Comparison

Hearts vs Gin Rummy Crown

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

Gin Rummy Crown

A strategic card game offering a refined Gin Rummy experience. It features an adaptive AI, detailed coaching tools, and various game modes to help players improve their skills. Enjoy quick rounds, daily challenges, and competitive play.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI opponent
  • Expert-level Gin Rummy tips
  • Context-aware coaching
  • Daily Deal challenges
  • Local Pass & Play
  • Game Center matches
  • Replay and analysis tools
Features
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Gin Rummy Crown is a smarter, faster take on classic Gin Rummy, built for players who want clean controls, quick rounds, and real strategy. Play solo against adaptive AI that reacts to your style, challenge friends with local Pass & Play, or compete in Game Center turn-based matches. Take on the Daily Deal for a fresh seeded challenge every day, earn rewards, unlock achievements, and keep improving one round at a time. What makes Gin Rummy Crown different is the coaching. With hundreds of expert-level tips, context-aware guidance, coach scores, replay tools, and round-end analysis, the game helps you understand not just what happened, but how to play better next time. The AI has been trained through millions of simulated test rounds to create smarter pressure, realistic decisions, and more interesting matches. It reads your habits, adapts to your play style, and keeps games challenging without feeling unfair. Learn stronger draw and discard choices. Track risky cards. Improve knock timing. Reduce deadwood. Replay key mistakes. See how every decision shapes the round. Key Features: • Classic Gin Rummy rules with clear deadwood scoring • Adaptive AI opponent that responds to your play style • AI trained through millions of simulated test rounds • Hundreds of expert-level Gin Rummy tips • Context-aware coaching based on real in-round decisions • Optional move guidance for smarter draw and discard choices • Ghost Card Mode to help track known opponent pickups • Classic hand view and suit/rank grid options • Round-End Coaching Notes with specific feedback • “Why AI Did That” explanations • “Read on You” analysis of your play style • Replay From Here mode to retry key moments • Guided re-runs to test better lines • Tutor Progress tracking across week, month, and year • Daily Deal challenge with seeded hands • Progression rewards, unlockables, achievements, and leaderboards • Local Pass & Play and Game Center turn-based matches Whether you are learning Gin Rummy or sharpening every draw, discard, knock, and gin decision, Gin Rummy Crown gives you the tools to play faster, smarter, and with more confidence. Play the round. Learn the lesson. Replay the moment. Get better every game. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://theeggz.com/privacy-policy-grc/

Screenshots

Hearts4 screens
Gin Rummy Crown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts at 4.7 against Gin Rummy Crown's 3.8. Hearts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 4). Gin Rummy Crown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gin Rummy Crown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Hearts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts ships an update every 2 months, Gin Rummy Crown every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hearts versus Gin Rummy Crown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartsGin Rummy Crown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.9K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netMatt Egginton

Customer experience

Hearts

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

Gin Rummy Crown

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Gin Rummy Crown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hearts

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Gin Rummy Crown

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Crown Pass$9.99

Questions

Is Hearts free?
Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gin Rummy Crown free?
Gin Rummy Crown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts or Gin Rummy Crown?
Hearts is rated higher. Hearts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Gin Rummy Crown averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Hearts or Gin Rummy Crown have ads?
Both Hearts and Gin Rummy Crown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts or Gin Rummy Crown?
Hearts ships an update every 2 months, and Gin Rummy Crown every 3 days. Most recently, Hearts was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gin Rummy Crown on October 24, 2026.

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