Klondike vs Solitaire Prime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Klondike
Experience the classic card game with a user-friendly interface, vibrant visuals, and smooth animations. Offers helpful hints, winnable game selection, and score comparisons with friends.
- Easy-to-see cards
- Rainbow color options
- Smooth animations
- Simple interface
- Hint system
- Winnable game mode
- Game Center score comparison
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Play the most popular solitaire game with easy-to-see cards, rainbow colors, smooth animations and a simple interface. There are options to show hints, play only winnable games and compare scores with other Game Center users.
Solitaire Prime
Experience a classic card game with intuitive controls and customizable visuals. Enjoy a winnable game experience with helpful features like hints and undo. Unlock new card sets and backgrounds as you play.
- 2D or 3D play modes
- Unlockable card sets and backgrounds
- Background effects
- Statistics tracking
- Scoring and timer
- Draw three cards option
- Undo and hint features
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A simple and fun version of the popular game also known as Patience or Klondike. Drag the cards around or just click on each card to have them automatically move into place. The game can automatically play each game for you to ensure they're always winnable. Features • Play in 2D or 3D • Play to unlock more card sets and backgrounds • Background effects • Statistics • Scoring and a timer • Draw three • Undo • Show Hints • Runs at 120Hz on iPad Pro • Runs in Portrait or landscape
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Solitaire Prime at none against Klondike's shown. Solitaire Prime also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Klondike's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.7 for Klondike against 4.7 for Solitaire Prime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Klondike has 141 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Klondike ships an update monthly, Solitaire Prime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Klondike | Solitaire Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (141 ratings) | 4.7 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Hugh Allan |
Customer experience
Klondike
Solitaire Prime
In-app purchases
Klondike
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Prime
No in-app purchases
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