Solitaire vs Solitaire Collector's Edition
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 Collector's Edition
Experience classic Windows Solitaire with intuitive swipe and tap controls. Compete globally via Game Center leaderboards and enjoy features like auto-save and unlimited undo. Play in portrait or landscape modes on your Apple devices.
- Game Center leaderboards
- Klondike Solitaire
- Draw 1 and Draw 3 card modes
- Portrait and Landscape orientation
- Game state auto-save
- Unlimited undo
- Right or left-handed play
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If you like Windows Solitaire, you're going to love this app! The same classic Windows Solitaire game plus the ability to control card movements naturally by just swiping or tapping the cards on your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. Think you have the best Solitaire score around? With Apple's Game Center enabled, you can check the Game Center leaderboards to see how your Solitaire skills stack up against players all around the world! Solitaire Collector's Edition supports drag-and-drop and Tap-To-Move card movements, both portrait and landscape modes, and your game is saved when you get a call or other interruption - features not all iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps support. This is a universal app, playable in the best resolution available for each Apple device. Optimized for iPad mini, iPad Retina and iPhone 5. FEATURES: -Game Center leaderboards -Klondike -Draw 1 card -Draw 3 cards -Portrait -Landscape -Right or left handed play -Game state saved when interrupted -Unlimited undo -French deck -High visibility deck -Auto complete to finish game Solitaire Collector's Edition is ad-supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solitaire at 4.2 against Solitaire Collector's Edition's 3.5. Solitaire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (40 vs 2). Solitaire Collector's Edition's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). 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
Both are free to download. Solitaire Collector's Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solitaire ships an update every 12 months, Solitaire Collector's Edition every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Solitaire Collector's Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (40 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | joseph pinkasfeld |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Solitaire Collector's Edition
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Collector's Edition
- Ads remover$2.99
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