Hearts vs Ultimate 500
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.
Ultimate 500
Experience the classic 500 card game with advanced AI opponents and online multiplayer. Customize rules, personalize your game table, and track your progress with leaderboards. Play with friends locally or globally.
- AI opponents
- Pass and play multiplayer
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Customizable game rules
- Personalized card table
- Leaderboards
- Undo and suggest features
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The ultimate version of the 500 card game with following features: - - Play against intelligent AI opponents - Play against friends on same device using pass and play - Play with partner against other people or AI on any IOS device anywhere in the world - Lobby area where you can invite friends, send messages and organise online games - Facebook integration allowing achievements to be posted to timeline and Facebook friend invites - Take photo's or use images on your device to appear as your card table or the card's themselves! - Customise rules to allow different variations of your game as per the 500 wiki. - Undo feature after each move when playing offline - Intelligent Suggest feature to recommend what to bid or even what card to play when playing offline - Ability to control game pace between tricks and between games - Local and global leaderboard to keep track of all game statistics - Play in landscape or portrait on iPad with improved interface Any bugs, support questions or ideas for improvements please go to Facebook Community page http://www.facebook.com/ultimate500community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hearts at Free against Ultimate 500's $0.99. Hearts also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 4). Ultimate 500's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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
Hearts is free to download; Ultimate 500 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hearts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. 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: 57% of Hearts's written reviews are positive against 34% of Ultimate 500's.
Hearts ships an update every 2 months, Ultimate 500 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Hearts | Ultimate 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.3% of reviews — better | 34.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Mark Deitch |
Customer experience
Hearts
Ultimate 500
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
Ultimate 500
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hearts
No in-app purchases
Ultimate 500
No in-app purchases
