Comparison

Solitaire / Klondike vs Spades Counter

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire / Klondike

Enjoy a classic card game experience with familiar Klondike rules. Customize your game with unlockable card backs, art, and effects. Play offline with a verified solvable deal for every game.

Highlights
  • Classic Klondike gameplay
  • Draw one card or three
  • Undo and Restart options
  • Customizable card backs and art
  • Offline gameplay
  • Verified solvable deals
  • Exploration and secrets
Features
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Familiar Solitaire, at your own pace. Clear, classic playing cards on a deep green board. Enjoy classic Klondike with a tap or a drag. Draw one card at a time and recycle the stock as often as you like. Build tableau columns in descending order with alternating colors, and complete four foundations from Ace to King in the same suit. Use Undo when you want to rethink a move, or Restart to try the same deal again. Smooth card movements and placement sounds during Auto Complete make the finish feel satisfying. Every game earns coins. Get card backs, JQK art, tables and win effects in the shop, then mix them in Dress Up to make the board your own. Every 10 games, the exploration of your chosen place ends and you always find an item. There are 24 secrets you can only find by exploring. Every new game starts with a deal verified to have a solution from its initial layout. Includes 100 deals; more are generated, verified and replenished on your device while you play. Depending on your choices, Undo or Restart may be needed. Free, with ads. Gameplay works offline from your first launch. Ads use an internet connection. For iPhone and iPad. Supports 13 languages: Japanese, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Choose a language in Settings. Games in progress are not saved.

About

Spades Counter

Track played cards in your Spades games with this intuitive app. Mark cards as they are played, indicate suits being cut, and view a visual counter for remaining cards in each suit.

Highlights
  • Track played cards
  • Mark cut suits
  • Visual suit counter
  • Remaining card display
  • Spades game aid
Features
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An app to keep track of what cards have been played in your spades games! Mark each card as played, mark a suit if it's being cut, and a visual counter displaying how many cards are remaining in each suit!

Screenshots

Solitaire / Klondike4 screens
Spades Counter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spades Counter at 5.0 against Solitaire / Klondike's 3.3. Spades Counter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Solitaire / Klondike's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spades Counter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire / Klondike has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire / Klondike ships an update every 3 days, Spades Counter every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solitaire / Klondike versus Spades Counter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire / KlondikeSpades Counter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (41 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB78 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperYuki HondaFLUENIK, LLC

Customer experience

Solitaire / Klondike

All ratings41 ratings
Positive43.9%
Neutral31.7%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Spades Counter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Solitaire / Klondike

No in-app purchases

None

Spades Counter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire / Klondike free?
Solitaire / Klondike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spades Counter free?
Spades Counter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire / Klondike or Spades Counter?
Spades Counter is rated higher. Solitaire / Klondike averages 3.3 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Spades Counter averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Solitaire / Klondike or Spades Counter have ads?
Solitaire / Klondike shows ads; Spades Counter does not.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire / Klondike or Spades Counter?
Solitaire / Klondike ships an update every 3 days, and Spades Counter every 2 days. Most recently, Solitaire / Klondike was updated on November 11, 2026 and Spades Counter on November 3, 2026.

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