Comparison

Solitaire After Dark vs Sortalis

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire After Dark

Experience a unique solitaire roguelike set in a 1960s cocktail lounge. Every move scores points as you manage a shelf of club patrons and mix card combinations to meet targets. Survive challenging boss nights and progress through a season of unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Scoring-based Klondike gameplay
  • Collectible club patrons as relics
  • Card manipulation mechanics
  • Challenging boss nights
  • Seasonal progression and challenges
  • Multiple classic solitaire modes
Features
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Solitaire After Dark is a solitaire roguelike set in a 1960s cocktail club, now drawn in a bold new cartoon style. Each Night deals a fresh Klondike board with a Heat target. You don't have to solve the board, you have to make it score. EVERY MOVE SCORES. Chips x Mult across your shelf: reveals, foundation plays, emptied columns, chains, and Trysts, when a Queen lands on her King and the whole table heats up. CHARM THE REGULARS. Fifty-plus club patrons join your shelf, and their order changes the math. Watch their bonuses tick from left to right. Arrange the shelf; that IS the strategy. MIX THE COCKTAILS. Make a card wild, raise its rank, flip its suit, peek at face-down cards, burn a dead card. The rules are more of a dress code. SURVIVE THE VIPS. Boss Nights impose house rules: The Tease, The Bouncer, The Rush. Plan a week ahead and build for them. A SEASON OF NIGHTS. Eight Weeks, Tips and interest, Memberships, Outfits, Floors to climb, a Guest Book to fill, and seeded runs to share. OR JUST PLAY CARDS. Classic Klondike, Draw 3, Vegas, Spider (1, 2 or 4 suits), FreeCell and Yukon, Guaranteed Win deals that are proven winnable, and a new Daily Deal every day. THREE LOOKS, ONE CLUB. Cartoon Club, with faces that come alive, is the house style. Deco and Neon Pixel are one tap away in Settings. Cards lift, cast shadows and turn over like the real thing. FREE, NO STRINGS. No ads. No paywalls. Nothing at these tables is locked behind a purchase. If the house treats you well there is an optional tip jar behind the Support Us door. A tip unlocks nothing. It just keeps the lights on.

About

Sortalis

A dice-building roguelike where you roll, score, and strategically upgrade your dice. Push your luck to earn winnings, then spend them on Charms and abilities to create powerful builds and overcome unique challenges.

Highlights
  • Dice-building roguelike gameplay
  • Strategic upgrades and Charms
  • Endless challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Over 150 discoverable upgrades
  • Multiplayer draft mode
  • Boss encounters that alter rules
Features
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Sortalis is a dice-building roguelike inspired by Farkle. Roll, score, and decide how far you’re willing to push your luck—then spend your winnings on Charms and upgrades that transform your dice, strengthen your strategy, and rewrite the rules. Every run becomes a new engine to build, exploit, and inevitably push a little too far. **What’s in the game?** • Endless challenges that grow tougher and demand new strategies • Over 150 upgrades to discover and combine into powerful builds • Rewards, unlocks, achievements, Dice Bags, and challenges to master • Multiplayer draft mode! **Roll, Set, or Bank** Roll and select scoring combos carefully. Roll again to make it bigger—or Farkle and lose the lot. Bank before your luck runs out. **Spend It in The Shop** Between Bouts, spend your winnings on Charms, Packs, Action Cards, and other upgrades. Don’t like what’s on the shelf? Redraw it and hunt for the piece your build needs. **Face The House** Every night ends with a boss that changes the rules. THE MISER, for example, won’t let you Bank until your Pot reaches 500. **Then Do It All Again** Every Bank and Farkle adds to your final score. Unlock 14 Dice Bags, tabletops, discover new combinations, and see how far you can push your next run.

Screenshots

Solitaire After Dark4 screens
Sortalis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Solitaire After Dark at every 4 days against Sortalis's fortnightly. Sortalis's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 After Dark sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sortalis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Solitaire After Dark against 5.0 for Sortalis. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire After Dark ships an update every 4 days, Sortalis fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solitaire After Dark versus Sortalis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire After DarkSortalis
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB43 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMotivation Stack LLCMichael Schmoyer

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Solitaire After Dark

One-time3
  • Leave a Tip$0.99
  • Buy the House a Round$2.99
  • Keep the Lights On$4.99
1 purchases

Sortalis

One-time1
  • Sortalis Full Game Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Solitaire After Dark free?
Solitaire After Dark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sortalis free?
Sortalis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire After Dark or Sortalis?
Solitaire After Dark and Sortalis are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Solitaire After Dark or Sortalis have ads?
Neither Solitaire After Dark nor Sortalis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire After Dark or Sortalis?
Solitaire After Dark ships an update every 4 days, and Sortalis fortnightly. Most recently, Solitaire After Dark was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sortalis on October 31, 2026.

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