# Ancient Legacy vs Interplay Solitaire

The clearest difference is price: Interplay Solitaire at Free against Ancient Legacy's $1.99. Interplay Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 9 months). Ancient Legacy's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Interplay Solitaire is free to download; Ancient Legacy costs $1.99 up front. Ancient Legacy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Interplay Solitaire sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ancient Legacy holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient Legacy has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Ancient Legacy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Interplay Solitaire's.

Ancient Legacy ships an update every 9 months, Interplay Solitaire every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ancient Legacy | Interplay Solitaire |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $1.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.1 (31 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-legacy/id936566515/reviews)** | [2.5 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interplay-solitaire/id1105968855/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **31** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | **76.4% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | **Every 4 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 40 MB | 71 MB |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Game Stew](https://appshunter.io/developer/517689895) | [Interplay Entertainment Corp.](https://appshunter.io/developer/395799451) |

## What reviewers say

### Ancient Legacy

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ancient-legacy/id936566515)

Embark on a tabletop-style RPG adventure with roguelike elements. Explore a dark world, battle monsters, build your base, and collect ancient artifacts to seal an evil god. Test your luck and strategy with dice rolls and strategic combat.

**Highlights:** Tabletop-style RPG with roguelike elements, Dice rolling for combat and strategy, World map exploration with 5 areas, Camp building and upgrades, Collect 4 Ancient Legacies, Challenge 4 environment bosses, Unlock and play 9 unique heroes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Knight | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ranger | $0.99 | one-time |
| Rogue | $0.99 | one-time |
| Samurai | $0.99 | one-time |
| Bard | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mascot | $1.99 | one-time |
| Coin | $1.99 | one-time |
| Bag | $2.99 | one-time |
| Hero Pack | $4.99 | one-time |
| Chest | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Retro graphics and atmosphere
- 🎲 Addictive board game/RPG hybrid
- 👍 Simple yet engaging gameplay
- 🎶 Amazing music and sound effects
- 💡 Clever humor

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💀 High difficulty/easy to die
- ⚖️ Unbalanced gameplay/enemies
- 🎲 Overreliance on luck/dice rolls
- 🐢 Slow animations/lack of skip option
- ❓ Lack of tutorial/explanation

**Reported bugs**

- Game freezes/gets stuck in certain situations
- Game bugged out and lost progress
- App doesn't handle certain quest completions
- Bug after camp destroyed and ambushed
- No dice to continue after a bug

**Requested features**

- Sequel or new game with similar mechanics
- Update graphics for newer phones
- IAP update with new content or worlds
- Create a sequel please!
- Add a tutorial


### Interplay Solitaire

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interplay-solitaire/id1105968855)

Experience a vast collection of 26 classic Solitaire card games, including popular variants like Klondike, Spider, and Pyramid. Test your skills in five different tournament modes and conquer themed challenges to achieve new high scores. This game offers endless hours of strategic card-playing fun.

**Highlights:** 26 different Solitaire games, Five tournament modes, Themed challenges, High score tracking, Classic card game gameplay

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interplay Solitaire Deluxe 1 Month Subscription | $1.99 | one-time |
| Interplay Solitaire Deluxe Subscription | $5.99 | one-time |
| Interplay Solitaire Deluxe 12 Month Subscription | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ancient Legacy free?

Ancient Legacy costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Interplay Solitaire free?

Interplay Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Ancient Legacy or Interplay Solitaire?

Ancient Legacy is rated higher. Ancient Legacy averages 4.1 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Interplay Solitaire averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.

### Do Ancient Legacy or Interplay Solitaire have ads?

Interplay Solitaire shows ads; Ancient Legacy does not.

### Which is updated more often, Ancient Legacy or Interplay Solitaire?

Ancient Legacy ships an update every 9 months, and Interplay Solitaire every 4 weeks. Most recently, Ancient Legacy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Interplay Solitaire on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*