Comparison

Pair Solitaire vs Flipflop Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Pair Solitaire

This solitaire game focuses on matching pairs, offering a simple yet strategically deep experience. It challenges your mind while providing the classic enjoyment of solitaire, with a daily challenge mode connecting players globally.

Highlights
  • Pair matching gameplay
  • Deep strategy exploration
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Daily Challenge mode
  • Global player connection
Features
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Pair Solitaire is a new kind of solitaire! Match Pairs! Explore deep strategy! As you might have guessed, Pair Solitaire is all about the joy of pair matching. But don't let the simplicity deceive you, hiding underneath is a deep strategy to explore. This game will bring you the simple joys of solitaire, while challenging your strategy skills at the same time. Give it a try! Pair Solitaire also features a Daily Challenge mode, which connects players around the world to solve the daily shuffle.

About

Flipflop Solitaire

This card game offers a unique solitaire experience with flexible stacking rules, allowing you to build sequences up, down, or both ways. Enjoy a challenging yet relaxing brain teaser with all deals being solvable.

Highlights
  • Flexible stacking rules (up, down, or both)
  • All deals are solvable
  • Single suit stack restriction
  • Track game statistics
  • Unlockable content
  • Ambient background audio
Features
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From the creator of Sage Solitaire, comes a new Solitaire variant that breaks all the rules! 100% of deals are solvable! Like its footwear namesake — Flipflop Solitaire is unrestrictive, creating a new game for fans of spider, klondike and other traditional Solitaires. In Flipflop you can stack down, up, or even both ways on a single stack! Need to stack an 8 on a 7, or a club on a spade? No problem! - but - Be careful, you can only move a stack of a single suit! It's fun and freeing, but still challenging and captivating. It's Flipflops for your brain. ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "I'm in love with it already"..."Once you start, it's hard to stop playing." - App Advice "Truly special" — Game of the Week - Touch Arcade "Surprisingly absolutely brilliant" - Cult of Mac "A perfect diversion with just the right amount of challenge, delight, and depth to make it a must-have iOS game." - Mac Stories "A Breath of Fresh Air" - Gamezebo ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? - Play Flipflop Solitaire from 1-4 suits for free! - Unlock 5 Suit, and 1 Suit Extended with a single in-app-purchase of $2.99 - Track your best times, least moves, least undos, total wins, total plays, and more - Unlock over 1000 numbered deals for 1-5 suits via in-app-purchase - Over a hundred achievements - Unlockable backgrounds, alternate card and card back color schemes - Natural ambient binaural background audio - A strong sense of relaxation ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Flipflop Solitaire is sort of a sequel to Sage Solitaire in the sense that it's my second crack at the design problem of making a Solitaire game that feels like it was designed for your phone and not for a table. To be honest this is how I wish everyone approached sequels. Usually a sequel takes the solution to a problem and duplicates it. This is why our expectations of game sequels are often more-of-the-same-but-better. I'd rather see more sequels that brought a renewed level of surprise and novelty, and I'm hoping that's what you find in Flipflop Solitaire. While Sage was all about trying to capture the feeling of a tight, easy to play, tough to win, zen solitaire game, Flipflop is about knots. In a typical Solitaire game, like Klondike, you're taking a knot of cards and untying it into sequences. Then you reverse those sequences into clean ordered stacks. In Flipflop you take your knot of cards and tie it into other, hopefully better knots. Then you untie those knots into the final ordered stacks. Having so much control over the way your intermediary knots are constructed led to a lot more depth than I expected. I hope you enjoy this game as much as I've enjoyed discovering it. -zach

Screenshots

Pair Solitaire4 screens
Flipflop Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pair Solitaire at 4.6 against Flipflop Solitaire's 4.0. Pair Solitaire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 53%). Flipflop Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (712 vs 231). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pair Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flipflop Solitaire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pair Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 231 and 712 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Pair Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 53% of Flipflop Solitaire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pair Solitaire versus Flipflop Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPair SolitaireFlipflop Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (231 ratings) — better4.0 (712 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better53.0% of reviews
Number of ratings231712 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitalii ZlotskiiZach Gage

Customer experience

Pair Solitaire

All ratings231 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.5%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.4%

Flipflop Solitaire

All ratings712 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive53.0%
Neutral17.4%
Negative29.5%

User reviews

Pair Solitaire

From 231 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • 🧠 Deceptively simple yet strategically deep
  • ⏱️ Quick, bite-sized rounds perfect for short breaks
  • 🎨 Clean, minimalist design and presentation
  • 🔊 Polished sound effects and audio design

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Ad volume excessively loud, even with muted settings
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • ❓ Unclear game mechanics and scoring system
  • 🌍 Pricing inconsistency across regions (AUD markup)
  • 📊 Missing or removed daily challenge rankings

Flipflop Solitaire

From 712 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super smooth and ad-free
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Gorgeous!
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Excellent!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 New Update broke things
  • 🐛 Lost data/progress after update
  • 🐛 Buggy ads
  • 🔋 Battery issues
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play

Bugs and requests

Pair Solitaire

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes after every game on iPhone 5 with iOS 8
  • App freezes and becomes unplayable after multiple games
  • Crashes specifically during daily challenge
  • Incompatibility with iOS 11
  • False 'no more moves' notifications when moves exist
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  • App won't open despite previously working
  • Purchase receipt not recognized, ads still display

Requested features

10 requests
  • Numbered games for replay and friend comparison
  • Unlimited undo steps for strategy learning
  • Visible match counter while scrolling through cards
  • Ability to replay individual hands
  • Manual game ending option instead of auto-finish
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  • Better scoring explanation and transparency
  • One-line game variant
  • More card design options
  • Game save functionality when closing app
  • Improved daily challenge visibility and explanation

Flipflop Solitaire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing on game completion
  • Crashing on iOS 12
  • Cards not flipping/disappearing
  • Undo issues
  • Leaderboard/achievements not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reset scores/stats
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Difficulty modes with card recycling
  • Tutorial replay option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pair Solitaire

One-time1
  • Full Game$1.99
2 purchases

Flipflop Solitaire

One-time2
  • 200 More Deals17 variants$1.99
  • Full Game Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Pair Solitaire free?
Pair Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flipflop Solitaire free?
Flipflop Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pair Solitaire or Flipflop Solitaire?
Pair Solitaire is rated higher. Pair Solitaire averages 4.6 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while Flipflop Solitaire averages 4.0 from 712 ratings.
Do Pair Solitaire or Flipflop Solitaire have ads?
Flipflop Solitaire shows ads; Pair Solitaire does not.
Which is updated more often, Pair Solitaire or Flipflop Solitaire?
Pair Solitaire ships an update monthly, and Flipflop Solitaire monthly. Most recently, Pair Solitaire was updated on September 21, 2026 and Flipflop Solitaire on October 15, 2026.

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