Dawnmaker vs Solitaire Shkyasynka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dawnmaker
A solo strategy game blending city building and deck building mechanics. Rebuild a world shrouded in toxic smog by constructing buildings, acquiring powerful cards, and upgrading your lighthouse to reclaim lost lands and technologies.
- City building mechanics
- Deck building gameplay
- Resource management
- Lighthouse upgrades
- Smog reclamation
- Technology recovery
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Dawnmaker is a solo strategy game combining elements of city building and deck building to create a board game-like experience. In a world covered by a toxic Smog, only you can rekindle the ancient lighthouses and bring light and life back. Construct buildings, gain new cards, generate resources and improve your central lighthouse to unlock new building space. Optimize your deck - gain increasingly powerful cards as you improve your city. Your cards and buildings interact in various ways: choose them wisely to create the most powerful combinations! Build efficient cities - make the best of your limited space by optimally positioning your buildings. Improve your lighthouse to repel the Smog and expand your city. Manage your resources - grow farms, build industries, develop science and inspire your people to create the rarest of resources: Eclairium! Reclaim the lost continent - the continent of Heksiga has been covered by a toxic Smog. Repair and improve magical lighthouses to repel that Smog and reclaim the land, region by region. Recover lost technologies - explore vestiges of the old Empire and rediscover technologies that were lost to the Smog.
Solitaire Shkyasynka
Experience a charming, hand-drawn version of the classic Klondike Solitaire card game. Relax with quirky characters, satisfying animations, and daily rewards. Play offline anytime, anywhere.
- Classic Klondike rules (Draw 1 or Draw 3)
- Smooth card animations
- Hints, undo, and Joker booster
- Auto-collect for solved games
- Left/right-handed layout
- Unlockable customizations (card backs, backgrounds)
- Daily rewards and stat tracking
- Offline play
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Shkyasynka is a cozy, hand-drawn take on the classic Klondike Solitaire — the timeless card game you love, wrapped in a warm little world full of quirky characters. Deal, stack, and build your way from Ace to King across four foundations. Whether you're a solitaire veteran or just here to relax, Shkyasynka is easy to pick up and hard to put down. KLONDIKE SOLITAIRE, DONE RIGHT • Classic Klondike rules with Draw 1 or Draw 3 • Smooth, satisfying card animations • Hints, undo, and a wild Joker booster when you get stuck • Auto-collect finishes solved games in a single tap • Left- or right-handed layout A COZY LITTLE WORLD • Charming hand-drawn characters who quietly live their lives while you play • Unlock and customize card backs, card faces, backgrounds, and rooms • Feed the pigeon to collect adorable figurines for your shelf PLAY EVERY DAY • Daily rewards calendar with weekly bonuses • Track your stats, best times, and win streaks • Earn leaves and worms to spend on boosters and collectibles RELAX ANYTIME • Play offline, anywhere • No pressure — just you and the cards Shuffle up and unwind.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solitaire Shkyasynka at Free against Dawnmaker's $4.49. Dawnmaker's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, 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
Solitaire Shkyasynka is free to download; Dawnmaker costs $4.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dawnmaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dawnmaker's written reviews are positive against 90% of Solitaire Shkyasynka's.
Dawnmaker ships an update daily, Solitaire Shkyasynka every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawnmaker | Solitaire Shkyasynka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 376 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Acram Digital | Ekaterina Nikolaeva |
Customer experience
Dawnmaker
Solitaire Shkyasynka
In-app purchases
Dawnmaker
No in-app purchases
Solitaire Shkyasynka
No in-app purchases
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