Comparison

Eric's Spider Solitaire vs Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite

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

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About

Eric's Spider Solitaire

Enjoy multiple variations of a classic card game with beautiful graphics and intuitive controls. Save your progress and play in either portrait or landscape mode. Offers unlimited undo and detailed statistics for a polished experience.

Highlights
  • Four Spider Solitaire game modes
  • High-resolution graphics and particle effects
  • Intuitive drag, tap, or shove card controls
  • Game save and restore functionality
  • Unlimited Undo feature
  • Portrait and landscape orientation support
  • Detailed statistics tracking
Features
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Eric's Spider Solitaire includes four Spider Solitaire games with beautiful high resolution graphics and more! Play Spider Solitaire 1-suit, 2-suit, 4-suit and Spiderette. This top-rated free card game has a fantastic user interface, beautiful graphics and subtle sound effects. "Nice fresh UI and animations. Simple and fun!" "Sweet and simple. 5 stars indeed" Drag, tap, or for the most fun, give cards a shove to send them on their way! If you love solitaire please try Eric's FreeCell Solitaire and Eric's Klondike Solitaire, too. DESCRIPTION Written by the same Eric that developed the Eric's Solitaire Sample that came on every Mac in the U.S. and Eric's Ultimate Solitaire for Mac OS. You can drag and drop or tap cards to move them. You can even throw the cards with a shove! Supports portrait and landscape orientations and has a fun user interface. Spider is one of the most popular variations of solitaire. It's Eric's favorite as it offers lots of room for skill and almost every deal can be won. Your game is saved when you quit or get a call and is quickly restored when you return. FEATURES • Four games – Spider, Spider 2-Suit, Spider 1-Suit and the one deck game Spiderette • Beautiful art, cool particle effects and a fun user-interface • Subtle sound effects so you can enjoy your music or podcast • Drag and drop cards or throw them! • Playable cards wiggle or glow -- turn off for a bigger challenge. The more the cards wiggle the better the move. • Unlimited Undo • Portrait and Landscape support & orientation lock • Detailed Statistics Send your feature requests and feedback to eric@sniderware.com Follow me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/sniderware Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite

Experience classic Solitaire card games with a unique aristocratic twist. This version offers intuitive card manipulation, making gameplay smoother and more enjoyable. It's a free, ad-supported introduction to the Countess's refined card-playing world.

Highlights
  • Multiple Solitaire variants (Freecell, Klondike, Yukon)
  • Intuitive card manipulation
  • Aristocratic theme
  • Free to play
  • Ad-supported
Features
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Why play Solitaire alone, darling? As a member of the idle aristocracy, Countess Thalia has oodles of spare time to devote to games of Freecell, Klondike, and Yukon. Her ladyship's best kept secret is how she wiggles the playable cards, saving you oh so much bothersome scanning. But careful, love, she is rather strict on protocol! This is the free, ad supported 'Lite' version of Countess Thalia Solitaire. The full version is ad free and has a move undo option.

Screenshots

Eric's Spider Solitaire4 screens
Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eric's Spider Solitaire at 4.7 against Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite's 3.0. Eric's Spider Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 61 months) and ratings volume (928 vs 2). Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Eric's Spider Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eric's Spider Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eric's Spider Solitaire has 928 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eric's Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite every 61 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Eric's Spider Solitaire versus Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEric's Spider SolitaireCountess Thalia Solitaire Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (928 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings928 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 61 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS178.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB4 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperEric SniderRESETgame

Customer experience

Eric's Spider Solitaire

All ratings927 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative17.3%

Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Eric's Spider Solitaire

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes when too many cards are on the playing field
  • Issues with card movement and selection

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add difficulty settings
  • Reduce frequency and intrusiveness of ads
  • Provide option to disable card animations

Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eric's Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eric's Spider Solitaire free?
Eric's Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite free?
Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eric's Spider Solitaire or Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite?
Eric's Spider Solitaire is rated higher. Eric's Spider Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 928 ratings, while Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Eric's Spider Solitaire or Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite have ads?
Eric's Spider Solitaire shows ads; Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Eric's Spider Solitaire or Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite?
Eric's Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, and Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite every 61 months. Most recently, Eric's Spider Solitaire was updated on November 13, 2026 and Countess Thalia Solitaire Lite on November 3, 2026.

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