Comparison

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire vs Railroad! Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

Experience a classic card game with enhanced graphics and intuitive controls. Enjoy unlimited puzzles with adjustable difficulty levels and helpful features like hints and undos. Play in landscape or portrait mode on your iPhone or iPad.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Tap-to-place and drag-and-drop controls
  • Automatic game save and resume
  • Card placement hints
  • Optional extra-large card symbols
  • Online scoring and achievements
Features
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FreeCell Solitaire is the #1 free card games solitaire! Discover the next evolution of the classic free free cell solitaire with amazing graphics and ease of use. This is a card game like one you have never experienced before. No wonder this free solitaire is rated so highly! And, with our optional extra-large card symbols, squinting the eyes is a thing of the past! With this solitaire game you get unlimited puzzle games, all free games, all best of class games, and we have added a Smart Point System and multiple levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert :) FreeCell Solitaire, along with Solitaire (Klondike), Spider Solitaire, Spiderette Solitaire, and Card Games solitaire, is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference. This is what some of our players are saying: • "Best Freecell solitaire out there :)" • "Great game :) Love playing this game!" • "Fundictive :) Great addictive fun" • Check out the rest of our raving reviews... and look at our ratings!!! Solitaire makes it amazingly natural to control the cards movements and to feel in control: With tap-to-place, you simply tap the right card and it magically does the right move, or when you prefer you can also use our assisted drag-and-drop to move a card anywhere it creates a valid move. With this solitaire card game you also get all the nice features you would expect from a first class card game, such as: • unlimited number of free games • landscape and portrait card game play • same rank card highlight • drag destination highlight • automatic game save and resume • automatic card spacing • interface auto dimming • selectable rich features • independent volume settings • unlimited undos • cards placement hints • tap to place cards • drag and drop cards • autocomplete to finish a solved puzzle • scores, moves, and times • statistics • awesome graphics and animations :) • show or hide time/battery • online games scoring • online achievements • free cell solitaire game rules • … too many more to keep listing :) FreeCell Solitaire is an iPhone game and an iPad game combined into one iOS app. Your iPhone, iPod, or iPad automatically selects for you the iPhone app and iPad app. FreeCell Solitaire is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference!

About

Railroad! Solitaire

A unique single-player card game where players match cards by suit or rank to clear the deck. Earn rewards and power-ups by filling a meter and triggering cascades, adding strategic depth to the game of chance.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Power-ups and rewards
  • Strategic depth
  • Achievements
  • Customization options
  • Detailed statistics
Features
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Railroad! Solitaire is a unique single-player card game of chance — now with power-ups, rewards, and a whole new layer of strategy. Deal cards one at a time and watch for matches. When the newest card matches the card three positions back by suit, the middle cards are discarded. Match by rank, and all four are removed! Clear all 52 cards to win. With base odds of roughly 1 in 140 games, victory is rare but thrilling. Build your Power Meter with every discard. When it fills, the Reward Wheel spins — earning cosmetic unlocks or powerful new power-ups. Trigger a cascade of 3 or more to unlock the Caboose Bonus: pick cards from your discards and build poker hands in your permanent vault. Complete a hand and the wheel spins again! Power-ups: * Joker — Insert a wild card that randomizes to any card when it enters play * Derail — Remove 2 random cards from the board and trigger a cascade check * Meter Boost — Double your Power Meter fill rate * Extra Pick — Reveal one more card in the Caboose Bonus round * Switchyard — Move the last card to the front for one last shot at a cascade Features: * New achievements to unlock * Earn new card backs and felt colors on the Reward Wheel * Detailed statistics tracking * Mac the Engineer cheers your wins and guides you through the game * Satisfying animations, sounds, and haptic feedback

Screenshots

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire4 screens
Railroad! Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FreeCell ▻ Solitaire at none against Railroad! Solitaire's 1. FreeCell ▻ Solitaire also leads on ratings volume (76K vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). Railroad! Solitaire's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 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. Railroad! Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FreeCell ▻ Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Railroad! Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCell ▻ Solitaire has 76K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of FreeCell ▻ Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Railroad! Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, Railroad! Solitaire weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire versus Railroad! Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCell ▻ SolitaireRailroad! Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (76K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeopleFun CG, LLCLeslie Street Studio LLC

Customer experience

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

All ratings75,662 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews553 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative27.7%

Railroad! Solitaire

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or resets during play
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to close full-screen ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads for a fee
  • Ability to select specific game numbers
  • More customization options for card design
  • Improved undo/hint button placement

Railroad! Solitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Railroad! Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is FreeCell ▻ Solitaire free?
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Railroad! Solitaire free?
Railroad! Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Railroad! Solitaire?
Railroad! Solitaire is rated higher. FreeCell ▻ Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 76K ratings, while Railroad! Solitaire averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Railroad! Solitaire have ads?
Both FreeCell ▻ Solitaire and Railroad! Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Railroad! Solitaire?
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, and Railroad! Solitaire weekly. Most recently, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire was updated on November 6, 2026 and Railroad! Solitaire on November 5, 2026.

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