Neolysium vs Sherlock Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neolysium
This strategy card game challenges players to build a thriving environment and generate energy. It focuses on decision-making and strategic creativity with positive, non-violent gameplay. Enjoy a pure gaming experience with no ads or data collection.
- Strategic card play
- Environment building
- Energy generation
- Decision making
- Non-violent gameplay
- No ads
- No personal data collection
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Welcome to Neolysium the strategy card game for building a better world. Each hand is a new challenge to create a thriving environment that generates abundant energy. The game will test your decision making skills and strategic creativity while promoting a positive non-violent gameplay suitable for all ages. The game has no ads, does not collect any personal information, and is built solely for your enjoyment. How to play You start the game with 4 cards in hand and 10 spaces to play cards. Each turn you will draw a card from the deck and choose to either play a card to build your environment or discard. The objective is to maximize the amount of energy your environment produces. The game is over when you have used all of your playable spaces or your deck has run out of cards. Cards have attributes that can produce energy, create play spaces, add more cards to your deck, and other abilities to be discovered. Certain cards require other cards to be played first so having an understanding of your deck is important for developing an effective strategy. Every turn is a critical decision in managing spaces, card count, and energy output.
Sherlock Solitaire
Engage in a strategic, single-player card game set within the world of Sherlock Holmes. Solve mysteries by playing solitaire-style card stacks, with a full version offering multiple detectives and difficulty levels.
- Offline, single-player gameplay
- Solitaire-style card play
- Multiple detectives with unique powers (full version)
- Multiple difficulty levels (full version)
- Solve famous Sherlock Holmes mysteries
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Take on some of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy card game for 1 player. With a little luck, you may even be able to thwart the dastardly Professor Moriarty and his agents once and for all! Are you clever enough to survive and solve the case? Features: -Offline, single-player gameplay -Solitaire-style card play (build up stacks of cards to win) Demo features: -Single case -Single difficulty level -Only play until first shuffle Full version (paid) features: -Multiple Detectives with different deck-manipulation powers -Multiple difficulty levels -Additional case with different win conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sherlock Solitaire at 4.8 against Neolysium's 4.2. Neolysium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Sherlock Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Neolysium asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sherlock Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Neolysium's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sherlock Solitaire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Neolysium ships an update every 9 days, Sherlock Solitaire fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neolysium | Sherlock Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (13 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Samuel Anderson | White Wizard Games |
Customer experience
Neolysium
Sherlock Solitaire
In-app purchases
Neolysium
No in-app purchases
Sherlock Solitaire
- Full Version$3.99
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