Solitaire vs The Canfield Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 16 popular solitaire games
- Daily winnable deals
- Best-in-class tutorials
- Offline play
- Customizable cards and backgrounds
- EasyRead Cards
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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!
The Canfield Solitaire
This card game challenges players to strategically move cards to foundations and tableau piles. Build up foundations by suit and down by alternating colors. The goal is to place all cards onto the foundations to win.
- Foundation building by suit
- Tableau building by alternating colors
- Reserve and waste pile mechanics
- Unlimited redeals
- Scoring system
- Card game strategy
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To play the game, one must first deal thirteen cards faced up and then turned down. These cards would be the reserve, the top card of which is available for play. Then a card is placed on first of the four foundations to the right of the reserve. This card is the first card of its foundation and all other cards of the same rank must also start the other three foundations. Below the foundations are four piles, each starting with a card each. This will be the tableau and the top cards of each pile are available for play. Cards on the tableau are built down by alternating colors, while the foundations are built up by suit, wrapping from King to Ace if necessary. Any gaps on the tableau are filled from the reserve; in case the reserve is used up, cards from the waste pile are used. Cards on the reserve can also be distributed to the foundations or to the tableau. Cards on the tableau are also moved one unit, provided that the entire column has to be moved. When no more plays are possible on the tableau and no more cards can be placed to the foundations, especially from the reserve, one can deal cards from the stock (the undealt cards) three at a time into the waste pile and use these cards to build to the foundations or to the tableau. One can make unlimited redeals as long as there are moves. The game is won when all cards are placed in the foundations. You start out with -50 points. For every card you move to the foundation, you will earn 5 points.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire at 66% against The Canfield Solitaire's 13%. Solitaire also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). The Canfield Solitaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Solitaire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Canfield Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 28K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 13% of The Canfield Solitaire's.
Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, The Canfield Solitaire every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | The Canfield Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (28K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murka Contracting Limited | Uwe Meier |
Customer experience
Solitaire
The Canfield Solitaire
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
The Canfield Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solitaire
- 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
The Canfield Solitaire
- No Ads.$1.99
Questions
Is Solitaire free?
Is The Canfield Solitaire free?
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