Hearts Plus vs Hearts HD!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hearts Plus
Enjoy the classic card game Hearts without any advertisements or tracking. Play against three customizable AI opponents with adjustable skill levels. Features large, easy-to-read cards and always-visible scorekeeping.
- No ads or tracking
- Play against 3 computer opponents
- Adjustable AI skill levels
- Large, easy-to-read card faces
- Always visible score totals
- Ad-free Gold edition
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No ads, no tracking. Play the card game Hearts against 3 computer opponents. Card faces are large and easy to read and arranged so you click exactly the right card -- and just one time. Computer opponents can be set to 3 skill levels. Point running totals and game scores are always visible on screen. From the maker of the popular Pinochle card games for iOS and Mac. This special Gold edition is just like our free Hearts app, but with all advertising removed.
Hearts HD!
Experience the classic card game Hearts with stunning graphics and smooth animations. Compete against an intelligent AI with adjustable difficulty levels. Enjoy customizable game settings and automatic saving for uninterrupted play.
- Rich graphics and smooth animations
- Intelligent AI engine
- Three difficulty levels
- Play to 50, 100, or 150 points
- Configurable game speed
- Automatic save functionality
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The classic card game Hearts is now available on your iPad. With rich graphics and smooth animations, Hearts Free HD is the premier Hearts app on the app store - and best of all, it's free. Try to stick your opponents with as many hearts as possible, while simultaneously avoiding hearts yourself. Watch out for the Queen of Spades! Hearts Free HD features an outstanding artificial intelligence engine. Three different difficulty levels ensure that you can play against a computer opponent that matches your skill level. Hearts Free HD offers many exciting features, including: * Great graphics and awesome sound effects * Play to 50, 100, or 150 points * Option to count Jack of Diamonds as -10 points * Configurable game speed (slow, medium, or fast) * Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the app If you've been waiting for a killer Hearts game for your iPad, this is it. Download Hearts Free HD today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hearts HD! at Free against Hearts Plus's $2.99. Hearts HD! also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 412) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Hearts Plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#91 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Hearts HD! is free to download; Hearts Plus costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hearts Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts HD! has 10K ratings behind it against 412, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Hearts Plus's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hearts HD!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Hearts Plus | Hearts HD! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (412 ratings) — better | 4.5 (10K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews | 60.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 412 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #91 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Optime Software LLC |
Customer experience
Hearts Plus
Hearts HD!
Bugs and requests
Hearts Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hearts HD!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scoring issues where points are incorrectly added or subtracted
- Game freezes or crashes, requiring reinstallation
- Graphical issues after recent updates (e.g., blurry cards)
Requested features
4 requests- Option to end the hand when all points are out
- Ability to view the last played trick
- Sound effects for key events (e.g., Queen of Spades played)
- Scoring improvements to avoid incorrect point totals
In-app purchases
Hearts Plus
No in-app purchases
Hearts HD!
No in-app purchases
