Comparison

▻ Solitaire vs Simple

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

Head to head
About

▻ Solitaire

Enjoy a classic card game experience with unlimited free puzzles. Features adjustable difficulty, intuitive controls, and helpful hints to guide your gameplay. Play in landscape or portrait mode with customizable layouts and animations.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Tap-to-place and drag-and-drop controls
  • Draw one and draw three card puzzles
  • Guaranteed winnable games
  • Hints and autocomplete
  • Landscape and portrait play
Features
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Enjoy classic ▻ Solitaire with clean cards, smooth gameplay, smart hints, easy undo, and relaxing card fun anytime. Play the timeless card game loved by millions of players around the world. Simple to learn and satisfying to master, ▻ Solitaire is perfect for a quick break, a calm moment, or a daily card challenge. Designed for comfortable play, this ▻ Solitaire experience combines classic Klondike gameplay with helpful features that make every deal easier to enjoy. Large cards, simple controls, smart hints, and easy undo give you everything you need to play at your own pace. Features: • Classic Klondike Solitaire gameplay • Draw 1 or Draw 3 cards • Large, easy-to-read cards • Clean and simple design • Smart hints when you need help • Easy undo • Winnable deals • Auto-complete for solved games • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels • Portrait and landscape play • Left-handed play option • Game Center achievements and leaderboards • Smooth, relaxing gameplay Play a quick deal during a break, relax after a long day, or challenge yourself with a harder game. You can keep it simple, improve your score, beat your best time, or enjoy a familiar card game whenever you want. Whether you call it ▻ Solitaire, Klondike, or classic cards, this game brings a clean and relaxing version of the card game you already know. Download ▻ Solitaire and start playing classic cards today.

About

Simple

Enjoy a classic Klondike Solitaire experience on your smartphone. This game offers comfortable controls, allowing cards to move with a single tap or an optional button. Perfect for quick gaming sessions during commutes or while waiting.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike Solitaire rules
  • One-tap card movement
  • Optional button controls
  • Undo function
  • Play during spare time
Features
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A simple and smooth version of the classic card game, Klondike Solitaire, optimized for smartphones! Enjoy the familiar classic Solitaire experience with controls designed for comfortable smartphone play. Move cards with a single tap and use convenient assist buttons for an even smoother experience. Perfect for a little brain training while commuting, waiting, or whenever you have a few minutes to spare! How to Play: In Klondike Solitaire, the goal is to move all the playing cards to the Foundation piles in order from Ace to King. On the tableau, cards can be stacked in descending order while alternating between red and black. Only a King can be placed in an empty column. Draw new cards from the stock, uncover face-down cards, organize the tableau, and move all the cards to the Foundations to win. Tips: * Prioritize columns with many face-down cards and try to uncover them as early as possible. * Use cards from the stock when they allow you to make a useful move, or when you have no other moves available. * If the initial layout leaves you unable to uncover even a single card, starting a new game may be the best choice. * You can enable an optional button for drawing cards from the stock, so you don't have to reach all the way to the edge of the screen every time.

Screenshots

▻ Solitaire4 screens
Simple3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ▻ Solitaire at 196K against Simple's 706. ▻ Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). Simple's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 64%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ▻ Solitaire against 4.7 for Simple. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ▻ Solitaire has 196K ratings behind it against 706, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of ▻ Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 80% of Simple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
▻ Solitaire versus Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter▻ SolitaireSimple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (196K ratings)4.7 (706 ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings196K — better706
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeopleFun CG, LLCKENTA OKAMURA

Customer experience

▻ Solitaire

All ratings196,397 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews637 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral8.6%
Negative27.8%

Simple

All ratings706 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

▻ Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cards displayed incorrectly
  • Game freezes during play
  • High scores reset over time
  • Connectivity issues when offline

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to disable ads for a fee
  • Pause button to stop the timer
  • Relocate the 'no more moves' indicator
  • Improve scoring and statistics tracking

Simple

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

▻ Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ▻ Solitaire free?
▻ Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple free?
Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ▻ Solitaire or Simple?
▻ Solitaire and Simple are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 196K and 706 ratings respectively.
Do ▻ Solitaire or Simple have ads?
Both ▻ Solitaire and Simple show ads.
Which is updated more often, ▻ Solitaire or Simple?
▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple every 5 months. Most recently, ▻ Solitaire was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple on September 14, 2026.

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