Comparison

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ vs Basic SpiderSolitaire

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

Head to head
About

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆

Experience a classic card game with intuitive gameplay and visually appealing themes. Enjoy unlimited winning deals and track your progress to master the game. Play offline anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Classic Spider Solitaire gameplay
  • Over 40 HD themes and backgrounds
  • Customizable card backs
  • 1, 2, or 4 suit options
  • Hints, Auto-Move, and Undo features
  • Progress tracking and game stats
  • Portrait and Landscape modes
Features
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Hands-down the best Spider Solitaire game you'll ever play! This fully-featured game offers classic, intuitive gameplay and beautifully designed themes for a unique Spider Solitaire experience. Download & play now! As one of the most popular card games in the world, Spider Solitaire (also known as Spiderette or Spiderwort) is fun to play while relaxing at home, on your commute to work, on an airplane or train, and anywhere offline. Play on your iPhone or iPad— both support portrait & landscape modes. Track progress and game stats to beat your own times & scores. Even get help from Hints & Auto-Moves. Play your way from a novice beginner to a Spider Solitaire master. With unlimited winning deals, there are endless games to challenge & sharpen your skills. Enjoy fun, stimulating visuals while exercising your brain: * Over 40 colorful HD themes & backgrounds * Customizable card backs * Quick & easy gameplay with over 10,000 winnable games * Choose to play with 1, 2, or 4 suits * Hints, Auto-Move, Semi-Move, and Undo's * Track your progress with Stats * Portrait & Landscape mode available Be sure to check back again for updates on new features, theme packs, and more! View our Terms of Service at: https://maplemedia.io/terms-of-service/ View our Privacy Policy at: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/ Thanks for playing Spider Solitaire Classic!  Have questions or feedback? Email us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast & friendly support.

About

Basic SpiderSolitaire

A classic card game where the goal is to arrange cards into eight sets from Ace to King. It features a standard layout with face-down and face-up cards, and a stock pile for drawing. Players can move entire ordered sequences of cards at once.

Highlights
  • Arrange cards into ordered sets
  • Standard 10-column layout
  • Draw from stock pile
  • Move ordered card sequences
  • Classic card game gameplay
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"Spider Solitaire" is a card game to create stacks of cards with few moves.You will make 8 sets of stacks of A through K. 10 columns of cards will be provided facing down.The cards at the bottom will be facing up. The rest will be placed at bottom right corner of the table as a stock.You can place one card on each column facing up as you want, when there are cards on all the columns. You can move your card and put them in the order "K, Q, J, 10,... 3, 2, A".If you have a row which has an order such as "6, 5, 4", you can move them all at once.If there is no cards in a row, you can put any cards you want.

Screenshots

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆4 screens
Basic SpiderSolitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ at 4.6 against Basic SpiderSolitaire's 4.0. Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ also leads on ratings volume (9.4K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). Basic SpiderSolitaire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Basic SpiderSolitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ has 9.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ ships an update every 3 months, Basic SpiderSolitaire every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ versus Basic SpiderSolitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider Solitaire Classic ◆Basic SpiderSolitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.4K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.RUCKYGAMES CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆

All ratings9,403 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.8%

Basic SpiderSolitaire

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

Bugs and requests

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons not working in portrait mode
  • Cards overlapping with ads at the bottom
  • Game resetting to one-suit mode unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable background music
  • Ability to save and resume games
  • Tracking of best win times and statistics

Basic SpiderSolitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Spider Solitaire Classic ◆

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$8.991 Year
  • Spider Solitaire Classic Pro$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Spider Solitaire Premium$19.99
None

Basic SpiderSolitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ free?
Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic SpiderSolitaire free?
Basic SpiderSolitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ or Basic SpiderSolitaire?
Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ is rated higher. Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.4K ratings, while Basic SpiderSolitaire averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ or Basic SpiderSolitaire have ads?
Both Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ and Basic SpiderSolitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ or Basic SpiderSolitaire?
Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ ships an update every 3 months, and Basic SpiderSolitaire every 12 months. Most recently, Spider Solitaire Classic ◆ was updated on October 16, 2026 and Basic SpiderSolitaire on October 11, 2026.

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