Comparison

FreeCell Classic vs Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

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

Head to head
About

FreeCell Classic

Engage in a classic card game designed to test your strategic thinking and focus. Enjoy a familiar FreeCell experience with modern features like progress tracking and an undo option. Compete with friends and conquer daily challenges for a rewarding brain-training session.

Highlights
  • Classic FreeCell gameplay
  • iPhone and iPad support
  • Progress tracking statistics
  • Undo move functionality
  • Game Center integration
  • Quest Mode with over 400 games
Features
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Test your focus and strategy skills with FreeCell Classic :) for iPhone and iPad. This fully-featured, high resolution classic card game and brain training app is a great way to relax and challenge yourself! Download the app now and play! Game features: • FreeCell just like you'd expect it! • iPhone and iPad support, in both portrait and landscape modes (play anytime, anywhere!) • Statistics that track your progress • Large, user-friendly interface. If you’ve made a wrong move, simply hit “Undo” and keep playing! • Game Center integration: Earn achievements and compete with your friends to see who's best at FreeCell. • Quest Mode: progress through the daily quest to unlock the secret of the castle and liberate the king from his cell! Over 400 challenging games to beat. This game is brought to you by The Solitaire, Mahjong and Sudoku Company. Check out our other games for every more classic and board game fun. Feedback? Questions? Message us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast and friendly support!

About

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

Experience a classic card game with enhanced graphics and intuitive controls. This single-deck solitaire offers unlimited puzzles, multiple difficulty levels, and a smart scoring system for engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Multiple difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert)
  • Smart Point System
  • Tap-to-place and drag-and-drop controls
  • Landscape and portrait gameplay
  • Automatic game save and resume
  • Unlimited undos
Features
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Spiderette Solitaire is the #1 free card games solitaire! Discover the next evolution of the classic free spiderette solitaire with amazing graphics and ease of use. This is a card game like one you have never experienced before. No wonder this free solitaire is rated so highly! And, with our optional extra-large card symbols, squinting the eyes is a thing of the past! Solitaire Spiderette it's similar to the classic spider solitaire but with a single deck of cards (52 cards) instead of two decks (104 cards) to create a faster game play yet still quite challenging, plus it's very easy to play while holding your iPhone or iPad upside with just one hand :) With this solitaire game you get unlimited puzzle games, all free games, all best of class games, and we have added a Smart Point System and multiple levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert :) Spiderette Solitaire, along with Solitaire (Klondike), FreeCell Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, and Card Games solitaire, is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference. Check out our raving reviews... and look at our ratings!!! Spiderette Solitaire makes it amazingly natural to control the cards movements and to feel in control: With tap-to-place, you simply tap the right card and it magically does the right move, or when you prefer you can also use our assisted drag-and-drop to move a card anywhere it creates a valid move. With this solitaire card game you also get all the nice features you would expect from a first class card game, such as: • unlimited number of free games • landscape and portrait card game play • optimized portrait gameplay • drag destination highlight • multiple moves hinting • automatic game save and resume • automatic card spacing • interface auto dimming • selectable rich features • independent volume settings • unlimited undos • tap to place cards • drag and drop cards • scores, moves, and times • statistics • awesome graphics and animations :) • show or hide time/battery • online games scoring • online achievements • … too many more to keep listing :) Spiderette Solitaire is an iPhone game and an iPad game combined into one iOS app. Your iPhone, iPod, or iPad automatically selects for you the iPhone app and iPad app. Spiderette Solitaire is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference! The feeling of playing Solitaire is not just that of playing cards… it's the feeling of being part of a community… an enriching, shared experience that never makes you feel apart!

Screenshots

FreeCell Classic4 screens
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solitaire ▻ Spiderette at every 5 weeks against FreeCell Classic's every 4 months. Solitaire ▻ Spiderette also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 71%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. FreeCell Classic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette 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

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.5K and 14K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of FreeCell Classic's written reviews are positive against 87% of Solitaire ▻ Spiderette's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCell Classic ships an update every 4 months, Solitaire ▻ Spiderette every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FreeCell Classic versus Solitaire ▻ Spiderette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCell ClassicSolitaire ▻ Spiderette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.5K ratings)4.7 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews87.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.5K14K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB172 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.PeopleFun CG, LLC

Customer experience

FreeCell Classic

All ratings3,477 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative22.8%

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

All ratings13,801 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews731 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative8.9%

User reviews

FreeCell Classic

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 🧠 Good brain exercise
  • 🕰️ Calming and relaxing
  • ⭐ Excellent version of FreeCell

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🧩 Cards too small after update
  • 💰 Expensive to remove ads
  • 🔍 Ads cover gameplay area

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

From 14K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating
  • ⏱️ Quick games
  • 🎨 Nice visual design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unresponsive controls after updates
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
  • 🔧 Bugs and crashes after updates

Bugs and requests

FreeCell Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unresponsive card controls
  • App opens App Store unexpectedly
  • Ads cause performance issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reset stats and progress
  • Automatically complete obvious moves
  • Ability to select specific game number

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes
  • Cards not responding to touch input
  • Incorrect card layout and sizing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Ability to restore game progress
  • More difficulty levels

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FreeCell Classic

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$19.99
1 purchases

Solitaire ▻ Spiderette

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is FreeCell Classic free?
FreeCell Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire ▻ Spiderette free?
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FreeCell Classic or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette?
Solitaire ▻ Spiderette is rated higher. FreeCell Classic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Solitaire ▻ Spiderette averages 4.7 from 14K ratings.
Do FreeCell Classic or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette have ads?
Both FreeCell Classic and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette show ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeCell Classic or Solitaire ▻ Spiderette?
FreeCell Classic ships an update every 4 months, and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette every 5 weeks. Most recently, FreeCell Classic was updated on November 8, 2026 and Solitaire ▻ Spiderette on November 8, 2026.

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