Simple vs Simple Spider Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple
Enjoy a classic card game experience with this simple and pleasant application. Designed for quick play during commutes or while waiting, it offers intuitive controls and the ability to undo moves. The goal is to arrange all cards in descending order by suit.
- Simple and pleasant interface
- One-tap card movement
- Undo any move
- Ideal for short play sessions
- Classic Spider Solitaire gameplay
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Looking for a quick brain workout during your commute or downtime? Enjoy the ultimate Spider Solitaire experience, perfectly optimized for one-handed, comfortable play. With intuitive tap-to-move controls and an unlimited Undo feature, your gaming is completely stress-free! How to Play: Spider Solitaire is a classic card game played with two decks (104 cards). Arrange cards of the same suit in descending order from King to Ace to clear them from the board. Clear all 8 sequences to win! Ready for a challenge? Test your skills with 1-Suit (Easy), 2-Suit (Medium), or 4-Suit (Hard) modes. You can stack cards of different suits temporarily, but only sequences of the matching suit can be moved together. Pro Strategy Tips: - Use the Undo button frequently to explore different paths and flip hidden cards. - Create empty columns as fast as possible! The more open space you have, the more freedom you’ll have to maneuver cards and sweep the board.
Simple Spider Solitaire
This card game challenges players to clear the table by arranging cards in descending order. It offers multiple difficulty levels based on the number of suits used. Compete globally with leaderboards and utilize helpful hints and undo options.
- Multiple difficulty levels (1, 2, or 4 suits)
- World ranking with leaderboards
- Hint and Undo functions
- Clear all cards from the table
- Assemble cards in descending order
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Take a quiet break with a classic card challenge. Simple Spider Solitaire brings the familiar ten-column game to iPhone and iPad, with solvable deals and helpful ways to learn. Choose your challenge Start with one suit in Easy, move to two suits in Medium, or plan ahead with all four suits in Hard. Build descending sequences of the same suit and clear all eight king-to-ace runs. Make each move your way Tap a card to move it to a recommended legal column, or drag a card or ordered run to choose its destination. Animated hints show a move and explain its purpose. Undo lets you rethink a move or a stock deal. Learn from a complete solution Open Solver to follow a solution from the original deal. Play the moves automatically or step forward and backward with card animations. For completed games, compare your saved user solution with the system solution and copy the route you choose. Keep your progress Return to saved games through History, or replay a completed deal to improve its best time and move count. During a replay, see the historical best results above your current time and moves. A deal code lets you revisit the same layout and difficulty. Make the table your own Choose Classic or Spider card artwork, show or hide area names and hint descriptions, and turn sounds on or off. iPad supports portrait and landscape play, with a choice of stock placement in landscape. Includes: • Solvable deals in three difficulty levels • Tap and drag controls • Animated hints, undo and solution playback • Saved games, deal codes and completed-deal replays • Best-time and best-move records • Two card styles and optional table labels • A celebration when all eight runs are complete • English and Simplified Chinese The app contains advertising. Core card play does not require an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple at 4.5 against Simple Spider Solitaire's 3.0. Simple also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 53 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 1). Simple Spider Solitaire's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Simple holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple has 49 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simple ships an update every 5 months, Simple Spider Solitaire every 53 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Simple | Simple Spider Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 53 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENTA OKAMURA | 志伟 赖 |
Customer experience
Simple
Simple Spider Solitaire
In-app purchases
Simple
No in-app purchases
Simple Spider Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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