Comparison

Solver vs Forty Thieves

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

Head to head
About

Solver

This app acts as a digital assistant for the classic board game Clue. It helps players track suggestions and deductions to quickly solve the mystery, offering a fun and graphical way to manage game information.

Highlights
  • Track suggestions
  • Solve mysteries faster
  • Graphical assistant
  • Manage game information
  • Digital Clue helper
Features
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THIS IS NOT A GAME! Tired of that annoying sibling who always wins the classic board game Clue from Hasbro? Clue Solver helps you track of every suggestion to quickly solve the crime. The fun, graphical “assistant” helps you speed through solving the mystery. Clue is a trademark of Hasbro.

About

Forty Thieves

Experience a classic card game with two distinct modes: a standard challenge and a solvable mode designed for easier play. The objective is to arrange cards by suit and rank in foundations or on the tableau.

Highlights
  • Normal game mode
  • Solvable game mode
  • Foundation card placement
  • Tableau card movement
  • Talon card drawing
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This is Forty Thieves Solitaire app. This app has the following game modes. ・Normal mode This is normal game mode. ・Solvable mode This game mode always generates a stage where there is always a solution. This game mode is less difficult than the normal game mode. Rules. Please place cards of the same suit in a foundations from 1 to 13. The game is completed when all the cards are lined up in foundations. The game is also cleared when the cards are lined up in order on the tableau. Foundation : This is where cards are placed in order. Place cards of the same suit in order from 1 to 13. Tableau : Here you can move cards one at a time. You can only move cards of the same suit with a higher number under it. Talon : Cards can be drawn from this deck. Cards drawn from this deck can be moved to foundations or the tableau.

Screenshots

Solver4 screens
Forty Thieves2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Forty Thieves at Free against Solver's $1.99. Forty Thieves also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Solver's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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

Forty Thieves is free to download; Solver costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solver ships an update every 2 weeks, Forty Thieves every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Solver versus Forty Thieves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolverForty Thieves
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiStuffKazunari Hiyoshi

Customer experience

Solver

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral50.0%
Negative33.3%

Forty Thieves

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Solver

No in-app purchases

None

Forty Thieves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solver free?
Solver costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forty Thieves free?
Forty Thieves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solver or Forty Thieves?
Solver is rated higher. Solver averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Forty Thieves averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Solver or Forty Thieves have ads?
Forty Thieves shows ads; Solver does not.
Which is updated more often, Solver or Forty Thieves?
Solver ships an update every 2 weeks, and Forty Thieves every 2 months. Most recently, Solver was updated on November 1, 2026 and Forty Thieves on November 4, 2026.

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