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Best Solitaire Card Game

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4+

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Card

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English

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Ratings & Reviews
Best in it’s class!
Thu Sep 03 2020 kttuggle

This is the best Solitaire app that I’ve come across in the App Store! So much so, that I deleted all other solitaire apps from my phone almost immediately. The design is beautiful and I love how many options there are to customize your game to your liking. The classics are all here, but the real treat is that it’s one of the few apps out there that offers many different versions of my favorite pastime game. I’ve been enjoying learning some of the ones that I’ve never played before, but my only issue is that I’m not sure if the “auto hints” feature is working properly. I have it switched on but I never get them. I wish that there was an option for a hint button somewhere in the bottom panel or on the game table so that I could request a hint on demand to keep my game time low. Or, I noticed that on Klondike, there’s an option to set the time for how much time passes before a hint is shown. It would be cool if this was incorporated into all the games. I got stuck on a Yukon game and just quit because the auto hint didn’t show up and I just couldn’t figure it out. Other than that hiccup, it’s hands down my new favorite app!

Beautifully executed for the small touch screen
Fri Dec 03 2021 Alderete

I have been playing Smallware's Solavant Solitaire for years, it's a wonderful implementation of "hard" solitaire games, that emphasises clarity and smooth, graceful animation over flashy, distracting graphics or effects. I'm delighted that their taste and style has transitioned so well to the iPhone's touch screen. In particular, the card faces are designed to be highly readable, and the animation effects are as smooth as anything I've seen on the iPhone. These aspects of Solebon are not just style/taste decisions, that you may or may not like. On a screen as small as the iPhone's, it's very hard to display a full deck of cards (or two!) and have them be readable and manipulable with your finger. Solebon's graphics are lovely, but readable even when you have all the cards on-screen. And the animations help you see the effects your moves are having on the playfield. Clean, subtle, graceful, playable. One hint to new players: You might think that you drag the cards with your finger tip, but that can be too hard to manage, you can't see the card your finger is on, and your hand obstructs half the screen. So instead, you first tap the card you want to move, and it (and any "attached" cards) will glow. Then touch the destination, and watch the whole stack move over. (Also, if your stacks get really deep, you can drag the playfield up and down to see what's below.) OK, enough raving, back to my game of Yukon!

Something for all levels
Fri May 08 2020 daylilystone

I’ve given a review and five stars before, but I’ve been enjoying this app even more now that we are in the Covid isolation. I’ve had certain favorite ones that I would play all the time, but now I’m trying to make sure I learn each game. I’ve found some initially quite challenging, but I keep at it until I win at it. Then I keep playing it and improving my skill and move onto the next one. I’ve found some I just cannot win...yet...ha ha ha. But then I go back to others I thought were hard and “Ace” them. Different leveled games for everyone. Different ways to challenge yourself. My fun thing I do on the side. Once I gain a long win streak, I take that particular game to an actual deck of cards to really challenge myself. No “undo” button. Oh, and I love the sounds of the game. The only thing I don’t like is the weird formations of the cards after you win. I’d rather just an explosion of cards, confetti and balloons.

I like it
Mon Dec 18 2017 RavenKen

The most annoying thing about this app or the ONLY annoying thing about this app is it constant desire for reassurance at the App Store for reviews. Otherwise there is not a Solitaire app in the store that comes close to this for ease of use and making a Solitaire interesting. Please stop asking me to tell everybody how great this app is. ********************* All complaints handled. Recommend without reservation. ******************👍👍 Still same complaint but very minor. I have use this for years and I guess my only complaints are relatively minor one complaint is sometimes I think I broke a high score and I'd like to be able to see whether or not I did ... the screen goes dim and you just can't see if you did ... anyway but does keep track of stuff ... I like it. I recommend with no hesitation. Updating my review. I am enjoying playing ever since the latest upgrades. Still have my minor complaint about not knowing if my last game broke a record. But like last time, I recommend with no hesitation. ———————————————— I don't think it's possible to improve this anymore and this app is complete please stop upgrading it and changing it and asking for more compliments. OK I get it it's a great app it does more than possible when other people could even think of yada yada yada.

What just happened?!?
Mon Jun 24 2019 Old Mac Hand

Update: This developer is extremely responsive. I complained to them directly and they researched the problem. It turns out the update changed the card face which made it unplayable for me. They kindly guided me on how to get my old card face back. The cards have been slightly enlarged which I haven’t gotten used to yet but I’m back in business. I can’t say enough about how kind and responsive this folks were. They have set a high bar for others to follow. Original 1 star review and complaint: The solitaire I’ve been playing and enjoying for quite some time just became unplayable to me. Without warning the look and feel changed making it unusable. Can I get my old look back? Please?

Disappointing update
Sun Jun 30 2019 f1rehead

UPDATE 2: Great, so you are finally admitting that the cards are not the “exact same.” Why have you been gaslighting your users? Frankly, it’s unbelievable. And still no comment on the bloat or slowness. I’m taking a star away for the poor response from the developer. UPDATE: Firstly, the cards are NOT the same and if you need screenshots to prove it, I will happily provide them. I do not understand why you will not accept that your long-term users have an issue with this release. I would be willing to bet that most of us spend more time in you app than you do. Secondly, you did not address my other two issues: bloat and slowness. This update is a huge step back and a correction is needed. The 9.0 update is very disappointing. The app grew from 46MB to 145MB just to add many unnecessary features. Cards are uglier now, and the app takes significantly longer to load. Gameplay is still OK, I guess, but the experience is aggravating now. Another example of a developer ‘improving’ an app that didn’t need to be improved.

Fingers in ears
Mon Jul 15 2019 jkgm

I’m still happily sitting on the last 8.x version of this game and watching the reviews in horror. Seems like the vast majority of people here hate the new version and would gladly revert to v8 if they could. Obviously, virtually nobody is happy with “Classic” mode which is nothing like the classic version of the game. You’re not going to get around that by pasting the same tired “use classic mode; it’s the same” response. There’s an easy fix for this that should make everyone happy. Re-release the old 8.x version as the last version. Then release the modern version as a separate app with an new identifier. Create a bundle of the two with the bundle price being the same as the single game price, and you’ve got a free upgrade path for the people who want it. Meanwhile the other 90% of us can keep the game we bought and actually enjoy playing. Win-win! Developer response: Apple says you’re on the current version, so I can ignore the rest of what you said *la la la I’m not listening* Or maybe my kids’ iPad auto updated, and Apple only shows the latest version installed. I’m not sure how that invalidates the rest of what is being said by so many people. Original 5-star review: I play thousands of hands per year in this app. Simple and perfect.

Fantastic selection of games for every mood
Wed May 24 2023 Alohababy

UPDATE: Five years later, and I still love this app. Still lots of choices, and I have lots of favorites. Best solitary games out there, but now I have one more thing to add. Support is phenomenal and caring. Couldn’t solve a Single Rail yesterday, so I resorted to the video on how to win. There was some mixed up stuff that I knew was wrong, so I sent an email with a screen recording. Within a few hours, I got an email back apologizing because the writer had thought that they had taken care of that issue. I could tell from the tone of the email that the writer was not only aware and informed, but also concerned. The writer also assured me that the game was winnable. With that newfound confidence, I eventually solved it. Like solitaire? Look no further. I’ve been a solitaire player since college and now, 50 years later, I’m still playing whenever I need a moment of relaxing and unwinding. There are 50 games to choose from, but right now I’m hooked on Single Rail. With all the solitaire games out there, this one stands out with variety, app updates, and great support. Worth every second of play.

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