Comparison

Nerts vs Solitaire Versus

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

Head to head
About

Nerts

Compete in a fast-paced card game to race against opponents to claim ace piles and score points. Increase the challenge with higher skill levels and more players. Enjoy a visually appealing experience optimized for mobile.

Highlights
  • Competitive card gameplay
  • Virtual opponents
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Local Wi-Fi multiplayer
  • Beautiful graphics and animations
  • Optimized for small screens
Features
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So you think you're good at Solitaire? Prove it with Nerts! Nerts is the action-packed card game that lets you compete against virtual opponents for the ace piles in a race to get rid of your cards and gain the most points. As you get faster, increase the skill level and number of opponents to intensify the challenge! Carefully designed by a life-long Nerts fan, it features all the essentials, such as: - Beautiful graphics and animations - Optimized for small screen play - Opponent peeking - "Lefty mode" - Up to three opponents - Three levels of difficulty Watch out, this game may be addicting! Full version features: - Multiplayer using local Wi-Fi with up to 5 other people - Four harder difficulty levels - Play with up to 5 computer players - Games can last multiple rounds until the winning score is reached To get the full version, download the free app and then upgrade to the full version with the in-app purchase.

About

Solitaire Versus

Experience a fast-paced, multiplayer solitaire game known by many names, including Nertz and Racing Demon. Compete head-to-head with friends or players worldwide in real-time card-clearing challenges. No sign-up required, just download and play.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer Nertz gameplay
  • Real-time competition
  • Friend system
  • Skill-based matchmaking
  • Global leaderboards
  • Simultaneous play
Features
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Solitaire Versus is a free, fast-paced multiplayer solitaire game popularly known as Nerts, Pounce, Peanuts, and Racing Demon. It plays like Canfield with two to four players all competing at once and sharing their ace piles. Play with your friends in the same room, across town, or on the other side of the world. Or you can choose to play with somebody new. No login or sign-up is necessary, just download and play. Add frequently played players as friends so you can see when they are online and invite them to play. As you play, you will develop a skill rating similar to a chess rating. This reflects your overall ability and is used to match you against other players of similar skill. But you can choose to play against a player of any level – if they will accept! Earn Success Points as you play in four-player matches, then compare yourself to the world’s elite Solitaire Versus players by rating, Success Points, and win percentage. Game Play: It’s a race to clear your Task pile and get your cards out to the Community area before your opponents do. You earn one point for every card moved to Community and lose one point for every card left in your Task pile. Miss an opportunity to move a card to Community and you may lose precious time waiting for another opportunity to arise. You each play with your own deck, Task pile, and Staging piles in your private area, but you build Ace piles in a shared community area. It’s great fun, involving speed and card placement strategy. There is no turn-taking amongst the players, everyone plays simultaneously. A round ends when the first player empties their Task pile. The next round starts with a fresh deal of cards. To win, end a round with 60 or more points – if multiple players have more than 60 points, the player with the highest score wins.

Screenshots

Nerts4 screens
Solitaire Versus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nerts at 4.4 against Solitaire Versus's 3.4. Nerts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (824 vs 32). Solitaire Versus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, review sentiment, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nerts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Versus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nerts holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nerts has 824 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Nerts's written reviews are positive against 41% of Solitaire Versus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nerts ships an update every 6 months, Solitaire Versus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nerts versus Solitaire Versus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNertsSolitaire Versus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (824 ratings) — better3.4 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews47.0% of reviews — better40.9% of reviews
Number of ratings824 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEarthshine Labs, LLCMiralet Inc.

Customer experience

Nerts

All ratings824 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive47.0%
Neutral17.4%
Negative35.6%

Solitaire Versus

All ratings32 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and requests

Nerts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Upgrade feature causes app to crash
  • Cards disappearing or not registering correctly
  • Stuck game state with no way to resolve

Requested features

3 requests
  • Resume game option without paid upgrade
  • Multiplayer support across networks
  • Detailed game statistics and leaderboards

Solitaire Versus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nerts

One-time1
  • Super Skills Upgrade$2.99
None

Solitaire Versus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nerts free?
Nerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire Versus free?
Solitaire Versus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nerts or Solitaire Versus?
Nerts is rated higher. Nerts averages 4.4 out of 5 from 824 ratings, while Solitaire Versus averages 3.4 from 32 ratings.
Do Nerts or Solitaire Versus have ads?
Solitaire Versus shows ads; Nerts does not.
Which is updated more often, Nerts or Solitaire Versus?
Nerts ships an update every 6 months, and Solitaire Versus monthly. Most recently, Nerts was updated on October 8, 2026 and Solitaire Versus on October 3, 2026.

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