Classic Golf Solitaire vs Classic Cruel Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Golf Solitaire
A single-player card game where players move cards from tableau piles to a discard pile. The goal is to match cards by rank, either one higher or one lower than the top discard card. The game offers a classic solitaire experience with simple mechanics.
- Single-player card game
- Match cards by rank
- Higher or lower card selection
- Discard pile mechanic
- Stock pile for new cards
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Golf Solitaire is a single player card game. Move all cards in the tableau piles to the upturned discard pile at the bottom. Click to move a card of an immediate higher or lower ranking than the top card on the discard pile regardless of their suits.You may also click the downturned stock pile at the bottom for a new card.
Classic Cruel Solitaire
A straightforward card game where the objective is to arrange all cards onto foundation piles in ascending order by suit. Players move cards one at a time between tableau piles, following descending suit order. The game allows for redealing cards from the stock pile multiple times.
- Ascending order card placement
- Descending order tableau moves
- Empty tableau pile restriction
- Unlimited redeal option
- Quick and simple gameplay
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Solitaire Cruel is a quick,simple card game. The goal is to move all the cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit. You can only grab one card at a time and move it from one tableau pile to another in descending order by suit. When a tabluea pile is empty, you cannot move new cards there. By clicking the empty stock pile at the upper left, you can collect and redeal the cards in the tableau. The cards will not be shuffled,but will be placed back into the tableau in piles of 4 until no more cards are left. You can do this as many times as you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Classic Golf Solitaire at 50% against Classic Cruel Solitaire's 25%. Classic Golf Solitaire also leads on rating (2.3 vs 2.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classic Golf Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Classic Golf Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 25% of Classic Cruel Solitaire's.
Classic Golf Solitaire ships an update every 5 months, Classic Cruel Solitaire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Golf Solitaire | Classic Cruel Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Kevin White |
Customer experience
Classic Golf Solitaire
Classic Cruel Solitaire
In-app purchases
Classic Golf Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Classic Cruel Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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