Comparison

Solitaire After Dark vs Pitboss

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

Pitboss

Experience a roguelike twist on blackjack where strategic card manipulation and hiring unique dealers are key to climbing casino floors. Outsmart pit bosses with custom rules and build powerful combos to achieve victory. Play for free with an option to unlock the full game.

Highlights
  • Roguelike blackjack gameplay
  • Hire over 150 unique hustlers
  • Doctor your deck with custom tricks
  • Engage in real casino side bets
  • Face challenging pit bosses with unique rules
  • Progress through eight casino floors
Features
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Real blackjack, then everything you are not supposed to do at a blackjack table. Every winning hand builds a STACK and multiplies it by ODDS. Beat each table's target across eight floors of a casino that gets meaner the higher you climb. HIRE HUSTLERS Over 150 of them: a dealer who stands too early, a tell on the hole card, cards that score three times. Stack them into combos that should not work. DOCTOR YOUR DECK Mark, shave, bend and gild your own cards in the back room. Up to three tricks on one card. SIDE BETS Real casino side bets with stakes you set, turning your cash into score. PIT BOSSES Every third table someone sits in with a rule of their own: ties go to the house, your total is hidden, no doubling. PLAY FREE, UNLOCK ONCE The free game includes three characters and the full eight-floor run. One purchase opens up the full game: all eight characters and every Heat level to earn as you play, plus the Daily deal and shared-deck mode. No ads. No timers. Pitboss uses play money only. It does not offer real-money gambling or a chance to win real money or prizes. Success in this game does not imply future success at real-money gambling.

Screenshots

Solitaire After Dark4 screens
Pitboss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pitboss at free with in-app purchases against Solitaire After Dark's paid. Solitaire After Dark's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Pitboss 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 Pitboss. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire After Dark ships an update every 4 days, Pitboss every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solitaire After Dark versus Pitboss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire After DarkPitboss
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB72 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMotivation Stack LLCBig Tank Studios

Customer experience

Solitaire After Dark

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pitboss

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Pitboss

One-time1
  • Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Solitaire After Dark free?
Solitaire After Dark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitboss free?
Pitboss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire After Dark or Pitboss?
Solitaire After Dark and Pitboss are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Solitaire After Dark or Pitboss have ads?
Neither Solitaire After Dark nor Pitboss shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire After Dark or Pitboss?
Solitaire After Dark ships an update every 4 days, and Pitboss every 6 days. Most recently, Solitaire After Dark was updated on October 31, 2026 and Pitboss on November 6, 2026.

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