Comparison

Archetype vs openklondike

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

Head to head
About

Archetype

Features
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Archetype is a tactical strategy card game. Build your collection, create decks, and play turn-based matches against other players. Queue for ranked games, challenge friends, track your match history, and climb the leaderboard through careful sequencing, timing, and strategy. Archetype is powered by Draw Two, an open-source engine for strategy card games. Sign in with email, Google, or Apple, and receive push notifications when it is your turn.

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openklondike

Features
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The Klondike solitaire you already know. Seven tableau columns, four foundations, draw one or draw three, standard scoring with a clock and a move count. Build the foundations Ace to King to win. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No in-app purchases. openklondike never touches the network. It runs in airplane mode. THE GAME - Draw One or Draw Three, set in Options - Standard scoring, with the clock and move count along the bottom - The bouncing-cards cascade when you win TOUCH CONTROLS - Tap the deck to deal, tap it again when empty to redeal - Tap a card to send it to a foundation, or to the best tableau build - Drag a card or a run. It lifts clear of your finger, and the pile it would land on is highlighted - Two-finger tap for the menu - Portrait and landscape; the board re-fits when you rotate BUILT - Cards sized to your screen, from a small phone to a tablet - Works offline - Small download OPEN SOURCE openklondike is MIT licensed. Read the code or build it yourself: https://github.com/dannyheskett/openklondike

Screenshots

Archetype4 screens
openklondike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Archetype at every 5 days against openklondike's every 10 days. openklondike's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Archetype ships an update every 5 days, openklondike every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Archetype versus openklondike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArchetypeopenklondike
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMorel Software LLCDaniel Heskett

In-app purchases

None

Archetype

No in-app purchases

None

openklondike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Archetype free?
Archetype is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is openklondike free?
openklondike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Archetype or openklondike have ads?
Neither Archetype nor openklondike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Archetype or openklondike?
Archetype ships an update every 5 days, and openklondike every 10 days. Most recently, Archetype was updated on October 13, 2026 and openklondike on October 16, 2026.

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