(First paragraph is my general review. The second dives into my title question.)I absolutely love this game. I am always looking around the App Store for something simple and fun. I try to find games that have nice customization options, good art styles, and a strong replay-ability factor; this game fit that criteria perfectly! It actually taught me how to play solitaire, which I likely would’ve never learned otherwise. I was always horrendous at it, but the more I played this game, the more I learned and mastered the strategies that help you win each type solitaire. I am hooked!A strong reason why I kept playing (aside from everything already mentioned) was because I really enjoy achievement hunting, especially when they are the key to unlocking new customization options. I’ve completed every achievement for the game, and assumed I unlocked everything, but I just noticed at the bottom of the card backs page there’s another set of 8 cards with “?” symbols. Does this mean there’s a secret card back I’m unaware of or is this just for possible future updates and add-ons? I need to know!

This game is really refreshing!! It seems that most people are okay with settling for “imitation” solitaire games that just try to mimic real life cards. I think that approach looks terrible. Additionally, those games usually monetize the life out of you, and flood their app with trackers and all kinds of nonsense that has no place in what should be a really simple piece of software. This game doesn’t do that. It keeps the visual design clean and simple, it has absolutely no nonsense trackers at all, and no gross over-monetization. One upfront payment (which I am happy to do for legitimately good and honest software) and you’re good to go. I have two complaints at the moment though, which I will edit away once these are resolved. 1. There is no iPad support, which for a card game seems like it should be a requirement. I have no idea how much effort that requires but would love to know if there’s a plan for that!2. There is a game breaking bug in the current version of the game, wherein full stacks of cards of multiple suits can be placed on the foundation. The cards do not render when this happens, and usually there is no way to get all of the cards back out of the foundation. This completely ruins the game when it happens.

I like simple games like solitaire and sudoku, they’re satisfying, relatively quick, and they can go with you anywhere. This game is a jewel in its genre. It’s simplistic, snappy, stylized, comfortable, and completely ad free. The dev has put a good deal of effort into this game, but also a great deal of love to make it charming and enjoyable for users. I greatly appreciated the last major update, which added more customizations and themed foregrounds, snappier smooth swapping, better ai for hints, new achievements to unlock, and three new ways to play solitaire. This game has been my go to comfort during boredom, emergency visits, chronic illness and depression, and even my college graduation. I love this game, a big thanks to the developer! PS: I would love to play a sudoku app made by you :)

So I’m a sucker for a well made solitaire game and I’ve been looking for my perfect one for a while now. This one is a fantastic pick! No ads, unlockable designs, options for random or solvable layouts. You can tap, swipe, or drag the cards and it also has a left handed layout. I love the color options and the fact that you can unlock card designs by unlocking achievements. It’s not hard on the eyes, either, which is important in my old age. 😂 The *only* thing I can even think to request would be new customizations in the future, but thats not even necessary with what’s available. Solid solitaire app, definitely recommend!