Comparison

Black Widow vs Spider Classic Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Black Widow

Experience a classic card game with multiple difficulty levels and customizable options. Enjoy features like online leaderboards, achievements, and unlimited undos. Play in portrait or landscape mode with intuitive drag-and-drop controls.

Highlights
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Solvable deals option
  • Online leaderboards & achievements
  • Drag & drop and single tap controls
  • Customizable card backs and backgrounds
  • Unlimited undos and hints
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This is a classic Spider Solitaire game (Black Widow, one of the top solitaires in the world). Features: - three difficulty levels - option for only solvable deals - option for redeal of last game - portrait and landscape orientation - online leaderboards and achievements (Game Center) - drag & drop and single tap controls - animated cards motion - customizable (card backs, backgrounds) - statistics - unlimited undos - unlimited hints - auto save

About

Spider Classic Solitaire

Experience classic card-matching fun with multiple variations of Spider Solitaire. Challenge yourself to clear the deck by making full runs, with options for different suit complexities and gameplay styles. Enjoy a completely free and ad-supported card game.

Highlights
  • 12 Spider Solitaire variations
  • 1, 2, or 4 suit gameplay
  • Classic, Naked, Cache, and Naked Cache modes
  • Objective: remove all cards
  • Build columns down by suit
  • Deal more cards option
Features
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Classic Spider Solitaire with the no-nonsense MmpApps card game interface. Four game variations with the option to play 1-Suit, 2-Suits or 4-Suits make a total combination of 12 Spider games in one app. Totally free. No in-app purchases. Try make full runs (KING to ACE) in suit and the run will be removed from play. The objective is to remove all cards in the double deck. The columns are built down (KING to ACE) in any suit, but only cards of matching suits may be moved as a group. Empty columns can be filled with any card. Tap "More Cards" to deal one additional card to each column. This can be done six times but not when there are empty columns. SPIDER - The classic game. NAKED - Spider with no hidden cards on the tableau. CACHE - Spider with four cache spots (freecells) where you can store cards for later use. NAKED CACHE - Cache with no hidden cards on the tableau.

Screenshots

Black Widow4 screens
Spider Classic Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Black Widow at 4.3 against Spider Classic Solitaire's 4.0. Black Widow also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 2). Spider Classic Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Black Widow holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Widow has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Widow ships an update every 5 months, Spider Classic Solitaire every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Black Widow versus Spider Classic Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack WidowSpider Classic Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB16 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAppCoder KftMmpApps Corp.

Customer experience

Black Widow

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral14.7%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

Spider Classic Solitaire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Black Widow

No in-app purchases

None

Spider Classic Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Widow free?
Black Widow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spider Classic Solitaire free?
Spider Classic Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Black Widow or Spider Classic Solitaire?
Black Widow is rated higher. Black Widow averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Spider Classic Solitaire averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Black Widow or Spider Classic Solitaire have ads?
Both Black Widow and Spider Classic Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Widow or Spider Classic Solitaire?
Black Widow ships an update every 5 months, and Spider Classic Solitaire every 4 months. Most recently, Black Widow was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spider Classic Solitaire on October 7, 2026.

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