Comparison

Solitaire Duel vs Ultimate Peg Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Solitaire Duel

Compete in fast-paced, challenging Peg Solitaire matches against friends or other players. Aim to eliminate more pegs than your opponent within a minute per round, with the overall winner determined after three rounds. Customize your experience with avatars and track your progress with advanced statistics.

Highlights
  • Competitive Peg Solitaire gameplay
  • Play against friends
  • Timed rounds
  • Multiple playfields per round
  • Customizable avatars
  • Advanced statistics
  • Friend rankings
Features
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Challenge your friends in the fast-paced Peg Solitaire duel. Both players get the same starting layout and have one minute to clear more pegs than the opponent. After three rounds, the better player wins. Features - Free and fully playable - Thousands of starting layouts - Rankings, avatars, achievements and detailed statistics - New daily challenges every day How to play 1. Jump one peg over another peg. 2. Remove the peg you jumped over. 3. Keep going until no more moves are possible. Try to finish with one peg remaining in the center.

About

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

Design, play, and solve custom Peg Solitaire boards. Features a fast solver and a library of classic puzzles. Compare your solutions to the built-in heuristic solver.

Highlights
  • Design custom Peg Solitaire boards
  • Play pre-loaded classic boards
  • Fast heuristic solver
  • Compare solutions
  • Solvability checker for new boards
Features
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The only Peg Solitaire app you will ever need! You can design your own boards, play them, and see how your solutions compare to the included super fast heuristic solver. You get started with a selection of over a dozen most famous Peg Solitaire boards that you can play right off the bat. If you get frustrated or just want to see what other solutions are out there, the app includes a super fast heuristic non-deterministic solver that can crack the hardest puzzle in seconds. The most awesome feature of the app that is not available in any other app on the market is the ability to design your own new and original Peg Solitaire boards. The app even helps you with this by showing which positions of your new board are solvable.

Screenshots

Ultimate Peg Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ultimate Peg Solitaire at none against Solitaire Duel's 10. Ultimate Peg Solitaire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Solitaire Duel sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Ultimate Peg Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ultimate Peg Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solitaire Duel ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate Peg Solitaire every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solitaire Duel versus Ultimate Peg Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolitaire DuelUltimate Peg Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin HofmannMaksim Khrapov

Customer experience

Solitaire Duel

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Solitaire Duel

One-time7
  • Glasses$0.99
  • Beards$0.99
  • Necklaces2 variants$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Earrings$0.99
  • Silver Package$1.99
  • Gold Package2 variants$2.99
  • Platinum Full Package2 variants$4.99
None

Ultimate Peg Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solitaire Duel free?
Solitaire Duel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ultimate Peg Solitaire free?
Ultimate Peg Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solitaire Duel or Ultimate Peg Solitaire?
Ultimate Peg Solitaire is rated higher. Solitaire Duel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Ultimate Peg Solitaire averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Solitaire Duel or Ultimate Peg Solitaire have ads?
Neither Solitaire Duel nor Ultimate Peg Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solitaire Duel or Ultimate Peg Solitaire?
Solitaire Duel ships an update every 2 months, and Ultimate Peg Solitaire every 3 months. Most recently, Solitaire Duel was updated on September 27, 2026 and Ultimate Peg Solitaire on September 22, 2026.

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