Solitaire vs Crown Solitaire
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!
Crown Solitaire
Experience a fresh take on the classic card game with this strategy-based puzzle. Clear cards by matching one value higher or lower, offering a unique challenge for experienced players. It's a blend of familiar solitaire mechanics with an innovative twist.
- Strategy-based solitaire
- Card matching by value
- All cards face-up
- New challenge for experienced players
- Blend of TriPeaks and FreeCell mechanics
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Solitaire like you’ve never played before! Crown Solitaire is an all new strategy-based version of the classic Solitaire game. Put your brain to the test with this Solitaire puzzle game! From the makers of the #1 Solitaire game in the App Store, MobilityWare has delivered a new Solitaire concept, sure to give even the most experienced Klondike player a new challenge! The objective is simple: clear the cards off the table by tapping on a card that is one value higher or lower than the current card in play. It’s just like TriPeaks Solitaire, except all the cards are face-up! Think of Crown Solitaire as the perfect combination between TriPeaks and FreeCell. Crown Solitaire by MobilityWare is one of the best fun and free games. If you’ve ever played Klondike Solitaire, Patience, Spider Solitaire, or TriPeaks Solitaire, you’ll love the new twist that Crown Solitaire brings to the original Klondike solitaire game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crown Solitaire at 4.7 against Solitaire's 4.2. Crown Solitaire also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (161K vs 40). Solitaire's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 76%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Crown Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crown Solitaire has 161K 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 76% of Crown Solitaire'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, Crown Solitaire monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Crown Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) | 4.7 (161K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 161K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Monthly — 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 327 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | MobilityWare |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Crown Solitaire
Bugs and requests
Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Crown Solitaire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes during gameplay
- Ads cause app to crash or freeze
- Daily challenge not working properly
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Add daily challenges
- Offer paid ad-free version
- Improve level progression system
- Provide more customization options
- Introduce scoring/leaderboard system
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Crown Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solitaire free?
Is Crown Solitaire free?
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Do Solitaire or Crown Solitaire have ads?
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