Comparison

Sherlock Solitaire vs Endplay

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

Endplay

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Endplay is a daily logic puzzle in the style of trick-taking card games. You play one hand of numbered, colored chips. The other players follow fixed rules, printed on screen, so nothing is hidden and nothing is random. That is the whole idea: you can see every hand, you know exactly what everyone else will do, and there is always a way through. Finding it is the puzzle. ONE A DAY A new puzzle every day, the same one for everyone. Monday is gentle and the week gets harder, so whatever kind of solver you are, there is a day that fits. The last two weeks are always there if you miss one. MEET THE OTHER PLAYERS Minnie plays her lowest number. Max plays his highest. Victor wins the trick whenever he can. Their rules never change, and they are always shown on screen. Work out what they will do, and the rest follows. WHAT YOU ARE AIMING FOR Each puzzle sets a goal for one or more of the players, you included: win a trick with a certain shape, avoid winning one with a certain number, take exactly two tricks. Meet every goal and the puzzle is solved. NO PRESSURE, EVER No time limit. No streaks to break. No failure state, no lives, no energy to wait for. Undo as much as you like, restart whenever you want, and take a hint if you are stuck. Your place is kept if you put it down and come back tomorrow. NEW HERE? A short tutorial teaches the rules by playing them: an introduction and seven lessons, each small enough that the idea is hard to miss. If you would rather read, the full rules are one tap away. FREE, NO ADS, AND STAYING THAT WAY The daily puzzle is free. So is the Welcome Pack, 75 puzzles that work up from the gentlest. No advertising, no sign-up, no account, and it all works offline. IF YOU WANT MORE Small one-time purchases, inside the app: Full Archive opens every daily puzzle since the beginning, not just the last two weeks. Lefty Pack adds 120 tougher puzzles, a new player to read, and a new kind of goal. Spooky Pack dresses 120 puzzles in Halloween costume and brings a new player, Trixie, who spoils goals whenever she can. Gobbler Pack dresses 120 puzzles for Thanksgiving dinner and brings a new kind of goal: win all of one food. More packs will follow. ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your progress moves between your own devices through iCloud. There is no account to create and nothing to sign in to. MADE TO BE READABLE Every shape has its own silhouette, so the chips are told apart without relying on color. Text follows your system size setting, with a larger option inside the app. Nothing needs quick fingers or good timing. A quiet daily habit for anyone who likes to think.

Screenshots

Sherlock Solitaire1 screens
Endplay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sherlock Solitaire at 12.0 against Endplay's 15.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Sherlock Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Endplay sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sherlock Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, Endplay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sherlock Solitaire versus Endplay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSherlock SolitaireEndplay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWhite Wizard GamesCarey Technology Consulting, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sherlock Solitaire

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
4 purchases

Endplay

One-time4
  • Gobbler Pack$0.99
  • Full Archive$0.99
  • Lefty Pack$0.99
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  • Spooky Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Sherlock Solitaire free?
Sherlock Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Endplay free?
Endplay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sherlock Solitaire or Endplay have ads?
Neither Sherlock Solitaire nor Endplay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sherlock Solitaire or Endplay?
Sherlock Solitaire ships an update fortnightly, and Endplay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sherlock Solitaire was updated on November 4, 2026 and Endplay on November 10, 2026.

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