Solitaire City

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Solitaire City is a single player casual sport game. It was developed by Digital Smoke LLC and was released on October 24, 2016. It received positive reviews from players.

Solitaire City® is a collection of your favorite solitaire (patience) card games

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88%Audience ScoreBased on 580 reviews

graphics18 positive mentions

monetization46 negative mentions

Extensive variety of solitaire games available providing hours of entertainment and challenge.
Highly customizable gameplay with options to change controls, card sets, backgrounds, and sound effects.
Longstanding compatibility with multiple devices and platforms with excellent customer support and fast developer response.

Recent updates cause frequent app crashes, freezing, and glitches, especially on newer Android versions and phones.
Advertisements have become overly intrusive, appearing after every game even in paid versions, frustrating long-time users.
Some issues with saved settings, score history loss, and forced retraining tutorials hamper the user experience and cause dissatisfaction.

monetization
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
88%
The app offers a variety of solitaire games and a paid option to remove ads, which many users appreciate for improving gameplay speed and experience. However, numerous reviews report persistent, intrusive, or returning ads even after purchasing the ad-free version, causing frustration and disruptions. While some find ads manageable and minimal in the free version, others criticize their frequency, length, and placement interfering with play.
- “Pay for the full game, no ads, no nonsense.”
- “So many versions to play and no ads!”
- “There are 16 different games to play and no ads.”
- “Way way way too many ads that at times make it impossible to continue playing.”
- “Paid for premium, still got continuous ads.”
- “Paid for ad free and since last update I've got ads again and it keeps referring to ads!!”
graphics
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
72%
16%
12%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for being attractive, clear, and visually appealing with a smooth and clean interface. Many users highlight the excellent visuals and enjoyable graphic effects, especially at game completion. However, some recent reports mention occasional glitches and erratic behavior on certain devices, causing graphics to become unstable and gameplay to suffer.
- “Hours of entertainment with outstanding graphics and customized settings if desired for each solitaire game.”
- “Clean interface, gorgeous visuals, and a variety of game modes makes this the perfect solitaire app.”
- “The best solitaire app on Google Play, many game choices, excellent graphics, and easy to play.”
- “Updated review 2/2024: This is still one of my favorite games, but I recently got a Samsung Galaxy 24, and after about 10 minutes of play, the Yukon game hangs up and behavior and graphics become erratic.”
- “It's recently started glitching where play suddenly becomes jerky rather than smooth and sometimes graphics get wacky.”
- “Causes the phone to get very warm, and graphics go very glitchy, becoming unplayable.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
82%
Users report frequent stability issues with the game, including freezing, crashing, and unresponsive screens, especially on newer devices like the Galaxy S25 and S26 Ultra. Although earlier versions ran smoothly, recent updates have introduced glitches requiring app restarts or device reboots. While some minor glitches have been addressed by the developer, persistent stability problems continue to impact the overall experience.
- “No glitches, clear directions.”
- “No glitches”
- “Most times when I can't finish or have to end the game, my phone freezes and the only way to get back is to restart my phone.”
- “No updates since 2023 and now on my Galaxy S25 it freezes and crashes constantly and won't run at all in Dex mode.”
- “Since updating to my new phone, the Galaxy S26 Ultra, I am having problems with this game. Every so often the game gets glitchy and freezes.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is widely praised for being engaging, highly customizable, and offering a variety of options. Users appreciate its quality graphics and consider it one of the best solitaire experiences available, making it a long-term favorite.
- “Been using this daily for several years. It is clearly the best solitaire app out there with great graphics and gameplay options. It has kept me (relatively) sane for a long time.”
- “Highly customizable and excellent gameplay.”
- “Gameplay is the best I've found.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The game exhibits poor optimization on several devices, including the Pixel 4 XL and Galaxy S10, resulting in subpar performance despite ongoing play.
- “Performance significantly improved now, well over a year since my last review.”
- “I play this game a lot but it is not optimized for the Pixel 4 XL.”
- “Not optimized for Galaxy S10.”
- “Performance is poor even after more than a year since my last review.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the app's funny sound effects and humor, which add to their enjoyment, though some mention occasional technical issues after extended play.
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the app is often considered distracting or unwanted by some users, leading them to disable it, though this does not significantly impact their overall enjoyment of the app.
- “I disable music.”
- “Music plays... other than that, love the app.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users' emotional experience is impacted by technical issues such as glitches, frozen screens, and unresponsive controls, which cause frustration and disrupt immersion.