Solitaire Forever vs 40 Thieves 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
40 Thieves Solitaire
This classic card game offers a free, ad-supported solitaire experience with multiple engaging variants. The goal is to move all cards to suit foundations, with unique rules for each game mode.
- Multiple solitaire variants
- Two-deck gameplay
- Suit foundation building
- Tableau column mechanics
- Ad-supported free play
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Forty Thieves is a classic two deck solitaire game along with three variants. Totally free. No in-app purchases. The objective is to move all the cards onto the eight suit foundations. Tableau columns build down suited, but only the top card can be moved. Empty columns can be filled with any card. 40 THIEVES - The classic game. You get one pass through the reserve pile one card at-a-time. 40 NINJA - The covered tableau cards are hidden. 40 BANDITS - Stacks of ordered cards can be moved. 40 PIRATES - Cycle through reserves deck 3 cards at-a-time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 40 Thieves Solitaire at Free against Solitaire Forever's $2.99. Solitaire Forever's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). 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
40 Thieves 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 3.7. 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 50% of 40 Thieves Solitaire's.
Solitaire Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, 40 Thieves Solitaire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Forever | 40 Thieves Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solitaire Forever | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Solitaire Forever
40 Thieves 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
40 Thieves Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solitaire Forever
No in-app purchases
40 Thieves Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solitaire Forever free?
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Which has better reviews, Solitaire Forever or 40 Thieves Solitaire?
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