Comparison

Full Deck Solitaire vs ⋆FreeCell

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

⋆FreeCell

Experience the classic FreeCell solitaire card game with a modern, user-friendly design. Enjoy smooth animations, customizable backgrounds, and intuitive controls for a challenging yet relaxing gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Classic FreeCell rules
  • Portrait or landscape orientation
  • Tap or drag controls
  • Customizable backdrop
  • Smart hints
  • Unlimited undos
  • Game Statistics
Features
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FreeCell brings you the fun, challenging, traditional FreeCell gameplay you know and love, with a beautiful, modern design. Crisp, clear, and easy to read cards, simple and smooth animations, tap or drag controls, and subtle sounds make gameplay a joy in either portrait or landscape orientation. Select from a variety of relaxing backgrounds or upload your own from your photo album for a truly custom experience. We kept FreeCell true to the spirit of the classic card game: the goal is to build up the four foundations by suit, in ascending order from Ace to King. Nearly all FreeCell deals are solvable, but they require patience, focus, and skill. Perfect for card game players of all skill levels. Our easy-to-follow animated tutorial will have beginners winning in no time. FreeCell by Brainium is the most user-friendly, visually stunning, and satisfying FreeCell solitaire you've ever played. Features: • Classic FreeCell rules • Portrait or landscape orientation • Auto-play option speeds up obvious moves • Crisp, beautiful, and easy to read cards • Simple, intuitive game interface • Single tap to place a card or drag and drop • Auto-save and resume • Smart hints show potentially useful moves • Customizable backdrop • Game Statistics to track progress • Unlimited undos • Fun and challenging achievements • Auto Light and Dark Mode • Show/Hide the battery and time status bar • iPhone and iPad support More Fun and Free Card and Logic Games from Brainium: • Solitaire (Classic Patience or Klondike Format) • Mahjong • Sudoku • Blackjack • Spider Solitaire (Classic Spider and Spiderette) • Pyramid Solitaire We love our players. Contact our Five Star support with your questions regarding FreeCell: support@Brainium.com Visit us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BrainiumStudios Follow us on Twitter @BrainiumStudios Visit us on the web https://Brainium.com/

Screenshots

Full Deck Solitaire4 screens
⋆FreeCell4 screens

Verdict

The call

Full Deck Solitaire and ⋆FreeCell both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 68% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 50% of ⋆FreeCell's. Full Deck Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). ⋆FreeCell's advantage is ratings volume (134K vs 23K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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 ⋆FreeCell 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 4.7 for ⋆FreeCell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ⋆FreeCell has 134K ratings behind it against 23K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 50% of ⋆FreeCell's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, ⋆FreeCell every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Full Deck Solitaire versus ⋆FreeCell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Deck Solitaire⋆FreeCell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23K ratings)4.7 (134K ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better50.4% of reviews
Number of ratings23K134K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB217 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGRL GamesBrainium Studios LLC

Customer experience

Full Deck Solitaire

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

⋆FreeCell

All ratings134,305 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews579 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative42.0%

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

⋆FreeCell

From 134K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth animations and game flow
  • 💡 Helpful undo and auto-play features
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive user interface

Room to improve

  • 🙄 Intrusive and disruptive ads
  • 🙄 Ads that cannot be easily closed
  • 🙄 Ads with loud audio that cannot be muted
  • 🙄 Ads that freeze or crash the app

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

⋆FreeCell

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or crashing, especially after ads
  • Issues with card movement and game logic
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to replay or revisit specific game numbers
  • Option to disable auto-play and move cards manually
  • Achievements and statistics tracking improvements
  • Paid ad-free version with more customization options

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

⋆FreeCell

One-time1
  • FreeCell No Ads$11.99

Questions

Is Full Deck Solitaire free?
Full Deck Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ⋆FreeCell free?
⋆FreeCell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Full Deck Solitaire or ⋆FreeCell?
Full Deck Solitaire and ⋆FreeCell are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 23K and 134K ratings respectively.
Do Full Deck Solitaire or ⋆FreeCell have ads?
Both Full Deck Solitaire and ⋆FreeCell show ads.
Which is updated more often, Full Deck Solitaire or ⋆FreeCell?
Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, and ⋆FreeCell every 4 weeks. Most recently, Full Deck Solitaire was updated on October 13, 2026 and ⋆FreeCell on October 13, 2026.

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