Comparison

Sudoku HD 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

Sudoku HD

Engage in hours of brain-teasing fun with a vast collection of Sudoku puzzles. Choose from four difficulty levels and various puzzle styles, all accessible on your iPad. Track your progress and challenge friends to beat your best times.

Highlights
  • 1,000 unique puzzles
  • Four skill levels
  • Standard, symmetrical, and patterned puzzles
  • Show incorrect answers
  • Multiple notes per square
  • Smart buttons and notes
  • Progress statistics and best times
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With 1,000 puzzles in four different skill levels, Sudoku HD will give you many hours of fun and puzzle solving. Enjoy the challenge of solving Sudoku puzzles whenever or wherever you are using your iPad. Try your luck or test your strategy to improve your best times. FEATURES * 1,000 unique handcrafted puzzles * Assortment of puzzles in different styles: standard, symmetrical and patterned * Four different skill levels * Multiple color schemes * Show Incorrect :: Shows incorrect answer in red * Multiple Notes :: for each answer square * Smart Buttons :: Disables the number button when that number is completed on the game board * Smart Notes :: Removes the number from the notes in the box, column, and row that contains that cell with your correct answer * Best Times, Progress statistics * Send an email challenge to a friend so they can try to beat your best time on a puzzle * Pause the game at any time and resume where you left off * And much more

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

Full Deck Pro Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sudoku HD at none against Full Deck Pro Solitaire's 8. Sudoku HD also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (92% vs 83%). Full Deck Pro Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 55 months) and ratings volume (5.7K vs 54). On ads 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

Sudoku HD costs $2.99 and Full Deck Pro Solitaire $4.99 up front. Full Deck Pro Solitaire sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Sudoku HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sudoku HD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Pro Solitaire has 5.7K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Sudoku HD's written reviews are positive against 83% of Full Deck Pro Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku HD ships an update every 55 months, Full Deck Pro Solitaire every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Sudoku HD versus Full Deck Pro Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku HDFull Deck Pro Solitaire
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.9 (54 ratings) — better4.7 (5.7K ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better83.2% of reviews
Number of ratings545.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 55 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#80 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMighty Mighty Good GamesGRL Games

Customer experience

Sudoku HD

All ratings54 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

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

Bugs and requests

Sudoku HD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Sudoku HD

No in-app purchases

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 Sudoku HD free?
Sudoku HD costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Full Deck Pro Solitaire free?
Full Deck Pro Solitaire costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku HD or Full Deck Pro Solitaire?
Sudoku HD is rated higher. Sudoku HD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Full Deck Pro Solitaire averages 4.7 from 5.7K ratings.
Do Sudoku HD or Full Deck Pro Solitaire have ads?
Neither Sudoku HD nor Full Deck Pro Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku HD or Full Deck Pro Solitaire?
Sudoku HD ships an update every 55 months, and Full Deck Pro Solitaire every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku HD was updated on October 14, 2026 and Full Deck Pro Solitaire on October 20, 2026.

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