Comparison

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire vs Simple Spider

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

Simple Spider

Experience a classic card game with intuitive touch controls for moving and drawing cards. Offers multiple game modes and sound options for a customizable solo play experience. Compete with others through Gamecenter integration.

Highlights
  • Touch and drag card movement
  • Draw cards by touching stacks
  • Undo functionality
  • Sound ON/OFF toggle
  • Three game modes (1, 2, 4 suits)
  • Gamecenter integration
Features
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Spider Solitaire app. You can select card by touch, and can move card by moving the finger as it is. Also, by touching stack of cards, you draw a card. In addition, there are following features in this app. Undo Sound ON/OFF Three game modes (1suit, 2suits, 4suits) Gamecenter

Screenshots

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire4 screens
Simple Spider3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FreeCell ▻ Solitaire at 67% against Simple Spider's 0%. FreeCell ▻ Solitaire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). Simple Spider's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCell ▻ Solitaire has 76K ratings behind it against 7, 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 0% of Simple Spider's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, Simple Spider every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire versus Simple Spider: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCell ▻ SolitaireSimple Spider
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (76K ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews67.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings76K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeopleFun CG, LLCKazunari Hiyoshi

Customer experience

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

All ratings75,662 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive67.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative27.5%

Simple Spider

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Simple Spider

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FreeCell ▻ Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Spider

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeCell ▻ Solitaire free?
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Spider free?
Simple Spider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Simple Spider?
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire is rated higher. FreeCell ▻ Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 76K ratings, while Simple Spider averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Simple Spider have ads?
Both FreeCell ▻ Solitaire and Simple Spider show ads.
Which is updated more often, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire or Simple Spider?
FreeCell ▻ Solitaire ships an update every 6 weeks, and Simple Spider every 16 months. Most recently, FreeCell ▻ Solitaire was updated on October 16, 2026 and Simple Spider on September 20, 2026.

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