Comparison

Spider Solitaire Classic vs Spider ▻ Solitaire +

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

Head to head
About

Spider Solitaire Classic

A classic card game offering a challenging twist on Solitaire. Match suits and stack cards in descending order across 1, 2, or 4 suit games. Enjoy a simple, addictive experience with customizable options and brain-training gameplay.

Highlights
  • 1, 2, and 4 suit game options
  • Drag, drop, and tap controls
  • Unlimited undo functionality
  • Portrait and landscape play
  • Right or left-handed play
  • Customizable cards and backgrounds
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Hint system
Features
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The most rewarding twist on Solitaire. It's the Windows classic, leveled up! In Spider Solitaire, you match suits before stacking your cards in descending order - simple to learn, but genuinely challenging to master. Play your way through 1 and 2 suit games, or if you really want a test, take on all 4 suits at once. Whether you're waiting in line or just want to unwind, Spider is the perfect way to relax and sharpen your mind at the same time. It's FREE. Just download to play anywhere, any time, for as long as you'd like. Features: • Choose 1, 2, and 4 suit games • Easy drag, drop and tap controls • Unlimited undo • Play in portrait or landscape • Customize your cards and backgrounds, including seasonal themes • Daily challenges to test your skills • Compete against other players on the leaderboard • Use hints to find those tricky moves Spider Solitaire Classic is ad-supported. Want an ad-free experience? Go VIP! VIP Membership includes: • No ads, no interruptions • 3x bonus coin rewards • New featured cards and backgrounds every month If you like Spider Solitaire Classic, try our other games: • Solitaire Classic • Free Cell Classic Visit our website to learn more about our games: https://www.iversoftgames.com/

About

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

Experience a classic card game with stunning graphics and intuitive controls. Enjoy unlimited puzzles, multiple difficulty levels, and helpful features like auto-hints and undo options. This game offers a refined solitaire experience for all players.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Tap-to-place card movement
  • Assisted drag-and-drop
  • Smart Point System
  • Extra-large card symbols
  • Automatic game save
Features
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Spider Solitaire is the #1 card games solitaire! Discover the next evolution of the classic spider solitaire with amazing graphics and ease of use. This is a card game like one you have never experienced before. No wonder this solitaire is rated so highly! And, with our optional extra-large card symbols, squinting the eyes is a thing of the past! With this solitaire game you get unlimited puzzle games, all free games, all best of class games, and we have added a Smart Point System and multiple levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, Bold, and Expert :) Spider Solitaire, along with Solitaire (Klondike), FreeCell Solitaire, Spiderette Solitaire, and Card Games solitaire, is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference. This is what some of our players are saying: :) "Great — I play every chance I get, I love this game :)" :) "I love it — Can't stop playing ;)" :) "Spider is a hard one to beat! — Really enjoy the challenge. Great game…." :) Check out the rest of our raving reviews... and look at our ratings!!! Solitaire makes it amazingly natural to control the cards movements and to feel in control: With tap-to-place, you simply tap the right card and it magically does the right move, or when you prefer you can also use our assisted drag-and-drop to move a card anywhere it creates a valid move. With this solitaire card game you also get all the nice features you would expect from a first class card game, such as: • unlimited number of free games • landscape and portrait card game play • optimized portrait gameplay • drag destination highlight • suggested move auto hint • multiple moves hinting • automatic game save and resume • automatic card spacing • interface auto dimming • selectable rich features • independent volume settings • unlimited undos • cards placement hints • tap to place cards • drag and drop cards • autocomplete to finish a solved puzzle • scores, moves, and times • statistics • awesome graphics and animations :) • show or hide time/battery • online games scoring • online achievements • spider solitaire game rules • … too many more to keep listing :) Solitaire is an iPhone game and an iPad game combined into one iOS app. Your iPhone, iPod, or iPad automatically selects for you the iPhone app and iPad app. Spider Solitaire is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference! The feeling of playing Solitaire is not just that of playing cards… it's the feeling of being part of a community… an enriching, shared experience that never makes you feel apart!

Screenshots

Spider Solitaire Classic4 screens
Spider ▻ Solitaire +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spider Solitaire Classic at Free against Spider ▻ Solitaire +'s $4.99. Spider Solitaire Classic also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). Spider ▻ Solitaire +'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (93% vs 56%). On ads, monetization model, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spider Solitaire Classic is free to download; Spider ▻ Solitaire + costs $4.99 up front. Spider Solitaire Classic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Spider ▻ Solitaire + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spider ▻ Solitaire + holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider ▻ Solitaire + has 5.2K ratings behind it against 956, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Spider Solitaire Classic's written reviews are positive against 93% of Spider ▻ Solitaire +'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spider Solitaire Classic ships an update fortnightly, Spider ▻ Solitaire + every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Spider Solitaire Classic versus Spider ▻ Solitaire +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider Solitaire ClassicSpider ▻ Solitaire +
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (956 ratings)4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.8% of reviews93.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9565.2K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#16 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB81 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIversoft SolutionsPeopleFun CG, LLC

Customer experience

Spider Solitaire Classic

All ratings956 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews484 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative34.5%

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

All ratings5,249 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

Spider Solitaire Classic

From 956 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
  • 💤 Relaxing way to pass time
  • 🔍 Good record-keeping and progress tracking

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔊 Loud audio ads that can't be muted
  • 🤕 Ads causing migraines/seizures due to flashing
  • 📵 Ads blocking gameplay and UI elements
  • 🤯 Frustrating ad-related crashes and freezes

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and thought-provoking
  • 🚀 Best version for relaxation
  • 👍 Best game ever
  • 👍 Still my favorite
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't transfer scores over on ad free version
  • 🐛 Unfair game
  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Constant messages popping up even with paid version
  • 🐛 Ads still appearing after paying for ad-free version

Bugs and requests

Spider Solitaire Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Unresponsive controls and screen jumping
  • Incorrect card placement and game logic issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Paid ad-free version option
  • Ability to customize card backgrounds
  • Restore previous game layout and UI
  • Improved card visibility and scrolling

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't transfer scores over on ad free version
  • Game doesn't work properly on iPhone 12
  • Settings buttons not working after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Move back button to upper left corner
  • Add redo/forward button
  • Add daily challenges/games
  • More variety or new levels
  • Add start over button

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spider Solitaire Classic

Subscriptions1
  • Spider VIP Subscription7 Days trial$1.491 Month
One-time1
  • Disable ads$3.99
None

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spider Solitaire Classic free?
Spider Solitaire Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spider ▻ Solitaire + free?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spider Solitaire Classic or Spider ▻ Solitaire +?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + is rated higher. Spider Solitaire Classic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 956 ratings, while Spider ▻ Solitaire + averages 4.8 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Spider Solitaire Classic or Spider ▻ Solitaire + have ads?
Both Spider Solitaire Classic and Spider ▻ Solitaire + show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spider Solitaire Classic or Spider ▻ Solitaire +?
Spider Solitaire Classic ships an update fortnightly, and Spider ▻ Solitaire + every 7 months. Most recently, Spider Solitaire Classic was updated on October 13, 2026 and Spider ▻ Solitaire + on October 16, 2026.

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