Solebon Solitaire is a classic card game app offering 160 variants for casual players on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Games
Sentiment
4.7
183k reviews
Nemesis
Solitaire by MobilityWare
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire the app for low-stakes, offline brain training that provides a reliable, meditative way to pass time without the complexity of modern puzzle games.
For Casual card game players seeking a large variety of solitaire variants and offline accessibility.
What does it look like?
Key features
Library of 160 distinct solitaire games including original titles like Ambrose and Askew
Automated card movement to foundation piles when moves are forced or obvious
Recurring puzzle content similar to spider solitaire mechanics
How much does it cost?
Monetization is split by platform, utilizing a $4.99 upfront purchase on iOS and an ad-supported free model on Android.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
Solebon Solitaire has been inactive for an extended period, with no releases recorded since August 2024. The development cadence is non-existent, falling well below the threshold for maintenance. Given the lack of updates for over 20 months, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
Solebon
13+ apps tracked · Games
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate simple and relaxing gameplay loop provides a reliable way to pass time without excessive complexity, but report ui layout issues cause accidental clicks on ad banners during standard gameplay interactions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Simple and relaxing gameplay loop provides a reliable way to pass time without excessive complexity
- UI layout issues cause accidental clicks on ad banners during standard gameplay interactions
100 of 108 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Solebon Solitaire
How's the Games market?
The app maintains a 4.75 rating on Android with 183,437 reviews, but the $4.99 iOS price point creates a barrier to entry compared to the free-to-play category median.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By MobilityWare
This is the market-defining incumbent in the classic Klondike space, operating at a scale that directly competes for the same casual solitaire audience.
- Maintains a massive, long-term player base that creates a significant network effect for daily challenges.
- Offers a highly refined, standardized UX that sets the industry expectation for classic solitaire gameplay.
- Monetizes through a mature ad-supported model that provides free access to the entire game library.
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Key takeaways for Solebon Solitaire
Where is it heading?
The casual card-game market is consolidating around titles with persistent meta-games and social loops, leaving Solebon's static, offline-focused model exposed. Without a transition to unified cross-platform progression, the app will continue to lose power users to incumbents who provide higher lifetime value through social connectivity.
- Technical regressions in the latest update (edge-touch crashes) erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- Recent updates focused on stability, no feature expansion, leaving the app vulnerable to live-ops competitors with faster release cadences.
The SWOT
- 160-variant library functions as a content-volume moat
- Offline-first architecture removes dependency on connectivity
- Minimalist design philosophy avoids feature bloat
- Implement cross-platform account syncing to increase retention
- Expand into Tri-Peaks variants to satisfy user requests
Next best moves
Rebuild UI layout to move ad banners away from navigation buttons because accidental clicks are a top complaint → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's 160-variant library is a liability, not a strength…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Cross-platform social leaderboards (available in Microsoft Solitaire Collection but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app has shifted from a premium, distraction-free solitaire suite to a stagnant, technically regressive product plagued by UI layout issues and ad-placement friction.
Bottom line
Solebon Solitaire holds a strong content moat through its variant library, but technical instability and UI friction threaten its long-term retention, so the PM should prioritize stability and ad-placement hygiene to defend the existing user base.
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