Crescent Solitaire vs Laser Beam Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crescent Solitaire
This classic card game offers a unique solitaire experience with customizable difficulty. Build stacks up or down in suit to complete the objective, with options for different cycle counts to adjust the challenge.
- Drag & Drop card play
- Build stacks up or down in suit
- Complete middle stacks
- Adjustable cycle count for difficulty
- Classic solitaire gameplay
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Classic solitaire game. - Drag & Drop cards from one pile to another. Outer stacks will can be built up or built down in suit (so the 6C can go on a 7C or 5C). - The object is to complete the middle stacks, left side King down to Ace, right side Ace up to King. - "Cycle" will up the bottom card of each outer stack to the top. - You can choose to play with 20 (easiest), 6, 4, or 3 (hardest) cycles in a game. Totally free. No in-app purchases!
Laser Beam Challenge
A challenging puzzle game where players must strategically use obstacles to redirect a laser beam and destroy a crystal. It features a tutorial, free levels, and optional additional levels for purchase.
- Laser beam redirection
- Obstacle manipulation
- Crystal destruction
- Tutorial levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Unlockable levels
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Laser Challenge is a puzzle game where you have to destroy a crystal with a laser beam. The beam can be blocked or deflected by various obstacles present on the screen. You must use the objects on the board to solve each level. There are 6 levels to understand the rules in the tutorial. Then there are 10 free levels of increasing difficulty. Finally it is possible through an in-app purchase to unlock 25 additional levels which are also increasingly difficult to solve.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crescent Solitaire at none against Laser Beam Challenge's 1. Crescent Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 38 months) and rating (3.9 vs 3.5). Laser Beam Challenge's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 33%). On price 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. Laser Beam Challenge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crescent Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crescent Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Crescent Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 67% of Laser Beam Challenge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Crescent Solitaire ships an update every 4 months, Laser Beam Challenge every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crescent Solitaire | Laser Beam Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MmpApps Corp. | Pascal Jugnet |
Customer experience
Crescent Solitaire
Laser Beam Challenge
In-app purchases
Crescent Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Laser Beam Challenge
- Full version$0.99
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