Solitaere vs Politaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaere
Experience a beautifully designed, modern version of the classic Klondike Solitaire. Enjoy intuitive touch controls and a clean interface for quick games or challenging yourself to beat your best score.
- Classic Klondike Solitaire
- Clean, modern design
- Intuitive touch controls
- Beautiful graphics
- Personal record tracking
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A clean, modern take on the classic Klondike variant of Solitaire you've been playing your whole life. It's as easy as you remember it: 1. Stack descending cards in alternating colors on the board. 2. Send ascending suited cards to their home stacks to clear the board and win the game. 3. Repeat. Whether you have two minutes to play or you have your mind set on setting a new personal record, Solitaere will keep you entertained with its beautiful design and intuitive touch controls.
Politaire
Experience a unique blend of Solitaire and Poker in this handcrafted game. Aim to create winning Poker hands with your active cards, strategically discarding and drawing to score. Enjoy a minimalist design with deep gameplay and multiple modes.
- Solitaire and Poker blend
- Create winning Poker hands
- Strategic card discarding and drawing
- Two game modes
- Endless challenges
- One-handed portrait control
- Detailed game statistics
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A handcrafted Solitaire game with Poker blended, interesting game mechanics, charming clean visual & a native feel one handed portrait play! Politaire is a minimalistic, a new modern Solitaire experience prepared just for you. Politaire is a Solitaire mixed with Poker. Your aim is to make winning hands with 5 active cards in your hand. Choose cards that you want to discard and swipe it away. Upcoming cards will fill up your active hand and score if you make a winning hand. Discarded cards will go back to the pile, waiting to come up again. The minimalist visuals hide an interesting depth that will keep challenging and surprising as you master it. ** Politaire offers: - 2 game modes (Single Deck & Double Deck). - Endless challenges. - Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements & Cloud saves. - Brilliant design of Card-Faces & Card-Backs - One handed portrait control. (With custom option for Left-Hand or Right-Hand players) - Detailed Game Statistics. - Night Mode (For night play). ------ Thank you for trying Politaire! Ell Tee
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Solitaere at Free against Politaire's $1.99. Solitaere also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Politaire's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 48%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Solitaere is free to download; Politaire costs $1.99 up front. Politaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Solitaere asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Solitaere against 4.4 for Politaire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 371 and 185 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Solitaere's written reviews are positive against 81% of Politaire's.
Solitaere ships an update every 2 months, Politaire every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Solitaere | Politaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (371 ratings) — better | 4.4 (185 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 185 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | aeliox | Topebox Company Limited |
Customer experience
Solitaere
Politaire
User reviews
Solitaere
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist design and aesthetics
- 🆓 Free to play with no ads
- ⚡ Smooth gameplay and responsive controls
- 🎮 Clean, intuitive interface
- 🔋 Low battery consumption
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on iOS 26+ versions
- 😤 Extremely difficult difficulty level
- 🎮 Cumbersome card movement mechanics
- 🔇 Audio volume tied to ringer volume
- 📱 Landscape mode issues on iPad
Politaire
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Quick and easy to play
- 💡 Interesting mix of poker and solitaire
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔧 Controls and touch sensitivity issues
- 📢 Too many ads
- 🔒 Lack of save/cloud sync functionality
Bugs and requests
Solitaere
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on iOS 26 and iOS 26.2
- App won't launch on older devices (iPhone 4s, iPad Mini 2)
- Win detection fails occasionally
- Touch responsiveness issues on iPhone 12
- Landscape orientation doesn't rotate entire screen
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- Cards don't show properly in landscape mode
- Night theme displays blank cards
- Share image appears backwards
- Game doesn't save when switching apps
- Inconsistent card movement behavior
- Audio glitch with volume control
- Notification bar and control center issues with in-game rotation
Requested features
17 requests- Undo/cancel move button
- Difficulty level adjustment
- Hint button
- Restart/replay deck option
- One-card draw option (instead of three)
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- Auto-solve when game is won
- Game seed/ID identification
- Landscape view improvements
- Split screen support on iPad
- Tutorial or instructions for new players
- More theme options
- Pause game functionality
- Save game state
- Unwinnable game detection
- Leaderboards for average time and win rate
- Double-tap to move cards
- Customizable card layout
Politaire
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes after completing a round
- Touch screen unresponsive or inaccurate
- Objectives and scoring not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Additional game modes and challenges
- Ability to disable auto-play
- Customization options for card designs
- Leaderboards and social features
In-app purchases
Solitaere
No in-app purchases
Politaire
- Double Deck Mode + No Ads$9.99
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