Hearts Plus vs Extreme 500
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.
Extreme 500
Experience the classic card game of 500 with a modern, elegant design. Bid, pass, and play trump to win in either a 4-player partnered or 3-player solo mode against challenging AI. Customize your gameplay with different scoring systems and deck sizes.
- Classic 500 card game
- 4-player partnered mode
- 3-player solo mode
- Intelligent AI opponents
- Three scoring systems
- Adjustable deck size
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Extreme 500 is the classic game of 500, with a fresh elegant simplistic design. Bid, Pass and Trump your way to victory, playing the traditional 4 player partnered 500 or a cutthroat 3 player solo 500. With and against intelligent and challenging Ai. Play your way! Choose from three different scoring systems and choose how many cards in your deck.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hearts Plus at 4.7 against Extreme 500's 4.4. Hearts Plus also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 43%). Extreme 500's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Hearts Plus costs $2.99 and Extreme 500 $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 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 413 and 577 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Hearts Plus's written reviews are positive against 43% of Extreme 500's.
Hearts Plus ships an update every 4 months, Extreme 500 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Hearts Plus | Extreme 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (413 ratings) — better | 4.4 (577 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better | 43.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 413 | 577 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #149 — better | #197 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | James Swiney |
Customer experience
Hearts Plus
Extreme 500
Bugs and requests
Hearts Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Extreme 500
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cards disappearing from screen
- No-trump bid not working properly
- Misere bid overriding higher bids
- Incorrect scoring for misere
Requested features
6 requests- Online/multiplayer mode
- Customizable settings (e.g. speed, sound)
- Ability to sort cards into suits
- Improved partner AI
- Scoring/bidding clarifications
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- Support for additional 500 variants (e.g. open misere)
In-app purchases
Hearts Plus
No in-app purchases
Extreme 500
No in-app purchases
Questions
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