Comparison

Solitaire Forever vs Solitaire City (Ad Free)

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire Forever

Experience a vast collection of over 150 solitaire games with a refined touch interface and 3D graphics. Enjoy customizable gameplay, including tilt controls, music integration, and various card options for an enhanced experience.

Highlights
  • Over 150 solitaire games
  • 3D graphics and smooth animation
  • Tilt for portrait/landscape
  • Play with your music
  • Multiple card decks/backs
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • Highlight playable cards
Features
Currently charting
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Enjoy over 150 solitaire games, with a simple graphic, touch interface. Rich graphics and smooth animation enhance your game-play experience in 3D. Features: - Tilt to play in portrait or landscape view - Listen to your music while you play - Multiple card decks and card backs - Unlimited undo/redo with slider bar - Highlight playable cards, zoom, fan out piles - Drag cards, or tap to auto-move - Options for auto-play, auto-flip, relaxed rules - View game rules, statistics, and much more

About

Solitaire City (Ad Free)

Enjoy a vast collection of classic solitaire card games without any interruptions. This ad-free version offers a private and seamless experience, automatically transferring your progress from the free version. Learn new games with an interactive training system and compete globally via leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • No in-app purchases or tracking
  • Automatic score and statistic transfer
  • Universal iPhone/iPad app
  • Interactive training system
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
  • Customizable backgrounds and card designs
Features
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Play classic solitaire card games with Solitaire City advert free - one of the first 500 apps on the original iOS App Store that launched in 2008! Enjoy your favorite solitaire games such as Klondike, Double Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Spiderette, Tri-Peaks, Scorpion, Pyramid and many more. This paid version of Solitaire City is completely advert free, contains no In-App Purchases, no tracking and doesn't collect any analytics data. Your privacy is important to us! If you've played thousands of games with the free version of Solitaire City then your scores, statistics and customizations will now be automatically transferred to this paid version so there's no excuse not to upgrade now! Solitaire City is a Universal App! Buy once and play it on all your iOS devices with tablet enhanced high resolution graphics on iPads and detailed HD graphics on all devices that have Retina displays. Nearly 70 Solitaire Games and Variations Enjoy one of the largest solitaire collections available: • Klondike Solitaire (6 variations) • Spider Solitaire One, Two and Four Suits • FreeCell Solitaire (7 variations) • Double Klondike Solitaire (3 variations) • Spiderette Solitaire One, Two and Four Suits • Tri-Peaks Solitaire (2 variations) • Scorpion Solitaire One, Two and Four Suits • Alternations Solitaire (4 variations) • Three Shuffles and a Draw • Demon/Canfield Solitaire (4 variations) • Poker Squares (4 variations) • Pyramid Solitaire (4 variations) • Cribbage Squares (3 variations) • Golf Solitaire (4 variations) • Casket Solitaire (2 variations) • Eliminator Solitaire (3 variations) • Yukon Solitaire (3 variations) • La Belle Lucie • Demon Fan • Shamrocks • Fan • Super Flower Garden • Baker's Dozen Solitaire • Blind Alleys Solitaire (2 variations) • Accordion Solitaire (2 variations) Solitaire City is played against the clock for points. The faster you complete a game, the higher your score. Think you have an epic score? Then take a look at the numerous Game Center leaderboards to see how it compares with players from all around the world. A unique training system is included that teaches you the game rules and points out valid moves as you play. No more confusing rules to read. Learn new solitaire games as you play! Solitaire City Features: • No adverts or In-App purchases • Universal iPhone and iPad solitaire app • Smooth tap or drag card gameplay • Classic Klondike solitaire (patience) • Windows Solitaire rule numbers. • Beautiful HD graphics for all Retina displays • Enhanced HD graphics on iPad • Play solitaire in portrait or landscape • Rotate your device during play • Stunning card animations and visual effects • Fast timed scoring system • Game Center leaderboards & achievements • Interactive solitaire training system • Hint / Suggest Move button • Detailed solitaire statistics • Listen to your music while playing • Fun sound effects and customizable sound themes • Custom card backs and backgrounds • Use photos from your album as card backgrounds or card backs • Multiple card deck styles • Replay the same solitaire deal anytime • Unlimited undo moves • Automatically saves your game • Left-handed and right-handed play options Notes: • Three Shuffles and a Draw and La Belle Lucie appear under the Fan Games section. • Enable Confirm New/End Game in Settings if you want confirmation before ending a game. • Prefer playing solitaire in bed? Lock the screen orientation to portrait or landscape in Settings. • You can either drag cards onto other cards or use the Tap to Move feature - tap on a card to highlight it grey and then tap where you want it to move to. You can turn Tap to Move off from the Solitaire City Settings screen if you always drag cards. Try our other games "Yatzy Master", "10 Pin Shuffle" and "Silly Saucers", also available on the App Store.

