Gobstoppers! vs Solitaire Challenges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gobstoppers!
Engage your mind with this addictive matching puzzle game. Choose from three distinct modes: Classic, Multi, or Maze, each offering unique challenges. Compete with friends and players worldwide on leaderboards.
- Classic matching mode
- Multi-mode matching by color or shape
- Maze mode with a single chain
- Two difficulty levels per mode
- Game Center leaderboards
- Score multipliers for clearing the board
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Gobstoppers is an addictive matching puzzle game! There are three fun versions: In Classic mode, match three or more shapes to remove them from the board. Longer paths get your more points, and if you clear the board you will double your points! In Multi mode, you can match by color OR by shape. Looking for two different types of matches is a great workout for your brain, and trying to find the longest path can be a real challenge! In Maze mode, there is a single chain that uses all the shapes. Find it to win! Each mode comes in two levels. The first level is free, and a harder paid level is available to give advanced players an extra challenge. Game Center leaderboards let you compete against your friends or the world.
Solitaire Challenges
A card game where you clear the board by matching cards one above or below the deck card. It features 160 levels with varied missions and a wild card to help build sequences. Success requires both luck and strategic card selection.
- Clear board by matching cards
- 160 levels with varied missions
- Wild card for sequence building
- Scoring based on card value and sequences
- Skill-based gameplay beyond luck
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Solitaire Challenges is a card game that consists in clearing the board by taking a card that is one above or below than the card on the deck. Among the 160 levels available to play, you would find several missions such as: - Have a sequence of X number of cards. - Obtain X points. - Find the card-key to open the lock. - Solve the game in X amount of time. - Get a golden card by having a sequence of 5 cards. - Solve 2 rounds of the game. From level 5 you would have available a wild card, that you would be able to use any time replacing the card that you need. It's very useful for building long sequences. Each card taken off from the board has a value of 100 points, and if it follows a sequence then its value would have 50 bonus points. This means that the longer the sequence is then more points you get. Solitaire Challenges doesn't only involves luck but the skill of selecting the necessary cards to solve the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gobstoppers! at 4.7 against Solitaire Challenges's 3.4. Gobstoppers! also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 54%) and ratings volume (74 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Gobstoppers! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solitaire Challenges sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gobstoppers! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gobstoppers! has 74 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Gobstoppers!'s written reviews are positive against 54% of Solitaire Challenges's.
Gobstoppers! ships an update every 56 months, Solitaire Challenges every 40 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Gobstoppers! | Solitaire Challenges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (74 ratings) — better | 3.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 40 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sarah Pierce | Jose Varela |
Customer experience
Gobstoppers!
Solitaire Challenges
Bugs and requests
Gobstoppers!
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes frequently
- App shuts down mid-game
- Game crashes on iPhone
- Game crashes when starting
- Takes a long time to load
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- Mutes own music
- App crashes after iPhone update
Requested features
3 requests- Include suggested solution after clearing puzzle
- Allow playing own music while the game is running
- Improve button placement for back and undo
Solitaire Challenges
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gobstoppers!
- Gobstoppers Premium$1.99
Solitaire Challenges
- 3 extra lives$1.99
- Undo button$1.99
- 5 Extra Cards$1.99
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- Extra Joker$1.99
- Extra Time$1.99
- Set of 5 lives$2.99
Questions
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