Solitaire vs Solitaire Star
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!
Solitaire Star
Experience the classic card game on your iPhone or iPad. This app brings the beloved Windows game to your mobile device, offering a familiar and enjoyable gameplay experience.
- Classic Solitaire gameplay
- Play on iPhone and iPad
- Familiar interface
- Popular Windows game adaptation
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Solitaire is one of the most popular Windows games in the world. Now you can play it on your iPhone or iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solitaire Star at 4.9 against Solitaire's 4.2. Solitaire Star also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 42 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solitaire Star holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 93% of Solitaire Star'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, Solitaire Star every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Solitaire Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | 海鹰 冼 |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Solitaire Star
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Star
No in-app purchases
Questions
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