Hearts Plus vs Hearts '
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 '
Enjoy a classic card game experience with this free Hearts application. The objective is to score the fewest penalty points by avoiding hearts and the Queen of Spades. Supports "Shooting the Moon" and offers a clean, ad-free interface.
- Classic Hearts gameplay
- Ad-free experience
- Objective: lowest score wins
- Avoid hearts and Queen of Spades
- Supports 'Shooting the Moon'
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Best Hearts Card Game. Best user experience. Hearts is 100% free game. Hearts is classic windows hearts game. There is no pop-up ads and full-screen ads. The objective of Hearts is to get as few hearts as possible. Each heart gives one penalty point. There is also one special card, the Queen of spades, which gives 13 penalty points. When one or more players reach 100 points or more, then the entire game is finished, and the player with the least points win. The game supports "Shooting the Moon".
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hearts Plus at 59% against Hearts ''s 9%. Hearts Plus also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2). Hearts ''s advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Hearts ' 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 412 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Hearts Plus's written reviews are positive against 9% of Hearts ''s.
Hearts Plus ships an update every 4 months, Hearts ' every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearts Plus | Hearts ' |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (412 ratings) — better | 4.2 (221 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 412 — better | 221 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | ZHENG LIAN |
Customer experience
Hearts Plus
Hearts '
In-app purchases
Hearts Plus
No in-app purchases
Hearts '
No in-app purchases
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