Comparison

Smart Marbles vs Peg Solitaire Unlimited

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

Head to head
About

Smart Marbles

A classic marble solitaire puzzle game where the goal is to remove all marbles except one. Jump marbles over each other to clear the board. Offers a simple reset function to restart the game.

Highlights
  • Marble jumping mechanics
  • Clear marbles to solve puzzles
  • Single-player gameplay
  • Reset game function
  • Simple grid-based puzzles
Features
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Smart Marbles is an iPhone6 app for marble solitaire. The game is simple: select a marble and then select an empty space in the grid that is two spaces over. Another marble must be placed between the selected marble and the destination space. Once the marble has jumped over the middle marble, the middle marble will be taken off the board. The object of the game is to remove all marbles except the last. Use the reset button to return the game to the original marble positions.

About

Peg Solitaire Unlimited

A classic single-player board game with a historical twist, offering numerous board configurations and unlimited play. Master strategic peg movements to leave only one peg remaining.

Highlights
  • 32 different boards
  • Unlimited play
  • Undo last 3 moves
  • Reset game puzzle
  • Game Center Leaderboards
  • Universal app support
Features
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Peg Solitaire Unlimited is a single player board game. The original game was invented by a French aristocrat in the 17th century, explaining the less common name Solo Noble. It is also called as Brainvita (especially in India). This app is more than a tradtional Peg Solitaire extending with more boards and unlimited play. It includes upto 32 boards and more boards to come. Rules: "Click to pick one peg at a time from the board by jumping others over them from adjacent holes. The peg that was jumped over is off the board. This moves resemble regular checkers moves. The only difference is that a peg can only be moved Horizontal(Left/Right) or Vertical(Up/Down) and never bias. The object being to be left with only a solitary peg anywhere on the board." Features: • Universal app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad • 32 different boards • Undo last 3 moves • Reset game puzzle • Game Center Leaderboards – Check your progress in Game Center Leaderboards(more achievements to come…) – Amazing SFX, music and haptics Annoying: Of course Ads are annoying most of the times. That’s why we tried to make Ads as much unobtrusive as possible. If you still feel they are annoying, please try removing ads.

Screenshots

Smart Marbles2 screens
Peg Solitaire Unlimited4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Marbles at none against Peg Solitaire Unlimited's 2. Smart Marbles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months). Peg Solitaire Unlimited's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Peg Solitaire Unlimited sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Marbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Marbles against 5.0 for Peg Solitaire Unlimited. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, Peg Solitaire Unlimited every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Smart Marbles versus Peg Solitaire Unlimited: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart MarblesPeg Solitaire Unlimited
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid JohnsonRishiRaj Uppala

Customer experience

Smart Marbles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Peg Solitaire Unlimited

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Marbles

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Peg Solitaire Unlimited

One-time2
  • Remove Ads for a Month$0.99
  • Unlock All Boards$3.99

Questions

Is Smart Marbles free?
Smart Marbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Peg Solitaire Unlimited free?
Peg Solitaire Unlimited is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Marbles or Peg Solitaire Unlimited?
Smart Marbles and Peg Solitaire Unlimited are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Smart Marbles or Peg Solitaire Unlimited have ads?
Peg Solitaire Unlimited shows ads; Smart Marbles does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Marbles or Peg Solitaire Unlimited?
Smart Marbles ships an update every 3 months, and Peg Solitaire Unlimited every 15 months. Most recently, Smart Marbles was updated on October 18, 2026 and Peg Solitaire Unlimited on October 1, 2026.

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