Screenshots

Solitaire Forever4 screens
Solitaire City (Ad Free)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Solitaire City (Ad Free) at 4.3K against Solitaire Forever's 48. Solitaire City (Ad Free) also leads on chart position (#3 vs #180). Solitaire Forever's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Solitaire Forever costs $2.99 and Solitaire City (Ad Free) $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Solitaire Forever against 4.6 for Solitaire City (Ad Free). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire City (Ad Free) has 4.3K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Solitaire Forever's written reviews are positive against 86% of Solitaire City (Ad Free)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, Solitaire City (Ad Free) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire Forever versus Solitaire City (Ad Free): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire ForeverSolitaire City (Ad Free)
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (48 ratings)4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings484.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#180#3 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolitaire ForeverDigital Smoke LLC

Customer experience

Solitaire Forever

All ratings48 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral10.2%
Negative12.0%

Solitaire City (Ad Free)

All ratings4,317 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews907 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative9.5%

User reviews

Solitaire Forever

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game selection
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • ⏱️ Smooth gameplay
  • 🔍 Readable card designs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Small card sizes on some devices
  • 🔍 Distorted layout in landscape mode
  • 🔔 Lack of win/loss feedback

Solitaire City (Ad Free)

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fantastic
  • 🚀 No ads
  • 👍 Easy to play
  • 👍 Lots of game options
  • 👍 Customizable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scoring issues
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Freezing
  • 🐛 Unwinnable games
  • 🐛 Inconsistent scoring

Bugs and requests

Solitaire Forever

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to move cards as expected in some games
  • Shimmering/flickering background issues
  • Crashes when switching between portrait and landscape

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to customize card backs and backgrounds
  • Ability to track game stats and progress
  • Right-hand/left-hand mode for card dealing
  • Customizable rules for games like Klondike

Solitaire City (Ad Free)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Casket scoring broken
  • Columns freezing
  • Incorrect charges
  • Poker game card placement issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Confirmation before ending game
  • Automatic card flipping
  • Ability to turn off scoring
  • More card/background customization options
  • Improved layout for larger screens
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  • Ability to reset stats/high scores

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire Forever

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire City (Ad Free)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Forever free?
Solitaire Forever costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire City (Ad Free) free?
Solitaire City (Ad Free) costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Forever or Solitaire City (Ad Free)?
Solitaire City (Ad Free) is rated higher. Solitaire Forever averages 4.4 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Solitaire City (Ad Free) averages 4.6 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Solitaire Forever or Solitaire City (Ad Free) have ads?
Neither Solitaire Forever nor Solitaire City (Ad Free) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Forever or Solitaire City (Ad Free)?
Solitaire Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, and Solitaire City (Ad Free) every 2 months. Most recently, Solitaire Forever was updated on November 6, 2026 and Solitaire City (Ad Free) on November 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, Solitaire Forever or Solitaire City (Ad Free)?
Solitaire Forever currently peaks at #180 in the App Store charts, and Solitaire City (Ad Free) at #3. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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