Solitaire vs Calculation Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
Enjoy a classic solitaire card game designed for relaxation and fun. Play an unlimited number of free games anytime, anywhere. Track your progress with personal statistics and experience an addictive and enjoyable gameplay experience.
- Unlimited free games
- Easy to play
- Personal stats
- Relaxing gameplay
- Addictive fun
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Solitaire ;) is a laid back card game to relax at home or on the go. Download free today! Play the classic game you love all by yourself with friends at home! If you like playing solitaire, this is the app for you! Popular features of Solitaire include: - Unlimited free games - Easy to play and a lot of fun. Recommended for everyone - Personal stats - And so much more! - Great fun and addictive - Terrific game - so enjoyable and easy to play - Once you start playing it is hard to stop - Best game and for free! Play all the time - Fun can't stop playing!! - Best game out there!
Calculation Solitaire
A unique solitaire game where the objective is to move all cards to the foundation piles, but with a twist: foundation piles are built by stepping up by a specific number, ignoring suits. A hint card guides players through the challenging gameplay.
- Unique foundation building by number steps
- Hint card for planning
- Stashing columns for cards
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Bonus game mode
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CALCULATION SOLITAIRE is a challenging game that will keep you thinking. Like normal solitaire the objective is to move all cards onto the foundation, but unlike normal solitaire you don't build the foundation in-order (suits are ignored). Rather you step by a number with wrap around (modulo 13 for the mathies in the crowd). The first pile is built stepping by 1s. A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 T J Q K The second pile is built stepping by 2s. 2 4 6 8 T Q A 3 5 7 9 J K The third pile is built stepping by 3s. 3 6 9 Q 2 5 8 J A 4 7 T K The fourth pile is built stepping by 4s. 4 8 Q 3 7 J 2 6 T A 5 9 K Sounds confusing, but we provide a helpful hint card which shows the progression so you know what is coming next and can plan to win the game... which you will need to do because it is very challenging. There are board columns where you can stash cards that don't yet go on the foundations. However cards on the board cannot be moved, unless they are promoted to the foundation. Totally free!! No in-app purchases. You can play an easier or a harder version plus a bonus game One234 where all the cards are laid out in a fan.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Solitaire at 100% against Calculation Solitaire's 25%. Solitaire also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (65 vs 4). Calculation Solitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 27 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire has 65 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 25% of Calculation Solitaire's.
Solitaire ships an update every 27 months, Calculation Solitaire every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Calculation Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (65 ratings) — better | 2.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Awesome Cool and Fun Free Games LLC | MmpApps Corp. |
Customer experience
Solitaire
Calculation Solitaire
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Calculation Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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