Solitaire Collector's Edition vs ArcadeBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Collector's Edition
Experience classic Windows Solitaire with intuitive swipe and tap controls. Compete globally via Game Center leaderboards and enjoy features like auto-save and unlimited undo. Play in portrait or landscape modes on your Apple devices.
- Game Center leaderboards
- Klondike Solitaire
- Draw 1 and Draw 3 card modes
- Portrait and Landscape orientation
- Game state auto-save
- Unlimited undo
- Right or left-handed play
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If you like Windows Solitaire, you're going to love this app! The same classic Windows Solitaire game plus the ability to control card movements naturally by just swiping or tapping the cards on your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. Think you have the best Solitaire score around? With Apple's Game Center enabled, you can check the Game Center leaderboards to see how your Solitaire skills stack up against players all around the world! Solitaire Collector's Edition supports drag-and-drop and Tap-To-Move card movements, both portrait and landscape modes, and your game is saved when you get a call or other interruption - features not all iPhone/iPod touch/iPad apps support. This is a universal app, playable in the best resolution available for each Apple device. Optimized for iPad mini, iPad Retina and iPhone 5. FEATURES: -Game Center leaderboards -Klondike -Draw 1 card -Draw 3 cards -Portrait -Landscape -Right or left handed play -Game state saved when interrupted -Unlimited undo -French deck -High visibility deck -Auto complete to finish game Solitaire Collector's Edition is ad-supported.
ArcadeBox
This application serves as a free emulator for GameBoy and GameBoy Color games. It supports iCade controllers and offers customizable game modes. Users can legally add their own purchased ROMs via file sharing.
- GameBoy and GameBoy Color emulation
- iCade controller compatibility
- 80s and 90s arcade style design
- Color or green game mode
- Supports user-added ROMs
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"ArcadeBox" is a free emulator for GameBoy, GameBoyColor. The emulator is free, what you pay (at the price indicated in the App Store for downloading the app ArcadeBox) is the ROM of the ArkAttack game (COLOR version, copyright Gianluca Natalini 2024) already pre-installed inside the ArcadeBox emulator. To add new ROMs: ArcadeBox allows the installation (using file sharing or the FILE application - copy/paste or share with or AirDrop, see screenshots of the app) of additional original ROMs for GameBoy, purchased by You in other stores. Please remember that downloading ROMs from internet is ILLEGAL; you can therefore only install the ROMs that you have regularly purchased and for which you have the license to use. COMPLIANCE with the LAWS / COPYRIGHT for the ROMs is your responsibility. Features: - compatible with iCade - 80s and 90s arcade style console/controller - color or green game mode (green phosphors, it depends on the installed ROM) LICENSE for ArcadeBox: - ArcadeBox is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 License. LICENSE for ArkAttack ROM: - ArkAttack ROM is NOT FREE (copyright: Gianluca Natalini 2024).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solitaire Collector's Edition at Free against ArcadeBox's $0.99. Solitaire Collector's Edition also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). ArcadeBox's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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
Solitaire Collector's Edition is free to download; ArcadeBox costs $0.99 up front. Solitaire Collector's Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ArcadeBox asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArcadeBox holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Solitaire Collector's Edition ships an update every 2 months, ArcadeBox every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Collector's Edition | ArcadeBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | joseph pinkasfeld | Gianluca Natalini |
Customer experience
Solitaire Collector's Edition
ArcadeBox
In-app purchases
Solitaire Collector's Edition
- Ads remover$2.99
ArcadeBox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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