words to earn extra time. DAILY - Two minutes. One shot. Compete on the global leaderboard. POWER UP YOUR GAME Earn powerups by finding 5+ letter words. Bombs, zappers, freezes, wildcards, and more. Unlock additional powerup packs for new strategic options. - 7 free powerups included - 5 optional powerup packs ($0.99 each) - No ads, no subscriptions, EVER. FEATURES - Point-based scoring with length multipliers - 105,000+ word dictionary - Game Center leaderboards - Robot voice reads your words aloud - Synthwave soundtrack and 8-bit sound effects - Portrait mode, one-hand friendly Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pokeitforward.com/privacy/fourword
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FOURWORD at 5.0 against FreeCellﾠ Solitaire's 4.5. FOURWORD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). FreeCellﾠ Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (442 vs 1). 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. FreeCellﾠ Solitaire sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and FOURWORD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FOURWORD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCellﾠ Solitaire has 442 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FreeCellﾠ Solitaire ships an update every 5 months, FOURWORD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeCellﾠ Solitaire | FOURWORD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (442 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 442 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Delta Engineering Labs, LLC | Doug Hicks |
Customer experience
FreeCellﾠ Solitaire
FOURWORD
Bugs and requests
FreeCellﾠ Solitaire
Reported bugs
18 issues- Subscription required to play more than once
- First games only free
- Game allows illegal moves
- Hint suggests moves that are not allowed
- Bugs seem to prevent legal moves
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- Suggesting button shows moves but not allowed to make them
- Menus in far corners and too easily opened
- Screen orientation lock feature does not work
- Moving stacks of cards uses incorrect logic
- Automatic placement of cards to stacks does not work
- Undo intermittently fails
- Starts with a boatload of cards already in the aces area
- Doesn't automatically send cards to aces area
- Doesn't start the game with the correct way
- Sometimes won't move small card stacks
- Stats show more games played than actually played
- Scores are always lower than tracked scores
- In landscape mode, can't move cards from 'FreeCells'
Requested features
7 requests- Upfront about charges
- More character to the game
- More options
- Change locations of freecell and homecell positions in landscape
- Size setting for cards
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- Better hint system with 'no more moves' answer
- Instructions for the game
FOURWORD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FreeCellﾠ Solitaire
- FreeCell Premium$0.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium$1.991 Year
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- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- FreeCell Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
FOURWORD
- Blast Pack$0.99
- Rescue Pack$0.99
- Time Pack$0.99
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- Tactics Pack$0.99
- Forge Pack$0.99
Questions
Is FreeCellﾠ Solitaire free?
Is FOURWORD free?
Which has better reviews, FreeCellﾠ Solitaire or FOURWORD?
Do FreeCellﾠ Solitaire or FOURWORD have ads?
Which is updated more often, FreeCellﾠ Solitaire or FOURWORD?
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