Comparison

Balatro vs Solitaire Pro Max

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

Head to head
About

Balatro

This game blends poker and solitaire mechanics with unique rule-bending twists. Build powerful poker hands, discover game-changing Joker cards, and create exciting combos to defeat challenging Boss Blinds. Explore different decks and game modes for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Poker and Solitaire hybrid gameplay
  • Rule-bending mechanics
  • Collect over 150 unique Joker cards
  • Create powerful combos
  • Campaign and challenge modes
  • Pixel art visuals
Features
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Welcome to the official Balatro mobile game! Hypnotic and endlessly satisfying, Balatro is a magical mix of card games like Solitaire and Poker, that lets you twist the rules in ways never seen before! Your goal is to beat the Boss Blinds by making strong poker hands. Find new Jokers that change the game and create awesome and exciting combos! Win enough chips to beat tricky bosses, and find hidden bonus hands and decks as you play. You’ll need all the help you can get to beat the big boss, win the final challenge, and win the game. Features: * Remastered controls for touch screen devices. * Each run is different: every pick-up, discard and joker can dramatically alter the course of your run. * Multiple game items: discover over 150 Jokers, each with special powers. Use them with different decks,upgrade cards and vouchers to boost your scores. * Different Game modes: Campaign mode and challenge mode for you to play. * Beautiful Pixel Art: Immerse yourself in the CRT fuzz and enjoy detailed, hand-crafted pixel art.

About

Solitaire Pro Max

Features
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Solitaire, done the way it should be. This is classic Solitaire — Draw 1 and Draw 3 — built as a calm, premium, self-contained game for iPhone and iPad. No energy systems, no coins, no interstitials between games, no push notifications trying to bring you back. Just cards. WHY THIS SOLITAIRE • Buy once, own it forever — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads of any kind • Fully playable offline — no account, no internet connection, no cloud dependency • Private by design — your games and stats never leave your device • Unlimited undo, so you can always think a few moves ahead • Smart, honest hints — a real solver, not a random suggestion • Auto-complete when the rest of the board can safely finish itself • Draw 1 and Draw 3 modes, with unlimited stock passes in both • Optional classic scoring, or just play — moves and time are all you need • Beautiful, original card designs with a Classic, Minimal, or Large Index face • Universal app — a native, adaptive experience on every iPhone and iPad, including multitasking and Split View YOUR STATS, YOUR PROGRESS Track wins, streaks, fastest times, and fewest moves for both Draw 1 and Draw 3 — kept entirely on your device. Local achievements reward mastery, not daily logins. Solitaire respects your time, your privacy, and your money. You pay once, and you get the complete game — nothing held back, nothing added later to extract more from you.

Screenshots

Balatro4 screens
Solitaire Pro Max3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solitaire Pro Max at $0.99 against Balatro's $9.99. Balatro's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.5 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Balatro costs $9.99 and Solitaire Pro Max $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Balatro versus Solitaire Pro Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalatroSolitaire Pro Max
Price$9.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (105K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings105K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlaystack LtdMarius Fanu

Bugs and requests

Balatro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unlocks and achievements not registering properly
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices
  • Joker and card interactions not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Cloud save sync across devices
  • Portrait mode option
  • Customizable UI and accessibility settings

Solitaire Pro Max

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Balatro

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire Pro Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balatro free?
Balatro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire Pro Max free?
Solitaire Pro Max costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Balatro or Solitaire Pro Max have ads?
Neither Balatro nor Solitaire Pro Max shows ads.

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