Card Shark Solitaire vs Swiftly Eights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Card Shark Solitaire
This app offers a collection of popular solitaire card games with a smooth, intuitive interface. Enjoy various game modes, customizable visuals, and helpful features like undo/redo and autoplay.
- Drag-and-drop interface
- Autoplay compatible cards
- Supports multiple solitaire variations
- Customizable card backs, tables, and fronts
- Undo/redo functionality
- Left/right-handed stock placement
- Smooth 3D animations
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Card Shark uses an intuitive drag-drop interface and is fat finger friendly - piles are automatically split following a drag-drop gesture. Tap foundation piles to autoplay compatible cards. Card Shark supports Klondike Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire, Canfield, Forty Thieves, Beleaguered Castle, Crazy Eights, Draw Poker, and Memory Match. Features include: - silky smooth animations with a tasteful 3d presentation. - photo library support for custom tables and card backs - multiple styles of card fronts, backs, tables - does not interfere with ipod music - left/right handed stock placement - undo/redo - optional vegas scoring - fast load time - sophisticated random number generator capable of dealing billions of unique hands Are you an artist? Contact the author for tools to help you design your own decks. If you like this game, please consider supporting further development by submitting a user review and/or upgrading to Card Shark Collection Deluxe. "Card Shark Solitaire is currently the best free solitaire game in the App Store." - Art Of The iPhone
Swiftly Eights
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A classic variant of the Spider Solitaire game using 8 decks. Choose from 1, 2 or 4 suits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Card Shark Solitaire at Free against Swiftly Eights's $0.99. Card Shark Solitaire also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, ads, 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
Card Shark Solitaire is free to download; Swiftly Eights costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Card Shark Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, Swiftly Eights every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Card Shark Solitaire | Swiftly Eights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Easy 8 Software | Michael Newell |
Bugs and requests
Card Shark Solitaire
Reported bugs
3 issues- Resets accumulated scores after updates
- Difficulty closing the app on newer devices
- Euchre game issues with computer player actions
Requested features
4 requests- Add more solitaire game variants
- Option to disable dynamic card resizing
- Ability to manually adjust card size
- Restore previous layout and functionality
Swiftly Eights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Card Shark Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Swiftly Eights
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Card Shark Solitaire free?
Is Swiftly Eights free?
Do Card Shark Solitaire or Swiftly Eights have ads?
Which is updated more often, Card Shark Solitaire or Swiftly Eights?
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