De Hortus vs HITSTER
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
De Hortus
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Walk through the Hortus Amsterdam and discover the stories behind our plant collection. Where does your houseplant originate from? How do we know nowadays how the plant kingdom is organised? Discover this and much more. With over 4000 plants from 7 different climates the Hortus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanical Gardens in the centre of Amsterdam.
HITSTER
This app enhances a physical card game by playing music associated with scanned cards. Players arrange songs chronologically to build a music timeline and compete to collect hits. It's designed for easy setup and can be played competitively or cooperatively.
- Scan song cards to play music
- Build a chronological music timeline
- Compete to collect 10 hits
- Easy rules for instant parties
- Play solo or as a team
- Pro and Expert rule variations
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YOU NEED THE HITSTER CARD GAME TO USE THIS APP. Create an instant party with HITSTER, the music card game of the century! Listen to over 100 years of amazing hits, take turns arranging them in chronological order on your music timeline and create your trip down memory lane. The first player to collect 10 hits is the winner. With more than 300 of the greatest hits from the last 100 years, HITSTER is the perfect game for an evening with lots of laughing, singing, dancing and sharing memories. Simply open the box, scan a song card with this HITSTER app and let the music do the rest to create an instant party. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends to have fun together and see who is crowned the HITSTER. Game characteristics: - Everybody is invited for the HITSTER party! Super easy rules and no game set-up gets the party started in no-time. Simply scan a card with the free Hitster app and the music starts playing automatically in Spotify, isn't that cool? - HITSTER is the music game in which you don’t have to be a music expert. Simply guess if a song was released before or after other songs in your music timeline. The futher you are in building your timeline the more challenging it becomes. Your chances of winning increases if you can also name the artists and song titles. - Are you craving to show of your music knowledge? Play HITSTER with the Pro rules or even Expert rules in which you have to know the exact year, artist and song title. - Fancy a less competitive trip down memory lane? Then HITSTER can also be played as one team or by yourself. GET THE PARTY STARTED! HITSTER requires a mobile phone with an internet connection. For the best experience, use the free HITSTER app and Spotify. Visit www.hitstergame.com for device compatibility. For the latest Hitster news, updates, and competitions, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @hitsterparty.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HITSTER at every 2 weeks against De Hortus's every 5 months. HITSTER also leads on chart position (#22 vs unranked). De Hortus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
De Hortus ships an update every 5 months, HITSTER every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | De Hortus | HITSTER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #22 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Geralt Ploegstra | Koninklijke Jumbo B.V |
Bugs and requests
De Hortus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
HITSTER
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Inability to connect to Spotify
- Wrong songs played
- Constant need to re-authorize Spotify
Requested features
4 requests- Support for Apple Music
- Ability to advance/rewind songs
- More song options and newer music
- Explicit song indicators
In-app purchases
De Hortus
No in-app purchases
HITSTER
No in-app purchases
