Comparison

Solitaire vs Zero Sum

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire

Experience the classic Solitaire card game with a simple, intuitive interface. Enjoy daily challenges, earn rewards, and sharpen your strategy with a points and levels system. Hints and cancellations are available to help you through difficult stages.

Highlights
  • Classic Solitaire gameplay
  • Daily challenges
  • Gold Star collection
  • Hints and cancellations
  • Points and levels system
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Classic Solitaire allows you to quickly dive into the game, the rules are very simple. The goal is to move all cards to Foundations, stacking them from Aces to Kings: А, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. Move cards from one stack to another in descending order: 2 can be placed over 3, 3 over 4, and so on. Red cards may be placed only over black cards, and black ones — only over red. Only Kings van by placed to an empty place. If you had stuck, tap the deck in the upper-right corner to get extra cards. Solitaire is: Simple, intuitive interface. You can enjoy this addictive card game regardless of your previous gaming experience. Daily challenges that allow you to earn Gold Stars. Collect all the stars for a month and win a monthly reward! Cancellations and hints. These features will help you get out of impasses. System of points and levels. Shape and sharpen your strategy with each new game, earn points, move on to more difficult stages, and beat your high scores!

About

Zero Sum

A puzzle game where players merge numbered tiles to clear the board and reach zero. Strategic merging of positive, negative, and multiplier tiles presents increasingly difficult challenges.

Highlights
  • Merge numbered tiles
  • Clear the board
  • Reach zero score
  • Interact with positive, negative, and multiplier tiles
  • Solve challenging boards
  • Unlockable cases
Features
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Merge numbered tiles, clear the board, and reach zero. Zero Sum is a puzzle game where every move combines adjacent tiles, changing the board as positives, negatives, and multipliers interact. Plan each merge carefully, find the right sequence, and solve increasingly challenging boards across a series of unlockable cases.

Screenshots

Solitaire4 screens
Zero Sum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zero Sum at every 3 days against Solitaire's monthly. Zero Sum also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Solitaire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Zero Sum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update monthly, Zero Sum every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solitaire versus Zero Sum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireZero Sum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.2K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB23 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperVeraxen LtdMathew DeLong

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings7,246 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative7.3%

Zero Sum

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Solitaire

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Green screen issue
  • Difficulty returning to original game after ads

Requested features

2 requests
  • Shuffle option after going through the deck
  • Ability to play multiple games at once

Zero Sum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solitaire

One-time2
  • No Ads Solitaire$5.99
  • No Ads Solitaire$9.99
1 purchases

Zero Sum

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero Sum free?
Zero Sum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solitaire or Zero Sum have ads?
Both Solitaire and Zero Sum show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Zero Sum?
Solitaire ships an update monthly, and Zero Sum every 3 days. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on September 27, 2026 and Zero Sum on August 25, 2026.

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