Solitaire Zen vs openklondike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Zen
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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
openklondike
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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
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Verdict
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.
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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.
Solitaire Zen ships an update every 10 days, openklondike weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Zen | openklondike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RIVERSHIP | Daniel Heskett |
In-app purchases
Solitaire Zen
- Solitaire Zen Pro (Yearly)$9.991 Year
- Solitaire Zen Pro (Lifetime)$4.99
openklondike
No in-app purchases
Questions
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