Shamrocks Solitaire vs Classic Cruel Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shamrocks Solitaire
Experience a classic card game with a festive twist. This app offers a unique solitaire variant where cards can only be stacked up to three high. Enjoy both a challenging traditional mode and a more relaxed, easier-to-win version.
- Classic solitaire gameplay
- Unique 3-card stacking rule
- Relaxed game mode for easier wins
- Festive Irish theme
- No in-app purchases
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Shamrocks Solitaire is a classic solitaire game with the no nonsense MmpApps card game interface. The cards are dealt onto the tableau in 17 stacks of 3 cards each and one stack of 1 card. The 17 stacks of 3 are no doubt related to March 17th which is Saint Patricks day symbolized the world over by the Shamrock. Cards may be stacked up or down by rank in any suit but the trick is that they can never be stacked more than 3 cards high. In addition to the classic game we have also created a relaxed version that makes the game easier to win and quite a lot more fun. The entire app with both versions of the game is free with no in-app purchase.
Classic Cruel Solitaire
A straightforward card game where the objective is to arrange all cards onto foundation piles in ascending order by suit. Players move cards one at a time between tableau piles, following descending suit order. The game allows for redealing cards from the stock pile multiple times.
- Ascending order card placement
- Descending order tableau moves
- Empty tableau pile restriction
- Unlimited redeal option
- Quick and simple gameplay
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Solitaire Cruel is a quick,simple card game. The goal is to move all the cards to the foundations in ascending order by suit. You can only grab one card at a time and move it from one tableau pile to another in descending order by suit. When a tabluea pile is empty, you cannot move new cards there. By clicking the empty stock pile at the upper left, you can collect and redeal the cards in the tableau. The cards will not be shuffled,but will be placed back into the tableau in piles of 4 until no more cards are left. You can do this as many times as you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shamrocks Solitaire at 4.0 against Classic Cruel Solitaire's 2.0. Shamrocks Solitaire also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Classic Cruel Solitaire's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shamrocks Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Shamrocks Solitaire's written reviews are positive against 25% of Classic Cruel Solitaire's.
Shamrocks Solitaire ships an update every 8 months, Classic Cruel Solitaire every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shamrocks Solitaire | Classic Cruel Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MmpApps Corp. | Kevin White |
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Shamrocks Solitaire
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In-app purchases
Shamrocks Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Classic Cruel Solitaire
No in-app purchases
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