Solitaire Forever vs Classic Simple Simon Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Classic Simple Simon Solitaire
This solitaire game challenges players to move all cards to four foundation piles, ordered by suit from Ace to King. Cards can be stacked on cards one rank higher, and runs of the same suit can be moved together. Free spaces can be filled with any card to achieve victory.
- Move all cards to 4 foundations
- Build cards by suit from A to K
- Stack cards one rank higher
- Move multiple cards in a suit run
- Fill free spaces with any card
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Simple Simon,despite its name,is a actually very skillful solitaire. The goal in this game is to move all cards to 4 foundations by suit from A to K. A card can always be moved onto a card that is one higher in rank.You can move multiple cards together if they are all part of a run in the same suit. Free spaces can be filled by any card. The game is won when all cards are built onto the foundations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire Forever at 78% against Classic Simple Simon Solitaire's 0%. Solitaire Forever also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.3) and ads (none vs shown). Classic Simple Simon Solitaire's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On in-app purchases 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
Classic Simple Simon Solitaire is free to download; Solitaire Forever costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solitaire Forever holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Forever has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Solitaire Forever's written reviews are positive against 0% of Classic Simple Simon Solitaire's.
Solitaire Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, Classic Simple Simon Solitaire every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Forever | Classic Simple Simon Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solitaire Forever | Kevin White |
Customer experience
Solitaire Forever
Classic Simple Simon Solitaire
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
Classic Simple Simon Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solitaire Forever
No in-app purchases
Classic Simple Simon Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solitaire Forever free?
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Which has better reviews, Solitaire Forever or Classic Simple Simon Solitaire?
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