Comparison

Full Deck Solitaire vs Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

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

Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

This solitaire game challenges you to arrange cards into four rows of ascending sequences, one suit per row. Utilize blank spaces to move cards strategically and reshuffle remaining cards when blocked. Aim for a high score by completing sequences and managing your shuffles.

Highlights
  • Arrange cards in ascending order
  • Four rows, one suit per row
  • Utilize blank spaces for card movement
  • Shuffle remaining cards option
  • Scoring system with bonuses and penalties
  • Undo and Redo functionality
Features
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Montana Solitaire is also known as Gaps or Spaces. Object: To order all of the cards in 4 rows of increasing order from 2 to K, one single suit per row. Layout: All 52 cards are dealt face up into 4 rows, 13 cards each, where the cards are not overlapped. After the dealing the Aces are removed to create 4 blank spaces. Play: Any card can be moved to a blank spot, if it is one rank higher than the card to the left of the blank and it is from the same suit.\nClick a blank to fill it, or click on the card you want to move to a space (if the card can be moved). A space in the first column can only be filled with a Two from any suit. A King blocks any spaces to the right of the King. You can continue arranging the cards until all moves are blocked by a King. If all spaces are blocked by a King, press Shuffle Remaining button. All cards, which are not in ascending value within the same suit (starting with a Two in the first column), will be gathered, shuffled with Aces, and redealt. Only three shuffles of the remaining cards are allowed in Montana Relax, and only one shuffle of the remaining cards are allowed in Montana Classic. Tips: We have few really good tips. Just avoid leaving gaps to the right of Kings, and be careful in choosing which deuce you play to an empty space in the first column. Try to think ahead! One reader suggested to us that’s it’s not good to finish a row too soon. If you finish a 2-through-King row by placing a King in the 12th column and then deal, you get a gap in the 13th column that is useless to you for the rest of the game. Another reader suggests that you should not place too many cards before the final redeal. If the game is mostly finished before the final redeal, you will have few choices after the redeal and a high chance of being stuck. By leaving more cards unplayed, you will get more freedom of choice for your last moves. When played as a puzzle game, with unlimited use of the Redo command, Montana is nearly always winnable. Chance of Winning: 1 in 20 games. Scoring: ∙ You get one point for each card that is in sequence. The highest possible score is 48 points. ∙ If you have any shuffle moves remaining, you get an extra 10 points for each one. ∙ If you use the undo button, you lose 2 points. So if you use it three times, you lose a total of 6 points. ∙ When you finish the game, we will calculate your score and rank your performance. Any feedback, please contact 7saiwen@gmail.com

Screenshots

Full Deck Solitaire4 screens
Montana (Gaps) Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Full Deck Solitaire and Montana (Gaps) Solitaire both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 65% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 19% of Montana (Gaps) Solitaire's. Full Deck Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 424). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Full Deck Solitaire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Montana (Gaps) Solitaire 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Full Deck Solitaire against 4.6 for Montana (Gaps) Solitaire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Solitaire has 23K ratings behind it against 424, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 19% of Montana (Gaps) Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, Montana (Gaps) Solitaire every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

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Full Deck Solitaire versus Montana (Gaps) Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Deck SolitaireMontana (Gaps) Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better4.6 (424 ratings)
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews — better19.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better424
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGRL GamesCHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Full Deck Solitaire

All ratings23,012 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews423 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.2%

Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

All ratings424 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral23.8%
Negative57.1%

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

Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

From 424 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game (overall)
  • 💰 Worth paying for no ads (initially)

Room to improve

  • 😠 Bombarded with ads
  • 😠 Ads still appear after paying for no ads
  • 😠 No response from creator to complaints
  • 😠 Game feels impossible/random
  • 😠 Reduced shuffles forcing ads

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

Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cards disappear
  • Duplicate cards
  • Cannot move cards
  • Game stays open draining battery
  • Lost gold medals/calendar wins after update
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  • Ads appear after paying for no ads
  • Restore purchases needed for no ads

Requested features

2 requests
  • Enlarge cards on screen
  • More than two shuffles

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

Montana (Gaps) Solitaire

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Full Deck Solitaire free?
Full Deck Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Montana (Gaps) Solitaire free?
Montana (Gaps) Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Full Deck Solitaire or Montana (Gaps) Solitaire?
Full Deck Solitaire is rated higher. Full Deck Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Montana (Gaps) Solitaire averages 4.6 from 424 ratings.
Do Full Deck Solitaire or Montana (Gaps) Solitaire have ads?
Both Full Deck Solitaire and Montana (Gaps) Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Full Deck Solitaire or Montana (Gaps) Solitaire?
Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, and Montana (Gaps) Solitaire every 4 months. Most recently, Full Deck Solitaire was updated on September 23, 2026 and Montana (Gaps) Solitaire on September 21, 2026.

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