Spider Solitaire vs Dr. Spider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spider Solitaire
Experience a classic card game that offers simple pleasure in just a few minutes. This game provides a familiar and enjoyable way to pass the time with its straightforward gameplay.
- Classic one poker game
- Top classic game
- Simple pleasure
- Quick gameplay
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- Classic one in poker game - Top one in classic game - Do you know poker game? - If not, never miss it! - Just 5 minutes, simple pleasure is yours! - Classic game, classic pleasure!
Dr. Spider
This is a popular two-deck solitaire card game where the goal is to remove all cards from the table by assembling them in descending order. Cards are dealt to ten piles, and new cards can be dealt when piles are empty.
- Two-deck solitaire gameplay
- Assemble cards in tableau
- Remove all cards from table
- Deal new cards when piles empty
- Classic Patience game
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Spider is a type of Patience game. It is one of the more popular two-deck solitaire games. The main purpose of the game is to remove all cards from the table, assembling them in the tableau before removing them. Initially, 54 cards are dealt to the tableau in ten piles, face down except for the top cards. The tableau piles build down by rank, and in-suit sequences can be moved together. The 50 remaining cards can be dealt to the tableau ten at a time when none of the piles are empty. SUD Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spider Solitaire at none against Dr. Spider's shown. Spider Solitaire also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Dr. Spider's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Spider Solitaire against 4.0 for Dr. Spider. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Solitaire has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Spider Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dr. Spider's.
Spider Solitaire ships an update every 20 months, Dr. Spider every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spider Solitaire | Dr. Spider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fino Soft Inc. | SUD Inc. |
Customer experience
Spider Solitaire
Dr. Spider
In-app purchases
Spider Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Dr. Spider
No in-app purchases
Questions
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