Comparison

Just Solitaire vs Canfield Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Just Solitaire

Experience a challenging solitaire game with customizable options. Enjoy a well-designed interface for moving cards, changing deck issuance, and selecting backgrounds and card designs.

Highlights
  • Forty Thieves solitaire gameplay
  • Tap or drag card movement
  • Customizable deck issuance
  • Adjustable deck turnover count
  • Background and card design selection
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"Perfection!! A well designed app for a fun and challenging game." "Great little game - has all the functionality of solitaire you normally would have to pay for - I love it." Play Forty Thieves solitaire, one of the most challenging solitaire games. Move cards around my tapping or dragging them. You can change the number of cards issued from the deck, and how many times you can turn the deck over. You can choose between different backgrounds and card designs.

About

Canfield Solitaire

This card game offers classic solitaire gameplay with four distinct variants. Build foundations by suit and tableau by alternating colors. Enjoy multiple ways to play this free, ad-supported experience.

Highlights
  • Four solitaire variants
  • Foundation building
  • Tableau building
  • Stock pile cycling
  • Reserve pile mechanics
  • Free to play
Features
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Classic Cranfield Solitaire plus three variants. Totally free. No in-app purchases. The board is made of four components 1) The Foundation: Build up (Ace to King) in matching suit. The objective is to move all 52 cards here. 2) The Tableau: Build these four columns down (King to Ace) is alternating colored suits. 3) The Stock Pile: Tap "More Cards" to populate with three cards from the deck. You may cycle through the deck as many times as you like. 4) The Reserves: 13 cards, only the top card can be moved onto the Tableau or the Foundation. If a column in the Tableau is empty it will automatically fill with the top card of the Reserves. If the Reserves are empty the top card of the Stock will be used to fill the empty column. CLASSIC: The standard rules NAKED: Reserve piles revealed RELAXED: Tableau builds in any suit FLEX: Empty tableau columns not automatically filled

Screenshots

Just Solitaire1 screens
Canfield Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Just Solitaire at 82% against Canfield Solitaire's 0%. Just Solitaire also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Just Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Solitaire has 229 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Just Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 0% of Canfield Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, Canfield Solitaire every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Just Solitaire versus Canfield Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust SolitaireCanfield Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (229 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings229 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCleverMedia, Inc.MmpApps Corp.

Customer experience

Just Solitaire

All ratings214 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral13.1%
Negative5.1%

Canfield Solitaire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Just Solitaire

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App freezes and locks up requiring reinstall
  • Green blank screen appears during gameplay
  • Ads cover top of cards in horizontal mode
  • Double-click ignores rightmost columns
  • Cards not visible on certain device models
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  • Ads cause game to pause and jump around
  • Force close issues
  • Ads interrupt music/audiobook playback
  • Ads don't close with X button

Requested features

11 requests
  • Remove or improve ad placement and frequency
  • Add card counter to help with strategy
  • Allow moving multiple cards in vertical stacks
  • Hide or disable timer option
  • Move deck to right side for right-handed players
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  • Accumulate and display points across multiple games
  • Add middle card size option
  • Show which cards have been turned over in deck
  • Improve double-tap mechanic or replace with single-tap
  • Better landscape mode optimization
  • Fix ad close button functionality

Canfield Solitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Just Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Canfield Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Just Solitaire free?
Just Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Canfield Solitaire free?
Canfield Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Just Solitaire or Canfield Solitaire?
Just Solitaire is rated higher. Just Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 229 ratings, while Canfield Solitaire averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Just Solitaire or Canfield Solitaire have ads?
Canfield Solitaire shows ads; Just Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Just Solitaire or Canfield Solitaire?
Just Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, and Canfield Solitaire every 4 months. Most recently, Just Solitaire was updated on November 10, 2026 and Canfield Solitaire on November 1, 2026.

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