Comparison

Thoughtful Solitaire vs ChessHere

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

Head to head
About

Thoughtful Solitaire

This card game transforms the classic Klondike Solitaire experience by revealing all cards face-up from the start. It offers a pure strategy puzzle with familiar rules, an undo function, and offline play.

Highlights
  • All cards face-up for perfect information
  • Standard Klondike rules
  • Undo function for strategy refinement
  • Offline play capability
  • Clean touch controls
  • Smooth animations
Features
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Nothing is hidden. That is the whole point. Deal a normal patience layout and half the tableau is face down. You play, you lose, and you never find out whether the deal could have been won at all. Thoughtful Solitaire takes that excuse away. All twenty-eight cards in the seven columns are face up from the first second, so the position in front of you is the position, complete. What changes when you can see everything Planning replaces guessing. You can spot the buried nine you will need in fifteen moves, which means you can decide now whether to spend a move protecting it. You also lose the comfort of blaming the shuffle: if the deal falls apart, the mistake sits somewhere in your own sequence of moves, and undo will carry you back to it. The rules underneath are the familiar ones. Columns descend in alternating colours, foundations climb from ace to king in one suit, only a king may take an empty column, and the stock hands you one card or three, your choice, recycled as often as you need. - Undo covering your last hundred moves - A hint available at any point - Games, wins, best times and current streak - Card backs, table colours, light and dark - No connection needed, 33 languages Reach us at sbecker.app@gmail.com

About

ChessHere

Engage in real-time or correspondence chess matches, challenge friends, and participate in tournaments. Improve your game with puzzles, opening studies, and game analysis. Stay connected with messaging and notifications in a clean, focused interface.

Highlights
  • Real-time and correspondence chess
  • Challenge friends and opponents
  • Join tournaments
  • Solve daily puzzles
  • Study openings
  • Game analysis and tracking
  • Messaging and notifications
Features
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ChessHere is a modern chess app built for players who want a clean, focused place to play, improve, and stay connected. Play real-time games, start correspondence matches, challenge friends, join tournaments, solve puzzles, study openings, track your games, follow players, and keep up with messages and notifications from one native mobile experience. Whether you have two minutes for a quick game or a few days to think through a correspondence position, ChessHere keeps your games organized and your next move close at hand. What you can do with ChessHere: - Play online chess in real time - Enjoy correspondence chess with longer time controls - Challenge friends and discover new opponents - Join tournaments and track standings - Solve daily puzzles and Puzzle Rush - Study and practice openings - Review active and finished games - Follow players and view profiles - Send messages and game chat - Get notifications when it is your turn ChessHere is designed to feel calm, fast, and premium: a low-clutter chess space for focused games, steady improvement, and the social side of chess. Download ChessHere and make your next move. ChessHere Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ChessHere Terms of Service: https://chesshere.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://chesshere.com/privacy

Screenshots

Thoughtful Solitaire4 screens
ChessHere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChessHere at none against Thoughtful Solitaire's shown. ChessHere also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thoughtful Solitaire against 5.0 for ChessHere. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thoughtful Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, ChessHere every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Thoughtful Solitaire versus ChessHere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThoughtful SolitaireChessHere
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BeckerKhaled Jouda

Customer experience

Thoughtful Solitaire

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ChessHere

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

In-app purchases

None

Thoughtful Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

ChessHere

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thoughtful Solitaire free?
Thoughtful Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChessHere free?
ChessHere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Thoughtful Solitaire or ChessHere?
Thoughtful Solitaire and ChessHere are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Thoughtful Solitaire or ChessHere have ads?
Thoughtful Solitaire shows ads; ChessHere does not.
Which is updated more often, Thoughtful Solitaire or ChessHere?
Thoughtful Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, and ChessHere every 5 days. Most recently, Thoughtful Solitaire was updated on October 12, 2026 and ChessHere on October 9, 2026.

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