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
Experience the classic Freecell Solitaire card game on your iOS device. Enjoy unlimited games with helpful features like undo, redo, hints, and customizable appearances. Track your progress with detailed statistics and compete on Game Center leaderboards.
- Unlimited games
- Unlimited Undo/Redo and Hint
- Switchable layout
- Selective appearances
- Statistic tracking
- Game Center Leaderboards
- Automatic game save
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If you like playing Freecell Solitaire card game, this is the app for you, and we believe you will love it. This is classic Freecell solitaire game on Windows that you already know, now it's on iOS platform. Features: ⊲ Game Center Leaderboards. ⊲ Unlimited number of games. ⊲ Unlimited Undo/Redo and Hint. ⊲ 3 difficulty levels for both of spider solitaire beginners and experts. ⊲ Switchable layout, Right/Left hand and cards going to Right/Left just in one click. ⊲ Selective appearances: back cards, card spots, and background. ⊲ Timer/Move/Scores. ⊲ Auto-Complete to completed piles. ⊲ Single tap or drag and drop to move cards. ⊲ Landscape and Portrait orientation, and also an option to lock it. ⊲ Statistic for all played games, wins, fastest time, fastest move, best scores and streaks. ⊲ Automatic game save and resume. ⊲ Universal on iPhone/iPad device, retina display, iOS7 and iPhone5(s)(c) is optimized. ⊲ ... too many to list ... Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ouwant.solitaire
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solitaire at 4.3 against ⊲Freecell's 3.8. Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (279 vs 13). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 279 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 75% of ⊲Freecell's.
Solitaire ships an update every 41 months, ⊲Freecell every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | ⊲Freecell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (279 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 279 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 22 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fino Soft Inc. | Chaohsien Lee |
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
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solitaire free?
Is ⊲Freecell free?
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