Comparison

openklondike vs Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

openklondike

Features
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The Klondike solitaire you already know. Seven tableau columns, four foundations, draw one or draw three, standard scoring with a clock and a move count. Build the foundations Ace to King to win. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. No in-app purchases. openklondike never touches the network. It runs in airplane mode. THE GAME - Draw One or Draw Three, set in Options - Standard scoring, with the clock and move count along the bottom - The bouncing-cards cascade when you win TOUCH CONTROLS - Tap the deck to deal, tap it again when empty to redeal - Tap a card to send it to a foundation, or to the best tableau build - Drag a card or a run. It lifts clear of your finger, and the pile it would land on is highlighted - Two-finger tap for the menu - Portrait and landscape; the board re-fits when you rotate BUILT - Cards sized to your screen, from a small phone to a tablet - Works offline - Small download OPEN SOURCE openklondike is MIT licensed. Read the code or build it yourself: https://github.com/dannyheskett/openklondike

About

Solitaire

Enjoy a collection of eight classic card games, playable offline with no advertisements or in-app purchases. Experience pure strategy and fun without any interruptions or artificial limitations.

Highlights
  • Eight classic card games
  • Completely offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Unlimited undo
  • Hints and beginner hints
  • Portrait and landscape modes
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Solitaire with no ads, no in-app purchases and nothing to unlock. Eight classic games, all free, all playable offline. That's the whole deal. No video ads between hands. No "premium" version. No coins, energy limits or artificial waiting. No account. Just cards. EIGHT GAMES IN ONE • Klondike – the classic solitaire, draw 1 or draw 3 • Spider – 1, 2 or 4 suits • FreeCell – open information, pure strategy • Pyramid – pair cards to 13 • TriPeaks – clear the three peaks • Golf – the fast one • Yukon – Klondike's trickier cousin • Russian Solitaire – Yukon, harder MADE TO BE PLAYED • Works completely offline – on a plane, on the train, anywhere • Unlimited undo during each game • Hints in every game, plus beginner hints in Klondike • Ultra-legible card faces • Portrait or landscape on iPhone and iPad, and on Mac WHY IT'S FREE We're a small independent studio that makes photo and video apps. This is the game we wanted on our own phones, so we built it and we're giving it away. If you'd like to thank us or support what we do, have a look at our other apps from the "More apps" button. That's the only way you'll ever hear about them – we'll never interrupt your game to sell you anything. No ads. No purchases. No catch.

Screenshots

openklondike4 screens
Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: openklondike at weekly against Solitaire's every 2 weeks. openklondike also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

openklondike ships an update weekly, Solitaire every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
openklondike versus Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteropenklondikeSolitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—53 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel HeskettAlan Cushway

In-app purchases

None

openklondike

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is openklondike free?
openklondike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire free?
Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do openklondike or Solitaire have ads?
Neither openklondike nor Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, openklondike or Solitaire?
openklondike ships an update weekly, and Solitaire every 2 weeks. Most recently, openklondike was updated on October 29, 2026 and Solitaire on October 29, 2026.

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