Comparison

Solitaire Wizard vs BigPEmu

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire Wizard

Experience a classic card game with a magical twist. This app offers enchanting themes, a dark mode option, and detailed statistics to track your progress. Enjoy effortless drag-and-drop gameplay with a clean, minimalistic interface.

Highlights
  • Magic-infused themes
  • Dark Mode support
  • Detailed statistics tracking
  • Effortless drag-and-drop gameplay
  • Clean, minimalistic interface
  • Classic Solitaire strategy
Features
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Enter the magical world of Solitaire Wizard, a fresh take on the classic card game you know and love. This delightful iteration matches the timeless Solitaire strategy, coupled with an enchanting interface renowned for its clean and minimalistic design. KEY FEATURES · Magic-infused Themes - Immerse yourself in our game's enchanting experience that boasts a variety of themes. From mystic crystal caves to dazzling wizard towers, each theme adds a touch of magic to your personal Solitaire journey. · Dark Mode Spell - For those who prefer the quiet charm of the night, Solitaire Wizard supports its specially crafted Dark Mode. Enjoy the site of a beautifully subdued color palette promising a visually stunning and restful experience. · Statistics Grimoire - Keep track of your magical journey with our detailed Statistics section. Record your wins, losses, games played, and average game time, offering insights into improving your strategy. · Effortless Gameplay - Delight in our game's intuitive controls. Our simple drag and drop mechanic ensures the focus remains on your strategy and the fun of the game. · Classic Game, Magical Interface - Experience the age-old game of Solitaire through a captivating magical prism which cherishes the original while infusing it with a dash of wizardry. Download Solitaire Wizard now and commence your magical journey today! Let the power of strategy and a dash of magic guide you in your quest for Solitaire perfection.

About

BigPEmu

This application emulates the Atari Jaguar console, offering high accuracy and performance for its entire retail game library. It provides advanced features like saved states, movie recording, and customizable controller support, enhancing the classic gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Full retail library compatibility
  • High performance emulation
  • Accurate emulation
  • Saved states and movie recording
  • Jaguar CD support
  • Customizable controller overlays
  • Fast forward and rewind
Features
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BigPEmu is the first Atari Jaguar emulator to feature compatibility with the entire retail library, along with excellent performance and a wide variety of unique features: • Fast. The emulator runs the entire Jaguar retail library (with default settings) at full speed on most devices. • Accurate. It's the most accurate Jaguar emulator to-date, although it's still being improved all the time. • Better than hardware. Although the emulator defaults to settings which are catered toward compatibility and accuracy, it's capable of far more. BigPEmu enables you to play lots of Jaguar games at a full 60 frames per second for the first time ever! • Saved states and movies. Everything is completely deterministic, just like real life. That's right, I went there. This means that all "randomness" is also controlled by a preserved seed. BigPEmu can record movies from nothing but controller inputs, and play them back with perfect accuracy. You can even interrupt a movie's playback and start playing yourself at any point. • Jaguar CD support. In addition to supporting the entire retail disc library (along with Memory Track), complete hardware emulation means that the Virtual Light Machine is fully functional. Also featured is a virtual disc system with an audio loopback option, allowing the VLM to be used as a native audio/music visualizer. • Excessive presentation detail. There's native support for the Jaguar Game Drive's MRQ format in the software browser (as well as box art sourced from PNG files), support for global and per-game backgrounds, and even support for controller overlays! Everything about the touch overlay for the iOS port is fully customizable, from appearance to collision boxes. • Extra device support. Featuring emulated device support for analog controllers (both via external bank switching and the ADC), driving controllers, rotary controllers, and Team Tap. For native input devices, the iOS port supports any MFi "Extended Gamepad" type device as well as keyboards through Apple's Game Controller API. • Glorious shaders. The emulator comes equipped with a powerful, fully customizable postprocessing system. The system supports any type of effect you can imagine, from applying smoothing filters to simulating CRT displays. • Per-game profiles. Mapping the Atari Jaguar controller to anything other than a telephone with wings can get a little complicated, so you might want to switch your controller mapping up for different games. You can do that! With per-game profiles, you can automatically load up a new input scheme (or any other emulator setting) each time you load a game. • Time travel. Native fast forwarding and rewinding capability means you can speed forward through time or go back in time whenever you please. • Flexible scripting. BigPEmu features a powerful scripting system. The emulator comes with a variety of scripts to enhance popular Jaguar games in amazing ways, from analog controller support to native-resolution and stereoscopic rendering! • The usual. Enjoy all of the emulator niceties you've come to expect in modern times. Automatic preservation of EEPROM, PAL support, custom boot ROM images, native support for multiple display aspect ratios, resolution scaling, custom display cropping, extremely customizable input, and a whole lot more. BigPEmu and Swinecrafters LLC are in no way affiliated with Atari. The name "Atari" and all associated game console names are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Solitaire Wizard4 screens
BigPEmu3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solitaire Wizard at Free against BigPEmu's $9.99. Solitaire Wizard also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). BigPEmu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

Solitaire Wizard is free to download; BigPEmu costs $9.99 up front. Solitaire Wizard sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BigPEmu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Solitaire Wizard against 5.0 for BigPEmu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigPEmu has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Wizard ships an update every 3 days, BigPEmu every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Solitaire Wizard versus BigPEmu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire WizardBigPEmu
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews—94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings326 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB16 MB
Age rating4++9
DeveloperJake ShortSwinecrafters LLC

Customer experience

Solitaire Wizard

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BigPEmu

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Solitaire Wizard

One-time3
  • Coins (small pack)$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Coins (medium pack)$4.99
None

BigPEmu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Wizard free?
Solitaire Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigPEmu free?
BigPEmu costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Wizard or BigPEmu?
Solitaire Wizard and BigPEmu are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 26 ratings respectively.
Do Solitaire Wizard or BigPEmu have ads?
Solitaire Wizard shows ads; BigPEmu does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Wizard or BigPEmu?
Solitaire Wizard ships an update every 3 days, and BigPEmu every 4 months. Most recently, Solitaire Wizard was updated on September 10, 2026 and BigPEmu on September 25, 2026.

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