Comparison

Hearts vs PrefA

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

PrefA

Experience classic and ordered Preferans card games on a journey with 33 levels. Compete against AI players with varying skill levels in this 10-card plain-trick game.

Highlights
  • Classic Preferans gameplay
  • Ordered Preferans (Bandit mode)
  • 33-level journey progression
  • AI opponents with varying skill
  • Bidding and trump suit mechanics
Features
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You are offered to take a journey through the routes Moscow - Petushki playing ordered or classic Preferans! The route is made up of 33 stops. Arrival at a certain station will signify the transition to the next level, where your coupe (table) will get filled up with new players. Each player has their own level of understanding of the game. Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding. A bidding process is used to decide which player declares the trump suit as well as the contract. Declarer's objective is to win the contracted number of tricks. The defenders' main objective is to prevent this. Players must follow suit if possible, else trump if possible. Bandit - This is ordered Preferans. Playing this feature, each player is required to play 6 spades, 6 clubs, 6 diamonds, 6 hearts, 7, 8, 9, 10, two all-passes and miser. All sixer games are started with the proclamation of the trump suit until the announcement of the buy-in. Games 7, 8, 9, 10 are announced until the opening of the buy-in, however, the trump suit is announced after.

Screenshots

Hearts4 screens
PrefA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts at 4.7 against PrefA's 2.8. Hearts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). PrefA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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. PrefA sells 2 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 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts has 3.9K ratings behind it against 4, 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 44% of PrefA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts ships an update every 2 months, PrefA every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Hearts versus PrefA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartsPrefA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netFuzzex Inc

Customer experience

Hearts

All ratings3,881 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral7.3%
Negative35.1%

PrefA

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

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

PrefA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hearts

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PrefA

One-time2
  • 2000 coins for Preferans$0.99
  • PrefA$2.99

Questions

Is Hearts free?
Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrefA free?
PrefA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts or PrefA?
Hearts is rated higher. Hearts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while PrefA averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Hearts or PrefA have ads?
Hearts shows ads; PrefA does not.
Which is updated more often, Hearts or PrefA?
Hearts ships an update every 2 months, and PrefA every 16 months. Most recently, Hearts was updated on October 13, 2026 and PrefA on September 29, 2026.

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