Paperback Vol. 2 vs Sherlock Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperback Vol. 2
This is a novel deck-building game where players craft words to create clever combos and become bestselling authors. It features new cards, modes, art, and advanced AI for challenging gameplay or cooperative play with friends.
- Deck-building word game mechanics
- New cards and abilities
- Cooperative mode with friends or AI
- Advanced AI opponents
- New art and interface
- Mini-expansions
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Paperback the game is back! Paige Turner has been cranking out novels of all genres and has a new set of tricks. Follow her journey to become a bestselling author! Paperback, the deckbuilding word game fuses smart wordsmithing with clever combos. Based on the bestselling card game, it returns with Vol 2! Try out the new cards, new modes and new art. The advanced computer players can challenge the best players or work alongside you in cooperative mode. Cooperative mode - play with friends even play alongside the AI New massive card set - as you play, you’ll unlock new cards and abilities. Advanced AI - can find the best words faster and challenge the best players. New Art and interface New mini-expansions - spacebar, dyslexic and alternate starting wilds. New kitchy novels to finish!
Sherlock Solitaire
Engage in a strategic, single-player card game set within the world of Sherlock Holmes. Solve mysteries by playing solitaire-style card stacks, with a full version offering multiple detectives and difficulty levels.
- Offline, single-player gameplay
- Solitaire-style card play
- Multiple detectives with unique powers (full version)
- Multiple difficulty levels (full version)
- Solve famous Sherlock Holmes mysteries
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Take on some of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy card game for 1 player. With a little luck, you may even be able to thwart the dastardly Professor Moriarty and his agents once and for all! Are you clever enough to survive and solve the case? Features: -Offline, single-player gameplay -Solitaire-style card play (build up stacks of cards to win) Demo features: -Single case -Single difficulty level -Only play until first shuffle Full version (paid) features: -Multiple Detectives with different deck-manipulation powers -Multiple difficulty levels -Additional case with different win conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sherlock Solitaire at Free against Paperback Vol. 2's $4.99. Sherlock Solitaire also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 26%). Paperback Vol. 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#114 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
Sherlock Solitaire is free to download; Paperback Vol. 2 costs $4.99 up front. Sherlock Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paperback Vol. 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sherlock Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paperback Vol. 2 has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Paperback Vol. 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sherlock Solitaire's.
Paperback Vol. 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Sherlock Solitaire fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paperback Vol. 2 | Sherlock Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (47 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.4% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #114 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fowers Games Inc. | White Wizard Games |
Customer experience
Paperback Vol. 2
Sherlock Solitaire
Bugs and requests
Paperback Vol. 2
Reported bugs
23 issues- App is buggy
- Cards not working as expected
- Points miscalculated
- Words not in dictionary
- AI uses invalid words
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- App icon shows false notifications
- Double value card bug
- Green Look at 3 cards dialog bug
- App freezes after scoring
- Cannot buy cards after scoring
- Game freezes during AI turn
- Push notifications not working
- Card effects not always working
- Triple-letter score bug
- Account not verified error
- Cannot start new PvP games
- Online not working
- Game won't deal second hand
- Animations move at snail's pace
- Computer players lock up
- Computer players make suboptimal choices
- Double score adjacency bonus not working
- Confirmation email not received
Requested features
4 requests- Option to use original fonts/graphics
- Full rules explanation
- Card collection feature
- Option to have all cards available
Sherlock Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paperback Vol. 2
No in-app purchases
Sherlock Solitaire
- Full Version$3.99
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