Comparison

Solitaire Now vs Simple

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

Simple

Enjoy a classic Klondike Solitaire experience on your smartphone. This game offers comfortable controls, allowing cards to move with a single tap or an optional button. Perfect for quick gaming sessions during commutes or while waiting.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike Solitaire rules
  • One-tap card movement
  • Optional button controls
  • Undo function
  • Play during spare time
Features
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A simple and smooth version of the classic card game, Klondike Solitaire, optimized for smartphones! Enjoy the familiar classic Solitaire experience with controls designed for comfortable smartphone play. Move cards with a single tap and use convenient assist buttons for an even smoother experience. Perfect for a little brain training while commuting, waiting, or whenever you have a few minutes to spare! How to Play: In Klondike Solitaire, the goal is to move all the playing cards to the Foundation piles in order from Ace to King. On the tableau, cards can be stacked in descending order while alternating between red and black. Only a King can be placed in an empty column. Draw new cards from the stock, uncover face-down cards, organize the tableau, and move all the cards to the Foundations to win. Tips: * Prioritize columns with many face-down cards and try to uncover them as early as possible. * Use cards from the stock when they allow you to make a useful move, or when you have no other moves available. * If the initial layout leaves you unable to uncover even a single card, starting a new game may be the best choice. * You can enable an optional button for drawing cards from the stock, so you don't have to reach all the way to the edge of the screen every time.

Screenshots

Solitaire Now2 screens
Simple3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Simple at 4.7 against Solitaire Now's 4.4. Simple also leads on ratings volume (706 vs 16). Solitaire Now's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Simple holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple has 706 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Solitaire Now's written reviews are positive against 80% of Simple's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Now ships an update every 4 months, Simple every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solitaire Now versus Simple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire NowSimple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings)4.7 (706 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16706 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOdesys, LLCKENTA OKAMURA

Customer experience

Solitaire Now

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

Simple

All ratings706 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire Now

No in-app purchases

None

Simple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Now free?
Solitaire Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple free?
Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Now or Simple?
Simple is rated higher. Solitaire Now averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Simple averages 4.7 from 706 ratings.
Do Solitaire Now or Simple have ads?
Both Solitaire Now and Simple show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Now or Simple?
Solitaire Now ships an update every 4 months, and Simple every 5 months. Most recently, Solitaire Now was updated on September 25, 2026 and Simple on October 6, 2026.

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