Comparison

Klondike Solitaire vs Elemental Mini

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

Elemental Mini

An educational game hub designed for children, offering a safe, ad-free environment to develop problem-solving skills. It features engaging puzzles and logic games that encourage critical thinking and knowledge expansion about everyday concepts.

Highlights
  • Ad-free educational environment
  • Problem-solving games
  • Stimulates critical thinking
  • Teaches about everyday concepts
  • Puzzle game with hint optimization
  • Logic and combinatorics game
Features
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SR: Elemental Mini je edukativni centar namenjen deci svih uzrasta. Kako nema reklama, naša aplikacija predstavlja bezbedno okruženje gde deca, a i roditelji mogu da se fokusiraju samo na kvalitetan sadržaj, bez da brinu hoće li slučajno kliknuti na nešto neprikladno. U sklopu centra fokusirani smo na pružanje sadržaja koji će stimulisati decu da dalje šire svoja znanja o svakodnevnim aktivnostima, predmetima i pojmovima kroz rešavanje različitih vrsta problema. Rebus - Naša prva igra koja će naučiti decu da razmišljaju na različiti način, da optimizuju način korišćenja pomoći kako bi dobili još više rebusa za rešavanje. Koristite zaradjene novčiće da otključate nove izazove. Šifarko - Druga u nizu igara u sklopu aplikacije predstavlja spoj logike, kombinatorike i sreće koja će korisnicima pružiti priliku da se zabave sami ili u društvu. Pronadjite pravi balans izmedju zamene novčića za pomoći ili nove šifre. Plaćanje i automatska obnova: Ako se pretplatite na Elemental Mini putem ove aplikacije, naplata će biti izvršena od strane Apple-a na Vaš Apple ID nalog prilikom potvrde kupovine. Sa vašeg Apple ID naloga će automatski biti naplaćena cena koja Vam je prikazana prilikom pretplate jednom mesečno ili jednom godišnje, u zavisnosti od tipa pretplate koju ste izabrali, u roku od 24h pre kraja trenutnog naplatnog perioda. Naplata se vrši unapred. Vaša pretplata će se automatski nastaviti svakog meseca ili godine osim ako nije prekinuta najmanje 24h pre isteka trenutnog perioda naplate. Da prekinete pretplatu, molimo Vas da isključite automatsku pretplatu najmanje 24h pre kraja trenutnog perioda naplate. Automatsko obnavaljanje pretplate možete ukinuti u bilo kom momentu iz Vašeg Apple naloga. Prekidanje obnavljanja stupa na snagu na kraju trenutnog naplatnog perioda. Uslovi korištenja: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ EN: Elemental Mini is an educational hub for children of all ages. By being add-free, our application represents a safe environment where both children and parents can focus only on the quality content, without worrying about tapping on something inappropriate. Within the hub we are focusing on providing the content that will stimulate children to further develop their knowledge about everyday activities, objects and terms by solving different types of problems. Puzzle - Our first out of many games that will teach children to think in a different way, to optimize the way they use hints in order to gain more puzzles to solve. Use earned coins to get new challenges. Codes - Second game that is part of our application represents the mix of logic, combinatorics and luck that will give users a chance to have fun alone or with someone. Find the right balance between replacing coins for help or for new codes. Payment and automatic renewal terms: If you subscribe to Elemental mini game via this app, payment will be charged by Apple to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your Apple ID account will be automatically charged for renewal at the applicable rate show to you at the time of subscription every calendar month (for monthly subscriptions) or every year (for yearly subscriptions) within 24 hours prior to the end of the current billing period. You will be charged in advance. Your subscription will automatically continue each month or year unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel, please turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your Apple account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Klondike Solitaire4 screens
Elemental Mini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elemental Mini at 100% against Klondike Solitaire's 0%. Elemental Mini also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Klondike Solitaire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Elemental Mini sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Klondike Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elemental Mini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elemental Mini has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Klondike Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elemental Mini's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Klondike Solitaire ships an update weekly, Elemental Mini every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Klondike Solitaire versus Elemental Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKlondike SolitaireElemental Mini
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BeckerElemental Tech d.o.o

Customer experience

Klondike Solitaire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Elemental Mini

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Klondike Solitaire

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Elemental Mini

Subscriptions6
  • Mesečna pretplata$0.991 Month
  • Šifarko - Mesečna pretplata$0.991 Month
  • Šifarko+Rebus mesečna$1.691 Month
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  • Godišnja pretplata$9.991 Year
  • Šifarko - Godišnja pretplata$9.991 Year
  • Rebus+Šifarko godišnja$16.991 Year
One-time4
  • 30 novčića$0.99
  • Šifarko - 30 novčića$0.99
  • 120 novčića$2.99
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  • Šifarko - 120 novčića$2.99

Questions

Is Klondike Solitaire free?
Klondike Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elemental Mini free?
Elemental Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Klondike Solitaire or Elemental Mini?
Elemental Mini is rated higher. Klondike Solitaire averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Elemental Mini averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Klondike Solitaire or Elemental Mini have ads?
Klondike Solitaire shows ads; Elemental Mini does not.
Which is updated more often, Klondike Solitaire or Elemental Mini?
Klondike Solitaire ships an update weekly, and Elemental Mini every 3 weeks. Most recently, Klondike Solitaire was updated on October 10, 2026 and Elemental Mini on October 2, 2026.

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