Spider Solitaire ∙ vs Solitaire Spider !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spider Solitaire ∙
Experience a classic card game with a popular solitaire variant. Enjoy customizable card decks and boards, multiple difficulty levels, and intelligent assistance. Play in portrait or landscape mode with features like automatic saving and unlimited undo.
- Customizable cards and boards
- Three difficulty settings
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Automatic turn saving
- Unlimited cancellations
- Intelligent help
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Spider Solitaire is one of the most popular versions of solitaire. Rediscover it on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, with this game of unequalled playability in the Appstore! Discover a complete and enjoyable version of spider solitaire, and join thousands of other players who are already online. - "This spider solitaire is so much better than the others in terms of playability. Amazing!" - "Great app! I'll definitely tell my friends to get it too!" NEW FEATURES - Customize your game with new cards and boards ! - A brand new Premium inApp, with exclusive cards and boards ! - Full of new statistics to analyse your games ! DIFFERENT GAME MODES - Three difficulty settings - have fun whether you're a newbie or an expert at spider solitaire! - Play in portrait or landscape mode MULTI-FUNCTIONALITY - Customize your cards and boards - Your turn will be saved automatically - Unlimited cancellations of your previous turns - Intelligent help - No interference with spider solitaire and iPod playback OPTIMAL PLAYABILITY - Slide and place cards easily - Touch card to move it automatically - Automatically completes finished parts of spider solitaire
Solitaire Spider !
Experience a classic card game with this digital version of Spider Solitaire. The objective is to strategically remove all cards from the table by arranging them in descending order of the same suit. Enjoy a challenging and engaging puzzle experience.
- Spider Solitaire gameplay
- Two-deck card game
- Remove all cards from table
- Move cards to empty columns
- Stack cards of same suit
- Automatic removal of complete suits
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This card game is a Spider Solitaire. It is a popular patience game that is played with two decks of cards. The main purpose is to remove all cards from the table. See the rules for more details: You can move a card to an empty column, or on a greater card (whatever the color). But you can only move a set of cards provided the cards have the same color and the correct order. A complete suit of cards gets automatically removed. At any time, player can use the remaining stack to add cards on all columns.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire Spider ! at none against Spider Solitaire ∙'s 1. Solitaire Spider ! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (89% vs 57%). Spider Solitaire ∙'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 240). On price 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
Both are free to download. Spider Solitaire ∙ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Spider ! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Solitaire Spider ! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spider Solitaire ∙ has 3.4K ratings behind it against 240, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Spider Solitaire ∙'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Solitaire Spider !'s.
Spider Solitaire ∙ ships an update every 3 months, Solitaire Spider ! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spider Solitaire ∙ | Solitaire Spider ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.4K ratings) | 4.7 (240 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 240 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 178 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solitaire Games Studio | Sylvain Becker |
Customer experience
Spider Solitaire ∙
Solitaire Spider !
User reviews
Spider Solitaire ∙
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 🔒 Works well and doesn't lag
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🚫 Too many ads
- 🔍 Hard to see/read
- 🤖 Automatic moves not always desirable
Solitaire Spider !
From 240 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great alternative to original solitaire
- 👍 Fun brain game for downtime
- 👍 Fast animation and intuitive gameplay
- 👍 Nice display and landscape orientation
- 👍 Good refresh for spider solitaire
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls the game, doesn't play it
- 🐛 Card faces could be larger
- 🐛 Cards in piles don't open automatically
- 🐛 Need to fill spaces to deal
- 🐛 App reduces volume of other apps
Bugs and requests
Spider Solitaire ∙
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing/crashing issues
- Glitches with card movement and undo functionality
- Inconsistent ad behavior (ads not closing, multiple ads shown)
- Daily challenge progress reset unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Option to enlarge cards
- Ability to choose difficulty level in daily challenges
- Undo button
- Customization options (card designs, backgrounds, etc.)
- Landscape mode
Solitaire Spider !
Reported bugs
7 issues- App controls the game
- App reduces volume of other audio apps
- Game goes offline frequently
- App locks up iPhone, requires reboot
- Screen alignment/size issues after iOS updates
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- Apple TV version needs re-installation after each game
- Frame rate issues after update
Requested features
8 requests- Larger card faces
- Option to not have cards open automatically
- Ability to fill spaces to deal
- Hint system
- Fix for audio issue with other apps
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- Fix for Apple TV game needing re-install
- Fix for screen alignment/size issues after iOS updates
- Improve auto-move cards functionality
In-app purchases
Spider Solitaire ∙
- Premium pack$1.99
Solitaire Spider !
No in-app purchases
Questions
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