Solitaire Zen vs Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Zen
Experience classic Klondike Solitaire in a breathtaking virtual reality environment. Compete globally on leaderboards, level up, and earn badges while immersed in stunning 3D graphics and ambient audio.
- Virtual reality gameplay
- Stunning 3D graphics
- Global online leaderboards
- Leveling and ranking system
- Gyroscopic VR controls
- Hyper-realistic ambient audio
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The world's first virtual reality Solitaire! Prepare yourself for the stunningly gorgeous, spectacularly immersive Solitaire Zen: Space. It's classic Klondike (Windows) Solitaire like you've never seen it before. Transport yourself to a world of pure bliss as you glide slowly through space. • STUNNING 3D GRAPHICS • Look around at the cards, the environment, the sky...liberate yourself from the shackles of forced perspective. • BATTLE FIERCE COMPETITION • Realtime leaderboards pit you against players all over the world. Become a Solitaire superstar! • LEVEL UP • Gain experience, level up, and earn new ranks and badges. STACKED WITH FEATURES • Gyroscopic virtual reality controls • Staggering graphics • Hyper-realistic ambient audio • Global online leaderboards • Leveling and ranking system • JOIN OVER 100 MILLION GAMERS WORLDWIDE • Follow @Naquatic on Facebook and Twitter to find out why our apps like MonsterCrafter and Shooting Showdown have been featured by everyone from Apple to IGN, AppAdvice, and TouchArcade.
Solitaire
Enjoy a classic card game experience with this straightforward application. It offers a no-frills interface for players who want to focus on gameplay. Supports a wide range of languages for a global audience.
- Classic solitaire gameplay
- No-frills interface
- Multi-language support
- Simple to play
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Fun, no-frills app for people who just want to play solitaire. Supports dozens of languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Solitaire at every 2 months against Solitaire Zen's every 21 months. Solitaire also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Solitaire Zen's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 — 4.8 for Solitaire Zen against 4.8 for Solitaire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Solitaire Zen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitaire's.
Solitaire Zen ships an update every 21 months, Solitaire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Zen | Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Naquatic | fishdog.net |
Customer experience
Solitaire Zen
Solitaire
In-app purchases
Solitaire Zen
No in-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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