Comparison

Lamplight Solitaire vs Solitaire 8

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

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Lamplight Solitaire

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The grown-up Klondike app. Free to play, with one optional unlock and deals a solver has proved winnable. No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts. Works offline - even on a plane. WHY THIS ONE Search the App Store for solitaire and the results blur into the same pile: a banner under the cards, a video after every win, and a "REMOVE ADS" button that costs more than the game. This one isn't that. No ads, ever. The single Unlimited Play unlock removes the coin cost of deals and hints forever; that is the entire monetization. WHAT MAKES THE DEALS FAIR • Winnable deals are proved, not promised. A real solver plays every one through to all 52 cards home before it reaches you. It can pass on a deal that was secretly solvable, but it will never hand you one it hasn't won itself. You still have to find the line. • Or take a random shuffle and play it honest, winnable or not. • Hints explain themselves. Not two highlighted piles, but a sentence saying which card, where it goes, and what it opens up. • Undo is always free and unlimited. HOW THE COIN SYSTEM WORKS • Start with 400 coins. A random deal costs 25, a solver-proved winnable deal costs 50, a hint 10. • Every win pays 50 coins, and 50 more arrive every day, automatically. • The daily challenges never cost a coin, so there is always a free game to play. • One Unlimited Play unlock makes deals and hints unlimited forever, on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. No coin packs, no boosters, no "watch an ad for another deal." CORE GAMEPLAY • Draw 1 or Draw 3, with unlimited passes through the stock in both. • Standard or Vegas scoring, or no score at all if you would rather just play. • A daily challenge for each draw: every date its own fixed deal, the same for every player, with a calendar of the days you have won. • Three daily goals, a level to climb and a day streak, all from playing - stars can't be bought. • Statistics that count every hand, plus Game Center achievements and leaderboards. • Share any deal with a link and see who clears it faster. • Your game is saved as you play - resume after a phone call, a force-quit, or a relaunch. PRESENTATION • Every card deck and table colour is free to everyone, with nothing to unlock. • Big, clear cards. Universal for iPhone and iPad. Portrait and landscape, left- or right-handed. • Sound and haptics, each one separately switchable. WHAT THIS APP IS NOT • Not ad-supported. No ads, ever. • Not subscription-based. One optional unlock, nothing else to buy. • No accounts, no sign-in, no analytics. The only thing that ever leaves your device is, if you use Game Center, your scores. Privacy Policy: https://blite.github.io/Solitaire/lamplight/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://blite.github.io/Solitaire/lamplight/terms/

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Solitaire 8

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Eight classic solitaire and patience card games, one collection: Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, TriPeaks, Pyramid, Golf, Yukon and Scorpion. Play offline, choose larger cards and keep a separate saved game for each solitaire. YOUR CARDS, YOUR COMFORT Preview your current hand before applying a comfort profile. Choose large or extra-large card indices, high contrast, four-color suits and left-handed controls. Enlarge exposed cards when you need a closer look. Play in portrait or landscape on a phone or tablet. EIGHT WAYS TO PLAY • Klondike: the classic solitaire, with draw one or draw three. • Spider: build sequences with one, two or four suits. • FreeCell: plan your moves with every card visible and four free cells. • TriPeaks: clear three peaks by following neighboring card ranks. • Pyramid: pair exposed cards whose values add up to thirteen. • Golf: clear seven columns by playing neighboring ranks. • Yukon: move visible groups, even when they are not ordered. • Scorpion: build complete sequences of the same suit. Consult each game's rules and active settings while you play. EXPLORE YOUR NEXT MOVE Use hints and undo, compare legal moves with the optional trainer, or try short independent practice boards. Review your last played hand without replacing the active game. DAILY CHALLENGES AND PERSONAL PROGRESS Return for daily and weekly challenges. Explore the challenge calendar, win rates, activity, records and game history. Unlock card backs and table themes through play. VERIFIED DEALS WHEN AVAILABLE Choose deals with a known solution in supported configurations when available, or play random deals. Availability depends on the game and rules. Random deals are not guaranteed to be winnable. SAVE, EXPORT AND SHARE Resume saved hands when switching solitaire. Export games, rules, statistics and compatible preferences to a file you control. Preview a shared deal's rules before opening it; sharing a deal does not guarantee a win. OFFLINE PLAY AND CLEAR ADVERTISING All eight solitaires can be played without an internet connection. Interstitial ads appear between games, not during a hand. Optional rewarded videos are offered separately. Ad privacy preferences are available in Settings. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German.

Screenshots

Lamplight Solitaire4 screens
Solitaire 84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire 8 at none against Lamplight Solitaire's 1. Solitaire 8 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Lamplight Solitaire's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Lamplight Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lamplight Solitaire ships an update every 10 days, Solitaire 8 every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lamplight Solitaire versus Solitaire 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLamplight SolitaireSolitaire 8
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael HollowayMiguel Angel Villar Alarcon

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lamplight Solitaire

One-time1
  • Unlimited Play$4.99
None

Solitaire 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lamplight Solitaire free?
Lamplight Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire 8 free?
Solitaire 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lamplight Solitaire or Solitaire 8 have ads?
Solitaire 8 shows ads; Lamplight Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Lamplight Solitaire or Solitaire 8?
Lamplight Solitaire ships an update every 10 days, and Solitaire 8 every 6 days. Most recently, Lamplight Solitaire was updated on October 25, 2026 and Solitaire 8 on October 31, 2026.

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