Comparison

Spider Solitaire Now vs Spider Solitaire Master

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

Head to head
About

Spider Solitaire Now

Experience a classic card game on your mobile device. Arrange cards into complete suits in descending order to clear the board. Offers multiple difficulty levels and helpful features for an enjoyable solitaire experience.

Highlights
  • Three difficulty levels (One, Two, Four suits)
  • Bonus games: Black Widow and Tarantula
  • Landscape and portrait orientation
  • Unlimited undo and redo
  • Solvable deals only mode
  • Adjustable card size
Features
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Welcome to the amazing world of solitaire! Spider is one of the most played patience games in the world. Now you can enjoy it anytime, and anywhere, on your mobile phone or tablet. Share your Spider scores with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. From Odesys, the makers of the best solitaire games for mobile. The goal of Spider Solitaire is to arrange all cards into complete suits in descending order from King to Ace. Every complete suit of 13 cards is discarded automatically as soon as it is created. The board consists of 10 stacks and a stock. Moves to a stack must be made in descending order regardless of suit. Any card can be moved to an empty slot. A sequence of properly ordered cards of the same suit can be moved together. Odesys Spider Features: • Three levels of difficulty - One, Two and Four suits • Bonus games - Black Widow and Tarantula • Landscape and portrait orientation • Unlimited undo and redo • Solvable deals only mode • Adjustable cards size (pinch-to-resize) • Sound • Hints • Auto save on exit • Animations Follow us on Twitter: @OdesysSolitaire Look for other great patience games by Odesys. If you like the classics, you would love Klondike Solitaire, FreeCell Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, or its lesser known variations, Black Widow Solitaire and Tarantula Solitaire. You might also like to try Pyramid Solitaire, or its somewhat easier variation, Seven Solitaire, or the completely open Giza Solitaire. No solitaire collection would be complete without the unique Golf Solitaire, the addictive Yukon Solitaire, or its almost impossible to solve cousin, Russian Solitaire.

About

Spider Solitaire Master

Arrange 13 cards of a suit in ascending order to complete suits and discard them. The game is won when all eight suits are successfully played out.

Highlights
  • Assemble 13 cards of a suit
  • Ascending sequence from ace to king
  • Discard completed suits
  • Win by playing out all eight suits
  • Classic gameplay
Features
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How to play: The goal is to assemble 13 cards of a suit, in ascending sequence from ace through king, on top of a pile. Whenever a full suit of 13 cards is so assembled, it is lifted off and discarded from the game. The game is won if all eight suits are played out.

Screenshots

Spider Solitaire Now2 screens
Spider Solitaire Master2 screens

Verdict

The call

Spider Solitaire Now and Spider Solitaire Master both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Spider Solitaire Now's written reviews are positive against 33% of Spider Solitaire Master's. Spider Solitaire Now also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 10). Spider Solitaire Master's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spider Solitaire Now holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Solitaire Now has 52 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Spider Solitaire Now's written reviews are positive against 33% of Spider Solitaire Master's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Spider Solitaire Now versus Spider Solitaire Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider Solitaire NowSpider Solitaire Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (52 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB45 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOdesys, LLC炜春 唐

Customer experience

Spider Solitaire Now

All ratings52 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Spider Solitaire Master

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Spider Solitaire Now

No in-app purchases

None

Spider Solitaire Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spider Solitaire Now free?
Spider Solitaire Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spider Solitaire Master free?
Spider Solitaire Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spider Solitaire Now or Spider Solitaire Master?
Spider Solitaire Now is rated higher. Spider Solitaire Now averages 4.6 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Spider Solitaire Master averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Spider Solitaire Now or Spider Solitaire Master have ads?
Both Spider Solitaire Now and Spider Solitaire Master show ads.

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