HITSTER vs QRSong!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
QRSong!
This app enhances a physical card game by scanning QR codes to reveal Spotify links. It features a countdown timer before opening the link, adding an interactive element to music discovery and gameplay.
- Scan QRSong! cards
- Reveal hidden Spotify links
- Countdown timer for suspense
- Instant Spotify playback
- Enhances music game nights
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Enhance your QRSong! experience with our dedicated QRSong! app. Designed to seamlessly integrate with your physical QRSong! QR playing cards, this app brings a new level of excitement to your music sessions. Works with Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal and YouTube Music. Features: • Easy Scanning: Quickly scan your QRSong! cards to reveal the hidden song. • Your Music Service: Play your cards on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal or YouTube Music. • Countdown Timer: Adds a fun twist with a countdown before the song starts. • Instant Access: Your song plays right away on the service you chose. How It Works: 1. Choose your music service. 2. Scan a QRSong! card. 3. Watch the timer count down and the song starts. Perfect for game nights, parties, or just exploring your music collection in a new way, the QRSong! app is your gateway to a unique musical adventure. Download now and start scanning!
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Verdict
HITSTER and QRSong! both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of QRSong!'s written reviews are positive against 35% of HITSTER's. QRSong! also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). HITSTER's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 1) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HITSTER against 5.0 for QRSong!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HITSTER has 3.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of HITSTER's written reviews are positive against 100% of QRSong!'s.
HITSTER ships an update every 2 weeks, QRSong! every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HITSTER | QRSong! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Koninklijke Jumbo B.V | Rick Groenewegen |
Customer experience
HITSTER
QRSong!
Bugs and 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
QRSong!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HITSTER
No in-app purchases
QRSong!
No in-app purchases
