Solitaire Easthaven vs Classic Cruel Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Easthaven
This card game challenges players to move all cards to four foundation piles by suit, from Ace to King. Cards can be moved onto higher-ranked cards of a different color or onto empty tableau piles. The game offers a classic solitaire experience with strategic card placement.
- Move all cards to foundations
- Build foundations by suit (A to K)
- Move cards onto higher rank, different color
- Move ordered multiple cards
- Move to empty tableau piles
- Deal cards from stock pile
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Solitaire Easthaven is the variant of the most popular solitaire Klondike. The goal in this game is to to move all cards to 4 foundations located at the top right corner by suit from A to K. A card can always be moved onto a card that is one higher in rank and in a different color.You can move multiple cards together if they are ordered. Any available card or packed sequence can be moved to an empty tableau pile. You can move a card onto a foundation if it's in the same suit and one higher than the foundation's top card. Click the stock pile at the top left corner to deal a row of seven cards to the tableau. There is no redeal.
Classic Cruel Solitaire
A straightforward card game where the objective is to arrange all cards onto foundation piles in ascending order by suit. Players move cards one at a time between tableau piles, following descending suit order. The game allows for redealing cards from the stock pile multiple times.
- Ascending order card placement
- Descending order tableau moves
- Empty tableau pile restriction
- Unlimited redeal option
- Quick and simple gameplay
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Solitaire Cruel is a quick,simple card game. The goal is to move all the cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit. You can only grab one card at a time and move it from one tableau pile to another in descending order by suit. When a tabluea pile is empty, you cannot move new cards there. By clicking the empty stock pile at the upper left, you can collect and redeal the cards in the tableau. The cards will not be shuffled,but will be placed back into the tableau in piles of 4 until no more cards are left. You can do this as many times as you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solitaire Easthaven at 5.0 against Classic Cruel Solitaire's 2.0. Classic Cruel Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (4 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solitaire Easthaven holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Solitaire Easthaven ships an update every 6 months, Classic Cruel Solitaire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Easthaven | Classic Cruel Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | Kevin White |
Customer experience
Solitaire Easthaven
Classic Cruel Solitaire
In-app purchases
Solitaire Easthaven
No in-app purchases
Classic Cruel Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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