Comparison

Solitaire vs Borough Buddies

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

Head to head
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.

About

Borough Buddies

Explore New York City to discover, catch, and collect unique characters. Buddies appear based on your real-world location, with rarer ones found at landmarks. Build your collection and compete on global leaderboards in this family-friendly game.

Highlights
  • Location-based character discovery
  • Augmented reality catching
  • Collect 18 original NYC characters
  • Rarity tiers: Common to Legendary
  • Global and borough leaderboards
  • COPPA-compliant for families
Features
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Borough Buddies turns the streets of New York City into your hunting ground. Walk the neighborhoods of Manhattan to discover, catch, and collect 18 original NYC characters — from subway-tunnel rats to golden-hour legends. HOW IT WORKS As you explore, buddies spawn near you based on where you are in the city. Common critters pop up everywhere. Rares are tied to landmarks — the Brooklyn Bridge, the Met, Times Square. When a buddy appears, tap to catch it: your camera opens and it shows up in the real world. Throw to catch. COLLECT THEM ALL Build your Buddy Book across four rarity tiers: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary. Every buddy is original — pure NYC attitude, big eyes, and a reason to keep walking. Two legendary buddies only appear under very specific conditions. Good luck. CLIMB THE BOARDS See how you stack up on the global leaderboard and the Manhattan borough board. XP is earned one catch at a time. BUILT SAFE FOR FAMILIES No ads, ever. No account required — play instantly as a guest. COPPA-compliant by design; kids under 13 never share any personal information. No chat, no strangers, no in-app purchases. Just a fun game for the whole family on the streets of NYC.

Screenshots

Solitaire4 screens
Borough Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Borough Buddies at none against Solitaire's 10. Borough Buddies also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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. Solitaire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Borough Buddies asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Solitaire against 5.0 for Borough Buddies. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 152 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, Borough Buddies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Solitaire versus Borough Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireBorough Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (152 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings152 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size592 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaze Games Oyun ve Yazilim Anonim SirketiJeffrey Maxim

Customer experience

Solitaire

All ratings98 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Borough Buddies

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

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Solitaire

One-time10
  • 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
None

Borough Buddies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Borough Buddies free?
Borough Buddies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire or Borough Buddies?
Borough Buddies is rated higher. Solitaire averages 5.0 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while Borough Buddies averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Solitaire or Borough Buddies have ads?
Solitaire shows ads; Borough Buddies does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Borough Buddies?
Solitaire ships an update every 9 days, and Borough Buddies every 3 weeks. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on November 5, 2026 and Borough Buddies on October 31, 2026.

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