Solitaire vs Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
A classic card game designed for all ages, offering customizable card backs and backgrounds. Practice your skills to become a master of the game. Your feedback helps ensure continued updates.
- Classic solitaire gameplay
- Customizable card back designs
- Customizable background options
- Suitable for all ages
- Master the game through practice
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Solitaire-- is a great card game for the whole family. Select the desired card back design and background in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
Enjoy a variety of classic solitaire card games with no timers or pressure. Features intuitive controls, beautiful cards, and unlimited undo options. Save your progress automatically and compete on global leaderboards.
- Multiple solitaire variations
- Fast and intuitive controls
- Drag and drop functionality
- Beautiful, easy-to-read cards
- No timers, relax and play
- Unlimited undo support
- Auto-highlight for movable cards
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW and start having fun with your favorite solitaire card games! • Classic (Klondike) • Spider • Double Deck • Pyramid • FreeCell • Forty Thieves • Tri Peaks • Classic Solitaire mode now has Solvable Deals where every starting deal of cards is guaranteed to be winnable! • Solvable Deals includes a Hint Button if you get stuck! • Or you can play Random Deals that may or may not be solvable if you want a traditional solitaire experience! • Fast and intuitive controls - Just tap on a card or stack and watch as it magically moves where you want it to go! • You can also drag and drop cards and stacks if you want to! • Beautiful, easy to read cards! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Unlimited undo support, with no penalties if you want to go back and try things a different way! • Auto-highlight shows which cards can be moved and which cards are "stuck" under others until you free them up • Global high score leaderboards with Game Center • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Search for Boy Howdy to see all our free games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection at 4.8 against Solitaire's 4.2. Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 40) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection has 10K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 93% of Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solitaire ships an update every 12 months, Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) | 4.8 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Boy Howdy Technology LLC |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
Bugs and requests
Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen going completely black and requiring days to repair
- Inability to switch games after playing for a few rounds
Requested features
4 requests- Hint button for solitaire games
- Vegas-style scoring for solitaire
- Cumulative scoring for consecutive wins in Tri Peaks
- Option to adjust card size
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Boy Howdy Solitaire Collection
No in-app purchases
Questions
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