Comparison

Solitaire vs Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

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

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

Experience a classic card game with enhanced graphics and intuitive controls. This single-deck solitaire offers unlimited puzzles, multiple difficulty levels, and a smart scoring system for engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Multiple difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert)
  • Smart Point System
  • Tap-to-place and drag-and-drop controls
  • Landscape and portrait gameplay
  • Automatic game save and resume
  • Unlimited undos
Features
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Spiderette Solitaire is the #1 free card games solitaire! Discover the next evolution of the classic free spiderette solitaire with amazing graphics and ease of use. This is a card game like one you have never experienced before. No wonder this free solitaire is rated so highly! And, with our optional extra-large card symbols, squinting the eyes is a thing of the past! Solitaire Spiderette it's similar to the classic spider solitaire but with a single deck of cards (52 cards) instead of two decks (104 cards) to create a faster game play yet still quite challenging, plus it's very easy to play while holding your iPhone or iPad upside with just one hand :) 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, and Expert :) Spiderette Solitaire, along with Solitaire (Klondike), FreeCell Solitaire, Spider 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. Check out our raving reviews... and look at our ratings!!! Spiderette 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 • multiple moves hinting • automatic game save and resume • automatic card spacing • interface auto dimming • selectable rich features • independent volume settings • unlimited undos • tap to place cards • drag and drop cards • scores, moves, and times • statistics • awesome graphics and animations :) • show or hide time/battery • online games scoring • online achievements • … too many more to keep listing :) Spiderette 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. Spiderette 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

Solitaire4 screens
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette4 screens

Verdict

The call

Solitaire and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Solitaire ▻ Spiderette's written reviews are positive against 66% of Solitaire's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Solitaire ▻ Spiderette sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Solitaire ▻ Spiderette. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28K and 14K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 85% of Solitaire ▻ Spiderette's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Solitaire ▻ Spiderette every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Solitaire versus Solitaire ▻ Spiderette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireSolitaire ▻ Spiderette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28K ratings)4.7 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better14K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB172 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMurka Contracting LimitedPeopleFun CG, LLC

Customer experience

Solitaire

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

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

All ratings13,801 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews403 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative10.9%

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

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating
  • ⏱️ Quick games
  • 🎨 Nice visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unresponsive controls after updates
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
  • 🔧 Bugs and crashes after updates

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

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Cards not responding to touch input
  • Incorrect card layout and sizing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Ability to restore game progress
  • More difficulty levels

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
1 purchases

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire ▻ Spiderette free?
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette?
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette is rated higher. Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Solitaire ▻ Spiderette averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do Solitaire or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette have ads?
Both Solitaire and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette?
Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette every 5 weeks. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on September 26, 2026 and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette on September 26, 2026.

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