Comparison

Snap Solitaire vs The Square Deal

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

Head to head
About

Snap Solitaire

A simple card matching puzzle game where you clear stacks by matching cards. It offers hundreds of handcrafted levels with a gentle difficulty curve, providing a relaxing and engaging experience without timers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Card matching gameplay
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • No timers or pressure
  • Easy to learn
  • Satisfying card-snapping fun
Features
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Solitaire finally made simple. Match cards, clear the stacks, and don't let your hold slots fill up. Easy to learn in seconds, impossible to put down for hours. With hundreds of handcrafted levels and a difficulty curve that keeps you in the zone, Snap Solitaire is the perfect pick-up-and-play card game for any moment of your day. No timers. No pressure. Just satisfying card-snapping fun.

About

The Square Deal

A strategic poker solitaire game played on a 5x5 grid. Score poker hands in rows and columns, earning gold to purchase Charms that alter scoring rules. Offers daily challenges, ranked play, and an endless practice mode.

Highlights
  • Poker solitaire gameplay
  • 5x5 card grid scoring
  • Strategic Charm system
  • Daily puzzle challenges
  • Ranked leaderboards
  • Offline play
  • iCloud progress backup
Features
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Place a card in a square. It belongs to one row and one column, and both lines change. Fill a 5×5 grid. Ten lines from one deal, and a strong row is often a weak column. Clear each level's target, earn gold, and spend it in the Dealer's Shop on Boosters that bend the scoring rules — stack them into a build and chase scores no bare deck could reach. PLAY YOUR WAY • Daily Puzzle — one shared deal for everyone, every day • Daily Ranked — random deal for everyone, compete on the leaderboards • Endless Practice — no stakes, just the grid • Journeys — painted worlds, travelled one stop at a time BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • Five free games, then one single unlock to continue. No further purchases. • No ads, no subscriptions, no energy timers • Plays fully offline; progress saves on your device • Large, readable text and a four-color deck option — easy on the eyes • Progress backs up to iCloud • 17 Play Games achievements and two daily leaderboards One deck. Ten lines. Make them count.

Screenshots

Snap Solitaire4 screens
The Square Deal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Square Deal at none against Snap Solitaire's shown. Snap Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Snap Solitaire sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and The Square Deal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Snap Solitaire against 5.0 for The Square Deal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Snap Solitaire has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Snap Solitaire versus The Square Deal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnap SolitaireThe Square Deal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size168 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShallot Games, LLC.Schaumburst LLC

Customer experience

Snap Solitaire

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Square Deal

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Snap Solitaire

One-time6
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • Pouch of Coins$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
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  • Chest of Coins$9.99
  • Vault of Coins$19.99
  • Treasure Trove of Coins$49.99
1 purchases

The Square Deal

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Snap Solitaire free?
Snap Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Square Deal free?
The Square Deal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Snap Solitaire or The Square Deal?
The Square Deal is rated higher. Snap Solitaire averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while The Square Deal averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Snap Solitaire or The Square Deal have ads?
Snap Solitaire shows ads; The Square Deal does not.
Which is updated more often, Snap Solitaire or The Square Deal?
Snap Solitaire ships an update every 6 days, and The Square Deal every 6 days. Most recently, Snap Solitaire was updated on November 5, 2026 and The Square Deal on October 31, 2026.

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