Comparison

Lamplight Solitaire vs Solitaire Frank

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

Head to head
About

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://benholloway.org/lamplight/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://benholloway.org/lamplight/terms/

About

Solitaire Frank

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Solitaire Frank is a beautiful solitaire you can just have. It's free, with no ads, no in-app purchases, no accounts and nothing to sign up for. EASY ON THE EYES • Large Print cards with big, bold numbers you can read at a glance • High Contrast cards give every suit its own colour, with bold edges • Uses Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed for readers with low vision • Works with VoiceOver and your text size SEVEN GAMES, TWELVE WAYS TO PLAY • Klondike — Draw 1, Draw 3, and Vegas scoring • Spider — 1, 2 or 4 suits • FreeCell — almost every deal can be won • Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf and Yukon RELAXED AND FRIENDLY • Tap a card to move it, or drag it • Unlimited undo and helpful hints • Auto-finish when the game is won • Optional "winnable deals only" for Klondike • A new daily deal every day • Your game is saved automatically BEAUTIFUL • Hand-crafted cards, six card backs and six table styles • Smooth animations and the classic bouncing-card celebration when you win • Left-handed layout and reduce-motion options PRIVATE Solitaire Frank collects nothing. It doesn't use the internet at all — your games, settings and statistics stay on your device.

Screenshots

Lamplight Solitaire4 screens
Solitaire Frank4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire Frank at none against Lamplight Solitaire's 1. Solitaire Frank also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Lamplight Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Frank asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Lamplight Solitaire versus Solitaire Frank: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLamplight SolitaireSolitaire Frank
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael HollowayFrank Arena

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lamplight Solitaire

One-time1
  • Unlimited Play$4.99
None

Solitaire Frank

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lamplight Solitaire free?
Lamplight Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solitaire Frank free?
Solitaire Frank is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lamplight Solitaire or Solitaire Frank have ads?
Neither Lamplight Solitaire nor Solitaire Frank shows ads.

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