Comparison

Crystal Lab vs Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Crystal Lab

Features
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Your next laboratory starts with a tap. Crystal Lab is an idle clicker game where you mine crystals, upgrade equipment, and build a growing jewelry collection. Start small, unlock automatic production, and work your way through five laboratories, each with its own style and tools. Tap to collect raw crystals and decide how to spend them: improve your mining equipment or polish them to buy jewelry. Complete matching sets to earn permanent production bonuses. There is always a new goal to work toward: • Upgrade equipment to increase your earnings per tap and automatic production. • Complete daily missions, open chests, and gather fragments to discover jewelry. • Take on the daily Mining Rush: 30 seconds to keep up your tapping pace and multiply your reward. • Collect sapphire, emerald, amethyst, citrine, and ruby jewelry. • Earn offline progress based on your automatic production. Play at your own pace, plan your upgrades, and turn a small crystal lab into a thriving mining operation.

About

Solitaire

Engage your mind with a logic puzzle that blends color sorting and solitaire. Strategically group matching cards to clear the board, offering a relaxing yet challenging experience without timers.

Highlights
  • Color sorting and solitaire blend
  • Logic puzzle mechanics
  • Hundreds of handcrafted levels
  • Strategic card gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Relaxing sessions
Features
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Discover a colorful card puzzle where every move is guided by logic. Solitaire: Color Sort combines satisfying color sorting, relaxing solitaire gameplay, and strategic thinking to create an engaging puzzle experience built around smart decisions and rewarding progression. Every level begins with a board full of colorful cards waiting to be organized. Choose the right color group, guide every matching card to its destination, and clear the board before your available moves run out. As new layouts appear, success depends on careful planning, observation, and finding the most efficient path. Cards may display numbers, letters, shapes, or everyday objects, but one rule never changes: matching colors belong together. Recognizing visual patterns, organizing color groups, and unlocking new paths are the keys to solving each puzzle. Designed for fans of color sorting games, logic puzzles, matching games, mind games, and strategic card games, Solitaire: Color Sort delivers a relaxing challenge without timers or unnecessary pressure. Every puzzle rewards thoughtful play instead of fast reactions. How to Play: - Choose a color group. - Guide every matching card into the correct color zone. - Plan your moves to keep new paths open. - Clear every card before your moves run out. Features: - Relaxing blend of solitaire and color sorting - Fun logic puzzle and matching game mechanics - Hundreds of handcrafted puzzle levels - Strategic card-based gameplay - Colorful visuals and smooth controls - Play offline anytime — no WiFi required - Short relaxing sessions or longer brain-training challenges Each new puzzle introduces fresh layouts that encourage you to recognize patterns, organize colors, and develop smarter strategies. As the boards become more complex, every completed color group opens new possibilities and brings another satisfying solution. Fans of color match games, logic games, card puzzles, casual puzzle games, and relaxing solitaire games will always find a rewarding challenge waiting. Whether you play for a few minutes or settle in for a longer session, every level offers another opportunity to sharpen your focus through satisfying color-based gameplay. Follow the colors. Build the right groups. Solve the puzzle.

Screenshots

Crystal Lab4 screens
Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Crystal Lab and Solitaire are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Crystal Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solitaire sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crystal Lab ships an update every 2 weeks, Solitaire every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Crystal Lab versus Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystal LabSolitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (148 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—148 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB592 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard MenezesFaze Games Oyun ve Yazilim Anonim Sirketi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crystal Lab

One-time1
  • Remover anúncios$1.99
13 purchases

Solitaire

One-time13
  • 1000 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Backpack$1.99
  • Wonderful Wallet Bundle$6.99
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  • Remove Ads Pack$8.99
  • 5000 Coins$8.99
  • Premium Purse Bundle$9.99
  • 10000 Coins$16.99
  • Luxury Luggage Bundle$19.99
  • 25000 Coins$34.99
  • Colossal Chest Bundle$39.99
  • 50000 Coins$59.99
  • VIP Vault Bundle$79.99
  • Majestic Minivan Bundle$99.99

Questions

Is Crystal Lab free?
Crystal Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Crystal Lab or Solitaire have ads?
Both Crystal Lab and Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Crystal Lab or Solitaire?
Crystal Lab ships an update every 2 weeks, and Solitaire every 9 days. Most recently, Crystal Lab was updated on October 28, 2026 and Solitaire on November 1, 2026.

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