Comparison

Solitaire Now vs Classic Russian Solitaire

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Solitaire Now

Experience the classic Klondike Solitaire game on your mobile device. Enjoy various scoring modes, customizable layouts, and helpful features like unlimited undo and hints. Share your progress with friends on social media.

Highlights
  • Standard and Vegas scoring
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
  • Unlimited Undo and Redo
  • 1-Tap play mode
  • Adjustable card size
  • Hints and Timer
Features
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Welcome to the amazing world of solitaire! Solitaire, also known as Klondike, is one of the most played patience games in the world. Now you can enjoy it anytime, and anywhere, on your mobile phone or tablet. Share your Solitaire scores with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. From Odesys, the makers of the best solitaire games for mobile. The goal of Solitaire is to split all cards in the deck into four home stacks, one for each suit. The cards in the home stacks must be placed in ascending order, from Ace to King. Moves to a column must be made in descending order, alternating colors. Multiple cards can be moved from one column to another as long as they are properly ordered. Only a sequence of cards starting with a King can be moved to an empty column. Odesys Solitaire Features: • Standard and Vegas scoring • Landscape and portrait orientation • Unlimited Undo and Redo • Solvable deals only mode • 1-Tap play mode • Left and Right board layout • Adjustable cards size (pinch-to-zoom) • Sound • Hints • Timer • Animations • Auto save on exit • Auto collect Follow us on Twitter: @OdesysSolitaire Look for other great patience games by Odesys. If you like the classics, you would love Klondike Solitaire, FreeCell Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, or its lesser known variations, Black Widow Solitaire and Tarantula Solitaire. You might also like to try Pyramid Solitaire, or its somewhat easier variation, Seven Solitaire, or the completely open Giza Solitaire. No solitaire collection would be complete without the unique Golf Solitaire, the addictive Yukon Solitaire, or its almost impossible to solve cousin, Russian Solitaire.

About

Classic Russian Solitaire

A classic card game where the objective is to move all cards to four foundation piles by suit, from Ace to King. Players can strategically move groups of cards between tableau piles based on suit and rank. Empty tableau piles can only be occupied by a King or a group starting with a King.

Highlights
  • Move cards to foundations by suit
  • Build sequences on tableau piles
  • Place Kings on empty tableau piles
  • Classic card game gameplay
  • Single-player experience
Features
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Russian Solitaire is a classic card game. The goal is to move all cards to the four foundations at the right by suit from A to K. You can move a group of cards to another tableau pile if the starting card of the group is in the same suit and of an immediate lower ranking with the top card of the other tableau pile. An empty tableau pile can be occupied by a K or a group starting with a K.

Screenshots

Solitaire Now2 screens
Classic Russian Solitaire3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire Now at 83% against Classic Russian Solitaire's 0%. Solitaire Now also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Classic Russian Solitaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solitaire Now holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Now has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Solitaire Now's written reviews are positive against 0% of Classic Russian Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Now ships an update every 4 months, Classic Russian Solitaire every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Solitaire Now versus Classic Russian Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire NowClassic Russian Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB13 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOdesys, LLCKevin White

Customer experience

Solitaire Now

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Classic Russian Solitaire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire Now

No in-app purchases

None

Classic Russian Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Now free?
Solitaire Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classic Russian Solitaire free?
Classic Russian Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Now or Classic Russian Solitaire?
Solitaire Now is rated higher. Solitaire Now averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Classic Russian Solitaire averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Solitaire Now or Classic Russian Solitaire have ads?
Solitaire Now shows ads; Classic Russian Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Now or Classic Russian Solitaire?
Solitaire Now ships an update every 4 months, and Classic Russian Solitaire every 8 months. Most recently, Solitaire Now was updated on September 25, 2026 and Classic Russian Solitaire on October 1, 2026.

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