Comparison

Solitaire vs Full Deck Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire

This app offers a comprehensive collection of 16 popular solitaire card games in one place. Enjoy classic Klondike, Spider, Tri-Peaks, FreeCell, and many more with helpful tutorials and daily challenges. Play offline with customizable cards and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • 16 popular solitaire games
  • Daily winnable deals
  • Best-in-class tutorials
  • Offline play
  • Customizable cards and backgrounds
  • EasyRead Cards
Features
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Not just plain old solitaire like all the rest… Solitaire Deluxe®! 16 Solitaires in one! Classic (Klondike Solitaire), Spider Solitaire, TriPeaks Solitaire, Pyramid Solitaire, FreeCell and ALL of the most popular types of solitaire in the world, in one beautiful app. Have you tried Spiderette? How about Canfield? It’s all here!! Grow your brain: challenge yourself with a new style of solitaire, or just stick with classic solitaire. Whatever you choose, our best-in-class tutorials will help you learn something fun and new. Just listen to what people are saying: ***** “This has to be the best solitaire collection in existence!” -J. Strother ***** “Best.Card.Game.EVER.! Love this!! Best free solitaire app EVER.!!!!!!!” -AngelSezRawr ***** “The best solitaire game I’ve ever found!” –Mcheadache ***** “Lots of fun. It goes beyond Klondike because it gives different games of Solitaire. I looove it” –DanielaM1323 ***** “Totally addicted! Love this game!” –Damom53 ***** “Best suite of Solitaire games I’ve seen – great crisp shapes making it easy to distinguish between suits.” -Purplnth THANK YOU to everyone for all of the great Solitaire Deluxe reviews! And from the App Review Sites: ***** “Five Stars! All kinds of extra features that make the game even more fun…most importantly you are getting a full game for free.” – The Apple Clan ***** “The only game in town…there is value in such packages when they go the extra mile.” – PocketGamer ***** “The cream of the crop. Workers of the world, commence shuffling!” – LA Daily News The most feature-rich Solitaire in the App Store: Classic, Spider, Tri-Peaks, FreeCell and more, all in one convenient app! The original: Solitaire Deluxe has been the leading solitaire game for your mobile device since 2003. With its simple controls, exclusive EasyRead Cards, and new winnable deals every day, Solitaire Deluxe is your premium choice… and it’s all free. 16 GAMES, INCLUDING ORIGINAL SOLITAIRE Klondike (Classic Windows Solitaire), FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, Tri-Peaks, Chinese Solitaire, Scorpion, Yukon, Golf, Canfield, Kings Corner, Vanishing Cross, Spiderette, Poker, Russian Solitaire and The Harp. FEATURES Daily Winnable Deals – deals have guaranteed winnable solutions that are updated every day! Play with friends or play alone. Pick-up and play anywhere – no internet connection required. Best-in-class tutorials for all 16 games. Landscape or portrait modes. Exclusive Easy Read™ cards. HD Display. Customizable cards & backgrounds. Optimized for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Share scores with friends using Facebook Connect. And the best customer care for any of your questions! GAME UPDATES & TIPS www.facebook.com/solitairedeluxe or www.facebook.com/mobiledeluxe You can also check out www.solitairedeluxe.com for more great info and tips! This is classic solitaire the way it should be! From Mobile Deluxe, the makers of Big Win Slots™, Solitaire Deluxe® 2, Sudoku Deluxe® Social, and Solitaire Deluxe® Cash Prizes!

