Comparison

Threes! Freeplay vs Flipflop Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

Threes! Freeplay

This is a simple yet challenging number-sliding puzzle game. Combine numbers to reach higher scores and grow your mind. It offers an endless challenge with endearing characters and a heartwarming soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Number sliding puzzle
  • Endless challenge
  • Endearing characters
  • Heart-warming soundtrack
  • Complete experience
Features
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Threes is a tiny puzzle that grows on you. This is the ad-supported version. ³ Apple Game of the Year 2014!! ³ Apple Design Award 2014 Winner ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ “You might as well delete Candy Crush Saga now.” ~ Pocket Gamer “It's surprisingly adorable, for a game starring numbers.” ~ Joystiq “It’s the kind of game that embosses the rules on your brain within 30 seconds, but then compels you to spend the next two hours playing.” ~ Pocket Tactics ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Explore our little game’s deep challenge and grow your mind beyond imagination. Optimized for iOS8 and human brains. Universal app for iPhone and iPads. ³ Endless challenge from one simple game mode ³ An endearing cast of characters ³ A heart-warming soundtrack ³ No IAP - Threes is a complete experience the moment you download it Honorably mentioned for Excellence in Design by the Independent Games Festival. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ From the makers of PUZZLEJUICE: ³ Designed by Asher Vollmer ³ Illustrated by Greg Wohlwend (Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds) ³ Scored by Jimmy Hinson (Black Ops 2, Mass Effect 2) ³ Optimized by Hidden Variable (Bag It!, Tic Tactics) ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Threes grows with you and you’ll grow with Threes.

About

Flipflop Solitaire

This card game offers a unique solitaire experience with flexible stacking rules, allowing you to build sequences up, down, or both ways. Enjoy a challenging yet relaxing brain teaser with all deals being solvable.

Highlights
  • Flexible stacking rules (up, down, or both)
  • All deals are solvable
  • Single suit stack restriction
  • Track game statistics
  • Unlockable content
  • Ambient background audio
Features
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From the creator of Sage Solitaire, comes a new Solitaire variant that breaks all the rules! 100% of deals are solvable! Like its footwear namesake — Flipflop Solitaire is unrestrictive, creating a new game for fans of spider, klondike and other traditional Solitaires. In Flipflop you can stack down, up, or even both ways on a single stack! Need to stack an 8 on a 7, or a club on a spade? No problem! - but - Be careful, you can only move a stack of a single suit! It's fun and freeing, but still challenging and captivating. It's Flipflops for your brain. ------WHAT CRITICS ARE SAYING "I'm in love with it already"..."Once you start, it's hard to stop playing." - App Advice "Truly special" — Game of the Week - Touch Arcade "Surprisingly absolutely brilliant" - Cult of Mac "A perfect diversion with just the right amount of challenge, delight, and depth to make it a must-have iOS game." - Mac Stories "A Breath of Fresh Air" - Gamezebo ------WHATS IN THE “BOX”? - Play Flipflop Solitaire from 1-4 suits for free! - Unlock 5 Suit, and 1 Suit Extended with a single in-app-purchase of $2.99 - Track your best times, least moves, least undos, total wins, total plays, and more - Unlock over 1000 numbered deals for 1-5 suits via in-app-purchase - Over a hundred achievements - Unlockable backgrounds, alternate card and card back color schemes - Natural ambient binaural background audio - A strong sense of relaxation ------A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER Flipflop Solitaire is sort of a sequel to Sage Solitaire in the sense that it's my second crack at the design problem of making a Solitaire game that feels like it was designed for your phone and not for a table. To be honest this is how I wish everyone approached sequels. Usually a sequel takes the solution to a problem and duplicates it. This is why our expectations of game sequels are often more-of-the-same-but-better. I'd rather see more sequels that brought a renewed level of surprise and novelty, and I'm hoping that's what you find in Flipflop Solitaire. While Sage was all about trying to capture the feeling of a tight, easy to play, tough to win, zen solitaire game, Flipflop is about knots. In a typical Solitaire game, like Klondike, you're taking a knot of cards and untying it into sequences. Then you reverse those sequences into clean ordered stacks. In Flipflop you take your knot of cards and tie it into other, hopefully better knots. Then you untie those knots into the final ordered stacks. Having so much control over the way your intermediary knots are constructed led to a lot more depth than I expected. I hope you enjoy this game as much as I've enjoyed discovering it. -zach

Screenshots

Threes! Freeplay4 screens
Flipflop Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Threes! Freeplay at none against Flipflop Solitaire's 18. Flipflop Solitaire's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Flipflop Solitaire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Threes! Freeplay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flipflop Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 624 and 712 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 54% and 53% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, Flipflop Solitaire monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Threes! Freeplay versus Flipflop Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThrees! FreeplayFlipflop Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (624 ratings)4.0 (712 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews — better53.2% of reviews
Number of ratings624712 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB133 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSirvo LLCZach Gage

Customer experience

Threes! Freeplay

All ratings624 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews224 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral11.6%
Negative34.4%

Flipflop Solitaire

All ratings712 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral17.5%
Negative29.3%

User reviews

Threes! Freeplay

From 624 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and charming design
  • 🕹️ Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • 🎶 Enjoyable background music
  • 👍 Opt-in ad system allows for free play
  • 🎮 Smooth and responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play
  • 💰 Expensive paid version
  • 🛑 Limited free plays before ads required
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Flipflop Solitaire

From 712 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Super smooth and ad-free
  • 👍 Love it
  • 👍 Gorgeous!
  • 👍 Awesome
  • 👍 Excellent!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 New Update broke things
  • 🐛 Lost data/progress after update
  • 🐛 Buggy ads
  • 🔋 Battery issues
  • 🔒 Requires internet connection to play

Bugs and requests

Threes! Freeplay

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads not properly crediting free plays
  • Freezing or crashing when watching ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline play mode
  • Ability to disable background music
  • More levels or difficulty modes
  • Multiplayer or social features

Flipflop Solitaire

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing on game completion
  • Crashing on iOS 12
  • Cards not flipping/disappearing
  • Undo issues
  • Leaderboard/achievements not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Reset scores/stats
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Difficulty modes with card recycling
  • Tutorial replay option

In-app purchases

None

Threes! Freeplay

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Flipflop Solitaire

One-time2
  • 200 More Deals17 variants$1.99
  • Full Game Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Threes! Freeplay free?
Threes! Freeplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flipflop Solitaire free?
Flipflop Solitaire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Threes! Freeplay or Flipflop Solitaire?
Flipflop Solitaire is rated higher. Threes! Freeplay averages 3.8 out of 5 from 624 ratings, while Flipflop Solitaire averages 4.0 from 712 ratings.
Do Threes! Freeplay or Flipflop Solitaire have ads?
Both Threes! Freeplay and Flipflop Solitaire show ads.
Which is updated more often, Threes! Freeplay or Flipflop Solitaire?
Threes! Freeplay ships an update every 2 months, and Flipflop Solitaire monthly. Most recently, Threes! Freeplay was updated on September 23, 2026 and Flipflop Solitaire on September 19, 2026.

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