Comparison

Classic Spider Solitaire HD vs Classic Solitaire Pro

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

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About

Classic Spider Solitaire HD

Experience the classic computer card game on your mobile device. Challenge yourself to remove all cards from the table by building descending sequences. Enjoy familiar gameplay designed to pass the time and sharpen your mind.

Highlights
  • Classic PC version replication
  • Excellent control
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Two-deck gameplay
  • Scoring system
  • Sequential card movement
Features
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Could never resist the attraction of the computer game Spider Solitaire? It has now landed on the AppStore. You can even play it to kill the boring time on your commuting. Spider Solitaire, what a familiar picture! During the years without pervading online games, this classic card-game had brought us uncountable happy moments. In those times, several students gathered round a computer and waited for their turn to play the game, which made the computer class the most cheerful one. As is known to all, the game is very hard to win (never try to seek psychological comfort from playing the junior level monochrome game, which is prepared for the small kids), and it is which aroused the great enthusiasm of some players. Since it’s hard to win, the victory after a hard battle brings a stronger sense of achievement. Game features: 1. Completely copy the PC version 2. Excellent control Spider Solitaire: rules and basics The object Remove all the cards from the table in the fewest number of moves. The table Spider Solitaire is played with two decks of cards. Depending on the difficulty level, the decks consist of either one, two, or four different suits. The cards are arranged in ten columns. The top card in each column is face up, the rest are face down. The remaining cards are piled in the lower-right corner of the table. How to play To win, you must remove all the cards from the table by building columns organized in descending order, from king to ace. At intermediate and advanced levels, the cards must also match suit. When you succeed in building a sequentially-ordered column, it flies off the table. If you run out of moves, click the pile at the bottom of the table and Windows deals a new row of cards. You aren't limited to moving just one card at a time. If a run of cards are all in the same suit, and arranged in numeric order, you can drag them around as if they were a single card. Scoring You start with 500 points. From this, Windows subtracts the number of moves it takes to finish a game. It then increases this subtotal by 100 times the number of runs removed from the table.

About

Classic Solitaire Pro

This card game challenges players to build four stacks of cards, one for each suit, in ascending order from ace to king. It features a classic layout with seven columns and a deck for drawing additional cards. Players can move cards between columns by alternating colors and descending ranks.

Highlights
  • Build four suit stacks
  • Ascending order from ace to king
  • Seven-column tableau
  • Alternating color card placement
  • Descending rank order
  • Standard scoring system
  • Draw from deck
Features
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Solitaire: rules and basics The object Build four stacks of cards, one for each suit, in ascending order, from ace to king. The table Windows solitaire is played with a single deck of 52 cards. The game begins with 28 cards arranged into seven columns. The first column contains one card, the second has two cards, and so on. The top card in each column is face up, the rest are face down. Four Home stacks are positioned at the upper-right corner. This is where you build the piles needed to win. How to play Each Home stack must start with an ace. If you don't have any, you'll have to move cards between columns until you uncover one. You can't move cards between columns at random, however. Columns must be built in descending order, from king to ace. So you can place a 10 on a jack, but not on a 3. As an added twist, cards in columns must also alternate red and black. You aren't limited to moving single cards. You can also move sequentially organized runs of cards between columns. Just click the deepest card in the run and drag them all to another column. If you run out of moves, you'll have to draw more cards by clicking the deck in the upper-left corner. If the deck runs out, click its outline on the table to reshuffle it. You can move a card to the Home stack either by dragging it or by double-clicking it. Scoring Under Standard scoring, you receive five points for moving a card from the deck to a column, and 10 points for each card added to a Home stack. If a game takes more than 30 seconds, you also receive bonus points based on the time it takes to finish. The bonus formula: 700,000 divided by total game time in seconds. Thus, the highest possible Standard score is 24,113! To change the scoring system, click the settings button.

Screenshots

Classic Spider Solitaire HD4 screens
Classic Solitaire Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Classic Spider Solitaire HD at 71% against Classic Solitaire Pro's 0%. Classic Spider Solitaire HD also leads on ratings volume (125 vs 21). Classic Solitaire Pro's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Classic Solitaire Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Spider Solitaire HD has 125 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Classic Spider Solitaire HD's written reviews are positive against 0% of Classic Solitaire Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Spider Solitaire HD ships an update every 2 months, Classic Solitaire Pro every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Classic Spider Solitaire HD versus Classic Solitaire Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic Spider Solitaire HDClassic Solitaire Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (125 ratings)4.8 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer顺华 刘毅 郑

Customer experience

Classic Spider Solitaire HD

All ratings125 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews152 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative19.7%

Classic Solitaire Pro

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Classic Spider Solitaire HD

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game stops registering wins
  • Ads invade screen even in airplane mode
  • Game volume out of control
  • Cards move slow or get stuck
  • Game does not save current match
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  • App crashes after updates
  • Freezes cards mid-move
  • Music stops when playing game

Requested features

7 requests
  • World rankings
  • Ability to replay the same game
  • Stats function
  • Touch screen to move cards
  • More instructions
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  • Change font style
  • Dark mode option

Classic Solitaire Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Classic Spider Solitaire HD

No in-app purchases

None

Classic Solitaire Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Spider Solitaire HD free?
Classic Spider Solitaire HD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classic Solitaire Pro free?
Classic Solitaire Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classic Spider Solitaire HD or Classic Solitaire Pro?
Classic Solitaire Pro is rated higher. Classic Spider Solitaire HD averages 4.5 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Classic Solitaire Pro averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Classic Spider Solitaire HD or Classic Solitaire Pro have ads?
Both Classic Spider Solitaire HD and Classic Solitaire Pro show ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Spider Solitaire HD or Classic Solitaire Pro?
Classic Spider Solitaire HD ships an update every 2 months, and Classic Solitaire Pro every 6 weeks. Most recently, Classic Spider Solitaire HD was updated on November 6, 2026 and Classic Solitaire Pro on November 1, 2026.

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