Comparison

Full Deck Solitaire vs Politaire

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

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About

Full Deck Solitaire

Experience a vast collection of solitaire card games with a beautiful interface and smart features. Track your progress with detailed statistics and enjoy daily challenges for endless fun. Customize your background with stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • 83 unique solitaire variations
  • Smart hint system
  • Detailed game statistics
  • Daily challenges
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Smart badge system
Features
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Designed by a Solitaire loving Mom and Daughter, Full Deck Solitaire is a beautiful card game with an easy to use user interface. Eight four uniquely different variations of Solitaire not seen in many other games keep even the most seasoned guru occupied. Statistics for each game let you know how many hours you have played, games you have won and your highest score for that game. A uniquely smart three level hint system lets you know if there are moves to play and will even shake the cards if you can’t quite see that elusive move. Smart badges on decks show you how many cards are left to be dealt from that deck. This latest update adds Daily Challenges, three guaranteed solvable games of solitaire for you to bend your mind over. Can you get all nine stars every day? "Clearly the best solitaire game available." "Most excellent solitaire game ever!" "Excellent graphics. Realistic cards." "Love this app." "Excellent graphics and a huge selection of games makes the app feel fresh every time I play." "I love this app and all the games" "Wonderful game, great time waster!" "One of the best editions I've ever played! Excellent!" "This is a wonderful app." - Just some of the reviews for the current version! Thank you, we are really humbled by your love for the game! The game has an option of a classic background, your own wallpaper, or a gorgeous moving video of the ocean under the Moon. Games include Klondike 3 Card, Klondike 1 Card, Vegas Solitaire, Freecell, Thieves Of Egypt, Forty Thieves, Red And Black, Royal Parade, Demon, Canfield, Canfield 1 Card Turn, Double Canfield, Spider 1 Suit, Spider 2 Suit, Spider 3 Suit, Spider 4 Suit, Pyramid, Tri Peaks Solitaire, Golf, Golf Around Corner, Gaps, Montana, Beleaguered Castle, Bisley, Mrs. Mop, Clock Patience, Grandfather's Clock, German Clock, Captive Queens, Scorpion, Scorpion 2, Wasp, Three Blind Mice, Osmosis, Yukon, Russian Solitaire, Chinese Solitaire, Australian Patience, Fortress, Pyramid Golf, Aces Up, Miss Milligan, Demons and Thieves, La Belle Lucie, Trefoil, The Fan, Super Flower Garden, Storehouse, Cruel Solitaire, Baker's Dozen, Spanish Patience, Castles in Spain, Portuguese Solitaire, Good Measure, Baker's Game, Eight Off, Penguin Solitaire, Seahaven Towers, Rank And File, Number Ten, Lady Jane, Zerline, Double Klondike, Double Klondike 1 Card, Osmosis By The Book, Eagle Wing, Texas Fury and Texas Patience. A few of these classic games are unique to Full Deck Solitaire! And now with daily challenges, unique solvable puzzles that will challenge you every day. Please write or visit our support page if you are having any problems at all. We want you to love this game!

About

Politaire

Experience a unique blend of Solitaire and Poker in this handcrafted game. Aim to create winning Poker hands with your active cards, strategically discarding and drawing to score. Enjoy a minimalist design with deep gameplay and multiple modes.

Highlights
  • Solitaire and Poker blend
  • Create winning Poker hands
  • Strategic card discarding and drawing
  • Two game modes
  • Endless challenges
  • One-handed portrait control
  • Detailed game statistics
Features
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A handcrafted Solitaire game with Poker blended, interesting game mechanics, charming clean visual & a native feel one handed portrait play! Politaire is a minimalistic, a new modern Solitaire experience prepared just for you. Politaire is a Solitaire mixed with Poker. Your aim is to make winning hands with 5 active cards in your hand. Choose cards that you want to discard and swipe it away. Upcoming cards will fill up your active hand and score if you make a winning hand. Discarded cards will go back to the pile, waiting to come up again. The minimalist visuals hide an interesting depth that will keep challenging and surprising as you master it. ** Politaire offers: - 2 game modes (Single Deck & Double Deck). - Endless challenges. - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements & Cloud saves. - Brilliant design of Card-Faces & Card-Backs - One handed portrait control. (With custom option for Left-Hand or Right-Hand players) - Detailed Game Statistics. - Night Mode (For night play). ------ Thank you for trying Politaire! Ell Tee

Screenshots

Full Deck Solitaire4 screens
Politaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Full Deck Solitaire at Free against Politaire's $1.99. Full Deck Solitaire also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 184) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Politaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 68%). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Full Deck Solitaire is free to download; Politaire costs $1.99 up front. Full Deck Solitaire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Politaire 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

Full Deck Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Solitaire has 23K ratings behind it against 184, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 81% of Politaire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, Politaire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Full Deck Solitaire versus Politaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Deck SolitairePolitaire
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better4.4 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews81.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better184
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB91 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGRL GamesTopebox Company Limited

Customer experience

Full Deck Solitaire

All ratings23,012 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative23.8%

Politaire

All ratings184 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews379 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.4%

User reviews

Full Deck Solitaire

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Great games
  • 👍 Enjoyment
  • 🎨 Proper game
  • 🎨 Pretty good overall
  • 👍 Fantastic solitaire app

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Large ads
  • 🙄 Spend more time watching ads than playing
  • 🙄 Long boring ads
  • 🙄 Ads are getting worse
  • 🙄 Constantly crashes

Politaire

From 184 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🚀 Quick and easy to play
  • 💡 Interesting mix of poker and solitaire
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔧 Controls and touch sensitivity issues
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Lack of save/cloud sync functionality

Bugs and requests

Full Deck Solitaire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sound not working
  • Orientation issues
  • Games not functioning properly
  • Stats/progress not saving
  • Freezing/crashing issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sound option
  • Ability to replay games
  • Winnable game option
  • Daily challenges
  • Scoring system improvements

Politaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after completing a round
  • Touch screen unresponsive or inaccurate
  • Objectives and scoring not working as expected
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Additional game modes and challenges
  • Ability to disable auto-play
  • Customization options for card designs
  • Leaderboards and social features

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Full Deck Solitaire

One-time7
  • Background Pack$0.99
  • $5,000 poker chips$0.99
  • Add $3,000 to AI Players$0.99
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  • 100 Extra Spins$0.99
  • $10,000 in poker chips$1.99
  • $20,000 poker chips$2.99
  • Remove ALL Ads$4.99
1 purchases

Politaire

One-time1
  • Double Deck Mode + No Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Full Deck Solitaire free?
Full Deck Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Politaire free?
Politaire costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Full Deck Solitaire or Politaire?
Full Deck Solitaire is rated higher. Full Deck Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Politaire averages 4.4 from 184 ratings.
Do Full Deck Solitaire or Politaire have ads?
Full Deck Solitaire shows ads; Politaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Full Deck Solitaire or Politaire?
Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, and Politaire every 3 weeks. Most recently, Full Deck Solitaire was updated on October 16, 2026 and Politaire on October 14, 2026.

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