Solitaire Forty Thieves vs Square Solitaire
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.
Square Solitaire
Experience four unique solitaire variations with distinct gameplay mechanics and objectives. Enjoy a free, ad-free, and purchase-free card game experience across multiple Apple devices.
- Four unique solitaire games
- Distinct gameplay mechanics
- Free to play
- No in-app purchases
- Ad-free experience
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Four oddball games of solitaire. Free to play. No in-app purchases. SQUARE - The tableau surrounds foundation. BRITISH - A 4x4 board that builds in Matching Suit stacks. DUTCH - Unique foundation has 5 stacks. Both the foundation and the tableau build up and down. CORNER SUITE - Nine foundation piles that start empty.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Square Solitaire at 5.0 against Solitaire Forty Thieves's 2.1. Square Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Solitaire Forty Thieves's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Square Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Forty Thieves has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Solitaire Forty Thieves ships an update every 4 months, Square Solitaire every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Forty Thieves | Square Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| 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 | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Solitaire Forty Thieves
Square Solitaire
In-app purchases
Solitaire Forty Thieves
No in-app purchases
Square Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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