Comparison

Solitaire vs Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Single tap or drag card movement
  • Move all cards to foundation piles
  • Utilize free cells
  • Unlimited hint feature
  • GameCenter leaderboard integration
Features
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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.

About

Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

Experience classic FreeCell Solitaire with no timers and unlimited undos. This game offers intuitive controls, beautiful cards, and strategic gameplay where all cards are visible. Enjoy a relaxing card game with auto-highlighting and the option for standard or random deals.

Highlights
  • Classic FreeCell gameplay
  • No timers
  • Unlimited undo support
  • Fast and intuitive controls
  • Auto-highlighting of movable cards
  • Standard and random deals
  • Global high score leaderboards
Features
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DOWNLOAD Boy Howdy's FreeCell Solitaire NOW! 100% FREE! No Timers! Classic FreeCell gameplay you love! • FreeCell is a strategic game where all cards are visible and you have to work carefully to free up the Aces and then move all the cards onto those Ace foundations to win the game. • Fast and intuitive controls - Just tap on a card or stack and watch as it magically moves where you want it to go! • You can also drag and drop cards and stacks if you want to! • Beautiful, easy to read cards! • No timers at all! Just relax and have fun! • Unlimited undo support, with no penalties if you want to go back and try things a different way! • Auto-highlight shows which cards can be moved and which cards are "stuck" under others until you free them up • You can either play standard numbered starting deals that are identical across most FreeCell games, or you can play truly random deals for a never-ending challenge • Global high score leaderboards with Game Center • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Search for Boy Howdy to see all our free games!

Screenshots

Solitaire3 screens
Totally FreeCell Solitaire!2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Solitaire at none against Totally FreeCell Solitaire!'s shown. Solitaire also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Totally FreeCell Solitaire!'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 41 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

Totally FreeCell Solitaire! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 279 and 913 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 90% of Totally FreeCell Solitaire!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 41 months, Totally FreeCell Solitaire! every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire versus Totally FreeCell Solitaire!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireTotally FreeCell Solitaire!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (279 ratings)4.8 (913 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings279913 — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFino Soft Inc.Boy Howdy Technology LLC

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings279 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral9.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative7.5%

Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

All ratings908 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Solitaire

From 279 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Brain-stimulating and thought-provoking
  • 👍 Easy to operate and intuitive controls
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive gameplay
  • ✨ Good graphics and interface
  • 🎯 Challenging and fun to play

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads, disruptive gameplay
  • 🤔 Difficulty knowing if a deal is unsolvable
  • 👎 Poor controls, cards don't move when they should
  • 📉 Some versions have issues like crashing
  • 🤏 Small card display

Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

From 913 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun
  • 🧠 Good for the brain
  • 👍 Nice and easy
  • 👍 Plays beautifully
  • 👍 Magnificent

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Wish I could turn the app to make larger
  • 💰 Ads drive me daft

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

Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scores going to zero after a week
  • Automatic play and moving aces not working properly

Requested features

1 request
  • Add option to pay to remove ads

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Totally FreeCell Solitaire!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Totally FreeCell Solitaire! free?
Totally FreeCell Solitaire! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Totally FreeCell Solitaire!?
Totally FreeCell Solitaire! is rated higher. Solitaire averages 4.3 out of 5 from 279 ratings, while Totally FreeCell Solitaire! averages 4.8 from 913 ratings.
Do Solitaire or Totally FreeCell Solitaire! have ads?
Totally FreeCell Solitaire! shows ads; Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Totally FreeCell Solitaire!?
Solitaire ships an update every 41 months, and Totally FreeCell Solitaire! every 5 weeks. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on November 6, 2026 and Totally FreeCell Solitaire! on November 9, 2026.

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