Solitaire - The Clean One

Devin Droddy

1 year ago

This game, even in its early state, is exactly the quality I expected when I was pleasantly surprised by a new Dustland game the other day. I absolutely adore the novel take on the cards, and I think they nailed the application of The Clean One style to solitaire. Recommendations: A timer and perhaps a place to view your best times; I was surprised when nothing really happened after I won. I'd also appreciate a setting to change the size of the card numbers and suits for readability's sake.

Jake West

1 year ago

Edit #2: uninstalled and reinstalled, currently working. Edit: can't restore purchases. I've bought every theme, and removal of ads. I can stay on my current theme, but it says I haven't purchased it, and it's still giving me ads. It's amazing after buying the no ads and oled colors, but would love the ability to turn off the UI or at least change it's color in-game.

Mikayla Mitchell

2 years ago

Great Start, Could Use Work. As always, esthetics and UI are great! However, maybe I'm just bad at solitaire, but I really think this app could use a hint button. Other solitaire apps I have used previously don't also require the cards in the deck to be empty, just the turned over cards in the foundation. Considering that an estimated 82% of deals are winnable, either a hint button or an algorithm would resolve a high number of stuck spots.

Mona Terwedow

2 years ago

The game has that great "Clean" feel, like their Minesweeper. The light background with the red cards is the best for seeing the card colors, but the background is a little bright for me. The gameplay is nice, no hiccoughs so far. I wish the "no more moves" pop up would show when the only moves left are moving kings to other open spaces. Looking forward to maybe getting a Clean One Free Cell in the future, maybe?

Kittehcrener !

1 year ago

Great but a few small things for me personally. 1) I really struggle with the contrast between the "red" and "black" colors of the suits, regardless of the color palette I've chosen, I get them confused easily. (Maybe add a contrast accessibility option?) 2) No difficulty setting. I love that it's a little more realistic this way but I'd also love having a slightly easier time.

Jackie Steele

2 years ago

It's exactly what it says -- a simple, very clean and lightweight solitaire game. The way the "underneath" cards are displayed (as a simple number) takes just the slightest amount of getting used to, but after a few games you're well adjusted and can while away lots of time playing. I've enjoyed the developer's other games (minesweeper and sudoku) and hope they will make others in the future (mahjong, please)! I especially appreciate that you can just play... no microtransactions, quests, etc.

Shi' Kéyah Shirley

2 years ago

Love the simplicity and accessibility of this version! Some changes I'd like to see is the abilities to: - Choose where the tapping places the cards. Sometimes I would've wanted a card placed in a pile but it went into the foundation and I can't get it without getting points deducted. - Bigger card sizes, maybe a slider. - Move the layout's horizontal position.

mike

1 year ago

Visually this game is the nicest look solitaire app I have. However the games can be pretty rough. I think decks are shuffled randomly like how you would play in real life. Some of the other solitaire apps have a "winning deal" option, which would be really nice to have. Also more themes, or custom themes would be amazing!

Daniel “Mr. Hemlock” Brown

10 months ago

Just like Sudoku - The Clean One, the UI is pleasant, simple, and responsive. My only personal complaint (and this might just be my anxiety) is that I don't fully understand how the scoring works, and so whenever I see it go down when I haven't done any bad plays just kind of makes me anxious it or annoyed. Thanks for the response! I'm just blind, and I appreciate you kindly letting me know that the option is there. I totally missed it before. Love your games! Keep it up!

Danyyil Bratskyy

2 years ago

This is the best solitaire game on mobile and I've tried a bunch of them. It's to the point. I always hated the real look most of the solitaire games go far and this one does away with it. The only thing I wish it had was sound for the cards (maybe it clashes with the whole simple clean design). Bought the no ads thing right away. Highly reccomend. Another thing I appreciate is the 100% random deals. I hate solitaire games that always deal a winnable game, I feel it cheapens it somehow.

Josh

2 years ago

In terms of visuals, UX, the whole thing, on par with their previous beautiful work on Minesweeper and Sudoku. Unfortunately, most deals are unbeatable, or perhaps "technically" algorithmically-verified beatable but realistically only 1 in 50 deals is actually winnable without undoing and redoing the entire game 3-5x. A pity, really.

KC Myers

9 months ago

as a graphic designer looking for a pretty solitaire app, this caught my attention right away. simple, clean, no baloney, with a one-time fee for an ad-free experience and additional themes. i'd love to see a scoring breakdown in the app, with how scores are calculated and how certain actions affect it. otherwise, 100% recommend!

Spencer

10 months ago

The animations are smooth and snappy, and the interface is very modern, it's a great implementation of Material Design 3. I like that you can play with different scoring systems, and the themes are a welcome addition. It's a very well-done application, good job. My only complaint is when you switch between scoring systems, the previous game you were playing is lost. I think you should either maintain separate game instances for each system, or warn the player that their active game will be lost.

R T

5 months ago

I tried a few solitaire apps and this one has been the best. Honestly I prefer the classic card look but this one doesn't collect or sell any information about you and it has nice customization options. Being able to undo and restart a game is satisfying. If you have no internet access you can even play without ads. One odd thing- after playing many hours, I've recognized repeats of hands I played before. But it doesn't diminish my enjoyment. It's a well made app.

Chris Deacy

2 months ago

Clean and simple, all I can ask for. Hands down the best solitaire app. EDIT: there seems to be a bug where pressing on a card doesn't register, requiring a second or sometimes third press. It's really annoying because sometimes when I'm moving quickly, I'll follow-up a tap with my next move, but when the first one doesn't register, the second one ends up being a mistake that needs to be undone. I also echo the other sentiments about the lack of hint button

Zoë Philby

1 month ago

Pretty good! I love their Clean Sudoku so I thought I'd give this a try. I like it a lot, but I find the scoring system kind of oddly penalizing/stressful. I wish it was timed rather than scored. I think some levels would be solvable if I wasn't so averse to getting a negative score lol. Otherwise I really like the app, and will probably invest in add free when I feel like it.

Evan

2 weeks ago

Absolutely wonderful. Poured so many hours into it so far. Edit: One "issue" I have is sometimes I don't have any idea why I'm losing points when doing a move, even if I make sure there's nothing I can do and draw a card, I sometimes lose points, and somethimes I don't. Sometimes moving cards from one deck to another makes you lose points and sometimes it doesn't. I would really like some sort of thing that explains how the points work and what gives and takes away them. Thanks!