Astraware Solitaire vs The 4 Aces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astraware Solitaire
Enjoy a comprehensive collection of 12 popular single-player card games, including Klondike, Spider, and Freecell. Customize gameplay with your favorite rules, choose from various visual themes, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Play your way with smart assistance options and auto-save functionality.
- 12 popular card games included
- Customizable gameplay options
- Unlockable Golden Trophy Deck
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Personalize backgrounds and card designs
- Detailed game statistics
- Smart assistance options
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Love card games? Astraware Solitaire is a great collection of 12 of the most popular single player card games. It includes Klondike (also known simply as Solitaire), Pyramid, Spider, Clock, Yukon, Canfield, Four Seasons, Sultan's Harem, Idiot's Delight, Golf, Calculation, and Freecell, each with custom gameplay options so you can play using your favorite variation on the standard rules. Features include: - Golden Trophy Deck awards - win the golden cards during play and once the whole deck is unlocked, use it to play with! - Play in portrait or landscape mode - Play with your own rules, turn off hints or auto-moves using the 'Customize' option when you start a new game - Many decorative backgrounds to choose from, or use your own photos - Wide choice of card backs, or choose your own pictures! - Choice of card fronts including extra clear card faces for visibility - Detailed game statistics including how long you've played and how often you win - Game options for smart assistance - play with one-touch help, or drag and drop the cards yourself - it's your choice! - Game auto saves your progress - Guaranteed solvable games for the puzzle settings you choose! --------------------------------------- "Astraware Solitaire provides a very customizable and enjoyable gaming experience... jump on this one... You will not be disappointed." - GearDiary.com "Combining 12 of the most popular games with nice animation and unlockables makes Astraware Solitaire stand out from the bunch." - PixelatedGeek.com --------------------------------------- Astraware Solitaire is free to play, supported by adverts (which you can choose to watch in advance to earn 'Hearts' to use for playing games), or choose the single in-app purchase to Go Deluxe and play ad-free permanently!
The 4 Aces
A fast-paced solitaire card game designed for short bursts of play. Remove cards by matching suits or ranks, with an undo feature for mistakes. Aim to clear the board and achieve the maximum score.
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Undo move functionality
- Short game sessions (60-90 seconds)
- Score maximization goal
- Simple tap controls
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A quick card game to play on the bus, plane, train, car (as a passenger!), or at school (between classes of course!). Great to play whenever you have just a minute of free time! Each hand can be played in 60-90 seconds! Deal 4 cards... if the topmost card in a pile is of the same suit but lesser rank than the top card in another pile you can tap to remove it! Or tap a top card to move it to an open pile to free up those below it! Didn't like the move you just made? Accidentally tapped the wrong card? Just undo your previous move... all the way back to the first deal of the game! See if you can reach the max score of 48 cards removed (leaving only 'The 4 Aces')!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The 4 Aces at 100% against Astraware Solitaire's 37%. The 4 Aces also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Astraware Solitaire's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Astraware Solitaire is free to download; The 4 Aces costs $0.99 up front. Astraware Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The 4 Aces asks for nothing beyond the download.
The 4 Aces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astraware Solitaire has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Astraware Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of The 4 Aces's.
Astraware Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, The 4 Aces every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astraware Solitaire | The 4 Aces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Astraware Limited | Kidd Coding LLC |
Customer experience
Astraware Solitaire
The 4 Aces
Bugs and requests
Astraware Solitaire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Issues with card rendering and touch responsiveness
- Game progress and settings not saving properly
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Landscape mode support
- Improved game statistics tracking
- Ability to replay previous games
The 4 Aces
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Astraware Solitaire
- Deluxe Ad-Free Upgrade$2.99
The 4 Aces
No in-app purchases
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