Comparison

Calculation Solitaire vs Pyramid Solitaire ●

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique foundation building by number steps
  • Hint card for planning
  • Stashing columns for cards
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Bonus game mode
Features
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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.

About

Pyramid Solitaire ●

This card game challenges you to clear a pyramid of cards by matching pairs that sum to 13. Utilize the stock and waste piles to find matches, with unlimited undos available. Kings are removed individually.

Highlights
  • Match pairs summing to 13
  • Clear cards from the pyramid
  • Use stock and waste piles
  • Unlimited undos
  • Kings removed individually
  • Game winnable notifications
Features
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Pyramid Solitaire Rules Objective: The objective in Pyramid Solitaire is to get rid of all the cards in the Pyramid. You get rid of cards by matching two cards whose ranks equal 13 together. Possible matches would be a 3 and a 10, 5 and an 8 etc. An ace ranks as 1, a Jack is 11, Queen is 12 and King is 13. Gameplay: The game board in Pyramid solitaire is made up of four things: • The Pyramid: The pyramid is made up of 28 cards, in 7 rows. Each card is partially covered by two cards from the next row. • The Stock: The facedown pile on the bottom left. It is used to draw cards from and put on the Waste. • The Waste: The faceup pile next to the Stock. Cards on the Waste can be matched to cards in the Pyramid to get rid of the Pyramid cards. E.g. you can tap a 4 from the Waste and open 9 on the Pyramid, and then both those cards will be moved to the Foundation, and are out of the game. • The Foundation: The place where cards that have been removed from the Pyramid are put. The purpose of the game is to match cards together so their ranks equal 13. The cards that are available are any card on the Pyramid that have no other cards covering them, and the top card on the Waste pile. In the beginning of the game all the cards in the bottom row of the Pyramid are available, then slowly the cards in the upper rows become available as you remove more of the cards in the lower rows. Allowed Moves: • Flip cards from the Stock onto the Waste. You move cards from the Stock onto the Waste by tapping on the top card of the Stock. • Move the top card of the Waste onto an open Pyramid card. You can first tap the Waste card and then tap the Pyramid card. The Pyramid card must be available for this to work, it can't be covered by any Pyramid card from a lower row. • Move a Pyramid card onto another Pyramid card. Both the Pyramid cards must be available, not covered by any other card for this to work. First tap on one and then tap on the other. • Reset the Stock once it's empty. Once you've flipped all the cards from the Stock onto the Waste you can tap on the RESET button where the Stock was, and it will put all the cards from the Waste back into the Stock. In this version you are allowed to reset the Stock as many times as you want. • Move a King to the Foundation. The purpose is to move cards whose combined ranks equal 13 to the foundation. A King ranks as 13 by itself, so it can't be matched with any other card. To get rid of a King you can simply tap the card once. • You can Undo as many times as you like. The game offers unlimited undos. Each Undo counts as a new move though, so if you're trying to win the game in as few moves as possible you should be careful about how many undos you use. Winning: A game is considered won if all the cards from the Pyramid are removed. Not all games are winnable. The game will notify you if there's no chance of winning the game anymore. Time and Moves: The game counts the moves you make, and measures the time it takes to finish the game, so you can compete against your previous best games. The best possible game would be if you never used the stock and always removed two cards at a time from the Pyramid (no kings), in that case your move count would be 14. Variations: There are many variations of Pyramid Solitaire possible. In some you have more Waste piles, in others you never reset the Stock, some have the Stock face-up, and there are plenty of others as well. I've chosen this variation, please don't email me telling me it's "wrong" or leave bad rate, there are many possibilities, this is just the one I like the best :)

Screenshots

Calculation Solitaire4 screens
Pyramid Solitaire ●4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pyramid Solitaire ● at 100% against Calculation Solitaire's 25%. Pyramid Solitaire ● also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (139 vs 4). Calculation Solitaire's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pyramid Solitaire ● holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pyramid Solitaire ● has 139 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Calculation Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pyramid Solitaire ●'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calculation Solitaire ships an update every 12 months, Pyramid Solitaire ● every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Calculation Solitaire versus Pyramid Solitaire ●: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalculation SolitairePyramid Solitaire ●
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)4.7 (139 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4139 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMmpApps Corp.Jose Varela

Customer experience

Calculation Solitaire

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Pyramid Solitaire ●

All ratings139 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calculation Solitaire

No in-app purchases

None

Pyramid Solitaire ●

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Calculation Solitaire free?
Calculation Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pyramid Solitaire ● free?
Pyramid Solitaire ● is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Calculation Solitaire or Pyramid Solitaire ●?
Pyramid Solitaire ● is rated higher. Calculation Solitaire averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pyramid Solitaire ● averages 4.7 from 139 ratings.
Do Calculation Solitaire or Pyramid Solitaire ● have ads?
Both Calculation Solitaire and Pyramid Solitaire ● show ads.
Which is updated more often, Calculation Solitaire or Pyramid Solitaire ●?
Calculation Solitaire ships an update every 12 months, and Pyramid Solitaire ● every 10 months. Most recently, Calculation Solitaire was updated on June 1, 2026 and Pyramid Solitaire ● on August 13, 2026.

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