Comparison

⋆Spider Solitaire vs Full Deck Pro Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

⋆Spider Solitaire

Experience a modern take on classic Spider Solitaire with customizable options and multiple difficulty levels. Enjoy a clean design, smooth animations, and intuitive controls for a relaxing card game adventure. Personalize your experience with unique card designs and backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Multiple difficulty levels (1-4 suits)
  • Spiderette mode
  • Customizable cards and backgrounds
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
  • Left-handed mode
  • Auto-save and unlimited undos
  • Game statistics and leaderboards
Features
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Dive into a new and exciting Spider Solitaire adventure with Brainium today. Enjoy the relaxing Spider Solitaire gameplay you love with a clean design and fresh, modern look. Experience all the fun and challenge of Spider, including multiple suits and Spiderette mode as you load up new card games in seconds. Experience a new puzzle with each hand as you build stacks of the same suit. Start with 1 Suit and then try your luck with multiple suits or even single deck (Spiderette) formats for a greater challenge as you master each Spider Solitaire game. Jump into games with crisp, easy to read cards and smooth animations for a Spider Solitaire experience like no other. Enhance your gameplay experience with simple tap or drag controls and soothing sounds that make each Solitaire game a joy to play in either portrait or landscape mode. Make your Spider Solitaire experience truly your own with customizable game options. Select from over a dozen card designs and backgrounds or upload your own photos to personalize your decks. Personalize your card game experience by mixing and matching different layouts to suit you. Download today for a fun and relaxing playing card experience made for you. Immerse yourself in beautiful Solitaire games made to entertain with Spider Solitaire by Brainium. Features: Explore Different Spider Solitaire Game Modes • Perfect for All Levels: Easy (1 Suit), Medium (2 Suit), Hard, (3 Suit) and Expert (4 Suit) • Spiderette Mode: Challenge yourself by playing with one deck instead of two • Authentic Play: True random shuffling in every game • Classic Spider Solitaire rules and scoring Play How You Want • Portrait or Landscape orientation • Left-handed Mode • Auto-complete option • Supports Dark Mode • iPhone and iPad support • Show/Hide the battery & time status bar A Simple, Yet Stunning Solitaire Experience Awaits • Visually Stunning: Crisp, easy to read cards & beautiful backgrounds • Intuitive game interface that’s easy to understand • Customizable cards and backgrounds for a customizable experience Learn to Play Spider Solitaire Easily • Auto-save and resume features • Smart hints show potentially useful moves • Single tap to place a card or drag and drop • Unlimited undos Track Your Solitaire Journey • Game Statistics to track progress • Global and friends leaderboards • Fun and challenging Achievements More Fun & Free Classic Games from Brainium: • Solitaire • Sudoku • Mahjong • FreeCell • Pyramid • Blackjack For news and updates on Brainium games: Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BrainiumStudios Follow us on Twitter @BrainiumStudios Visit us on the web https://Brainium.com/

About

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

Enjoy over seventy ad-free solitaire games on your iPad or iPhone. This app offers a beautiful interface, unique game variations, detailed statistics, and a smart hint system to enhance your card-playing experience.

Highlights
  • Over 70 solitaire game variations
  • Ad-free experience
  • Detailed game statistics with graphs
  • Smart three-level hint system
  • Customizable backgrounds (classic, wallpaper, video)
  • Unique game variations not found elsewhere
Features
Currently charting
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No ads of any kind! Over seventy deliciously delightful solitaire games for your iPad or iPhone, this is the ad free version of Full Deck Solitaire with zero pop ups, ads, or anything to interrupt your solitaire game playing! Designed by a Solitaire loving Mom and Daughter, Full Deck Pro Solitaire is a beautiful card game with an easy to use user interface. Sixty three uniquely different variations of Solitaire not seen in many other games keep even the most seasoned guru occupied. Statistics, rendered as graphs, for each game let you know how many hours you have played, games you have won and your highest score for that game. A uniquely smart three level hint system lets you know if there are moves to play and will even shake the cards if you can’t quite see that elusive move. Smart badges on decks show you how many cards are left to be dealt from that deck. The game has an option of a classic background, your own wallpaper, or a gorgeous moving video of the ocean under the Moon. Games include Klondike 3 Card, Klondike 1 Card, Vegas Solitaire, Freecell, Thieves Of Egypt, Forty Thieves, Red And Black, Royal Parade, Demon, Canfield, Canfield 1 Card Turn, Double Canfield, Spider 4 Suit, Spider 1 Suit, Spider 2 Suit, Pyramid, Tri Peaks Solitaire, Golf, Golf Around Corner, Gaps, Montana, Beleaguered Castle, Bisley, Clock Patience, Grandfather's Clock, German Clock, Captive Queens, Scorpion, Scorpion 2, Wasp, Three Blind Mice, Osmosis, Osmosis By The Book, Yukon, Russian Solitaire, Chinese Solitaire, Australian Patience, Fortress, Pyramid Golf, Aces Up, Miss Milligan, Demons and Thieves, La Belle Lucie, Trefoil, The Fan, Super Flower Garden, Storehouse, Cruel Solitaire, Baker's Dozen, Spanish Patience, Castles in Spain, Portuguese Solitaire, Good Measure, Baker's Game, Eight Off, Penguin Solitaire, Seahaven Towers, Rank And File, Number Ten, Lady Jane, and Zerline!. Many of these classic games are unique to Full Deck Solitaire! "Clearly the best solitaire game available." "Most excellent solitaire game ever!" "Excellent graphics. Realistic cards." "Love this app." "Excellent graphics and a huge selection of games makes the app feel fresh every time I play." "I love this app and all the games" "Wonderful game, great time waster!" "One of the best editions I've ever played! Excellent!" "This is a wonderful app." - Just some of the reviews for the current version! Thank you, we are really humbled by your love for the game! Please write or visit our support page if you are having any problems at all. We want you to love this game!

