Comparison

Hearts vs Simple Hearts

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hearts

Enjoy a classic card game experience against AI opponents. Features large, clear card faces and intuitive controls for precise play. Track your progress with visible point totals and game scores.

Highlights
  • Play against 3 computer opponents
  • Large, easy-to-see card faces
  • Intuitive click-to-play controls
  • Visible point running totals
  • Visible game scores
Features
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Enjoy a classic game of Hearts against three computer opponents. Large, easy-to-read cards and a clean table layout make playing simple and comfortable. Cards are arranged for easy selection, so you can choose exactly the card you want with a single click. Running point totals and game scores stay visible throughout the game, making it easy to see where everyone stands. Whether you’re a longtime Hearts player or just looking for a relaxing card game, Hearts makes it easy to sit down and start playing. From the maker of the popular Pinochle card games for iOS.

About

Simple Hearts

Enjoy a classic card game experience with no interruptions. Play this popular trick-taking game online or offline against intelligent AI opponents. Customize game settings for a personalized and relaxing play session.

Highlights
  • Play online or offline
  • Intelligent computer opponents
  • No timer, lives, or limits
  • Classic look and feel
  • 3 difficulty levels
  • 2 game modes
  • Customizable game settings
Features
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No timer, no lives, no limits. Play a relaxing game of Hearts, online or offline, 100% free! Play the best classic Hearts game designed specifically for iOS! Simple Hearts gives you the fun and relaxing Hearts experience you know and love. Play anywhere, with three intelligent computer opponents that feel so realistic it's like they’re sitting at the table with you. This popular challenge, also known as Rickety Kate, Black Lady, Black Maria, and Black Widow, is a family card game favorite. Download and play Simple Hearts wherever you go. GAME FEATURES • Classic look and feel • 3 levels of difficulty • Ability to play offline • Clever computer opponents • Large, easy to read cards • 2 game modes - Classic & Omnibus • 3 game speeds to choose from HOW TO PLAY Hearts is one of the most popular card games in the world. It is played with a standard set of 52 playing cards and is closely related to other trick-taking games like Spades and Euchre. The object of the game is to score the least amount of points. You earn points for every heart you take and if you are unlucky enough to get the Queen of Spades then you are stuck with an extra 13 points. In the default game mode in Simple Hearts, the game ends when someone reaches 50 points. However, that can be changed to 100 points, 150 points or it can be set to end after 1, 3 or 5 rounds of play. HEARTS TERMINOLOGY • Breaking Hearts: Hearts cannot lead a trick until a Heart has been discarded on a trick • Discarding Cards: Players can discard any card if they are unable to play a card of the led suit • First Trick: All penalty cards cannot be played on the first trick. This includes Hearts and the Queen of Spades • Following Suit: Players must follow the suit of the first card played in each trick, if possible • Hand: The cards held by one player • Passing: Before each round, each player will pass three cards to another player. The direction of the cards passed will change each round • Penalty Cards: Hearts are worth 1 point and the Queen of Spades is worth 13 points • Shooting The Moon: When a player collects all Hearts and the Queen of Spades in a single round, they instead score zero and each opponent scores 26 points • Trick: One card played from each player forms the trick • Trick Winner: The player with the highest value card of the led suit collects each trick • Voiding a Suit: When a player no longer has any cards of a specific suit, that suit is considered voided. This allows the player to play cards of other suits when that suit is led TIPS • Be careful when passing cards. You may help an opponent who is trying to shoot the moon if you pass all high ranking cards • Keep track of cards that have been played! There are 13 cards of each suit in the deck. Play around the cards you know are remaining in the deck • Voiding a suit (getting rid of all cards of a specific suit in your hand) is a great way to play your penalty cards on opponents SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at uv-support@magmic.com. Thank you! FAN PAGES Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook! www.twitter.com/magmic www.facebook.com/magmic

Screenshots

Hearts4 screens
Simple Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hearts at none against Simple Hearts's 3. Hearts also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 235). Simple Hearts's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Hearts sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Hearts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 235, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Hearts's written reviews are positive against 65% of Simple Hearts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts ships an update every 2 months, Simple Hearts every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hearts versus Simple Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartsSimple Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better4.4 (235 ratings)
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews64.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better235
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netMagmic Inc.

Customer experience

Hearts

All ratings3,892 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative35.4%

Simple Hearts

All ratings235 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral8.5%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive64.5%
Neutral14.5%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Hearts

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 👍 Smooth and responsive
  • 🎨 Customizable card and table designs
  • 🧠 Challenging AI opponents
  • 💡 Ability to play to different scores

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game freezing/crashing issues
  • 🤖 AI opponents sometimes play unrealistically
  • 🚫 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔍 Lack of detailed game statistics

Simple Hearts

From 235 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Good game mechanics
  • 👍 Challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Free to play
  • 👍 Relaxing game

Room to improve

  • anúncios Excessive ads
  • anúncios Long ads
  • anúncios Ads after every hand
  • anúncios Unplayable due to ads
  • 🐛 Freezes on loading assets

Bugs and requests

Hearts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes after completing a game
  • New game button not working after exiting the app
  • Cards not displaying in the correct order

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add player name customization
  • Implement a 'Tram' button to automatically take remaining tricks
  • Improve randomness of card deals
  • Add option to disable shooting the moon

Simple Hearts

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Will not load on iPad Pro
  • Freezes on loading assets
  • Accidentally closing app when choosing cards
  • Computer players can shoot the moon excessively
  • Queen of Spades hand after hand
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  • Game giving cards just given away
  • Cannot get out of ad screen
  • Latest update changed game to many long and unstoppable ads
  • Random games taking over hearts game and not letting user 'X' out
  • After recent update, watch a video after every hand
  • Ads after every hand lasting from 15 to 60 seconds

Requested features

6 requests
  • Remove shoot the moon option
  • Visible progressive total for each player
  • Option to remove ads (paid)
  • Slow down ad display after game
  • Allow players to choose their own games, not forced random ones
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  • Add multi-human player option

In-app purchases

None

Hearts

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Hearts

One-time3
  • No ads$0.99
  • No Ads$1.99
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Hearts free?
Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Hearts free?
Simple Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts or Simple Hearts?
Hearts is rated higher. Hearts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Simple Hearts averages 4.4 from 235 ratings.
Do Hearts or Simple Hearts have ads?
Both Hearts and Simple Hearts show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts or Simple Hearts?
Hearts ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Hearts every 3 months. Most recently, Hearts was updated on October 26, 2026 and Simple Hearts on October 21, 2026.

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