Had another Solitaire game I really liked, until the developers of that game decided to ‘fix’ what wasn’t broken, remove the classic options, remove the ability to switch between landscape and portrait mode, and a couple other changes they called bug fixes, but which were not. This game is classic Solitaire, hasn’t attempted to ruin what works well, gives options but doesn’t force them upon you. If you want Klondike or Spider, those are available. If you simply want a classic spread Solitaire (or Patience, if it’s called that where you are), you can play it. Five stars, and thank you.

Why do solitaire game makers insist that we want to watch the card animations and delays? I realize I can just not let it auto complete and select new game from the menu. That brings up the next game quickly, but if I let it auto complete, it delays after the animation a bit before putting up the prompt for new game. Ok, I’ve seen it a million times… just let me get to the prompt quick… maybe a tap or a drag to force it to move on? Otherwise this is a pretty good version of the game. Update in response to dev response: I don’t have apps running in the background- memory and cache should not be an issue unless this app has a big leak. Dev response indicates that hangs can be expected without extremely fast internet access- I don’t believe that is my problem, but if it is, a different solitaire game is a better choice or better yet put down the phone and do something more productive. Thanks, though, for responding.

Not having tried every one of these ad-based solitaire games (or ad platforms as I sometimes call them) I can only say that so far this is the best of the bunch. It has the most realistic "random" feel (card layout) and is fairly customizable. That said, as with everything else the relentless demand for greater revenue continues to degrade the user experience. Developer suggestions: allow us to turn off the "stack" animation; give those of us with iffy vision an option for larger card faces; exert more control over your ad displays. As to ads, I understand you don't govern them but there's been a real uptick in making it difficult to turn the ad off even after the allocated time. We should not have to close the app to get rid of the ad and as you are (I assume) in the EU you would have a bit more control over deceptive deployments. One other thing: a reset feature - we should not have to dump everything to avoid a too large cache especially as that pertains more to ads. Thank you.