Comparison

Peg Solitaire vs Papaya Peg

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

Head to head
About

Peg Solitaire

Features
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Can you leave just one peg standing? The classic 500-year-old board puzzle, completely reinvented. 7 unique peg types. 200+ guaranteed-solvable levels. Win streaks that transform the board. Whether you know it as Solo Test, Brainvita, or Peg Solitaire — this is the most premium version on the App Store. SIMPLE RULES, DEEP STRATEGY Jump one peg over another into an empty hole. The jumped peg is removed. Plan ahead, think strategically, and clear the board down to a single peg. Easy to learn, fiendishly difficult to master. 7 UNIQUE PEG TYPES Standard pegs are just the beginning. Crack armored Geode pegs (2 hits!), navigate around indestructible Obsidian walls, shatter Crystal pegs (3 hits!), collect Lucky pegs for bonus coins, use LongJump pegs for extended leaps, and detonate Dynamite pegs to clear the board in a chain reaction. WIN STREAKS CHANGE EVERYTHING Build consecutive wins to unlock special reward pegs on your board. 4 wins: Lucky Peg appears. 7 wins: LongJump Peg unlocks. 12 wins: Dynamite Peg — double-tap to explode! Protect your streak with Streak Shields or risk losing it all. 200+ LEVELS — EVERY ONE SOLVABLE Every level is mathematically guaranteed to have a solution. No impossible puzzles, no unfair RNG. 11 different board shapes keep each level feeling fresh. Difficulty flows in waves — a breather after every tough stretch. Sharpen your mind. Build your streak. Claim the golden crown. Download now and prove you’re a Genius.

About

Papaya Peg

A cheerful peg solitaire puzzle game offering various board types and challenges. Enjoy classic and variant layouts, daily and weekly puzzles, and quests with helpful features like move guides and undo/redo. Play at your own pace, with optional Game Center integration for score sharing.

Highlights
  • Classic and variant peg solitaire boards
  • Daily and Weekly Challenges
  • Quest mode with unlockable paths
  • Move guides and undo/redo functionality
  • Local high scores and saved progress
  • Optional Game Center integration
  • Offline play support
Features
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Can you leave just one peg standing? Papaya Peg is a cheerful peg solitaire puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. Jump pegs or marbles over their neighbors, clear the board, and chase the satisfying one-piece finish. Free to play, works offline, and never asks you to make an account. Browse Classic Boards, Today's Challenges, Variant Boards, and Quests from a swipeable card chooser, then jump straight into the puzzle that fits your mood. Play classic peg solitaire boards, larger variants, and calendar challenges: - Triangle - a compact triangular board with quick rounds that fit nicely into short play sessions. - English - the classic cross-shaped board. Jump horizontally or vertically and try to finish with one marble in the center. - European - a wider expert-style board with more holes and a roomier challenge. - Triangle: Six-Row and Triangle: Seven-Row - larger triangle boards that unlock as you solve. - Daily Challenge - a shared board each day, with saved progress, a solve streak, and Papaya rewards for solving. - Weekly Challenge - a harder solver-verified puzzle released each week. - Quests - unlock opening challenge paths, replay cleared stages, and try for extra-satisfying one-peg finishes. New in 1.15: new to peg solitaire? Four quick lessons teach you to jump, undo a move, play the cross-shaped English board, and use a hint, each with a small gift. First Goals then give you five early targets with Papaya rewards, and playing feels calmer: one tip a day instead of a pop-up, and friendly help when a board gets stuck. Stuck on a Daily, Weekly, or Quest puzzle? Tap the lightbulb Hint button for a free check that your position can still be solved, then reveal the recommended move when you want it. Hints and undos run on Papayas, which you earn free from Daily Challenge solves, lessons, and First Goals. Ask for it and it opens. Say the word to Siri, or use Spotlight or the Action Button, and Papaya Peg jumps straight to the Daily Challenge, a classic board, a Quest, High Scores, or the Store. Your progress can follow you across devices. Papaya Peg uses your own private iCloud account to keep results, streaks, and Quest progress in sync - no new account, just the iCloud you're already signed into. Offline play still works everywhere; sync catches up once you're back online. Papaya Peg includes four quick guided lessons for new players, optional move guides and available-move highlighting, a daily tip, undo and redo, an in-game Pause, local high scores, saved progress, optional notifications for new Daily and Weekly boards, sound effects, and haptic feedback. Game Center is optional. Enable it to share eligible scores and earned achievements, including progress earned offline. Daily and Weekly leaderboards celebrate the solves you work out yourself. Prefer to play without ads? One purchase removes them permanently and makes hints and undos unlimited, and it works with Family Sharing. If you'd simply like to say thanks, optional supporter trophies go on display in your High Scores and your Player Profile - and drift gently in the background too. Download Papaya Peg and see how close you can get to the perfect finish.

Screenshots

Peg Solitaire4 screens
Papaya Peg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Peg Solitaire at every 2 days against Papaya Peg's every 10 days. 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. Peg Solitaire sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Papaya Peg sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peg Solitaire ships an update every 2 days, Papaya Peg every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Peg Solitaire versus Papaya Peg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeg SolitairePapaya Peg
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryusufcan ArazMatthew Fadoul

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Peg Solitaire

One-time9
  • Guard Mini$0.99
  • Gem Pouch$1.99
  • Guard Pack$2.99
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  • Starter Bundle$2.99
  • Gem Sack$4.99
  • Guard Pro$4.99
  • VIP Premium$9.99
  • Gem Chest$9.99
  • Gem Vault$19.99
7 purchases

Papaya Peg

One-time7
  • Papaya Cup$0.99
  • Bronze Supporter$1.99
  • Papaya Basket$2.99
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  • Papaya Crate$4.99
  • Silver Supporter$4.99
  • Remove Ads Forever$9.99
  • Gold Supporter$9.99

Questions

Is Peg Solitaire free?
Peg Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Papaya Peg free?
Papaya Peg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Peg Solitaire or Papaya Peg have ads?
Both Peg Solitaire and Papaya Peg show ads.
Which is updated more often, Peg Solitaire or Papaya Peg?
Peg Solitaire ships an update every 2 days, and Papaya Peg every 10 days. Most recently, Peg Solitaire was updated on October 12, 2026 and Papaya Peg on October 24, 2026.

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