Comparison

Solitaire Master vs Solitaire Genie

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

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About

Solitaire Master

Enjoy a vast collection of over 130 solitaire games with stunning graphics and animations. Play classic favorites like Klondike, Freecell, and Spider, or explore new challenges. Unlock all content for free by earning rewards, or opt for an ad-free experience through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Over 130 solitaire games
  • Classic Klondike, Freecell, Spider, Pyramid
  • Detailed game instructions
  • Customizable backgrounds and decks
  • Offline play
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Unlock content with rewards
Features
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Discover 150+ solitaire games in one complete collection. Play the solitaire classics you know and love — including Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Yukon — and discover dozens of challenging and lesser-known card games. Solitaire Master brings together 150+ solitaire games, from timeless classics to unusual variations such as Forty Thieves, Scorpion, Golf, Monte Carlo, Scoundrel, Sawayama, Baker's Dozen, Accordion, Canfield and many more. Whether you want a quick relaxing game, a challenging solitaire that requires strategy, or simply want to discover new ways to play cards, there is always another game to try. DAILY SOLITAIRE CHALLENGES Take on a new challenge every day with popular games such as Klondike, Klondike by Threes, Yukon, FreeCell and Spider. Complete the daily challenges and test your solitaire skills throughout the month. WINNABLE OR RANDOM GAMES Choose how you want to play. Try a random deal for the traditional solitaire experience or choose a winnable game when you want a deal that can be solved. 150+ SOLITAIRE GAMES Enjoy classics such as Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Yukon, along with dozens of other games including Forty Thieves, Scorpion, Golf, Monte Carlo, Scoundrel, Sawayama, Baker's Dozen, Accordion, Canfield and many more. MAKE EVERY GAME YOUR OWN Customize your solitaire experience with different card decks, card backs, backgrounds and game layouts. Adjust card sizes, margins and other options to make each game comfortable to play on your device. Play in portrait or landscape mode on iPhone or iPad, with layouts designed to make the best use of every screen size. LEARN NEW SOLITAIRE GAMES Every solitaire includes detailed rules and instructions, making it easy to discover games you have never played before. Hints are also available whenever you need a little help. MORE FEATURES • Daily Challenges • Winnable and random games • Detailed statistics for every game • Achievements • Hints • Undo and redo • Save and restore games • Multiple layouts for every solitaire • Customizable cards and backgrounds • Portrait and landscape modes • Victory animations, relaxing sound effects and subtle haptic feedback • Filters to find games by difficulty, duration and other characteristics • Play offline Solitaire Master is made for both casual players who enjoy a classic game of Klondike and solitaire enthusiasts looking for challenging and unusual card games. Start with a classic, discover something new and find your next favorite solitaire.

About

Solitaire Genie

This app offers over 100 classic card games in a single, beautifully designed package. Enjoy customizable gameplay, smart features like hints and auto-complete, and daily challenges to track your progress. Play your way, offline, with a clean interface designed for mobile.