About

Full Deck Solitaire

Experience a vast collection of solitaire card games with a beautiful interface and smart features. Track your progress with detailed statistics and enjoy daily challenges for endless fun. Customize your background with stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • 83 unique solitaire variations
  • Smart hint system
  • Detailed game statistics
  • Daily challenges
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Smart badge system
Features
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Designed by a Solitaire loving Mom and Daughter, Full Deck Solitaire is a beautiful card game with an easy to use user interface. Eight four uniquely different variations of Solitaire not seen in many other games keep even the most seasoned guru occupied. Statistics for each game let you know how many hours you have played, games you have won and your highest score for that game. A uniquely smart three level hint system lets you know if there are moves to play and will even shake the cards if you can’t quite see that elusive move. Smart badges on decks show you how many cards are left to be dealt from that deck. This latest update adds Daily Challenges, three guaranteed solvable games of solitaire for you to bend your mind over. Can you get all nine stars every day? "Clearly the best solitaire game available." "Most excellent solitaire game ever!" "Excellent graphics. Realistic cards." "Love this app." "Excellent graphics and a huge selection of games makes the app feel fresh every time I play." "I love this app and all the games" "Wonderful game, great time waster!" "One of the best editions I've ever played! Excellent!" "This is a wonderful app." - Just some of the reviews for the current version! Thank you, we are really humbled by your love for the game! The game has an option of a classic background, your own wallpaper, or a gorgeous moving video of the ocean under the Moon. Games include Klondike 3 Card, Klondike 1 Card, Vegas Solitaire, Freecell, Thieves Of Egypt, Forty Thieves, Red And Black, Royal Parade, Demon, Canfield, Canfield 1 Card Turn, Double Canfield, Spider 1 Suit, Spider 2 Suit, Spider 3 Suit, Spider 4 Suit, Pyramid, Tri Peaks Solitaire, Golf, Golf Around Corner, Gaps, Montana, Beleaguered Castle, Bisley, Mrs. Mop, Clock Patience, Grandfather's Clock, German Clock, Captive Queens, Scorpion, Scorpion 2, Wasp, Three Blind Mice, Osmosis, Yukon, Russian Solitaire, Chinese Solitaire, Australian Patience, Fortress, Pyramid Golf, Aces Up, Miss Milligan, Demons and Thieves, La Belle Lucie, Trefoil, The Fan, Super Flower Garden, Storehouse, Cruel Solitaire, Baker's Dozen, Spanish Patience, Castles in Spain, Portuguese Solitaire, Good Measure, Baker's Game, Eight Off, Penguin Solitaire, Seahaven Towers, Rank And File, Number Ten, Lady Jane, Zerline, Double Klondike, Double Klondike 1 Card, Osmosis By The Book, Eagle Wing, Texas Fury and Texas Patience. A few of these classic games are unique to Full Deck Solitaire! And now with daily challenges, unique solvable puzzles that will challenge you every day. Please write or visit our support page if you are having any problems at all. We want you to love this game!

Screenshots

Solitaire4 screens
Full Deck Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Full Deck Solitaire at every 9 days against Solitaire's every 3 weeks. Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Solitaire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Full Deck Solitaire sells 7 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 — 4.6 for Solitaire against 4.7 for Full Deck Solitaire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28K and 23K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 65% of Full Deck Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Full Deck Solitaire every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solitaire versus Full Deck Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireFull Deck Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28K ratings)4.7 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews — better65.2% of reviews
Number of ratings28K — better23K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB150 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMurka Contracting LimitedGRL Games

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings28,296 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative26.0%

Full Deck Solitaire

All ratings23,012 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.2%

User reviews

Solitaire

From 28K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Wide variety of games
  • 👍 Enjoyable and challenging
  • 🕰 Great time-waster

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent freezing/crashing issues
  • 💸 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔇 Ads play audio despite muted settings
  • 🤯 Ads disrupt gameplay

Full Deck Solitaire

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Great games
  • 👍 Enjoyment
  • 🎨 Proper game
  • 🎨 Pretty good overall
  • 👍 Fantastic solitaire app

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Large ads
  • 🙄 Spend more time watching ads than playing
  • 🙄 Long boring ads
  • 🙄 Ads are getting worse
  • 🙄 Constantly crashes

Bugs and requests

Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress/points after app updates
  • Inability to exit certain ads
  • Ads triggering browser redirects

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • More frequent updates to card/background designs
  • Improved game stability and performance

Full Deck Solitaire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sound not working
  • Orientation issues
  • Games not functioning properly
  • Stats/progress not saving
  • Freezing/crashing issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sound option
  • Ability to replay games
  • Winnable game option
  • Daily challenges
  • Scoring system improvements

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Solitaire

One-time10
  • 2,000 Rewards Credit Package$0.99
  • 2X Rewards Credits Earned for Arcade Wins$0.99
  • 2X Rewards Credits Earned for Arcade Wins$1.99
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  • 7,000 Rewards Credit Package$2.99
  • Remove Ads plus 5K Rewards Credits$4.99
  • 20,000 Rewards Credit Package$4.99
  • 50,000 Rewards Credit Package$9.99
  • 45,000 Rewards Credit Package$11.99
  • 150,000 Rewards Credit Package$14.99
  • 100,000 Rewards Credit Package$19.99
7 purchases

Full Deck Solitaire

One-time7
  • Background Pack$0.99
  • $5,000 poker chips$0.99
  • Add $3,000 to AI Players$0.99
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  • 100 Extra Spins$0.99
  • $10,000 in poker chips$1.99
  • $20,000 poker chips$2.99
  • Remove ALL Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Full Deck Solitaire free?
Full Deck Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Full Deck Solitaire?
Full Deck Solitaire is rated higher. Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Full Deck Solitaire averages 4.7 from 23K ratings.
Do Solitaire or Full Deck Solitaire have ads?
Both Solitaire and Full Deck Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Full Deck Solitaire?
Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Full Deck Solitaire every 9 days. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on September 24, 2026 and Full Deck Solitaire on September 23, 2026.

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