Comparison

Casa Solitaire vs Planetoids Vortex

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

Head to head
About

Casa Solitaire

Experience classic Solitaire with a clean design and responsive controls. Enjoy traditional Klondike-style gameplay on your Apple devices with local progress saving and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Classic Solitaire gameplay
  • Clean card layout
  • Responsive controls
  • Local game progress
  • No account required
  • No advertising
Features
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Casa Solitaire is a classic Solitaire game for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, built for clear cards and calm one-player play. Play traditional Solitaire with responsive controls, readable layouts, and progress that stays on your device. The app includes the Klondike-style tableau and foundation play people expect from classic Solitaire. Features: - Classic Solitaire gameplay - Clean card layout and responsive controls - Local game progress and preferences - Support for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV - No account required - No advertising or tracking

About

Planetoids Vortex

Features
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Planetoids is a pixel-art arcade shooter for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. One ship. Endless asteroids. How long can you last? Inspired by the timeless Atari Asteroids, Planetoids brings the classic formula into the modern Apple ecosystem with a colour-coded asteroid system, power-up pickups, enemy saucers, and boss waves — all wrapped in a distinctive retro pixel aesthetic. THE FIELD Five asteroid colours. Each one behaves differently. Red moves fast. Green splits into three. Purple hunts you at close range. Orange drops power-ups when destroyed. Yellow blinds you on impact. Learning what each colour means — and adjusting your strategy accordingly — is the game within the game. YOUR SHIP Newtonian physics. No brakes. Thrust in one direction and you keep moving until you thrust the other way. Mastering your momentum is the entire skill of Planetoids. It takes minutes to learn and years to perfect. ENEMY SAUCERS Two types. The Large Saucer fires randomly — dangerous through bad luck alone. The Small Saucer aims directly at you with accuracy that improves every level. At 1,000 points it is the highest-value target in the game. It is also trying to kill you. POWER-UPS Spread Shot. Rapid Fire. Shield. Speed Boost. Score Multiplier. Five pickups drop from destroyed asteroids. Each lasts seconds. Each can turn a losing situation into a winning one — or tempt you into a mistake. BOSS WAVES Every five levels, a single enormous Planet Asteroid replaces the normal wave. Five hits to crack it open. Four large asteroids explode from the wreckage. The field is not clear when the boss breaks — it is just beginning. FEATURES • Gamepad support on all platforms — MFi, Xbox Series, PlayStation DualSense • Keyboard support on Mac — full arrow key and WASD • Touch controls on iPhone and iPad when no gamepad is connected • Windowed and fullscreen modes on Mac • Game Center leaderboards — All-Time, Weekly, and Highest Level • 17 achievements including secret challenges • iCloud sync — your high score follows you across every device • Dynamic Island support on iPhone 14 Pro and later • Haptic feedback on iPhone and iPad • No ads. No in-app purchases. No subscriptions. A NOTE ON DIFFICULTY Planetoids does not end. There is no final level, no credits sequence, no congratulation screen. The waves keep coming and they keep getting harder. The goal is simply to survive longer than you did last time. Every death is survivable in retrospect. The field is always fair. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Casa Solitaire1 screens
Planetoids Vortex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Planetoids Vortex at every 10 days against Casa Solitaire's every 3 weeks. Planetoids Vortex also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Casa Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Casa Solitaire versus Planetoids Vortex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCasa SolitairePlanetoids Vortex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMICHAEL GIRALDOAlphaworks

In-app purchases

None

Casa Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Planetoids Vortex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Casa Solitaire free?
Casa Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planetoids Vortex free?
Planetoids Vortex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Casa Solitaire or Planetoids Vortex have ads?
Neither Casa Solitaire nor Planetoids Vortex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Casa Solitaire or Planetoids Vortex?
Casa Solitaire ships an update every 3 weeks, and Planetoids Vortex every 10 days. Most recently, Casa Solitaire was updated on October 5, 2026 and Planetoids Vortex on September 29, 2026.

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