Review · Card · iOS
Spider Solitaire․
Reviewed: 14 May 2026
iOS
Meng Li · 2016
Ludograph rating
Growth (BDS)
41
Risk (RIS)
19
Daily limit
90min
Age guidance
–
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.66 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.03 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.35 | |
Spider Solitaire offers strong cognitive benefits, particularly in problem-solving, strategic thinking, and critical thinking, as players must plan moves and anticipate outcomes. It also enhances spatial awareness, memory, and mathematical reasoning through card sequencing. The adaptive challenge, with varying suit difficulties and daily puzzles, promotes continuous learning and skill transfer. While primarily a solo experience, it can foster emotional regulation through managing frustration and patience.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.30 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.08 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.11 | |
The game incorporates mild compulsion-loop design through daily challenges, crowns, and medals, which can encourage daily engagement and a sense of escalating commitment. As a free-to-play mobile game, it is likely to feature ad pressure. While it promotes personal achievement, the medal system could subtly encourage self-comparison. However, it is free from direct monetization pressures, social risks like competitive toxicity or stranger interaction, and any concerning content.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.