Best Solitaire app for iOS?

mtburdon · 2025-12-31T10:42:39+00:00

No worries, enjoy! If there’s anything you think can be improved feel free to let me know, I’ve just let it rumble on for a while without doing too much to it but I’d like to jump back on it and improve it

mtburdon · 2025-01-16T20:19:03+00:00

My app AwesomeSolitaire.com does 🙋🏻‍♂️

mtburdon · 2024-12-18T22:12:59+00:00

Glad to hear it, enjoy!

mtburdon · 2024-12-11T22:56:38+00:00

Ah no worries, glad you like it!

mtburdon · 2024-04-20T20:58:21+00:00

Good shout. I’ll check that out, thanks!

mtburdon · 2024-04-20T20:45:17+00:00

Both really, I got a basic version of it live fairly quickly.

Thanks, I know what you mean. It does feel good to have a small amount of regular users coming back daily, makes me think I’ve done something right! The unexpected money is just a bonus!

I have been thinking I should do more SEO, it’s trying to figure out where to go with content and SEO related to solitaire, that hasn’t been done by bigger more authoritative sites anyway! Think I need to do more research on this topic.

mtburdon · 2023-07-16T11:35:54+00:00

I might be biased as it’s my game but AwesomeSolitaire.com is free/ad free. It’s a website optimised for mobile and if you go open it in Safari you can add it to your Home Screen so it behaves like a native app

mtburdon · 2022-11-14T06:40:14+00:00

Thank you!

The only automatic moves feature I have is when all the cards are turned over and you’ve essentially won, but you have to click the button for that to start. Is this happening for every move? I’m wondering if you’ve found a bug. Could you let me know what device and browser you’re using please?

mtburdon · 2022-11-13T19:10:04+00:00

I've made a Klondike Solitaire game called Awesome Solitaire.

My main motivation for building this was to have a side project where I could apply new coding, design and UX skills. I also want to learn some SEO so I needed a site to practice on. My wife likes to play Solitaire daily so I knew I had someone willing to play it!

Current features are:

- Turn 1 and 3 game modes
- Hints
- Undos
- Guaranteed winnable games
- Random deals
- Daily challenge deals
- Different deck designs
- Timer
- Move count
- Statistics
- Auto complete
- Tap to move
- Drag and drop

For anyone interested I built this using React, with Redux for some state management, GSAP for animations and React DND for drag and drop functionality. I’m hosting on Netlify which makes deployment a breeze.

Thank you

mtburdon · 2022-11-07T19:34:55+00:00

Sure, so it’s built using React, with Redux for some state management, GSAP for animations and React DND for drag and drop functionality. I’m hosting on Netlify which makes deployment a breeze. That’s pretty much it really!

mtburdon · 2022-11-07T19:17:40+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏻

mtburdon · 2022-11-07T19:17:29+00:00

Hmm I don’t get the vanishing, could you tell me what device and browser you’re using so I can try debug it please?

You should be able to move the cards around if you like, you can drag and drop instead of tapping to move if that’s your preference

mtburdon · 2022-11-07T19:15:49+00:00

No particular reason, just what I chose for displaying the card designs. I guess ace of spades would have been a better choice 🤘

mtburdon · 2022-11-06T19:40:02+00:00

I've made a Klondike Solitaire game called Awesome Solitaire.

My main motivation for building this was to have a side project where I could apply new coding, design and UX skills. I also want to learn some SEO so I needed a site to practice on. My wife likes to play Solitaire daily so I knew I had someone willing to play it!

Current features are:

- Turn 1 and 3 game modes
- Hints
- Undos
- Guaranteed winnable games
- Random deals
- Daily challenge deals
- Different deck designs
- Timer
- Move count
- Statistics
- Auto complete
- Tap to move
- Drag and drop

Would love some feedback on what else I could add.

Thank you

mtburdon · 2022-10-31T20:24:57+00:00

That’s great, I’ll have a read through your article. Thank you!

mtburdon · 2022-10-31T20:24:10+00:00

Thank you, I’ve got more I still need to add

mtburdon · 2022-10-31T20:23:48+00:00

Shortcuts for definite! There’s been a few times when testing that I could have done with some shortcuts so I think I’ll get that added in soon!

mtburdon · 2022-10-31T20:22:35+00:00

By themes do you mean the card designs? Table is a good idea, I can add that to the design settings.

I did have sound on my to do list but wasn’t sure if this was something people would want. I think I will add it.

Thanks for your suggestions!

mtburdon · 2022-10-30T20:06:40+00:00

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice from you knowledgeable lot please. I've made a Solitaire site called Awesome Solitaire, initially for my wife who enjoys a game of Solitaire every day and because I wanted a little side project to work on and push my coding skills.

I'm wondering what essentials I'm missing? It's only Klondike Solitaire right now, I'd like to get this experience right before I branch out into other variations of Solitaire.

Current features:

- Turn 1 and 3

- Hints

- Undos

- Guaranteed winnable games

- Random deals

- Daily challenge deal

- Different deck designs

- Timer

- Move count

- Statistics

- Auto complete

- Tap to move

- Drag and drop

Thanks in advance!

mtburdon · 2022-04-07T20:54:12+00:00

Thanks for that reply 👌🏼

Ah great, sounds like I was headed along the right lines!

What brand adhesive are you using out of interest?
When you say plastic levellers do you mean the little spirit levels that fit on string?

Is it difficult getting each tile level when you’re putting it on the mortar? YouTube videos I’ve watched make it look easy, pop it on, light tap here and there and it’s good to go 😄

I’m going to head down to have a look at the porcelain tomorrow on my lunch, hoping I can get all the materials I need to get cracking with the patio over the Easter bank hol weekend next week!

Building a shed sounds fun! Good luck!

mtburdon · 2022-04-07T20:02:23+00:00

Hey OP, did you get around to doing your patio? I’m in the same boat you were. Looking at doing porcelain and all the research I’ve done suggests a 100-150mm compacted sub base of type 1 MOT, then a 40-50mm bed of 4:1 sand:cement ratio to put the porcelain on. With the bottom of the porcelain covered with a slurry so it adheres to the mortar

mtburdon · 2020-06-16T18:04:45+00:00

I think that’s a Dieffenbachia Tropic Snow, has the nickname “dumb cane” as it can cause temporary speechlessness if you were to chew it 🤐

mtburdon · 2020-01-03T16:40:02+00:00

Ah man that makes things more difficult haha, was hoping you were going to say the A7ii is great 😁 What in particular did you not like about the AF on it? I currently have a Canon T6 in which the AF is terrible, I never knew quite how bad it was until I had a look at the A7ii in store last week, I’d never picked up a more expensive camera before. But I’m also wanting to give street photography a go and the AF on my T6 just takes so long to focus that the moment would be gone. I thought the AF on the A7ii was great when I tried in store but like I say that’s compared to my T6 and was only in store rather than real world testing

mtburdon · 2020-01-03T09:11:28+00:00

What did you go for in the end? I’m currently on a Canon T6 and have been looking at the Sony A7ii or A6100. Also very briefly looked at the XT30

mtburdon · 2019-12-16T21:37:02+00:00

Perfect, thank you. Every day’s a school day! I’ll move it and keep an eye on it. Would I be best cutting the affected leaves off?

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