Solitaire vs Freecell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
A classic card game requiring strategy and skill to move all cards to foundation piles. Offers unlimited hints and a leaderboard for competitive play. Perfect for a relaxing yet engaging experience.
- Single tap or drag card movement
- Move all cards to foundation piles
- Utilize free cells
- Unlimited hint feature
- GameCenter leaderboard integration
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One of the enormously popular solitaire games included with Windows, FreeCell is one of a few patience games help you get to sleep. Unlike the other two windows solitaires, FreeCell requires more skills than luck since most FreeCell deals can be solved if you have what it takes! In this FreeCell game, you can move cards with a single tap or drag them to their destination. The aim is to move all cards to the foundation piles. Use the free cells and unlimited hint feature at any time. Only solve FreeCell deals can't meet your demand? Try to climb up to the world GameCenter leaderboard by using fewest moves and shortest time.
Freecell
A classic card game of strategy and patience, offering a challenging yet rewarding brain-training experience. Enjoy high-resolution cards, customizable gameplay, and global leaderboards on your iPhone and iPad.
- Classic FreeCell Solitaire gameplay
- High-resolution, easy-to-read cards
- Customizable game options (hints, sounds, layout)
- Global leaderboards and score comparison
- Unlimited undo function
- Left-handed and right-handed layouts
- Portrait and landscape orientation
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The best known Solitaire game of patience and strategy now for your iPhone and iPad. FreeCell Solitaire is a classic for everyone, at any level. A fun brain training game that became a classic of the Computer PC and can be now in your pocket to take with you everywhere. Use your best skills to plan your moves and use your free cells wisely to solve this rebus that will give you a challenging but very rewarding experience. Review the rules and choose your option to customise the game the way you like it and enjoy the High Resolution cards especially made to look stunning on any screen. What you get: - A challenging but easy-to-learn solitaire to play EVERYWHERE. - Play the classic - Compare your SCORE with that of thousands of player and CLIMB the exclusive Leaderboard with players from all over the world. - BIG and easy-to-read cards, tailored to look at their best on every screen. - Tap (or drag) to move your card or column. Easy and FAST! - Play even faster with the “FAST MODE” (just one tap to move and quicker animations for a better time bonus!). - Choose to play with or without HINTS: suggestions on available moves. - Highly customisable from the simple game menu: you can turn on/off sounds and hints, choose your layout, see your time and score and so much more. - UNLIMITED Undo. - Use the same account across multiple devices, EASILY thanks to Game Center! - Play with a layout suitable for LEFT-HANDED or for right-handed players. - Choose to play both LANDSCAPE and PORTRAIT with the rotation feature. Get the classic FreeCell Solitaire now, free on your iPhone and iPad. And if you have a comment, request of support, suggestion, critic or just to say "hi", please write us to support@outofthebit.com or follow us on social media: @outofthebit Facebook.com/outofthebit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire at none against Freecell's 1. Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (279 vs 12). Freecell's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 41 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Freecell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Solitaire against 4.4 for Freecell. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 279 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solitaire ships an update every 41 months, Freecell monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Freecell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (279 ratings) | 4.4 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fino Soft Inc. | OutOfTheBit Ltd |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Freecell
Bugs and requests
Solitaire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game does not allow movement when it should
- Cards bounce until exact spot is hit
- App crashes after updates
- Login is troublesome
Requested features
5 requests- Way to know if a deal is unsolvable
- Option to adjust animation speed
- Tutorial for new users
- Dark mode option
- Ability to set difficulty level
Freecell
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Freecell
- Freecell Ads Free$1.99
Questions
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