Comparison

Solitaire ∘ vs Rin Mahjong Parlor

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire ∘

Experience the classic Klondike solitaire game with multiple modes, including standard and Vegas. Customize your gameplay with new cards and boards, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Enjoy an optimized playing experience with features like automatic card movement and move cancellation.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike solitaire
  • Standard and Vegas modes
  • 1 or 3 card draw
  • Expert mode
  • Customizable cards and boards
  • Full statistics
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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Solitaire, also known as 'Klondike', is the classic version of solitaire for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad! NEW FEATURES - The Expert mode: Play solitaire without any hints or help. - Customize your game with new cards and boards ! - Full of new statistics to analyse your games ! - A brand new Premium inApp, with exclusive cards and boards ! Explore a comprehensive and fun-packed version of solitaire and join the thousands of players already hooked! - "Excellent! The best solitaire app on the AppStore!" - "The Vegas mode is seriously addictive, I spend hours on it! And what's more, the app is beautifully designed." DIFFERENT GAME MODES - Standard solitaire mode or Vegas mode - 1 or 3 card draw - Play in Expert Mode, without any help in the game - Portrait or landscape mode - Play left or right-handed COMPLETE FUNCTIONALITY - Customize your cards and boards - Full statistics - Games are automatically saved - Cancel moves as many times as you want - Intelligent help - No interference between solitaire and iPod playback AN OPTIMAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE - Play and move cards easily - Touch a card to move it automatically - Automatically end your turn on solitaire

About

Rin Mahjong Parlor

Learn and calculate Mahjong scores with detailed breakdowns and interactive lessons. Practice your skills with puzzles and track your progress. Includes a Chinchiro game and dice for real-table play.

Highlights
  • Score calculator with fu breakdown
  • Fu drills and notebook
  • Mahjong rules, fu, han, and scoring lessons
  • Point-stick tracker
  • Mahjong puzzles
  • Chinchiro game with online play
  • Dice for real-table play
Features
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You can play mahjong, but you cannot call the score yet. This app is for you. Enter your hand and it shows not only the score, but why: the full fu breakdown, step by step. Rin teaches from the rules onward, so you learn it instead of memorising a table. What is inside - Score calculator with a full fu breakdown - Fu drills, with a notebook of what you got wrong - Lessons: rules, fu, han, scoring - Score tables for dealer and non-dealer, tsumo and ron, 3-player too - Point-stick tracker that handles honba and riichi sticks for you - Score book with uma and oka settlement - Mahjong puzzles - Dice for the real table, and Chinchiro with full hands - Play Chinchiro together: share a 4-digit code, one bowl on every phone No gambling. Chinchiro is scored in points only. There is no wagering and no currency. Premium (optional) removes ads and adds tactics lessons and dice skins. About the subscription Premium is sold as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. It removes ads, unlocks the tactics lessons and the dice and bowl skins, and makes photo tile recognition unlimited. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancellation The current period cannot be refunded. You can cancel from your App Store account settings. Restore purchases If you have purchased before, tap "Restore purchases" at the bottom of the Premium screen. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://tomople.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Solitaire ∘4 screens
Rin Mahjong Parlor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire ∘ at 66% against Rin Mahjong Parlor's 0%. Solitaire ∘ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (51K vs 1). Rin Mahjong Parlor's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 ∘ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rin Mahjong Parlor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solitaire ∘ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire ∘ has 51K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Solitaire ∘'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Rin Mahjong Parlor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ∘ ships an update every 2 months, Rin Mahjong Parlor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire ∘ versus Rin Mahjong Parlor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire ∘Rin Mahjong Parlor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (51K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews65.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings51K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreen Panda Gamestomople

Customer experience

Solitaire ∘

All ratings50,679 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews466 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative27.0%

Rin Mahjong Parlor

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Solitaire ∘

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing when scrolling settings
  • Losing progress after updates
  • Immovable cards in Expert mode
  • Crashing when switching away and back

Requested features

5 requests
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to contact support
  • Restore progress after reinstall
  • Option to play own music
  • Improved card movement

Rin Mahjong Parlor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Solitaire ∘

One-time1
  • Premium Pack$2.99
1 purchases

Rin Mahjong Parlor

One-time1
  • No Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Solitaire ∘ free?
Solitaire ∘ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rin Mahjong Parlor free?
Rin Mahjong Parlor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire ∘ or Rin Mahjong Parlor?
Solitaire ∘ is rated higher. Solitaire ∘ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 51K ratings, while Rin Mahjong Parlor averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Solitaire ∘ or Rin Mahjong Parlor have ads?
Both Solitaire ∘ and Rin Mahjong Parlor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire ∘ or Rin Mahjong Parlor?
Solitaire ∘ ships an update every 2 months, and Rin Mahjong Parlor weekly. Most recently, Solitaire ∘ was updated on October 17, 2026 and Rin Mahjong Parlor on October 5, 2026.

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