Simple vs Solitaire ⋆
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 ⋆
Experience the classic Klondike Solitaire puzzle game with a modern twist. Enjoy a clean interface, customizable themes, and helpful features like unlimited undos and smart hints. It's designed to sharpen your mind and evoke nostalgic feelings.
- Classic Klondike gameplay
- Unlimited free undo
- Smart hints
- Multiple themes and card backs
- Single tap or drag/drop controls
- Auto-complete option
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Play the No.1 classic Solitaire for Free! Royal Solitaire is the classic Klondike solitaire or Patience game with dozens of beautiful themes, unlimited free undo and smart hints. It’s built to train your brain and bring back the nostalgia of old good times. The game is designed with a fresh modern look and blended into the classical feeling that everyone loves. Come play and experience the clear and easy to read cards, quick and simple animations and pleasing sounds. Features : - Classic Klondike game play; - Beautiful and classic design and pleasing sound effects; - Support either single tap or drag/drop to place the card; - Unlimited free undo and smart hints; - Various themes of background to choose; - Various types of card back to play; - Time, moves and scores; - Auto-complete option to finish a solved deal; - No WiFi needed to play; How to Play : Klondike solitaire uses one deck (52) cards. 28 cards are dealt from the deck into the 7 piles with the number of cards per pile increasing from 1 to 7. The first card of each piles is faced up and the rest are faced down. The other 24 cards in the deck could be turned up one card or three cards at one time. The object of the game is to use all the cards in the deck and piles to collect 4 suits of cards in sequence from Ace to King. Download and start playing Royal Solitaire for FREE now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple at 4.7 against Solitaire ⋆'s 2.0. Simple also leads on ratings volume (706 vs 1) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). Solitaire ⋆'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). 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.
Simple holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple has 706 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Simple's written reviews are positive against 67% of Solitaire ⋆'s.
Simple ships an update every 5 months, Solitaire ⋆ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple | Solitaire ⋆ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (706 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 706 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KENTA OKAMURA | Puzzle Joys Limited |
Customer experience
Simple
Solitaire ⋆
Bugs and requests
Simple
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Solitaire ⋆
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot turn off card sounds
- In-app purchase for no ads is not fully effective
- Ads appear even after purchasing ad-free
- Some games are impossible to solve
- Game glitches and takes back placed cards
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- Game incorrectly states there are no more moves
- Card placement is too strict
- First game is always the same
- App no longer compatible with older devices
- App lags significantly
Requested features
6 requests- Add a setting to turn off card sounds
- Implement a pause button for the timer
- Add landscape mode for iPad
- Allow adjustment of card draw (e.g., 3-card draw)
- Test games for solvability
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- Provide an option to purchase ad-free experience that works reliably
In-app purchases
Simple
No in-app purchases
Solitaire ⋆
No in-app purchases
Questions
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