40 Thieves vs Solitaire Forty Thieves
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
40 Thieves
A classic solitaire card game where the objective is to move all cards to eight foundation piles, building them up by suit from Ace to King. Utilize temporary holding piles to strategically arrange cards and progress through the deck.
- Move all cards to 8 foundation piles
- Build foundation piles by suit (A to K)
- Use 10 temporary holding piles
- Move cards one lower and same suit
- Turn over new cards from the deck
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In Forty Thieves Solitaire the goal of the game is to move all the cards to the 8 foundation piles at the upper right corner. The foundation piles are built in suit from A to K. You can use the middle 10 piles to hold the cards temporarily while you build up the cards in the foundation piles. You may only move one card at a time, and you can only move a card to another pile if it is one lower and in the same suit. If you cannot make a move you can turn over a new card by clicking on the facedown deck in the top left. It's game over if you have used all the stock cards and cannot put all the cards on the foundation.
Solitaire Forty Thieves
A classic two-deck solitaire card game where the objective is to build foundations from Ace to King. Players must strategically move cards down the tableau by suit, with empty slots fillable by any card. Click the stock pile to deal new cards and test your luck and skill.
- Two-deck solitaire gameplay
- Build foundations Ace to King
- Tableau build downwards by suit
- Move one card at a time
- Fill empty tableau slots
- Deal new cards from stock pile
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Forty Thieves is probably the most popular solitaire game played with two decks. But it takes a lot of time,luck,and skill to win. The goal in this game is to build the foundations up in suit from Ace to King. The tableaus are build downwards by suit,and only one card can be moved at a time. Empty tableau slots can be filled by any card. Click the stock pile at the top left corner to deal a new card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 40 Thieves at 3.0 against Solitaire Forty Thieves's 2.1. 40 Thieves also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (19% vs 8%). Solitaire Forty Thieves's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and 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
Both are free to download. 40 Thieves sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Forty Thieves asks for nothing beyond the download.
40 Thieves holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of 40 Thieves's written reviews are positive against 8% of Solitaire Forty Thieves's.
40 Thieves ships an update every 5 months, Solitaire Forty Thieves every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 40 Thieves | Solitaire Forty Thieves |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (13 ratings) — better | 2.1 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.8% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uwe Meier | Kevin White |
Customer experience
40 Thieves
Solitaire Forty Thieves
In-app purchases
40 Thieves
- No Ad.$1.99
Solitaire Forty Thieves
No in-app purchases
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