Texas Moon vs Scorpion Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Texas Moon
This is a 3-player trick-taking card game, similar to Spades or Bridge. Players bid on the number of tricks they can win, with the highest bidder setting the trump suit. A special 'Shoot the Moon' bid requires winning all tricks.
- 3-player trick-taking gameplay
- Bidding system
- Trump suit selection
- Special 'Shoot the Moon' bid
- Follow suit mechanics
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Howdy, and welcome to Shoot the Moon! Moon is a trick-taking game similar to Spades or Bridge (or Texas 42), but is played with only 3 players. Each player guesses (bids) how many tricks they can win, and the opposing players attempt to prevent them from making it. General Rules: 1: After drawing tiles, each player places their bid. The highest bidder sets which tiles act as trumps...a special kind of suit that beats any other kind of tile. 2. The leading player may set down any tile he/she wishes. If a non-trump is played, the leading tile is highest number on the tile. Doubles are considered the highest tile of any suit. The rest of the players MUST follow suit if they can. If they do not possess any matching tiles, then they can play a trump. Otherwise, they will automatically lose the trick. 3. A player may wish to “Shoot the Moon” with a bid of 21. They must win all the tricks in order to make this bid. Depending on the House Rules, a bid of 21 will end all bidding. 4. If the winning bidder fails to make their bid, their bid will be subtracted from their overall score.
Scorpion Solitaire
Experience classic card-sorting challenges with four distinct variations of Scorpion Solitaire. Strategically arrange card stacks to form complete runs from King to Ace within each suit. This game offers a completely free, ad-supported experience with no in-app purchases.
- Four Scorpion Solitaire variations
- Classic Scorpion gameplay
- Mouse variation with anytime reserve plays
- Farmer's Wife with alternate color suit building
- Cache variation with four cache spots
- Completely free to play
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Classic games of Scorpion Solitaire. Attempt to make complete runs (King to Ace) in each suit by moving stacks of cards. Totally free. No in-app purchases. Play in four variations: SCORPION - The classic game. MOUSE - Like scorpion only the reserve cards can be played at any time. FARMER'S WIFE - Build in alternate color suits. CACHE - Like scorpion with four cache spots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scorpion Solitaire at none against Texas Moon's 3. Texas Moon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Texas Moon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Scorpion Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Texas Moon against 3.8 for Scorpion Solitaire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Texas Moon's written reviews are positive against 50% of Scorpion Solitaire's.
Texas Moon ships an update every 5 weeks, Scorpion Solitaire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Texas Moon | Scorpion Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (34 ratings) | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Emery | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Texas Moon
Scorpion Solitaire
In-app purchases
Texas Moon
- Customize your table logoFree
- Use Black Pips$0.99
- Customize your Domino$0.99
Scorpion Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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