Comparison

Full Deck Pro Solitaire vs Text Solitaire

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

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About

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

Enjoy over seventy ad-free solitaire games on your iPad or iPhone. This app offers a beautiful interface, unique game variations, detailed statistics, and a smart hint system to enhance your card-playing experience.

Highlights
  • Over 70 solitaire game variations
  • Ad-free experience
  • Detailed game statistics with graphs
  • Smart three-level hint system
  • Customizable backgrounds (classic, wallpaper, video)
  • Unique game variations not found elsewhere
Features
Currently charting
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No ads of any kind! Over seventy deliciously delightful solitaire games for your iPad or iPhone, this is the ad free version of Full Deck Solitaire with zero pop ups, ads, or anything to interrupt your solitaire game playing! Designed by a Solitaire loving Mom and Daughter, Full Deck Pro Solitaire is a beautiful card game with an easy to use user interface. Sixty three uniquely different variations of Solitaire not seen in many other games keep even the most seasoned guru occupied. Statistics, rendered as graphs, for each game let you know how many hours you have played, games you have won and your highest score for that game. A uniquely smart three level hint system lets you know if there are moves to play and will even shake the cards if you can’t quite see that elusive move. Smart badges on decks show you how many cards are left to be dealt from that deck. The game has an option of a classic background, your own wallpaper, or a gorgeous moving video of the ocean under the Moon. Games include Klondike 3 Card, Klondike 1 Card, Vegas Solitaire, Freecell, Thieves Of Egypt, Forty Thieves, Red And Black, Royal Parade, Demon, Canfield, Canfield 1 Card Turn, Double Canfield, Spider 4 Suit, Spider 1 Suit, Spider 2 Suit, Pyramid, Tri Peaks Solitaire, Golf, Golf Around Corner, Gaps, Montana, Beleaguered Castle, Bisley, Clock Patience, Grandfather's Clock, German Clock, Captive Queens, Scorpion, Scorpion 2, Wasp, Three Blind Mice, Osmosis, Osmosis By The Book, Yukon, Russian Solitaire, Chinese Solitaire, Australian Patience, Fortress, Pyramid Golf, Aces Up, Miss Milligan, Demons and Thieves, La Belle Lucie, Trefoil, The Fan, Super Flower Garden, Storehouse, Cruel Solitaire, Baker's Dozen, Spanish Patience, Castles in Spain, Portuguese Solitaire, Good Measure, Baker's Game, Eight Off, Penguin Solitaire, Seahaven Towers, Rank And File, Number Ten, Lady Jane, and Zerline!. Many of these classic games are unique to Full Deck Solitaire! "Clearly the best solitaire game available." "Most excellent solitaire game ever!" "Excellent graphics. Realistic cards." "Love this app." "Excellent graphics and a huge selection of games makes the app feel fresh every time I play." "I love this app and all the games" "Wonderful game, great time waster!" "One of the best editions I've ever played! Excellent!" "This is a wonderful app." - Just some of the reviews for the current version! Thank you, we are really humbled by your love for the game! Please write or visit our support page if you are having any problems at all. We want you to love this game!

About

Text Solitaire

Experience a fresh take on Solitaire with a clean, intuitive interface designed for quick gameplay. Enjoy customizable visual options and convenient controls for a distraction-free card game.

Highlights
  • Quick tap interface
  • Double-tap to move cards
  • Fraction shows card position
  • Left or right-handed modes
  • 29 font choices
  • 13 color schemes
  • Undo button
Features
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Text Solitaire is classic Klondike with crisp, easy-to-read text cards, plus five more card games in one app. NO ADS. Nothing gets between you and your next game. FREE • Solitaire (Klondike): draw 1 or draw 3 5 ADDITIONAL GAMES (one-time in-app purchase) • FreeCell • Golf • Pyramid • TriPeaks • Spider Every additional game has a free sample hand to try. One in-app purchase unlocks all five for good. No subscription. LEARN AS YOU PLAY Tap Hint any time to see the best move: the card to play and where it goes. If the answer is the draw pile, Hint draws for you, then shows the card that became playable. Play it yourself or let Auto make the move. FEATURES • Unlimited Undo • Auto Complete in Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider • 11 color themes and 29 card fonts • Records, best times and win streaks for every game • Draw pile on the left or right • Pause any time by tapping the clock • iPhone and iPad, in 18 languages Relaxing, readable and made for quick games or long sessions.

Screenshots

Full Deck Pro Solitaire4 screens
Text Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text Solitaire at Free against Full Deck Pro Solitaire's $4.99. Text Solitaire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Full Deck Pro Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 1) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Text Solitaire is free to download; Full Deck Pro Solitaire costs $4.99 up front. Full Deck Pro Solitaire sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Text Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Full Deck Pro Solitaire has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Deck Pro Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Solitaire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Full Deck Pro Solitaire versus Text Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull Deck Pro SolitaireText Solitaire
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (5.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB3 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperGRL GamesBaltimore Billy, LLC

Customer experience

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

All ratings5,795 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews335 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.3%

Text Solitaire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing and crashing after updates
  • Inability to exit games or access menus
  • Incorrect card display and placement
  • Persistent display of previous game state

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable card sizes
  • Ability to sort/organize games
  • Syncing progress across devices
  • More game modes and variations
  • Detailed scoring/stats tracking

Text Solitaire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Full Deck Pro Solitaire

One-time8
  • Background Pack$0.99
  • 100 extra spins$0.99
  • $5,000 poker chips$0.99
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  • AI Player Recharge$0.99
  • Game Pack One$1.99
  • Game Pack Two$1.99
  • $10,000 poker chips$1.99
  • $20,000 poker chips$2.99
None

Text Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Full Deck Pro Solitaire free?
Full Deck Pro Solitaire costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Text Solitaire free?
Text Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Full Deck Pro Solitaire or Text Solitaire?
Text Solitaire is rated higher. Full Deck Pro Solitaire averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while Text Solitaire averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Full Deck Pro Solitaire or Text Solitaire have ads?
Neither Full Deck Pro Solitaire nor Text Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Full Deck Pro Solitaire or Text Solitaire?
Full Deck Pro Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text Solitaire every 2 days. Most recently, Full Deck Pro Solitaire was updated on November 1, 2026 and Text Solitaire on October 29, 2026.

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