Comparison

Spider ▻ Solitaire + vs Spiderᅠ Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

Experience a classic card game with stunning graphics and intuitive controls. Enjoy unlimited puzzles, multiple difficulty levels, and helpful features like auto-hints and undo options. This game offers a refined solitaire experience for all players.

Highlights
  • Unlimited free games
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Tap-to-place card movement
  • Assisted drag-and-drop
  • Smart Point System
  • Extra-large card symbols
  • Automatic game save
Features
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Spider Solitaire is the #1 card games solitaire! Discover the next evolution of the classic spider solitaire with amazing graphics and ease of use. This is a card game like one you have never experienced before. No wonder this solitaire is rated so highly! And, with our optional extra-large card symbols, squinting the eyes is a thing of the past! With this solitaire game you get unlimited puzzle games, all free games, all best of class games, and we have added a Smart Point System and multiple levels of difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard, Bold, and Expert :) Spider Solitaire, along with Solitaire (Klondike), FreeCell Solitaire, Spiderette Solitaire, and Card Games solitaire, is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference. This is what some of our players are saying: :) "Great — I play every chance I get, I love this game :)" :) "I love it — Can't stop playing ;)" :) "Spider is a hard one to beat! — Really enjoy the challenge. Great game…." :) Check out the rest of our raving reviews... and look at our ratings!!! Solitaire makes it amazingly natural to control the cards movements and to feel in control: With tap-to-place, you simply tap the right card and it magically does the right move, or when you prefer you can also use our assisted drag-and-drop to move a card anywhere it creates a valid move. With this solitaire card game you also get all the nice features you would expect from a first class card game, such as: • unlimited number of free games • landscape and portrait card game play • optimized portrait gameplay • drag destination highlight • suggested move auto hint • multiple moves hinting • automatic game save and resume • automatic card spacing • interface auto dimming • selectable rich features • independent volume settings • unlimited undos • cards placement hints • tap to place cards • drag and drop cards • autocomplete to finish a solved puzzle • scores, moves, and times • statistics • awesome graphics and animations :) • show or hide time/battery • online games scoring • online achievements • spider solitaire game rules • … too many more to keep listing :) Solitaire is an iPhone game and an iPad game combined into one iOS app. Your iPhone, iPod, or iPad automatically selects for you the iPhone app and iPad app. Spider Solitaire is part of our family of card games and puzzle games, all created with the same mix of passion for enjoyment, midnight oil, and deep technology skills to bring you the best solitaires… try the difference! The feeling of playing Solitaire is not just that of playing cards… it's the feeling of being part of a community… an enriching, shared experience that never makes you feel apart!

About

Spiderᅠ Solitaire

Enjoy a classic solitaire card game experience with a clean, ad-free interface. Offers customizable settings, helpful hints, and detailed statistics to track your progress across multiple Apple devices with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • No ads
  • Universal app purchase
  • Hints and undo/redo
  • Statistics tracking
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Customizable Dark Mode
  • Quick Move gesture
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- No ads ever! - Ad free and offline: play without wifi or interruptions - Classic Spider patience card game - Universal app, one purchase to play on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS - Simple design with powerful features - Hints to guide you when you’re stuck - Undo/redo mistaken moves - Statistics to keep track of your performance - Three suit difficulty levels to choose from Personalize your game in Settings - Customizable Dark Mode - Undo/Redo with simple swipe gestures - Quick Move gesture for automatic card placement - Left-hand Mode - Native, focused design - More amazing features coming soon! Native iOS Design - Supports all devices - Dark Mode enabled - Split View and Slide Over compatible Privacy Policy: crawbuck.com/privacy Terms of Use: crawbuck.com/terms

Screenshots

Spider ▻ Solitaire +4 screens
Spiderᅠ Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spider ▻ Solitaire + at 93% against Spiderᅠ Solitaire's 40%. Spider ▻ Solitaire + also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Spiderᅠ Solitaire's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Spiderᅠ Solitaire is free to download; Spider ▻ Solitaire + costs $4.99 up front. Spiderᅠ Solitaire sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Spider ▻ Solitaire + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spider ▻ Solitaire + holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider ▻ Solitaire + has 5.2K ratings behind it against 441, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Spider ▻ Solitaire +'s written reviews are positive against 40% of Spiderᅠ Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spider ▻ Solitaire + ships an update every 7 months, Spiderᅠ Solitaire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Spider ▻ Solitaire + versus Spiderᅠ Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider ▻ Solitaire +Spiderᅠ Solitaire
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better4.4 (441 ratings)
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better39.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better441
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeopleFun CG, LLCDuncan Crawbuck

Customer experience

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

All ratings5,249 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.0%

Spiderᅠ Solitaire

All ratings441 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive39.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative46.5%

User reviews

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

From 5.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging and thought-provoking
  • 🚀 Best version for relaxation
  • 👍 Best game ever
  • 👍 Still my favorite
  • 👍 No ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't transfer scores over on ad free version
  • 🐛 Unfair game
  • 🐛 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Constant messages popping up even with paid version
  • 🐛 Ads still appearing after paying for ad-free version

Spiderᅠ Solitaire

From 441 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ No ads
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward
  • 🧠 Good for brain health
  • ✅ Functional
  • 🌟 Great game

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paid app disguised as free
  • 🥶 Freezing issues
  • 🤏 Cards too small
  • 😵 Poor design, hard to read
  • 🚫 No excitement or special tricks

Bugs and requests

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't transfer scores over on ad free version
  • Game doesn't work properly on iPhone 12
  • Settings buttons not working after update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Move back button to upper left corner
  • Add redo/forward button
  • Add daily challenges/games
  • More variety or new levels
  • Add start over button

Spiderᅠ Solitaire

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App freezes before starting
  • Hint feature causes column stacks to overlap
  • App crashes on restart
  • Auto-move selects wrong cards
  • Cards go off-screen in landscape mode on iPad
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  • Help button places cards on opposite suits
  • Cannot undo incorrect moves after stack completion
  • Cards are knocked out of view in landscape mode
  • Game does not show full landscape view
  • Auto-move on tap is unusable
  • Game crashes when restarting

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add timer and move counter
  • Improve card visibility in landscape mode
  • Add animation
  • Add hint key
  • Add sound
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  • Improve auto-move functionality to select correct suit
  • Allow full backup options
  • Add more excitement/special tricks
  • Improve card readability
  • Make the game truly free or clearly state pricing

In-app purchases

None

Spider ▻ Solitaire +

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Spiderᅠ Solitaire

Subscriptions8
  • Spider Premium$0.991 Year
  • Spider Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Year
  • Spider Premium$1.991 Year
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  • Spider Premium$2.991 Year
  • Spider Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Spider Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Spider Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Spider Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Spider ▻ Solitaire + free?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spiderᅠ Solitaire free?
Spiderᅠ Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spider ▻ Solitaire + or Spiderᅠ Solitaire?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + is rated higher. Spider ▻ Solitaire + averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Spiderᅠ Solitaire averages 4.4 from 441 ratings.
Do Spider ▻ Solitaire + or Spiderᅠ Solitaire have ads?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + shows ads; Spiderᅠ Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Spider ▻ Solitaire + or Spiderᅠ Solitaire?
Spider ▻ Solitaire + ships an update every 7 months, and Spiderᅠ Solitaire every 2 months. Most recently, Spider ▻ Solitaire + was updated on October 14, 2026 and Spiderᅠ Solitaire on October 7, 2026.

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