Comparison

Pyramid vs Solitaire Prime

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pyramid

A solitaire card game with an optional Aztec pyramid theme. Players tap or drag cards to make sums of 13. Customize the game's appearance and compete for high scores.

Highlights
  • Solitaire card gameplay
  • Optional Aztec pyramid motif
  • Tap or drag cards to sum 13
  • Customizable game appearance
  • Game Center score submission
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Pyramid is a solitaire card game favorite -- and this version is even more fun with an optional Aztec pyramid motif. Tap 2 cards that add up to 13; or drag one card onto another to make 13. Choose number of rows, background, card face, and submit your best scores to Game Center. This version is ad-supported.

About

Solitaire Prime

Experience a classic card game with intuitive controls and customizable visuals. Enjoy a winnable game experience with helpful features like hints and undo. Unlock new card sets and backgrounds as you play.

Highlights
  • 2D or 3D play modes
  • Unlockable card sets and backgrounds
  • Background effects
  • Statistics tracking
  • Scoring and timer
  • Draw three cards option
  • Undo and hint features
Features
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Solitaire Prime is classic Klondike Solitaire, the card game also known as Patience, beautifully made for iPhone and iPad. Deal a new game in a tap and play it your way: drag the cards, or simply tap a card and it jumps to the best place. PLAY IN STUNNING 3D Switch between a crisp 2D table and a gorgeous 3D table with real depth, soft shadows and smooth card flips, in portrait or landscape. WINNABLE DEALS Turn on Winnable and every deal you get has already been played through to a win, so with Draw One each game can be solved. Prefer a challenge? Turn it off for a truly random shuffle. YOUR GAME, YOUR WAY • Draw One or Draw Three • Unlimited passes through the stock • Unlimited Undo • Hints when you're stuck • Offers to finish the game for you once every card is face up • Left-handed layout • Score, moves and timer, or hide them for a calmer game MAKE THE TABLE YOUR OWN Choose from four card decks, including the all-new illustrated Pirate deck alongside classic, vintage and pixel-art designs, plus five card backs, photo and coloured backgrounds, and relaxing effects such as falling snow and stars. Win games to unlock new decks and backgrounds as you go. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD • Portrait or landscape, on iPhone and iPad • Game Center achievements and a fastest-time leaderboard • Your game is saved when you leave, so you can pick up right where you left off • Statistics: games played and won, best score, fastest and longest games • Easy on your battery, and no internet connection needed to play Just relaxing, classic Solitaire.

Screenshots

Pyramid3 screens
Solitaire Prime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pyramid at 5.0 against Solitaire Prime's 4.7. Pyramid also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). Solitaire Prime's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pyramid holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire Prime has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pyramid ships an update every 2 months, Solitaire Prime every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pyramid versus Solitaire Prime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPyramidSolitaire Prime
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netHugh Allan

Customer experience

Pyramid

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Solitaire Prime

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pyramid

No in-app purchases

None

Solitaire Prime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pyramid free?
Pyramid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solitaire Prime free?
Solitaire Prime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pyramid or Solitaire Prime?
Pyramid is rated higher. Pyramid averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Solitaire Prime averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Pyramid or Solitaire Prime have ads?
Both Pyramid and Solitaire Prime show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pyramid or Solitaire Prime?
Pyramid ships an update every 2 months, and Solitaire Prime every 3 months. Most recently, Pyramid was updated on October 20, 2026 and Solitaire Prime on October 26, 2026.

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