Comparison

Solitaire vs Follow Suit Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire

Features
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Solitaire: Elite is the classic card game — beautifully simple and endlessly relaxing. Unlike Klondike, here you can move a face-up card together with EVERY card on top of it, even if they are not in order. That one twist turns every deal into a fresh puzzle. The goal is simple: build all four foundations from Ace to King, by suit. Stack cards down in alternating colors on the tableau, uncover the hidden cards, and clear the board to win. FEATURES • Two modes — Classic (a truly random deal) and Guaranteed (only solvable deals, so every game can be won with the right moves) • Smart hint button for when you get stuck • Unlimited undo • Auto-complete once every card is face up • Detailed statistics: games won, win streaks, best score and best time • Beautiful card backs and table themes • Tap or drag to play, with smooth and responsive controls • 5 languages, switchable instantly inside the app • Play offline, anywhere — no account required Solitaire: Elite is free to play, with an optional Premium upgrade that removes banner and interstitial ads. Deal a hand, relax, and enjoy. Good luck!

About

Follow Suit Solitaire

This word association card game challenges you to stack cards by meaning, not just suit. Solve puzzles with word or picture categories, manage moves and time, or relax in a clock-free mode. Enjoy daily challenges, duel friends, and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Word association card stacking
  • 500 handcrafted levels
  • Daily challenges
  • Duel a friend mode
  • Picture categories
  • Relaxed mode (no clock)
Features
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Follow Suit is solitaire with a twist of word association. No ads, no tracking, and one purchase if you want every level. The cards carry words instead of suits, and a card stacks on another only when the two belong together, so you follow suit by meaning: Croissant on Baguette, Tango on Waltz. Spot the link, build the run, and deliver every category to its pile before the moves or the clock run out. EASY TO PICK UP - Tap or drag. Tap a card to pick it up and again to send it home, or drag a whole run between columns. - An Ace opens its category's pile in a foundation slot. Deliver exactly the right word cards to complete it. - Slots are scarce: finished piles retire to make room for the next Ace. Sequencing them is the strategy. - Long-press any card to read its word large. - A quick walk-through on your first game points at each part of the table while the clock waits. Replay it any time from Settings. - Plays in English or Spanish, every card included: the game follows your device's language. A REAL CHALLENGE - 1,000 levels on a designed difficulty curve, identical for every player, from gentle Cakewalks to Super Hard bosses. - From level 501, ordered stacks: piles you build in order, Monday before Tuesday. - A move budget and a countdown clock: every draw and every drop counts. Prefer no clock? Relaxed mode is a switch away. - More than 800 categories and over 5,000 words: geography, food, games, music, animals, and plenty of surprises. - Picture stacks from level 21: categories made of pictures instead of words. - Theme Packs: thirteen themed ladders of 20 levels each, from Game Day and Menagerie to Kitchen Table, Passport, Time Machine and the holiday Snow Globe. 260 more levels, most packs opening as you climb. A PUZZLE EVERY DAY - The Daily Challenge deals one puzzle a day, the same deal for every player, free for everyone. - Boards for the day and for all time, under a name you pick from our lists. No real names, ever. - A Home Screen widget keeps your streak, the day's puzzle and the pack you are working through one tap away. TALK TO THE DEVELOPER - A public board for ideas, requests and problems, with Craig answering. Open it from Settings › Support. - Post under your board name; vote, report and block. Craig reads every post and reviews every report. - Read along on the web at liveflatout.org/follow-suit/talk. DUEL A FRIEND - Share a link (or a six-character code) and you both get the exact same deal. Best result wins the bragging rights. - No chat, no strangers: six preset reactions and a rematch button. - Joining a friend's duel is always free. A LITTLE EVERY DAY - Finish a game and the day counts toward your streak. A day off never ends it, two in a row start a new one, and your best is kept. No reminders, ever. - Beat a boss level and a Bonus Round waits on the menu: nine cards in three rows, sixteen in four from level 31, and no clock. Swap until every row follows suit and bank the coins. - Statistics keep the long view: games, wins, time played, best score, and every pack and deck you have collected. THE PIGGY BANK - Win levels and pull off bonuses (three-in-a-rows, full-stack drops) to earn coins. - Coins rescue a level at the moment it slips away: extra moves or extra seconds, right when you need them. - Coins buy new card backs as you climb the tiers. - Coins are earned by playing, never bought. THE DEAL - The first 10 levels are free. After that, one new level a day is free, forever. - One purchase unlocks all 1,000 levels and opens every theme pack at once, on every device signed in to your account, shared with your family. - No ads. No subscriptions. Nothing else to buy, ever. - Play anonymously. Link Sign in with Apple only if you want your progress to follow you across devices, even mid-game. - Undo generously; retry any level with a fresh deal. One more stack before bed. Then one more.

Screenshots

Solitaire4 screens
Follow Suit Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Follow Suit Solitaire at none against Solitaire's shown. Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Follow Suit Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, Follow Suit Solitaire every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solitaire versus Follow Suit Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaireFollow Suit Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperATA ANIL TURGAYCraig Kennedy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Solitaire

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
1 purchases

Follow Suit Solitaire

One-time1
  • Base Game Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Follow Suit Solitaire free?
Follow Suit Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solitaire or Follow Suit Solitaire have ads?
Solitaire shows ads; Follow Suit Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire or Follow Suit Solitaire?
Solitaire ships an update every 4 days, and Follow Suit Solitaire every 5 days. Most recently, Solitaire was updated on October 31, 2026 and Follow Suit Solitaire on October 31, 2026.

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