Solitaire Star vs Solitaire by Staple Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Star
Experience the classic card game on your iPhone or iPad. This app brings the beloved Windows game to your mobile device, offering a familiar and enjoyable gameplay experience.
- Classic Solitaire gameplay
- Play on iPhone and iPad
- Familiar interface
- Popular Windows game adaptation
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Solitaire is one of the most popular Windows games in the world. Now you can play it on your iPhone or iPad.
Solitaire by Staple Games
A classic card game designed to sharpen your mind with straightforward, intuitive gameplay. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with essential features for a timeless challenge.
- Draw 1 or 3 cards
- Intuitive tap to play
- Intelligent auto-complete
- Right or left handed play
- Auto-save progress
- Unlimited undo
- Dark Mode
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Train your brain with a daily dose of Solitaire! Crafted by our small team with a passion for timeless classics, this is the straightforward, no-nonsense version of the card game you know and love – keeping you sharp without any unnecessary fluff or distractions. Simple and intuitive gameplay with a minimalistic design ensures nothing gets between you and the game. Exactly what you're looking for in a classic Solitaire app. Try it out! FEATURES: -Draw 1 card -Draw 3 cards -Easy to read cards -Intuitive tap to play -Intelligent auto-complete -Right or left handed play -Auto-save, so you never lose your progress -Unlimited undo -Statistics -Auto Helper -Dark Mode How to Win: Move all 52 cards up to the four foundations in sequential order, Ace to King, for each suit Klondike Rules: There are 7 Tableau columns with the last card of each face-up. Any face-up card can be moved onto another card on the Tableaus if it is in descending order of alternating colors, e.g. 8 of Hearts on a 9 of clubs or Jack of spades on Q of Diamonds. You can also move multiple cards at a time if they are already in descending order of alternating colors. In addition to using cards from the Tableaus, you can also play cards out of the Stock/Deck. You can choose (in settings) if you would like to pull 3 cards or 1 card at a time from the Stock. When a Tableau column is completely empty, the available space can be filled with a King. As they become available, cards from Ace to King can be moved from the Stock or the Tableaus to the Foundations. We are here to help: You will learn quickly, we promise! If you get stuck, tap on any card and the app will automatically make a valid move if one exists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Solitaire Star at none against Solitaire by Staple Games's shown. Solitaire Star also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 78%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Solitaire by Staple Games's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 42 months) and ratings volume (544K vs 9). On price, rating 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 — 4.9 for Solitaire Star against 4.8 for Solitaire by Staple Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire by Staple Games has 544K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Solitaire Star's written reviews are positive against 78% of Solitaire by Staple Games's.
Solitaire Star ships an update every 42 months, Solitaire by Staple Games every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Star | Solitaire by Staple Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | 4.8 (544K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better | 77.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 544K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 42 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 海鹰 冼 | Staple Games |
Customer experience
Solitaire Star
Solitaire by Staple Games
Bugs and requests
Solitaire Star
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solitaire by Staple Games
Reported bugs
2 issues- Games sometimes unsolvable
- Delayed card movement response
Requested features
3 requests- Option to adjust difficulty levels
- Ability to track game statistics
- Landscape mode for larger cards
In-app purchases
Solitaire Star
No in-app purchases
Solitaire by Staple Games
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Solitaire Star free?
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