Comparison

Goes Both Ways vs Cozy Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Goes Both Ways

A fast-paced word game where you guess the missing word between two given terms. Requires the physical card game to play. Test your speed and strategy to solve word puzzles.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Word association puzzles
  • Strategic thinking
  • Requires physical card game
  • Top-of-the-tongue challenges
Features
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This faced paced, top of the tongue word game puts you on the hot seat to solve the missing word. What falls between Kanye and Virginia? What about Home and Away? One must be fast and strategic to win, because this game… Goes Both Ways! *For use with the Goes Both Ways card game (not included)

About

Cozy Solitaire

Enjoy a peaceful card game experience with no interruptions. Customize your game with various themes and card backs. Offers daily goals and achievements for a rewarding play session.

Highlights
  • Ad-free and no micro-transactions
  • Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire
  • Optional in-app purchase for 3 extra game modes
  • Extensive customization options (card backs, backgrounds, card fronts)
  • Daily goals and achievements
  • Undo and hint features
  • LoFi soundtrack
Features
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Relax and enjoy Solitaire with absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Cozy Solitaire was designed specifically to give you a relaxing and cozy solitaire experience. What makes Cozy Solitaire unique? Most solitaire apps are cluttered with ads, making playing anything but relaxing. Besides just being ad-free, Cozy Solitaire also has a fresh look that can be customized to fit your preferences. The effects and animations were created to be satisfying, without overdoing it. Lastly, Cozy Solitaire gives you an encouraging message every day when the daily goal is completed. FEATURES: No ads: Absolutely no ads or micro-transactions. Pay once and enjoy, ad-free forever. Klondike and FreeCell Solitaire included: Choose between Klondike or FreeCell Solitaire. Play 1 card draw or 3 card draw. Choose between winnable or random deals. Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire available: The game includes 1 in app purchase to add 3 extra game modes for $1.99 USD. This purchase is completely optional and adds Yukon, Spiderette, and Golf Solitaire. If you don't want to be bothered by seeing the in-app purchase, you can even toggle it off in the settings menu. Customization: Customize to your heart’s content with over 150 different card backs. Choose between a variety of different backgrounds and card fronts to fit your unique taste. Backgrounds include plain colors and a selection of relaxing animated backgrounds. You can even customize the animation that plays when you win a game. Simple user interface: Enjoy a simple user interface that was thoughtfully designed to be easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. Satisfying experience: Sound effects and subtle vibrations make for a satisfying experience. Achievements: Complete a variety of achievements to unlock more card back designs. Daily Reward: Every day there will be a daily goal to complete to unlock an encouraging message for the day, similar to cracking open a fortune cookie at your favorite Chinese restaurant - so satisfying and cozy! Undo and hint: Use the undo button to go back up to 100 moves. Use the hint button if you get stuck and need help. Personalized Settings: Personalize the settings to suit your preferences. Play in left-handed mode, turn on dark mode, adjust the sound effect, ambience, and music levels, turn vibrations on or off, and show or hide the top user interface. LoFi Soundtrack: Lofi beats provide the perfect background music as you play. This chill soundtrack is great for a cozy and relaxing experience. You can also turn the music off if you prefer to play in silence. Download today!

Screenshots

Goes Both Ways4 screens
Cozy Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Goes Both Ways at Free against Cozy Solitaire's $1.99. Goes Both Ways also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Cozy Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (297 vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Goes Both Ways is free to download; Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99 up front. Cozy Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Goes Both Ways asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Goes Both Ways holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cozy Solitaire has 297 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Goes Both Ways's written reviews are positive against 90% of Cozy Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goes Both Ways ships an update every 39 months, Cozy Solitaire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Goes Both Ways versus Cozy Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoes Both WaysCozy Solitaire
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (297 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2297 — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#29 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB373 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNovak Gaming Co.LLCMulberry Tree Games, LLC

Customer experience

Goes Both Ways

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cozy Solitaire

All ratings288 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.8%

Bugs and requests

Goes Both Ways

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cozy Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cards not registering correctly in FreeCell
  • Game freezing after auto-complete
  • Incorrect card display in foundation piles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More background animations and themes
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to turn off haptic feedback
  • Faster card movement and auto-complete
  • Additional solitaire game modes (e.g. Pyramid, Tri-Peaks)

In-app purchases

None

Goes Both Ways

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cozy Solitaire

One-time1
  • Extra Game Modes$1.99

Questions

Is Goes Both Ways free?
Goes Both Ways is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cozy Solitaire free?
Cozy Solitaire costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goes Both Ways or Cozy Solitaire?
Goes Both Ways is rated higher. Goes Both Ways averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cozy Solitaire averages 4.7 from 297 ratings.
Do Goes Both Ways or Cozy Solitaire have ads?
Neither Goes Both Ways nor Cozy Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goes Both Ways or Cozy Solitaire?
Goes Both Ways ships an update every 39 months, and Cozy Solitaire every 3 weeks. Most recently, Goes Both Ways was updated on October 2, 2026 and Cozy Solitaire on October 21, 2026.

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