Highlights
  • Over 100 classic solitaire games
  • Customizable decks and backgrounds
  • Smart hints and unlimited undo
  • Offline play supported
  • Daily challenges and progress tracking
  • Left/right-handed modes
Features
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Play deals that are sure to be winnable, as many as you like, and let the solver built into the app show you the way when you are stuck. The collection has 125 solitaire games, from Klondike, Spider and FreeCell to Canfield, Yukon, Scorpion and Forty Thieves. WINNABLE DEALS THAT NEVER RUN OUT Turn on Winnable and every deal you get has already been won by a solver. Each game has a bank of 1,000 checked deals, and your phone solves new ones in the background while you play, so there is always another. When you lose, it was never the deck's fault. Prefer the real thing? Classic deals any shuffle, like a real deck. Each mode keeps its own stats and streaks. A SOLITAIRE SOLVER THAT SHOWS THE WAY The solver runs on your phone, in every one of the 125 games. • Show me how searches for a winning line from the cards on your table right now, then plays it move by move or lights up one move at a time • Went too far? It looks back through your moves and offers to undo to the last position that could still be won • At a dead end, the app tells you how many moves back you were still on a winning path • Hint and unlimited Undo are always there too DAILY CHALLENGE One Klondike deal a day, the same for every player. Easier early in the week, harder at the weekend. Win on the day to grow your streak, fill the calendar with crowns and earn streak freezes for the days you miss. LEARN SOLITAIRE, ANY GAME • Watch a whole game played through, with a short note at each new rule • Take over at any moment with Let me try and finish it yourself • Rules, difficulty and typical length for all 125 games MAKE THE TABLE YOURS • 29 card decks, including Big Print with large numbers and a four-colour deck that is easier on colour-blind eyes • 64 tables and 8 complete themes • Left- or right-handed layout • Turn the board to landscape with one tap • 5 win celebrations, from fireworks to the classic bouncing cascade • Calm background music if you want it TRACK YOUR GAME • Win rate, streaks and records for every game, in each deal mode • Achievements and a player level that rises with every win • 16 avatars, some unlocked by level THE GAMES • Klondike: Turn 1 and Turn 3, with one, two or three decks, plus Relaxed and Strict rules • Spider: 1, 2 and 4 suits, Spiderette, Scorpion • FreeCell and its family: Baker's Game, Eight Off, Seahaven Towers, Beleaguered Castle, Streets and Alleys • Pyramid, TriPeaks and Golf, with easier and stricter variants • Yukon, Russian Solitaire, Alaska, Canfield, Easthaven • Forty Thieves, Baker's Dozen, Aces Up, Clock, Calculation, La Belle Lucie, Montana, Addiction • Patience classics: Algerian Patience, Australian Patience, Crescent, Crazy Quilt, Four Seasons, Flower Garden, Miss Milligan, Royal Parade, Sultan, Windmill, Tower of Hanoi and many more Every game plays offline, in 10 languages, on phone and tablet. PRO PRO removes the ads, opens every card deck, table and theme, and makes Show me how unlimited. • PRO Monthly: an auto-renewing subscription, billed every month • PRO Yearly: an auto-renewing subscription, billed every year • PRO Lifetime: a one-time purchase Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before it ends. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://solitaireroyal.net/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://solitaireroyal.net/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Solitaire Master4 screens
Solitaire Genie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solitaire Master at every 6 weeks against Solitaire Genie's every 5 months. Solitaire Master also leads on ratings volume (123 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Solitaire Genie's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Solitaire Master sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Solitaire Genie sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Solitaire Master against 4.6 for Solitaire Genie. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Master has 123 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Solitaire Master's written reviews are positive against 100% of Solitaire Genie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Master ships an update every 6 weeks, Solitaire Genie every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Solitaire Master versus Solitaire Genie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire MasterSolitaire Genie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (123 ratings)4.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben ReboredoVu Duong

Customer experience

Solitaire Master

All ratings123 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.1%

Solitaire Genie

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Solitaire Master

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • "Start Engine" ad requires device restart
  • Ads redirect to browser
  • UI intrudes with Siri button on iPhone 15
  • Hint and undo buttons are small and close to the bottom
  • Non-functional "skip video" buttons during ads
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  • "Alternations" game is extremely difficult to win

Requested features

11 requests
  • Decrease ad frequency and length
  • Add rules or tutorials for various games
  • Implement dark mode
  • Add numbered deals, especially for Freecell
  • Allow choosing specific decks per game
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  • Add more win animations
  • Improve UI on newer phones
  • Increase scale of UI buttons
  • Add a "no moves left" warning
  • Consider adding dark card faces or custom graphics
  • Adjust "Alternations" game for better winnability

Solitaire Genie

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Solitaire Master

One-time11
  • Graphic Pack$0.99
  • Solitaire Pack 01$0.99
  • Solitaire Pack 03$0.99
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  • Solitaire Pack 02$0.99
  • 500 Jokers$0.99
  • 1250 Jokers$1.99
  • 2500 Jokers$2.99
  • All Solitaires$2.99
  • From "ad-free" to Premium$3.99
  • Remove advertising$4.99
  • Solitaire Master Premium$7.99
3 purchases

Solitaire Genie

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Solitaire Master free?
Solitaire Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire Genie free?
Solitaire Genie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Master or Solitaire Genie?
Solitaire Master and Solitaire Genie are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 123 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Solitaire Master or Solitaire Genie have ads?
Both Solitaire Master and Solitaire Genie show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Master or Solitaire Genie?
Solitaire Master ships an update every 6 weeks, and Solitaire Genie every 5 months. Most recently, Solitaire Master was updated on October 13, 2026 and Solitaire Genie on October 17, 2026.

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