Comparison

BricksShooter vs Crystal Spider Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

BricksShooter

Experience a legendary classic game on your iPad. This evergreen puzzle game, with origins tracing back to Ancient Egypt, offers timeless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Legendary computer game
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
  • Evergreen entertainment
  • iPad optimized
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BrickShooter — legendary game finally on iPad. An evergreen classic game invented in Ancient Egypt you'll enjoy.

About

Crystal Spider Solitaire

This card game offers three difficulty levels, from casual one-suit to expert four-suit play. It features customizable cards, a tutorial for beginners, and detailed statistics to track your progress. Challenge friends or aim for achievements in this classic solitaire experience.

Highlights
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • Full tutorial
  • Customizable cards
  • Left/right-handed layouts
  • Extensive statistics
  • Game Center achievements
Features
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Prepare to take on the fearsome might of Crystal Spider Solitaire! Hone your card skills with the one-suit casual version, practice your techniques on the two-suit normal version, and prepare to take on what is possibly the toughest solitaire game in the world - the full four-suit expert mode! Challenge your friends to beat your high-scores, or just keep them to yourself and use the extensive statistics to keep track of your best games of Spider Solitaire. With clear and simple casino style graphics, customisable cards, a full tutorial for absolute beginners we hope you will agree that this is the best version of this popular card game to be found. - 3 Difficulty levels to suit beginners to experts - Full tutorial to introduce you to the game gently - Regular or reversed card layouts for left or right handed play! - Customise the look of your cards, even how scruffy the dealing is! - Auto remove unused cards - Touch and hold to zoom cards on tall stacks - Extensive statistics to track your improving skills - Simple & intuitive user interface, designed for young and old - Share your scores with your friends with Game Center - Can you earn all the achievements? The Crystal Solitaire series of games have been some of the top online solitaire games on many sites, and now we have redesigned them for a whole new generation of devices so you can carry on playing your favourite solitaire game wherever you may be!

Screenshots

Crystal Spider Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crystal Spider Solitaire at 4.5 against BricksShooter's 3.7. Crystal Spider Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months). BricksShooter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Crystal Spider Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BricksShooter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crystal Spider Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BricksShooter has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BricksShooter ships an update every 15 months, Crystal Spider Solitaire every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BricksShooter versus Crystal Spider Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBricksShooterCrystal Spider Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (77 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenis ChashchinCrystal Squid

Customer experience

BricksShooter

All ratings76 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral23.8%
Negative52.4%

Crystal Spider Solitaire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BricksShooter

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crystal Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is BricksShooter free?
BricksShooter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crystal Spider Solitaire free?
Crystal Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BricksShooter or Crystal Spider Solitaire?
Crystal Spider Solitaire is rated higher. BricksShooter averages 3.7 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Crystal Spider Solitaire averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do BricksShooter or Crystal Spider Solitaire have ads?
Crystal Spider Solitaire shows ads; BricksShooter does not.
Which is updated more often, BricksShooter or Crystal Spider Solitaire?
BricksShooter ships an update every 15 months, and Crystal Spider Solitaire every 4 months. Most recently, BricksShooter was updated on November 6, 2026 and Crystal Spider Solitaire on November 2, 2026.

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