Extreme 500 vs SDC Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extreme 500
Experience the classic card game of 500 with a modern, elegant design. Bid, pass, and play trump to win in either a 4-player partnered or 3-player solo mode against challenging AI. Customize your gameplay with different scoring systems and deck sizes.
- Classic 500 card game
- 4-player partnered mode
- 3-player solo mode
- Intelligent AI opponents
- Three scoring systems
- Adjustable deck size
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Extreme 500 is the classic game of 500, with a fresh elegant simplistic design. Bid, Pass and Trump your way to victory, playing the traditional 4 player partnered 500 or a cutthroat 3 player solo 500. With and against intelligent and challenging Ai. Play your way! Choose from three different scoring systems and choose how many cards in your deck.
SDC Solitaire
Experience a classic card game on your digital device with this user-friendly application. Designed with seniors in mind, it offers adjustable visuals, helpful hints, and progress tracking for an enjoyable and mentally stimulating experience.
- User-friendly interface
- Adjustable visual preferences
- Play, pause, restart functionality
- Helpful hints
- Undo moves
- Statistics and progress tracking
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Discover the digital version of your favourite classic card game with the Solitaire app from the Seniors Discount Club. Enjoy unlimited gaming while boosting your mental agility. Our app features user-friendly, easy to navigate interface tailored specifically for seniors, ensuring the ultimate gaming experience anytime, anywhere. The app also allows adjustments for visual preferences, making it easy on the eyes. Play, pause, or restart your game at any convenient time. Get helpful hints, undo moves, and track your progress with our statistics feature. Kick back, relax and relive your love for Solitaire! Compatible with all devices. Download now and start enjoying Solitaire with the Seniors Discount Club!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SDC Solitaire at Free against Extreme 500's $2.99. SDC Solitaire also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Extreme 500's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (578 vs 31). On review sentiment, 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
SDC Solitaire is free to download; Extreme 500 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Extreme 500 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extreme 500 has 578 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Extreme 500's written reviews are positive against 50% of SDC Solitaire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Extreme 500 ships an update every 2 months, SDC Solitaire monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extreme 500 | SDC Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (578 ratings) — better | 4.2 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 578 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Swiney | Senior Discount Club |
Customer experience
Extreme 500
SDC Solitaire
Bugs and requests
Extreme 500
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cards disappearing from screen
- No-trump bid not working properly
- Misere bid overriding higher bids
- Incorrect scoring for misere
Requested features
6 requests- Online/multiplayer mode
- Customizable settings (e.g. speed, sound)
- Ability to sort cards into suits
- Improved partner AI
- Scoring/bidding clarifications
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- Support for additional 500 variants (e.g. open misere)
SDC Solitaire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Extreme 500
No in-app purchases
SDC Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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