Hearts vs Master Hearts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Play against 3 computer opponents
- Large, easy-to-see card faces
- Intuitive click-to-play controls
- Visible point running totals
- Visible game scores
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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.
Master Hearts
Experience a classic card game with customizable rules and AI opponents. Enjoy various scoring options and strategic gameplay. Perfect for solo play on your mobile device.
- 9 AI opponents with distinct playing styles
- Classic Hearts rules
- Optional scoring variations (Jack of Diamonds, no tricks)
- Twanger and Magic Number options
- Kitty and Asterisk scoring
- Customizable game options
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Select 3 of the 9 players to play against. Players have different playing styles and talk, saying different things. Playing options include classic Hearts rules where the opening lead is the two of Clubs, hearts count as 1 point and the Queen of Spades is 13 points. Shooting the Moon adds 26 points to the other players. Optionally, the Jack of Diamonds is -10 points and taking no tricks is -3 points. The Twanger option resets any score at the end of each hand that is a multiple of 25 (including 0) to the average of the remaining high and low scores. The Magic Number, selected at random, counts as a Twanger hit and also carries a 10 point assessment, called an Asterisk, at the end of the game. Asterisks also are assessed for looking at the Kitty when you are not supposed to and for leading a Heart before Hearts have been broken. Only the player winning the first Heart may look at the Kitty. The Jack of Diamonds, no tricks, Twangers, Magic Number, Kitty, and Asterisks all are options that can be chosen by the user.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hearts at Free against Master Hearts's $2.99. Hearts also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 5). Master Hearts's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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; Master Hearts costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Master Hearts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Hearts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Master Hearts's.
Hearts ships an update every 2 months, Master Hearts every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearts | Master Hearts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.9K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #176 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Ken Fox |
Customer experience
Hearts
Master Hearts
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
Master Hearts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hearts
No in-app purchases
Master Hearts
No in-app purchases









