Comparison

Solitaire Zen 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

Solitaire Zen

Features
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Solitaire Zen is classic Klondike with zero ads. No banners, no video interruptions, no tricks โ€” just a calm, beautiful game of solitaire. - Classic Klondike rules, draw 1 or draw 3 - Zero ads, ever - Daily challenge with streaks - Works fully offline Solitaire Zen Pro (optional): all card back designs and daily-challenge streak history. One-time purchase or yearly; pricing shown in the app. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://rivership.org/privacy

About

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

Solitaire Zen2 screens
openklondike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: openklondike at none against Solitaire Zen's 2. openklondike also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Solitaire Zen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. openklondike asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Zen ships an update every 10 days, openklondike weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Solitaire Zen versus openklondike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire Zenopenklondike
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIVERSHIPDaniel Heskett

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solitaire Zen

Subscriptions1
  • Solitaire Zen Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Solitaire Zen Pro (Lifetime)$4.99
None

openklondike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Zen free?
Solitaire Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is openklondike free?
openklondike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Solitaire Zen or openklondike have ads?
Neither Solitaire Zen nor openklondike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Zen or openklondike?
Solitaire Zen ships an update every 10 days, and openklondike weekly. Most recently, Solitaire Zen was updated on October 28, 2026 and openklondike on October 29, 2026.

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