Comparison

Solitaire Whizz vs PALINGENESIS

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

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About

Solitaire Whizz

This comprehensive card game collection offers 40 different solitaire variations in a single app. Enjoy classic and challenging games with high-quality graphics, helpful hints, and auto-completion features. No additional purchases are required to access all content.

Highlights
  • 40 solitaire game variations
  • High-quality retina graphics
  • Turn tips and auto-complete
  • Scrolling and zooming
  • Sound effects and animation
  • No hidden extra purchases
Features
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48 GAMES IN ONE! A comprehensive solitaire collection for iPad: 48 addictive solitaire/patience card games in one a single app. For ONE single purchase, get ALL games, including Free Cell (Windows solitaire), Klondike (classic solitaire), Pyramid 13, Poker Solitaire, Yukon, Spider, Golf, Russian Solitaire and a host of other games. Features include: - Full on-screen instructions for all games - Intelligent 'move suggestion' guide with undo - Gameplay customisation (tap/drag mode, colour preferences, background music/sound effects...) Full list of games currently included: Foundation Builders: - Agnes, Baker’s Dozen, Baker’s Game (2 variants), Free Cell, Free Cell Strict, Hard Cell, Klondike, King's Secrets, Klondike Double, Miss Milligan, Napoleon at St Helena, Seahaven Towers, Simple Simon, Sir Tommy and Tommy Five. Foundation Calculators: - Calculation (2 variants), Canfield and Duchess. Layout Builders: - Accordion, Fan, Flower Garden, La Belle Lucie, Russian Solitaire, Scorpion, Spider, Spiderette, Whitehead and Yukon. Matchers & Pairers: - Apophis, Fourteens, Golf, Monte Carlo (2 variants), Pyramid 13, Ra’s Chamber (2 variants) and Three Peaks. Calculators: - Nestor, Odd & Even, Osmosis, Peek, Poker Solitaire (2 variants) and Windmill. Castle Games: - Beleaguered Castle and Streets & Alleys. For beginners, the popular games Klondike, FreeCell and Pyramid 13 are recommended. For a quick, easy games, try Fourteens. Spider and Spiderette provide more of a challenge for advanced players. As ever, additional games are planned for future updates! General gameplay: In general, games are played by dragging cards from one pile to another. Depending on your preference, you can also choose to tap the source card followed by its destination (either an empty pile or an existing pile or sequence of cards). In various games, the goal is to gradually build cards on to 'foundation' piles, typically in ascending order with one foundation per suit. Typically, a game will also include a 'tableau' of piles used to organise the cards before they are played on to the foundations. In a few games, the goal is to discard pairs of cards according to a particular rule. To see specific details of the rules and aim of a given game, on-screen instructions are provided: simply press the '?' button to the right of the screen. In most games, you can also press the 'Hint' (light bulb) button to get a turn suggestion at any point during play. Redeals Some games allow 'redeals'. If available, the redeal icon in the top right of the screen will be available. Depending on the game, a redeal will typically of re-shuffling and re-dealing the 'stock' of cards, or dealing extra cards on to the tableau. Please consult the rules for the individual game in question for more details of the availability and function of redeals. Support & Feedback For further information about Solitaire Whizz, or to report a potential problem, please got to https://neilcoffey.github.io/solitaire-whizz-info/

About

PALINGENESIS

Experience an album as an interactive music video game. Explore animated worlds, each tied to a song, and uncover a developing narrative through your journey. This unique application blends hand-crafted animation with interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Interactive animated worlds
  • Music-driven environments
  • Unfolding narrative
  • Hand-crafted animation
  • Visual sequences
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PALINGENESIS is a music video game. The album by GRIGS unfolds as a series of interactive animated worlds, with each environment built around a different song. Created entirely by animator and musician John Paul Grigsby, PALINGENESIS brings together hand-crafted animation, interactive environments, and visual sequences that appear as you move through each world. As you progress through the album, a larger story begins to take shape through the environments and the moments you come across along the way. Listen to PALINGENESIS by GRIGS wherever you stream music. www.johngrigsby.com

Screenshots

PALINGENESIS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PALINGENESIS at Free against Solitaire Whizz's $2.99. PALINGENESIS also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

PALINGENESIS is free to download; Solitaire Whizz costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PALINGENESIS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Solitaire Whizz's written reviews are positive against 100% of PALINGENESIS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Whizz ships an update every 3 months, PALINGENESIS every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire Whizz versus PALINGENESIS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire WhizzPALINGENESIS
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (10 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB741 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNeil CoffeyJohn Paul Grigsby

Customer experience

Solitaire Whizz

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral27.8%
Negative11.1%

PALINGENESIS

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire Whizz

No in-app purchases

None

PALINGENESIS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Whizz free?
Solitaire Whizz costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PALINGENESIS free?
PALINGENESIS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Whizz or PALINGENESIS?
PALINGENESIS is rated higher. Solitaire Whizz averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while PALINGENESIS averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Solitaire Whizz or PALINGENESIS have ads?
Neither Solitaire Whizz nor PALINGENESIS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Whizz or PALINGENESIS?
Solitaire Whizz ships an update every 3 months, and PALINGENESIS every 9 days. Most recently, Solitaire Whizz was updated on October 3, 2026 and PALINGENESIS on October 17, 2026.

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