Comparison

Eric's Spider Solitaire vs Majong

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

Head to head
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

Majong

A popular solitaire matching game offering a relaxing and meditative experience. Enjoy stunning HD graphics and automatic zoom for easy tile management on any device. It's a must-have puzzle game with lovely music and natural sounds.

Highlights
  • Solitaire matching gameplay
  • Stunning HD graphics
  • Universal application support
  • Automatic zoom for tile management
  • Relaxing music and natural sounds
  • Unique tile arrangements
Features
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Very popular solitaire matching game, the perfect choice for the everyone looking for relaxing and meditative replay. Enjoy stunning HD graphics at any device you have: it is universal application. Complete different layouts with unique tiles arrangement, automatic zoom will help to manage tiles easily. Lovely music, natural sounds, soft backgrounds makes this game a must have puzzle.

Screenshots

Eric's Spider Solitaire4 screens
Majong3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Majong at none against Eric's Spider Solitaire's shown. Majong also leads on ratings volume (44K vs 927) and review sentiment (86% vs 73%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Majong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Eric's Spider Solitaire against 4.6 for Majong. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Majong has 44K ratings behind it against 927, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Eric's Spider Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 86% of Majong's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eric's Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, Majong monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eric's Spider Solitaire versus Majong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEric's Spider SolitaireMajong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (927 ratings) — better4.6 (44K ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews86.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings92744K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1712.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB36 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperEric SniderVintolo Ltd

Customer experience

Eric's Spider Solitaire

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

Majong

All ratings44,424 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative6.8%

User reviews

Eric's Spider Solitaire

From 927 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Challenging and fun gameplay
  • 🕰 Great time-killer
  • 📱 Works well on mobile devices
  • 🎨 Good graphics and animations

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Too many ads
  • 🔊 Loud ads with annoying music
  • 🤔 Difficulty level too high for some users
  • 🔀 Irritating card animations

Majong

From 44K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good fun when travelling
  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 👍 Relaxing and fun
  • 👍 Challenging but addictive
  • 👍 Excellent graphics and design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
  • 💰 Limited free shuffles and hints, requires payment
  • 🤔 Some layouts become impossible to complete

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

Majong

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game sometimes cuts off before level is complete
  • Levels disappear after reaching certain progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a timer or time tracking feature
  • More variety in layout designs
  • Ability to replay or revisit previous levels

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Eric's Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
10 purchases

Majong

One-time10
  • 2 shuffles$1.99
  • 5 shuffles$2.99
  • 6 shuffles$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 15 shuffles$7.99
  • 20 hints$9.99
  • 14 shuffles$9.99
  • 40 shuffles$19.99
  • 60 hints$24.99
  • 100 shuffles$39.99
  • 140 hints$49.99

Questions

Is Eric's Spider Solitaire free?
Eric's Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Majong free?
Majong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eric's Spider Solitaire or Majong?
Eric's Spider Solitaire is rated higher. Eric's Spider Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 927 ratings, while Majong averages 4.6 from 44K ratings.
Do Eric's Spider Solitaire or Majong have ads?
Eric's Spider Solitaire shows ads; Majong does not.
Which is updated more often, Eric's Spider Solitaire or Majong?
Eric's Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, and Majong monthly. Most recently, Eric's Spider Solitaire was updated on November 12, 2026 and Majong on November 13, 2026.

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