Comparison

Sherlock Solitaire vs Imperial Miners

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Imperial Miners

This digital board game challenges you to build an efficient mine over 10 rounds. Collect crystals and fill carts to earn victory points. Navigate unique events and advance on progress boards for bonus actions.

Highlights
  • Mine building simulation
  • Resource collection
  • Leaderboards for high scores
  • Unique round events
  • Progress board advancements
  • Solo gameplay
Features
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Imperial Miners is the official digital version of board game hit from Portal Games. It is a solo game and it has the leaderboards to compare your best results with others. In Imperial Miners you have 10 rounds to build your Mine as efficiently as possible. Your goal is to collect as many Crystals and full Carts as possible, which will count as Victory Points at the end of the game. You have 4 levels of mine and one card to place in each round. After placing card in your Mine you activate its effect and then effects of adjacent card on above level until your reach the Mine surface. Than you activate the action from the Surface board. Some of the actions gives you a chance to advance on the Progress boards where you can activate additional actions. In each round you have unique Event to resolve, some of them are good some are bad, so be prepared for the unknown. IMPORTANT INFO - READ BEFORE YOU BUY: If you use your phone to play, look at the screen shots available in the description on your target device before purchasing the game, to make sure that the size of the letters on the small screen will be sufficient for comfortable gaming.

Screenshots

Sherlock Solitaire1 screens
Imperial Miners4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sherlock Solitaire at Free against Imperial Miners's $7.99. On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Sherlock Solitaire is free to download; Imperial Miners costs $7.99 up front. Sherlock Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Imperial Miners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sherlock Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, Imperial Miners monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sherlock Solitaire versus Imperial Miners: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSherlock SolitaireImperial Miners
PriceFree — better$7.99
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB135 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWhite Wizard GamesPortal Games

Customer experience

Sherlock Solitaire

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Imperial Miners

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sherlock Solitaire

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
1 purchases

Imperial Miners

One-time1
  • Promo Goodies Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Sherlock Solitaire free?
Sherlock Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Imperial Miners free?
Imperial Miners costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Sherlock Solitaire or Imperial Miners have ads?
Neither Sherlock Solitaire nor Imperial Miners shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sherlock Solitaire or Imperial Miners?
Sherlock Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, and Imperial Miners monthly. Most recently, Sherlock Solitaire was updated on October 30, 2026 and Imperial Miners on October 25, 2026.

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