Comparison

Klondike Solitaire vs Chess Clock

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

Head to head
About

Klondike Solitaire

Experience the classic card game known for its strategic gameplay and brain-training benefits. Enjoy two difficulty modes, intuitive controls, and smooth animations. Play offline anytime, anywhere, with a focus on privacy and regular updates.

Highlights
  • Two difficulty modes (Draw 1 or Draw 3)
  • Classic layout
  • Undo function
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Offline play
  • Smooth animations
Features
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Klondike Solitaire, one card at a time Twenty-eight cards go out into seven columns, one face up at the head of each. The other twenty-four wait in the stock, and that pile is really the whole game. Turn it one card at a time and everything comes around eventually. Turn three at a time and two cards out of every three stay just out of reach until the order shifts. You choose before the first move, and that choice decides how the deal will feel. The four foundations are what you are actually playing for. Each one opens on an ace and climbs to a king in a single suit. Everything else exists to feed them: the red-on-black runs you assemble in the columns, the face-down cards you dig out one by one, the empty space you try to keep clear for a king. What is in the app - Draw one and draw three, picked at the start of every game - Undo going back a hundred moves, so one careless turn never ends a deal - A hint when a column has gone quiet - Times, streaks and win rate kept separately for each draw mode - Card backs and table colours you can change mid-game - Nothing to sign up for, no connection needed, 33 languages The rules in short: build down in alternating colours, move a run onto a card one rank higher of the opposite colour, put a king in an empty column, and send aces up as soon as they surface. When nothing moves, turn the stock over and go around again. Questions or a problem to report: sbecker.app@gmail.com

About

Chess Clock

Features
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Simple and beautiful clock to play chess with your friends offline.

Screenshots

Klondike Solitaire4 screens
Chess Clock2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chess Clock at none against Klondike Solitaire's shown. Chess Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Klondike Solitaire ships an update weekly, Chess Clock every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Klondike Solitaire versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKlondike SolitaireChess Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BeckerSerhii Nasinnyk

In-app purchases

None

Klondike Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Klondike Solitaire free?
Klondike Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Klondike Solitaire or Chess Clock have ads?
Klondike Solitaire shows ads; Chess Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Klondike Solitaire or Chess Clock?
Klondike Solitaire ships an update weekly, and Chess Clock every 2 days. Most recently, Klondike Solitaire was updated on November 3, 2026 and Chess Clock on November 3, 2026.

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