Simple vs Solitaire by Staple Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple
Enjoy a classic Klondike Solitaire experience on your smartphone. This game offers comfortable controls, allowing cards to move with a single tap or an optional button. Perfect for quick gaming sessions during commutes or while waiting.
- Classic Klondike Solitaire rules
- One-tap card movement
- Optional button controls
- Undo function
- Play during spare time
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A simple and smooth version of the classic card game, Klondike Solitaire, optimized for smartphones! Enjoy the familiar classic Solitaire experience with controls designed for comfortable smartphone play. Move cards with a single tap and use convenient assist buttons for an even smoother experience. Perfect for a little brain training while commuting, waiting, or whenever you have a few minutes to spare! How to Play: In Klondike Solitaire, the goal is to move all the playing cards to the Foundation piles in order from Ace to King. On the tableau, cards can be stacked in descending order while alternating between red and black. Only a King can be placed in an empty column. Draw new cards from the stock, uncover face-down cards, organize the tableau, and move all the cards to the Foundations to win. Tips: * Prioritize columns with many face-down cards and try to uncover them as early as possible. * Use cards from the stock when they allow you to make a useful move, or when you have no other moves available. * If the initial layout leaves you unable to uncover even a single card, starting a new game may be the best choice. * You can enable an optional button for drawing cards from the stock, so you don't have to reach all the way to the edge of the screen every time.
Solitaire by Staple Games
A classic card game designed to sharpen your mind with straightforward, intuitive gameplay. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with essential features for a timeless challenge.
- Draw 1 or 3 cards
- Intuitive tap to play
- Intelligent auto-complete
- Right or left handed play
- Auto-save progress
- Unlimited undo
- Dark Mode
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Train your brain with a daily dose of Solitaire! Crafted by our small team with a passion for timeless classics, this is the straightforward, no-nonsense version of the card game you know and love – keeping you sharp without any unnecessary fluff or distractions. Simple and intuitive gameplay with a minimalistic design ensures nothing gets between you and the game. Exactly what you're looking for in a classic Solitaire app. Try it out! FEATURES: -Draw 1 card -Draw 3 cards -Easy to read cards -Intuitive tap to play -Intelligent auto-complete -Right or left handed play -Auto-save, so you never lose your progress -Unlimited undo -Statistics -Auto Helper -Dark Mode How to Win: Move all 52 cards up to the four foundations in sequential order, Ace to King, for each suit Klondike Rules: There are 7 Tableau columns with the last card of each face-up. Any face-up card can be moved onto another card on the Tableaus if it is in descending order of alternating colors, e.g. 8 of Hearts on a 9 of clubs or Jack of spades on Q of Diamonds. You can also move multiple cards at a time if they are already in descending order of alternating colors. In addition to using cards from the Tableaus, you can also play cards out of the Stock/Deck. You can choose (in settings) if you would like to pull 3 cards or 1 card at a time from the Stock. When a Tableau column is completely empty, the available space can be filled with a King. As they become available, cards from Ace to King can be moved from the Stock or the Tableaus to the Foundations. We are here to help: You will learn quickly, we promise! If you get stuck, tap on any card and the app will automatically make a valid move if one exists.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Solitaire by Staple Games at 543K against Simple's 706. Solitaire by Staple Games also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Simple against 4.8 for Solitaire by Staple Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solitaire by Staple Games has 543K ratings behind it against 706, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Simple's written reviews are positive against 78% of Solitaire by Staple Games's.
Simple ships an update every 5 months, Solitaire by Staple Games every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple | Solitaire by Staple Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (706 ratings) | 4.8 (543K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 77.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 706 | 543K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENTA OKAMURA | Staple Games |
Customer experience
Simple
Solitaire by Staple Games
Bugs and requests
Simple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solitaire by Staple Games
Reported bugs
2 issues- Games sometimes unsolvable
- Delayed card movement response
Requested features
3 requests- Option to adjust difficulty levels
- Ability to track game statistics
- Landscape mode for larger cards
In-app purchases
Simple
No in-app purchases
Solitaire by Staple Games
No in-app purchases
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