About Classic Solitaire
Classic Solitaire is a faithful reproduction of the Klondike Solitaire game that shipped with every copy of Windows through the 1990s and 2000s. The goal was simple from the start: give people back the exact experience they remembered — the same card backs, the same drag-and-drop feel, the same quiet satisfaction of clearing a board — but available on the phones and tablets they carry today.
The app launched on iOS in 2012. The design brief has not changed since then. Open the app, deal a hand. There is no account creation screen, no tutorial carousel, no daily-streak reminder, no timer ticking away in the corner, and no interstitial advertisement between hands. The game gets out of the way and lets you play.
What began as a single Klondike app has grown into a small family covering the most enduring patience variants: Klondike (the one most people just call Solitaire), FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, and TriPeaks. Each title is available in a free edition and an HD paid edition, across iOS, Android, and Windows. The HD versions offer larger card artwork and, on tablet and desktop, a more spacious layout — but the rules and the feel are identical throughout.
The Windows edition of Classic Solitaire passed 1.3 million cumulative installs in late 2025. That number is not something we publicise loudly, but it is a useful reminder that a lot of people still want a solitaire game that does exactly what it says and nothing more. Free-to-play card games now dominate the app stores — many of them good games, built around engagement loops and optional purchases. Classic Solitaire is the alternative: a throwback that does not chase session length, does not track whether you came back yesterday, and does not have a monetisation team reviewing your retention curve. It is just cards.
The browser version on this site is the same game running in your tab. No login, no install. If you have not played in a while, the Rules page has a short refresher, and the Blog covers strategy and history written by the developer.
Download
The apps are available on the App Store, Google Play, and the Microsoft Store. Both free and HD editions are listed below.
About the developer
Classic Solitaire is built and maintained by Oleksii Harbuzenko, an independent developer based in Ukraine. He has been shipping the app continuously since the first iOS release in 2012 — through platform transitions, API changes, new screen sizes, and several rounds of App Store policy updates — without a publisher and without outside investment.
We are a small operation. There is no marketing department, no growth team, and no roadmap driven by investor timelines. Updates happen when something needs fixing or when a genuine improvement presents itself. The app is supported by the people who buy the HD editions and, on the free tiers, by a modest AdSense placement that does not interrupt play.
If you have found a bug, have a question about a specific game variant, or just want to say something, the contact page reaches a real inbox. We read everything that comes in.