Comparison

Solitaire vs Spider Solitaire ∙

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire

This classic card game involves strategically arranging a standard 52-card deck into four foundation piles, one for each suit. Players move cards between tableau piles and the discard pile, following specific rules to build sequences and complete the foundations.

Highlights
  • Standard 52-card deck gameplay
  • Tableau pile arrangement
  • Foundation pile building
  • Discard pile management
  • Sequence building
  • Card placement rules
Features
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The game is played with a standard pack of 52 cards. The cards come in 4 suits with two colors, spades (black), hearts (red), diamonds (red) and clubs (black). Within a suit, the ranks are, from low to high, ace, 2, 3,…,10, jack, queen and king. The player starts the game by shuffling and dealing the pack of cards over several piles on the tableau, or playing table. After the player has dealt, there are 7 piles on the tableau containing 28 cards. The first pile has 1 card, the second 2, the third 3, and so on up to the seventh pile. Initially, the top card of each pile is turned face up; all other cards are face down. The remaining cards that are not part of the tableau are placed in the deck-pile. Above the tableau there are five more piles that are initially empty, one discard-pile and four suit-piles, one for each suit of cards. The suit-piles (sometimes called foundations) are built up from aces to kings in one suit. They are constructed as the cards become available. The object of the game is to build all 52 cards into the suit piles through a number of allowed moves. The various moves the player can make are the following: 1) take the faced-down top card from the deck and place it face up on top of the discard pile 2) take the top card of the discard pile and place it on top of a tableau pile or suit pile 3) take the faced-up top card or a sequence of faced-up cards (called a build) from a tableau pile and place it (still in sequence) on top of another tableau-pile 4) take a faced-up top card of a tableau-pile and move it to a suit pile 5) turn over a faced-down top card of a tableau pile 6) when the deck-pile is empty, take the complete content of the discard pile, turn it over, and use it as a new deck-pile. Which cards can be taken and placed during each move is subject to some rules. A move can not be made when these rules are not satisfied. When the object of the game is reached or when no more moves can be made, the game is over. The rules for the placement of cards are the following. A card can be placed on a tableau-pile only on top of a faced-up card of next-higher rank and opposite color. A build can be placed only when its bottom card matches a faced-up top card in this way. Empty piles that arise during play can only accommodate kings. A card can be placed on a suit-pile only if it is of the same suit and next higher card or if the foundation is empty and the card is an ace.

About

Spider Solitaire ∙

Experience a classic card game with a popular solitaire variant. Enjoy customizable card decks and boards, multiple difficulty levels, and intelligent assistance. Play in portrait or landscape mode with features like automatic saving and unlimited undo.

Highlights
  • Customizable cards and boards
  • Three difficulty settings
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Automatic turn saving
  • Unlimited cancellations
  • Intelligent help
Features
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Spider Solitaire is one of the most popular versions of solitaire. Rediscover it on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, with this game of unequalled playability in the Appstore! Discover a complete and enjoyable version of spider solitaire, and join thousands of other players who are already online. - "This spider solitaire is so much better than the others in terms of playability. Amazing!" - "Great app! I'll definitely tell my friends to get it too!" NEW FEATURES - Customize your game with new cards and boards ! - A brand new Premium inApp, with exclusive cards and boards ! - Full of new statistics to analyse your games ! DIFFERENT GAME MODES - Three difficulty settings - have fun whether you're a newbie or an expert at spider solitaire! - Play in portrait or landscape mode MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY - Customize your cards and boards - Your turn will be saved automatically - Unlimited cancellations of your previous turns - Intelligent help - No interference with spider solitaire and iPod playback OPTIMAL PLAYABILITY - Slide and place cards easily - Touch card to move it automatically - Automatically completes finished parts of spider solitaire

Screenshots

Solitaire1 screens
Spider Solitaire ∙4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire at none against Spider Solitaire ∙'s 1. Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Spider Solitaire ∙'s advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 418). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 ∙ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Solitaire against 4.5 for Spider Solitaire ∙. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Solitaire ∙ has 3.4K ratings behind it against 418, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 57% of Spider Solitaire ∙'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire versus Spider Solitaire ∙: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireSpider Solitaire ∙
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (418 ratings)4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews57.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4183.4K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperxNeat.comSolitaire Games Studio

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings418 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Spider Solitaire ∙

All ratings3,410 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative31.3%

Bugs and requests

Solitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Spider Solitaire ∙

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing/crashing issues
  • Glitches with card movement and undo functionality
  • Inconsistent ad behavior (ads not closing, multiple ads shown)
  • Daily challenge progress reset unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to enlarge cards
  • Ability to choose difficulty level in daily challenges
  • Undo button
  • Customization options (card designs, backgrounds, etc.)
  • Landscape mode

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spider Solitaire ∙

One-time1
  • Premium pack$1.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spider Solitaire ∙ free?
Spider Solitaire ∙ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Spider Solitaire ∙?
Spider Solitaire ∙ is rated higher. Solitaire averages 4.4 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while Spider Solitaire ∙ averages 4.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Solitaire or Spider Solitaire ∙ have ads?
Spider Solitaire ∙ shows ads; Solitaire does not.

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