Comparison

Spider Solitaire vs SpiderMate

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

Head to head
About

Spider Solitaire

A classic card game where the objective is to arrange cards into eight descending sequences. Offers multiple difficulty levels and a clean interface with customizable options. Enjoy smart hints, statistics, and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 1, 2, and 4-suit games
  • Crisp, beautiful cards
  • Smart hints
  • Custom backdrops
  • Timer, moves, and statistics
  • Unlimited undos
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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Spider Solitaire is similar to other types of solitaire (Klondike, FreeCell, etc.). The goal of the game is to create 8 stacks of cards (king-through-ace). If all 10 foundations have at least one card, you may place additional cards by clicking on the "stock cards" in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This game with all the superb features, graphics, and animations that you would expect on your iOS device :) FEATURES • 1-Suit games • 2-Suit games • 4-Suit games • Crisp, beautiful, and easy to read cards • Efficient, fast, and sensible game interface • Single tap to place a card or drag and drop • Standard Spider Solitaire rules and scoring • Smart hints show potentially useful moves • Custom backdrops • Timer, moves, and statistics • Unlimited undos • Auto complete option to finish a solved game • Global and friends leader boards • Fun & challenging achievements • Support Game Center • Support Retina Display

About

SpiderMate

Features
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Enjoy multiplayer Spider Solitaire together with other players world wide. View live progress of others while playing. Choose to start a new game, or join an existing game that is being played by others. Sort existing games by win rate or recently played once, select the hardest game to challenge yourself, or an easiest game to relax. Review past played games. Share you favorite games with friends to challenge them. Flexible layout will allow you to play in vertical or horizontal orientation, as well as in split screen on supported devices, while enjoying multitasking. No user data is collected, no input is required.

Screenshots

Spider Solitaire1 screens
SpiderMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpiderMate at daily against Spider Solitaire's every 2 months. Spider Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Spider Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SpiderMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, SpiderMate daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spider Solitaire versus SpiderMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpider SolitaireSpiderMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawpaw Inc.Alina Vetrov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spider Solitaire

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

SpiderMate

One-time1
  • Ad Free$0.99

Questions

Is Spider Solitaire free?
Spider Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpiderMate free?
SpiderMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spider Solitaire or SpiderMate have ads?
Neither Spider Solitaire nor SpiderMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spider Solitaire or SpiderMate?
Spider Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, and SpiderMate daily. Most recently, Spider Solitaire was updated on October 22, 2026 and SpiderMate on October 10, 2026.

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