Hold'em Blitz vs Spider Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hold'em Blitz
Experience a unique poker variant that replaces random dealing with player card selection, adding strategic depth. Enjoy both single-player tournaments against AI and multiplayer matches with friends, blending chess-like strategy with poker fun.
- Player card selection mechanic
- Single-player tournaments vs. bots
- Multiplayer with up to 7 live players
- Interactive tutorial for gameplay
- Save and resume tournament games
- History file for game review
- Undo button for practice games
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Become a better thinker, strategist and poker player while sharing hours of fun and enjoyment with friends playing Hold’em Blitz. By replacing random dealing with player card selection, Hold’em Blitz adds the exciting dimensions of building and blocking to traditional poker to create an enriched multiplayer experience. It is easy-to-learn, yet hard-to-master and can be played for minutes or hours. It is for all ages from casual gamer to serious poker player. Hold’em Blitz has both Single Player (vs. bots) and Multiplayer (between live players) capability. Here are the key features of Multiplayer: - WiFi network used for communication - GETTING STARTED scrolling screen that describes how to setup play - Games with two to seven live players - Game host can set card selection time limits, number of player time violations allowed per hand and number of hand wins to win - Any game can have both players and observers - History file records every game action and can be reviewed by any player or observer when game ends - HELP scrolling screen that describes all relevant aspects of multiplayer Here are the key features of Single Player: - Learn gameplay mechanics through the interactive tutorial - Tournament Games - Advance through six levels of from one to six virtual opponents - High Scores – Record your 10 best tournament game scores - Save/Restore – Save up to 10 tournament games in progress and resume playing any one of them at a later time or date - History file records every tournament game action and can be reviewed any time during the game - Practice Games - Improve your skills by playing against 1 to 6 virtual opponents. Use the UNDO button to explore alternate strategies by “undoing” or “taking back” any moves in a hand - HELP scrolling screen that describes all relevant aspects of single player Hold’em Blitz blends compelling features of chess strategy and puzzle solving with traditional poker to take play to a whole new level. It’s UnPoker where mental skill generally replaces chance!
Spider Go
Experience a faster, streamlined version of classic Spider Solitaire. This free card game offers adjustable difficulty and engaging progression with unique titles and animations. Compete on global leaderboards and track your personal statistics.
- Faster Spider Solitaire variant
- Adjustable difficulty (1 or 2 suits)
- Customizable backgrounds and card decks
- Level progression with titles
- Winning animations
- Global and personal leaderboards
- Statistics tracking
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Spider Go is a faster way to play your favorite, classic Spider Solitaire! This new, FREE game is perfect to play anywhere, anytime. MobilityWare is the maker of the best card games in the App Store, including the #1 Solitaire and Spider Solitaire games. == How to Play == This brand new variant of solitaire is played like Spider Solitaire, but uses a smaller deck of cards. Win the game by placing all the cards of each suit in stacks in descending order, from King all the way down to 8. Adjust the difficulty by playing with 1 or 2 suits. == Features == - Customize your experience with different backgrounds and cards. You can even use one of your own photos as the background! - Progress through the levels and earn new titles from Baby Spider up to Daddy Long Legs and beyond! - Celebrate your wins with exciting winning animations! - Maximize your score and climb the weekly, monthly, and all-time leaderboards! - Keep track of your skills with personal leaderboards and statistics == More Fun Card Games from MobilityWare == - Solitaire, also known as Klondike or Patience - Spider Solitaire - Freecell - Pyramid Solitaire - Crown Solitaire - Tripeaks Solitaire - Destination Solitaire - Blackjack casino game LIKE US on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mobilitywaresolitaire Questions? Comments? Concerns? We would love to hear from you! Reach us at http://www.mobilityware.com/support.php Spider Go is created and supported by MobilityWare.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Spider Go at Free against Hold'em Blitz's $2.99. Spider Go also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (28K vs 6). Hold'em Blitz's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Spider Go is free to download; Hold'em Blitz costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spider Go holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Go has 28K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Hold'em Blitz's written reviews are positive against 78% of Spider Go's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hold'em Blitz ships an update every 2 weeks, Spider Go every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hold'em Blitz | Spider Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (28K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 28K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ThwartPoker Inc. | MobilityWare |
Customer experience
Hold'em Blitz
Spider Go
Bugs and requests
Hold'em Blitz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spider Go
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads freeze or crash the game
- Difficulty closing or skipping ads
Requested features
4 requests- Option to pay and remove ads
- Ability to track personal progress/scores
- More difficulty levels or variations
- Left-handed mode
In-app purchases
Hold'em Blitz
No in-app purchases
Spider Go
No in-app purchases
Questions
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