Solitaire Forty Thieves vs The Solitaire Collection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Forty Thieves
A classic two-deck solitaire card game where the objective is to build foundations from Ace to King. Players must strategically move cards down the tableau by suit, with empty slots fillable by any card. Click the stock pile to deal new cards and test your luck and skill.
- Two-deck solitaire gameplay
- Build foundations Ace to King
- Tableau build downwards by suit
- Move one card at a time
- Fill empty tableau slots
- Deal new cards from stock pile
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Forty Thieves is probably the most popular solitaire game played with two decks. But it takes a lot of time,luck,and skill to win. The goal in this game is to build the foundations up in suit from Ace to King. The tableaus are build downwards by suit,and only one card can be moved at a time. Empty tableau slots can be filled by any card. Click the stock pile at the top left corner to deal a new card.
The Solitaire Collection
This collection offers a variety of classic solitaire card games with beautiful graphics and smooth animations. It features split-screen support for iPad and Game Center integration, designed for iOS devices.
- Multiple solitaire game types
- Beautiful graphics and animations
- Split-screen support on iPad
- Game Center integration
- Designed for iPhone and iPad
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The Solitaire Game Collection is a set of the most favorite and best solitaire card games. The collection includes the following solitaire games; - Spider Solitaire - Klondike Solitaire - Free Cell Solitaire - 40 Thieves - Mrs. Mop - Thieves of Egypt - Canfield - Russian - Yukon - Bakers Dozen What sets this one apart from the others are: - split screen support on iPad - beautiful graphics - smooth beautiful animations - game center integration - designed from the ground up new for iOS with both iPad and iPhone/iPod in mind - very smooth game play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Solitaire Forty Thieves at none against The Solitaire Collection's 1. Solitaire Forty Thieves also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 3) and review sentiment (8% vs 0%). The Solitaire Collection's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (2.3 vs 2.1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. The Solitaire Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaire Forty Thieves asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Solitaire Collection holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Forty Thieves has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of Solitaire Forty Thieves's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Solitaire Collection's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Solitaire Forty Thieves ships an update every 4 months, The Solitaire Collection every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Forty Thieves | The Solitaire Collection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Uwe Meier |
Customer experience
Solitaire Forty Thieves
The Solitaire Collection
In-app purchases
Solitaire Forty Thieves
No in-app purchases
The Solitaire Collection
- No Ads.$1.99
Questions
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