Solitaire Eight Off vs 40 Thieves Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire Eight Off
This solitaire variant challenges you to move all cards to four foundations by suit, from Ace to King. Utilize eight free cells and the tableau to strategically arrange and move cards. It's a classic card game experience with a unique twist.
- Move all cards to foundations
- Utilize 8 free cells
- Classic FreeCell gameplay
- Strategic card movement
- Arrange cards by suit and rank
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Solitaire Eight Off is the variant of the most popular Solitaire FreeCell. The goal in this game is to move all cards to 4 foundations by suit from A to K. 8 free cells are located at the top of the screen, while the 4 foundations are located at the right. A card can always be moved onto a card that is one higher in rank and in the same suit.You can move multiple cards together if they are ordered and there are enough free cells. You can move any cards onto a free cell if it's empty.An empty tableau pile can be occupied by a K or a group starting with a K.
40 Thieves Solitaire
This classic card game offers a free, ad-supported solitaire experience with multiple engaging variants. The goal is to move all cards to suit foundations, with unique rules for each game mode.
- Multiple solitaire variants
- Two-deck gameplay
- Suit foundation building
- Tableau column mechanics
- Ad-supported free play
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Forty Thieves is a classic two deck solitaire game along with three variants. Totally free. No in-app purchases. The objective is to move all the cards onto the eight suit foundations. Tableau columns build down suited, but only the top card can be moved. Empty columns can be filled with any card. 40 THIEVES - The classic game. You get one pass through the reserve pile one card at-a-time. 40 NINJA - The covered tableau cards are hidden. 40 BANDITS - Stacks of ordered cards can be moved. 40 PIRATES - Cycle through reserves deck 3 cards at-a-time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 40 Thieves Solitaire at 3.7 against Solitaire Eight Off's 2.7. 40 Thieves Solitaire also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Solitaire Eight Off's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3). 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.
40 Thieves Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Solitaire Eight Off's written reviews are positive against 50% of 40 Thieves Solitaire's.
Solitaire Eight Off ships an update every 7 months, 40 Thieves Solitaire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire Eight Off | 40 Thieves Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin White | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Solitaire Eight Off
40 Thieves Solitaire
In-app purchases
Solitaire Eight Off
No in-app purchases
40 Thieves Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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