All 52 Cards vs Cardways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
All 52 Cards
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Every classic solitaire in one app. No ads, no timers, no coin balance โ one purchase, and it is yours for good. WHAT YOU GET โข Klondike โ draw one or draw three, the game everybody means by "solitaire" โข FreeCell โ almost pure skill; nearly every deal can be won if you find the line โข Spider โ one, two or four suits, from a gentle start to a genuinely hard game DEALS THAT CAN BE WON Klondike, FreeCell and one-suit Spider deal from a bank of deals a solver has actually proven winnable, so a loss is yours rather than the shuffle's. Two-suit and four-suit Spider deal at random, because proving those winnable is not currently possible โ we would rather tell you that than make a promise the app breaks. CARD DECKS YOU EARN Seven illustrated decks unlock as you play, along a single ladder. A win counts; a win without undo counts double. Nothing about them is for sale, and volume alone will get you every one. A DAILY CHALLENGE One deal a day, the same deal for everyone, one attempt. Three stars for winning, winning without undo, and playing it well. Streaks last until you actually miss a day. BUILT TO BE USED โข Undo and redo as far back as you like โข Tap a card to send it home, or drag a whole run at once โข Save and resume โ close it mid-game and come back next week โข Statistics worth reading: win rate, best times, move counts, scores โข Game Center leaderboards and achievements โข Sound and haptics you can turn off, and it never interrupts your music โข Full keyboard shortcuts on Mac ACCESSIBILITY Colour-blind-safe and high-contrast decks are included from the first launch. They are decks, not a setting buried three screens down. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No accounts. No analytics. No advertising. No servers of our own โ every game plays in full in aeroplane mode, and nothing you do reaches us. (Game Center scores and achievements go to Apple when you're online; that and the App Store purchase are the only connections the app makes.) ONE PURCHASE Seven complete games free, with no clock running โ install it and come back in a month if you like. After that, a single unlock opens everything, permanently. Buy it on iPhone and the Mac app comes with it.
Cardways
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Classic solitaire games in one app โ Klondike, FreeCell, Spider, Yukon, Spiderette, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Golf โ and every one of them is completely free. Totally ad-free and nothing to pay for Cardways has no ads of any kind, ever. There are no in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no premium version and no tip jar. Every game, every deal and every feature is available from the moment you download it, without any charge โ nothing is locked away. Every deal can be won Each deal is checked by a solver before you see it, so there is always a way through. If a game goes wrong, undo as far back as you like and try another route. The games โข Klondike โ the classic patience game, with Draw 1 or Draw 3. โข FreeCell โ every card starts face up, with four free cells to plan your moves. โข Spider โ build runs in a single suit, with 1, 2 or 4 suits, from relaxing to really tough. โข Yukon โ no stock, and you can move any face-up card together with the cards on top of it. โข Spiderette โ Spider with one deck and seven columns, in 1, 2 or 4 suits. โข Pyramid โ take away pairs of cards that add up to 13 and clear the pyramid. โข TriPeaks โ clear three peaks of cards by playing ones that are one higher or one lower than the waste, and build long runs for bigger scores. โข Golf โ clear seven columns of cards by playing ones that are one higher or one lower than the waste. Every card is face up from the start, so you can plan ahead. Play your way Tap a card to send it to the best place, or drag it exactly where you want it. Undo as many moves as you like. Stuck? Tap the light bulb for a good next move โ it will even tell you when there's no way left to win. Cards that are no longer needed go to the foundations by themselves. Easy to pick up Each game has its own How to Play guide, one tap away. Your game is saved as you play, and your games won, win rate and best score are kept for every game. Comfortable to play Large, clear cards drawn for iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape, a choice of three table colors, and sound effects and vibration you can switch off. No ads. No purchases. No accounts. No internet connection needed. Just solitaire.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cardways at none against All 52 Cards's 1. Cardways also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. All 52 Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cardways asks for nothing beyond the download.
All 52 Cards ships an update monthly, Cardways daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | All 52 Cards | Cardways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karl Groethe | Gary Watson |
In-app purchases
All 52 Cards
- Unlock Everything$7.99
Cardways
No in-app purchases
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