Comparison

ABC Solitaire vs Groops

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

Head to head
About

ABC Solitaire

A challenging puzzle game that requires observation, patience, and a strategic spirit to clear the board by removing matching tiles. Offers multiple customization options and ways to share your progress. Supports various languages and game modes.

Highlights
  • Tile matching puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple color customization options
  • Hint and Undo features
  • Score sharing via social media
  • Multi-language support
  • Auto-save and landscape mode
Features
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***Thank you for viewing! Thank you for downloading! This is the most difficult, unique and addictive puzzle game in the world! This game does not require any preliminary knowledge, but demands huge observations, great patience and challenging spirit! Everyone from children to adult people can fully enjoy it while testing and demonstrating his IQ. ***Game goal Clear the board by removing two same tiles each time as quickly as possible. ***How to remove Condition 1: If two same tiles are on the same row or column and there are no other tiles between them, tap to remove them directly. Condition 2: If one tile can be moved to a new position where Condition 1 can be met by this tile and the other same tile, move this tile first and then tap the other to remove these two same tiles. ***Options *You can change the color combination among three screen colors, three text-background colors, and two text colors. *You have two chances for both Hints and Undo. *You can announce your scores via Email, Facebook or Twitter. *Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Swedish. *Auto save game. *Supports landscape. For free version, this can enlarge the play area. ***Scores Three types of scores will be reported to Game Center’s leaderboards, i.e., Best time, total numbers of Completion and total number of Stars. In addition, achievements have five levels and five glory stages. ***Related App While ABC Solitaire tends to use your left side of brain. related Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire) which adopts the same game rule tends to use your right side of brain, Tens of thousands of people have already been deeply addicted to Zhongyuan Mahjong (Solitaire), and the number are growing very fast. They are enjoying and challenging it day by day, again and again. You are also warmly welcomed to have a try of Zhongyuan Mahjong. ****Licensed Application To use this application, you agree the following terms of use which is "Apple Terms of Use (EULA)". https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ****Banner Ads In order to support feature improvement and sustainabity, banner ad is introduced. However, users can still play at offline mode and report offline scores to Game Center. Inn order to enable users to remove ads at a reasonable amount payment, auto-renewable subscription is inntroduced.

About

Groops

This puzzle game challenges your mind by matching tiles based on shared or unique attributes. With hundreds of levels and exciting game modes like Time Attack and multiplayer, it offers endless fun and brain stimulation. Compete with friends and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Time Attack mode
  • Leaderboards
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Unlockable achievements
  • Hint system
Features
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Groops is a puzzle game that will put your mind to the test. Match tiles three at a time based on either shared or completely unique attributes - the number of possibilities will tie your brain in knots! Keep your mind sharp. Play Groops! • Hundreds of levels of increasing difficulties! • Infinite, unlimited gameplay in “Time Attack” mode. Get to the top of the leaderboards and send your friends Challenge requests to beat your score! • Unlock dozens of Achievements! • Compete against friends in multiplayer mode - who can get the most Groops before time runs out? ********** ~ * Starbucks Pick of the Week in 2014 * ~ “This is an example of why we love games. Simple to understand, but very difficult to master.” - iPlayApps “Groops takes match-three to a whole new level.” - Daniel Celeste, AppAdvice.com “This game is more fun and challenging than my job! With a smooth design and intelligent matching, it is everything I look for to keep my mind stimulated during downtime” - HallelP “Fun but challenging game. Can’t put my phone down once I open this app!” - Stefi592 ********** GAMEPLAY MODES LEVELS - Relax, there’s no time pressure. Find all the possible Groops on the screen to advance. You can use Hints if you get stuck (get more by playing TIME ATTACK or from the Powerups menu). TIME ATTACK - Find as many Groops as possible before time runs out! Make 5 Groops in a row to increase your multiplier, but be careful! If you make an invalid Groop, your multiplier gets reset. Rack up as many points as possible because your score gets added to your points bank. ********** OK, HOW DO I PLAY? Match 3 tiles to make a Groop. Tiles have 4 attributes with three options each - SHAPE (square, circle, leaf), COLOR (blue, magenta, yellow), PATTERN (solid fill, striped fill, border only), and SYMBOL (diamond, hourglass, and its 3rd option is no symbol at all). Finding identical tiles is easy, but you’ll eventually need to make Groops based on mixed attributes, and thats where we kick your brain into full-throttle. Groops can be made by matching tiles with identical attributes, by matching all 3 options of 1 attribute, or by matching three different options across multiple attributes. For example: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol, and a solid blue leaf with no symbol. (Same shape - square, same color - blue, same pattern - solid, all different symbols) • Striped blue square with no symbol, solid magenta circle with a diamond, bordered yellow leaf with an hourglass (All different shapes, all different colors, all different patterns, all different symbols) NOTE: To make a Groop, either all options are the same, or all different across the attributes. For example, these would be invalid: • Solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue square with no symbol, solid blue circle with no symbol (two squares and a circle, instead of three squares, or one square, one circle, and one leaf) • Bordered magenta circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with a diamond, solid yellow circle with an hourglass (Invalid for two reasons: 1) two yellows and a magenta instead of three yellows or one yellow, one magenta, and one blue. 2) two diamonds and an hourglass instead of three diamonds or one diamond, one hourglass, and one without any symbol at all) ********** Follow @play_groops on Twitter

