Comparison

Five vs Ultimate Peg Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Five

A strategic board game where players place number tiles to form sequences that sum to multiples of five. Compete against others online or locally, or test your skills against AI opponents. Offers hints and bonus squares for higher scores.

Highlights
  • Numerical crossword-style gameplay
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local pass-and-play for up to 4 players
  • Single player vs. AI
  • Hints system
  • Bonus squares for extra points
Features
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Five-O puts a numerical twist on the classic crossword board game! Instead of letters, you place number tiles, forming sequences that must add up to multiples of five, with no more than five tiles per sequence. Think strategically, maximize your bonuses, and outscore your opponent! "This is a great must have iPad game. And I love the fact that it really works your mind muscles. It is a very simple game but it will get you hooked." - tcgeeks.com "The price is right, and the game is fun as well as educational. I’d very much recommend it, especially if you’re looking for something the whole family can enjoy or even just for the kids." - ipadboardgames.org Features: Easy to learn rules Online Multiplayer, take turns at your leisure Pass-and-Play mode for up to 4 local players Single player mode with challenging computer opponents Hints for when you get stuck Simple controls, just touch and drag the tiles to the board How to play: Players take turns placing intersecting sequences of numbers on the board which add up to multiples of five. For example, 7-3-8-7 would be a valid sequence because it adds up to 25. The sequence 3-9-5 is not valid because it adds up to 17 which is not a multiple of five. On each turn, players may play tiles in one straight line sequence, horizontally or vertically. The first sequence must be played on the center square, and all sequences after that must intersect with tiles already in play. The score for each play is the sum of all the number tiles in sequences completed on that turn. Colored bonus squares award extra points and multipliers. At the end of each turn, players draw new tiles to replace the ones played. The game ends when a player plays all of their remaining tiles and there are no more tiles left to draw.

About

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

Design, play, and solve custom Peg Solitaire boards. Features a fast solver and a library of classic puzzles. Compare your solutions to the built-in heuristic solver.

Highlights
  • Design custom Peg Solitaire boards
  • Play pre-loaded classic boards
  • Fast heuristic solver
  • Compare solutions
  • Solvability checker for new boards
Features
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The only Peg Solitaire app you will ever need! You can design your own boards, play them, and see how your solutions compare to the included super fast heuristic solver. You get started with a selection of over a dozen most famous Peg Solitaire boards that you can play right off the bat. If you get frustrated or just want to see what other solutions are out there, the app includes a super fast heuristic non-deterministic solver that can crack the hardest puzzle in seconds. The most awesome feature of the app that is not available in any other app on the market is the ability to design your own new and original Peg Solitaire boards. The app even helps you with this by showing which positions of your new board are solvable.

Screenshots

Five4 screens
Ultimate Peg Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ultimate Peg Solitaire at Free against Five's $2.99. Ultimate Peg Solitaire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Five's advantage is ratings volume (178 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ultimate Peg Solitaire is free to download; Five costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Peg Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Five has 178 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Five versus Ultimate Peg Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiveUltimate Peg Solitaire
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (178 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings178 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurt SteinMaksim Khrapov

Customer experience

Five

All ratings177 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.4%

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Five

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notification badge issues
  • Games getting 'frozen' and unable to be removed
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to chat with opponents
  • Option to play with different target numbers (not just multiples of 5)
  • Tile swap functionality
  • Automatic forfeit for inactive players
  • Ranking/leaderboard system

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Five

No in-app purchases

None

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five free?
Five costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Peg Solitaire free?
Ultimate Peg Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five or Ultimate Peg Solitaire?
Ultimate Peg Solitaire is rated higher. Five averages 4.8 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Ultimate Peg Solitaire averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Five or Ultimate Peg Solitaire have ads?
Neither Five nor Ultimate Peg Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five or Ultimate Peg Solitaire?
Five ships an update every 3 months, and Ultimate Peg Solitaire every 3 months. Most recently, Five was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ultimate Peg Solitaire on October 29, 2026.

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