Sherlock Solitaire vs Total Synthesis
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Total Synthesis
Master organic chemistry with comprehensive study tools and a unique roguelike deckbuilder. Practice concepts, draw mechanisms, and take mock exams, then use your chemistry knowledge to battle through a dangerous lab.
- 1,000+ practice items across all topics
- Interactive electron-pushing arrow drawing
- Full mock exams with deferred feedback
- Spaced repetition flashcards
- Complete reaction library
- Roguelike deckbuilder combat
- Chemistry-based game mechanics
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A complete organic chemistry study app with a full roguelike deckbuilder living in its basement. Drill every topic, push every mechanism's arrows yourself — then descend into a lab gone wrong, where the same chemistry keeps you alive. STUDY — EVERYTHING BEFORE THE EXAM (AND AFTER) • 1,000+ Practice Items: ~20 drill formats across every topic — formal charge, stereochemistry, spectra, synthesis, and more. Built for semester exams, MCAT review, post-bacc and continuing education. • Push the Arrows: Every mechanism, step by step — watch each move explained, then draw the electron-pushing arrows yourself and get graded on them. Stuck? Hints and a worked solution are one tap away. • Full Mock Exams: Build a practice test with pace presets and exam-style deferred feedback, the way the real thing scores. • Flashcards & References: 28 decks with spaced review, authored lessons per topic, and the complete reaction library — a quick reference that stays useful on the job long after the exam. PLAY — THE BONUS: A REAL ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER • Contain the Outbreak: Something got loose in the university's chemistry building. Descend the sublevels, requisition your deck from the stockroom, and seal the source. • The Chemistry Is the Combat: Reagents are cards. Match nucleophiles to electrophiles, chain mechanisms for payoff turns, and mind the thermometer and the pH meter — the conditions punish greed. • An Ever-Changing Lab: Every expedition redraws the containment map — different rooms, specimens, caches, and bosses. Every fight quizzes the same chemistry you study. Free to try. One purchase unlocks everything — no subscriptions, no microtransactions.
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Verdict
Sherlock Solitaire and Total Synthesis both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Total Synthesis's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sherlock Solitaire's. Total Synthesis also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Sherlock Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 and Total Synthesis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Total Synthesis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Sherlock Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Total Synthesis's.
Sherlock Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, Total Synthesis every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Sherlock Solitaire | Total Synthesis |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | White Wizard Games | Sinter Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Sherlock Solitaire
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In-app purchases
Sherlock Solitaire
- Full Version$3.99
Total Synthesis
- Full Game$9.99
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