Comparison

Full Deck Solitaire vs Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

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

Head to head
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

Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

Experience a beautiful collection of classic card games with this app. It offers a variety of solitaire titles with stunning graphics and calming environments. Enjoy features like auto-complete, intelligent hints, and intuitive card manipulation.

Highlights
  • 10+ classic solitaire games
  • Excellent graphics
  • Calming playing environments
  • Auto Complete
  • Intelligent hints
  • Drag and drop cards
  • Undo gesture
Features
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It started in 1995 -- one of the first true color card games ever made, at a time when computer Solitaire was still running in 16 colors. Thirty years later, Hardwood Solitaire IV carries that tradition forward with over 100 beautifully crafted solitaire games on your iPhone and iPad. Still playing just one solitaire game? There's a whole world of card puzzles waiting for you. Drag a stack of cards and watch them sway naturally in your hand -- a small detail nobody else does, and one you'll notice from your very first game. Nine games included right out of the box: • Klondike (standard solitaire) • FreeCell • Spider 1 Suit • Archway • Backbone • Easthaven • Forty Thieves • Grandfather's Clock • Memory 100+ Games Available -- including: Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, Yukon, Scorpion, Golf, Canfield, Montana, Russian Solitaire, La Belle Lucie, King Albert, Forty Thieves, Clock, Memory, Freecell 3 Deck, Klondike Deal 3, Spider 4 Suits, Aces Up, Black Hole, Penguin, Sultan, Sir Tommy, Josephine, Monte Carlo, and dozens more classic and rare variants. Get the complete library in one purchase with our Complete Game Pack. Features: Online leaderboards -- see how you stack up globally Auto Complete finishes won games automatically Intelligent hints when you need a nudge Built-in rules and help for every game Undo gesture -- swipe left Advance stockpile gesture -- swipe right Stunning environments and high-quality audio Total Customization: Unique card decks and backgrounds -- available with tokens, purchasable anytime Cosmetics purchased in any Hardwood Game are available across the entire catalog when you sign in with the same account. Buy once, use everywhere. Plus membership is optional and affordable -- 200 tokens every month to spend across all Hardwood Games. More Hardwood Games: • Hardwood Spades -- the classic trick taking game • Hardwood Euchre -- Jacks are Trump • Hardwood Hearts -- avoid the points • Hardwood Backgammon -- race to safety • Video Poker Duel -- competitive video poker for two Questions, suggestions, or found an issue? We love hearing from our players at support@silvercrk.com

Screenshots

Full Deck Solitaire4 screens
Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Full Deck Solitaire at Free against Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro's $0.99. Full Deck Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 55). Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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; Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro costs $0.99 up front. Full Deck Solitaire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Solitaire has 23K ratings behind it against 55, 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 72% of Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro'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 10 days, Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Full Deck Solitaire versus Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Deck SolitaireHardwood Solitaire IV Pro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (23K ratings) — better4.5 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23K — better55
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB97 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGRL GamesSilver Creek Entertainment

Customer experience

Full Deck Solitaire

All ratings23,108 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews550 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative23.8%

Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

All ratings55 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral9.2%
Negative18.4%

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

Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

From 55 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Many years of enjoyment
  • 👍 Best solitaire game
  • 👍 Love the game
  • 👍 Different card selections
  • 👍 Background choices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Update prevents high score
  • 🐛 New version is slower, clumsier
  • 🐛 Impossible to win without tokens
  • 🐛 Forced pay model
  • 🐛 Want to charge for play

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

Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Update prevents high score
  • New version is slower and clumsier
  • Impossible to win without tokens
  • App crashes on certain games
  • Constantly trying to connect to internet
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  • Annoying pop-up for internet connection
  • Game crashes after moving first card
  • New update freezes
  • Any game drawing from pile does not function
  • App icon changes to cropped splash screen
  • Crashes on original iPad
  • Sluggish main menu
  • Some animations annoying
  • Painfully sluggish
  • iPhone version looks like miniature iPad
  • Animation is slow and clunky
  • Menus are slow and bulky
  • Bugs with menus
  • Gameplay a little slow (iPad transition)
  • Slow animations (menus)

Requested features

20 requests
  • Calendar feature
  • Revert update for high scores
  • Add more versions of the game
  • Add Grandfather Clock and Montana games
  • Add Calendar
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  • Add Clock
  • Add Grandfather Clock
  • Add Montana
  • Add La Belle Lucie
  • Option to disable internet connection
  • Fix app icon rendering
  • Lower extra charges for in-app purchases
  • Add more backgrounds and sound effects
  • Upgrade app to incorporate more computer version features
  • Add more game types
  • Tune for iOS devices
  • Redesign for iPhone screen size
  • Add more games
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

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
10 purchases

Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro

One-time10
  • Pack of 80 Tokens$0.99
  • Pack of 165 Tokens$1.99
  • Pack of 425 Tokens$4.99
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  • Pack of 800 Tokens$4.99
  • Pack of 865 Tokens$9.99
  • Pack of 1600 Tokens$9.99
  • Pack of 1800 Tokens$19.99
  • Pack of 3600 Tokens$19.99
  • Pack of 4750 Tokens$49.99
  • Pack of 10000 Tokens$99.99

Questions

Is Full Deck Solitaire free?
Full Deck Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro free?
Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Full Deck Solitaire or Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro?
Full Deck Solitaire is rated higher. Full Deck Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro averages 4.5 from 55 ratings.
Do Full Deck Solitaire or Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro have ads?
Full Deck Solitaire shows ads; Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Full Deck Solitaire or Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro?
Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 10 days, and Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Full Deck Solitaire was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hardwood Solitaire IV Pro on October 30, 2026.

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