FreeCell vs 40 Thieves Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeCell
Experience the classic FreeCell solitaire game with customizable card appearances and backgrounds. Enjoy intuitive controls, including tap, double-tap, or drag-and-drop for moving cards. Offers helpful instructions and an undo feature for a smooth gameplay experience.
- Customizable backgrounds and card appearances
- Intuitive tap, double-tap, and drag-and-drop controls
- Undo and Start Over options
- In-game instructions
- Ascending order card movement to suit stacks
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Play FreeCell. Options provided to change background pictures, change card appearance, have cards fly up to the suit stacks on their own or manually. Instructions included in the app. Ads appear unobtrusively on the top of the screen but don't interfere with gameplay. GOAL: Uncover cards so they can be moved in ascending order to the 4 suit stacks. SETUP: A standard deck is dealt in 8 cascading stacks. HOW TO PLAY: Move cards between the 8 cascading stacks and 4 free cells to uncover cards so you can move them up to complete the suit stacks. You can only move the top card of a cascading stack or a card in a free cell. A card can be moved to an empty free cell; to the top of another cascading stack with top card of different color and one higher value; or to one of 4 suit stacks in ascending order from Ace to King. For example, 3 of clubs can be moved to a cascading stack with top card 4 of hearts. Any value card can be moved to an empty free cell or empty cascading stack. MOVING CARDS: Tapping a card once will move it to a suit stack if a spot is available or to a pile with available higher card of different color. Double-tapping a card will move it to an open free cell. Alternatively, you can simply drag a card to where you want it to go. If an attempted move is not allowed, the card will shake. NOTES: You can reject a new hand that looks too difficult by clicking New Game again. If you click New Game before moving any cards, the game will not count as a loss. Click Undo to undo one move at a time, or Start Over to undo all moves in the current game.
40 Thieves Solitaire
This classic card game offers a free, ad-supported solitaire experience with multiple engaging variants. The goal is to move all cards to suit foundations, with unique rules for each game mode.
- Multiple solitaire variants
- Two-deck gameplay
- Suit foundation building
- Tableau column mechanics
- Ad-supported free play
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Forty Thieves is a classic two deck solitaire game along with three variants. Totally free. No in-app purchases. The objective is to move all the cards onto the eight suit foundations. Tableau columns build down suited, but only the top card can be moved. Empty columns can be filled with any card. 40 THIEVES - The classic game. You get one pass through the reserve pile one card at-a-time. 40 NINJA - The covered tableau cards are hidden. 40 BANDITS - Stacks of ordered cards can be moved. 40 PIRATES - Cycle through reserves deck 3 cards at-a-time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FreeCell at 4.6 against 40 Thieves Solitaire's 3.7. FreeCell also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (38 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
FreeCell holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCell has 38 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
FreeCell ships an update monthly, 40 Thieves Solitaire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeCell | 40 Thieves Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (38 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
FreeCell
40 Thieves Solitaire
In-app purchases
FreeCell
No in-app purchases
40 Thieves Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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