Screenshots

ABC Solitaire4 screens
Groops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Groops at Free against ABC Solitaire's $3.99. Groops also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (675 vs 77). ABC Solitaire's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Groops is free to download; ABC Solitaire costs $3.99 up front. ABC Solitaire sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Groops sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABC Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groops has 675 ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of ABC Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 86% of Groops's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, Groops every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ABC Solitaire versus Groops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC SolitaireGroops
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (77 ratings) — better4.3 (675 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews85.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77675 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanTorched Media LLC

Customer experience

ABC Solitaire

All ratings77 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative9.9%

Groops

All ratings675 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.3%

User reviews

ABC Solitaire

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent brain workout
  • 👍 Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Helps with concentration and focus
  • 👍 Great for passing time
  • 👍 Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues after updates
  • 🐛 Delayed notification of no more moves
  • 🔋 Timer keeps running when paused
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions and rules
  • 💰 Ads and in-app purchases

Groops

From 675 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Calming game
  • 🧠 Challenging and thought-provoking
  • 🤔 Makes you think differently
  • 🕰️ Great for passing time
  • 🧠 Brain workout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Requires Facebook login for more levels
  • 🔢 Lack of new levels
  • 🎵 No background music

Bugs and requests

ABC Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Undo button cancels the game
  • Tiles getting stuck and not moving
  • Losing progress when the app crashes
  • Inconsistent background color changes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Pause button to stop the timer
  • Replay option for the same game
  • Notification when there are no more moves
  • Volume control for sound effects
  • More than 2 hints per game

Groops

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level 10 of 'brainz needed' bonus pack won't let user progress
  • Crash after time attack finishes
  • Level 45 of easy 4x4 board shows '0/ ' and crashes
  • Win not recognized in local multiplayer

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and boards
  • Ability to reset level scores
  • Endless mode
  • Ability to see previous groops found

In-app purchases

12 purchases

ABC Solitaire

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month$0.991 Month
  • Shuffle game 1 month$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months$3.996 Months
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  • Shuffle game 6 months$3.996 Months
  • 1 Year$6.991 Year
  • Shuffle game 1 year$6.991 Year
One-time6
  • 2P Competition Type$0.99
  • 2P Cooperation Type$0.99
  • 100$0.99
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  • Relay Game$1.99
  • 200+20$1.99
  • 300+50$2.99
6 purchases

Groops

One-time6
  • pack of 50 Board Shuffles$0.99
  • pack of 10 Hints$0.99
  • pack of 5,000 Points$0.99
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  • 3x3 Bonus Pack 1$1.99
  • pack of 20,000 Points$2.99
  • pack of 100,000 Points$12.99

Questions

Is ABC Solitaire free?
ABC Solitaire costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Groops free?
Groops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABC Solitaire or Groops?
ABC Solitaire is rated higher. ABC Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Groops averages 4.3 from 675 ratings.
Do ABC Solitaire or Groops have ads?
ABC Solitaire shows ads; Groops does not.
Which is updated more often, ABC Solitaire or Groops?
ABC Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, and Groops every 8 days. Most recently, ABC Solitaire was updated on August 25, 2026 and Groops on July 4, 2026.

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