Classic Solitaire vs Klondike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Solitaire
Experience the classic Klondike Solitaire game with an authentic Windows feel. Enjoy familiar scoring, graphics, and card decks, optimized for both HD and mobile screens. Play with timed or untimed modes and choose your preferred scoring system.
- Authentic Windows Solitaire experience
- HD and mobile-friendly card designs
- Draw-one and draw-three modes
- Timed and untimed gameplay
- Standard and Vegas scoring
- Double-tap to move cards
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This is Klondike Solitaire built to feel exactly like the original Windows version: same scoring, same card decks, same satisfying drag-and-drop. If you grew up playing it on a PC, this is the one. You won't find coins, loot boxes or push notifications here asking you to come back. Features: - HD cards optimized for Retina displays, with sleek compact layouts for smaller screens - Draw-one and draw-three modes - Timed and untimed gameplay - Standard and Vegas scoring - Double-tap to send cards to the foundation - Unlimited undo - Victory animation when you win Rebuilt in 2026; faster, smaller, and with crisper graphics.
Klondike
Experience the classic card game with a user-friendly interface, vibrant visuals, and smooth animations. Offers helpful hints, winnable game selection, and score comparisons with friends.
- Easy-to-see cards
- Rainbow color options
- Smooth animations
- Simple interface
- Hint system
- Winnable game mode
- Game Center score comparison
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Play the most popular solitaire game with easy-to-see cards, rainbow colors, smooth animations and a simple interface. There are options to show hints, play only winnable games and compare scores with other Game Center users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Klondike at 4.7 against Classic Solitaire's 3.9. Klondike also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Classic Solitaire sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Klondike asks for nothing beyond the download.
Klondike holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Klondike has 141 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Classic Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Klondike's.
Classic Solitaire ships an update every 3 months, Klondike monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Solitaire | Klondike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oleksii Harbuzenko | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Classic Solitaire
Klondike
In-app purchases
Classic Solitaire
- HD Cards$0.99
- Mobile Cards$0.99
- Modern Card Decks$0.99
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- Retro Card Decks$0.99
Klondike
No in-app purchases
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