Full Deck Solitaire vs Russian Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 83 unique solitaire variations
- Smart hint system
- Detailed game statistics
- Daily challenges
- Customizable backgrounds
- Smart badge system
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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!
Russian Solitaire
Experience a unique solitaire card game with a no-nonsense interface. Features multiple game modes with varying difficulty and building rules. Enjoy a completely free experience with no in-app purchases.
- Unique solitaire gameplay
- Suit-based building
- Multiple game modes (Easy, Hard, Chukotka, Sakha)
- Auto-promote to foundations
- No in-app purchases
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A unique solitaire game with the MmpApps no-nonsense card game interface. Totally free!! No in-app purchases. Columns build down (King to Ace) in suit. Any unflipped card can be moved (they do not have to be in order - like Scorpion). Auto promote will move cards onto the suit foundations. Easy mode - Start with three empty columns. Hard mode - Start with two empty columns. Chukotka - Yukon with in-suit building. Sakha - Chukotka with two cache spots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Full Deck Solitaire at 4.7 against Russian Solitaire's 4.0. Full Deck Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 7). Russian Solitaire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Full Deck Solitaire sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Russian Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Full Deck Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Solitaire has 23K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Full Deck Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 50% of Russian Solitaire's.
Full Deck Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, Russian Solitaire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Full Deck Solitaire | Russian Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23K ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GRL Games | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Full Deck Solitaire
Russian Solitaire
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
Russian Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Full Deck Solitaire
- 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
Russian Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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