Screenshots

⋆Spider Solitaire4 screens
Full Deck Pro Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ⋆Spider Solitaire at Free against Full Deck Pro Solitaire's $4.99. ⋆Spider Solitaire also leads on ratings volume (283K vs 5.8K). Full Deck Pro Solitaire's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 46%) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, 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

⋆Spider Solitaire is free to download; Full Deck Pro Solitaire costs $4.99 up front. ⋆Spider Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Full Deck Pro Solitaire sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ⋆Spider Solitaire against 4.7 for Full Deck Pro Solitaire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ⋆Spider Solitaire has 283K ratings behind it against 5.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of ⋆Spider Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 83% of Full Deck Pro Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

⋆Spider Solitaire ships an update monthly, Full Deck Pro Solitaire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
⋆Spider Solitaire versus Full Deck Pro Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter⋆Spider SolitaireFull Deck Pro Solitaire
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (283K ratings) — better4.7 (5.8K ratings)
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews83.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings283K — better5.8K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#83 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB89 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBrainium Studios LLCGRL Games

Customer experience

⋆Spider Solitaire

All ratings283,296 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews701 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative45.6%

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

All ratings5,681 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.4%

User reviews

⋆Spider Solitaire

From 283K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Challenging but relaxing
  • 💡 Customizable themes and options
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🔍 Intrusive and repetitive ads
  • 🔍 Ads disrupt gameplay

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Variety of games
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 💰 No ads
  • 🕰 Relaxing way to pass time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches after updates
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate menus
  • 🔍 Small card sizes on mobile
  • 🔀 Randomized score resets
  • 🔒 Lack of syncing across devices

Bugs and requests

⋆Spider Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cards not staying in the correct columns
  • Game freezing when ads appear
  • Achievements and stats not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and resume games
  • Redo/replay functionality
  • Separate scoring/stats for different difficulty levels
  • Option to disable ads for a one-time fee

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing after updates
  • Inability to exit games or access menus
  • Incorrect card display and placement
  • Persistent display of previous game state

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable card sizes
  • Ability to sort/organize games
  • Syncing progress across devices
  • More game modes and variations
  • Detailed scoring/stats tracking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

⋆Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$11.99
8 purchases

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

One-time8
  • Background Pack$0.99
  • 100 extra spins$0.99
  • $5,000 poker chips$0.99
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  • AI Player Recharge$0.99
  • Game Pack One$1.99
  • Game Pack Two$1.99
  • $10,000 poker chips$1.99
  • $20,000 poker chips$2.99

Questions

Is ⋆Spider Solitaire free?
⋆Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Full Deck Pro Solitaire free?
Full Deck Pro Solitaire costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ⋆Spider Solitaire or Full Deck Pro Solitaire?
⋆Spider Solitaire is rated higher. ⋆Spider Solitaire averages 4.8 out of 5 from 283K ratings, while Full Deck Pro Solitaire averages 4.7 from 5.8K ratings.
Do ⋆Spider Solitaire or Full Deck Pro Solitaire have ads?
⋆Spider Solitaire shows ads; Full Deck Pro Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, ⋆Spider Solitaire or Full Deck Pro Solitaire?
⋆Spider Solitaire ships an update monthly, and Full Deck Pro Solitaire every 3 weeks. Most recently, ⋆Spider Solitaire was updated on October 27, 2026 and Full Deck Pro Solitaire on October 26, 2026.

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