Russian Solitaire vs Laser Beam Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Russian Solitaire
Experience a unique solitaire card game with a no-nonsense interface. Features multiple game modes with varying difficulty and building rules. Enjoy a completely free experience with no in-app purchases.
- Unique solitaire gameplay
- Suit-based building
- Multiple game modes (Easy, Hard, Chukotka, Sakha)
- Auto-promote to foundations
- No in-app purchases
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A unique solitaire game with the MmpApps no-nonsense card game interface. Totally free!! No in-app purchases. Columns build down (King to Ace) in suit. Any unflipped card can be moved (they do not have to be in order - like Scorpion). Auto promote will move cards onto the suit foundations. Easy mode - Start with three empty columns. Hard mode - Start with two empty columns. Chukotka - Yukon with in-suit building. Sakha - Chukotka with two cache spots.
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 rating: Laser Beam Challenge at 5.0 against Russian Solitaire's 4.0. Laser Beam Challenge also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). Russian Solitaire's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 38 months). 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. Russian Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Laser Beam Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Russian Solitaire has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Russian Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 67% of Laser Beam Challenge's.
Russian Solitaire ships an update every 7 months, Laser Beam Challenge every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Russian Solitaire | Laser Beam Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 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 | 16 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MmpApps Corp. | Pascal Jugnet |
Customer experience
Russian Solitaire
Laser Beam Challenge
In-app purchases
Russian Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Laser Beam Challenge
- Full version$0.99
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