Hearts HD! vs Hearts+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hearts HD!
Experience the classic card game Hearts with stunning graphics and smooth animations. Compete against an intelligent AI with adjustable difficulty levels. Enjoy customizable game settings and automatic saving for uninterrupted play.
- Rich graphics and smooth animations
- Intelligent AI engine
- Three difficulty levels
- Play to 50, 100, or 150 points
- Configurable game speed
- Automatic save functionality
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The classic card game Hearts is now available on your iPad. With rich graphics and smooth animations, Hearts Free HD is the premier Hearts app on the app store - and best of all, it's free. Try to stick your opponents with as many hearts as possible, while simultaneously avoiding hearts yourself. Watch out for the Queen of Spades! Hearts Free HD features an outstanding artificial intelligence engine. Three different difficulty levels ensure that you can play against a computer opponent that matches your skill level. Hearts Free HD offers many exciting features, including: * Great graphics and awesome sound effects * Play to 50, 100, or 150 points * Option to count Jack of Diamonds as -10 points * Configurable game speed (slow, medium, or fast) * Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the app If you've been waiting for a killer Hearts game for your iPad, this is it. Download Hearts Free HD today!
Hearts+
Experience the #1 Hearts card game with challenging AI opponents and online multiplayer. Enjoy a realistic card table feel, track your progress with achievements and stats, and save games automatically. A fun and stable way to play this classic card game.
- Multiplayer online play
- Challenging AI opponents
- Achievements and stats tracking
- Realistic card table feel
- Automatic game saving
- Jack of Diamonds game option
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#1 Hearts card game! Multiplayer or Solo • Achievements • Stats • Smart AI • Millions of happy players • PLAY NOW! Hearts+ is the #1 free Hearts card game for iPhone and iPad! Hearts+ has been in development for years by a dedicated team and has seen countless new features, improvements, and bug fixes. It's fast, stable, always improving, and, above all, fun! Top Features include: * Play Hearts online with your friends and everyone else! * Realistic look and feel, just like sitting at a card table! * Game options, including "Jack of Diamonds" * Achievements, some easy, some hard, can you get them all? * Challenging and competitive computer opponents * Automatic game saving, just in case you get a call right before shooting the moon * Simple tutorial to help beginners get in the game fast * Free! What players are saying ***** "Without a doubt the best game of Hearts!" ***** "Best hearts program by far. THE best!" ***** "The opponents are good players unlike other hearts games..." ***** "Terrific! I play it every day." ***** "Hooked. Absolutely hooked!" ***** "Play this! I love this game. What more needs to be Said?" Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://astarsoftware.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hearts HD! at none against Hearts+'s 9. Hearts HD! also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 45%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Hearts+'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Hearts+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Hearts HD! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hearts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 9.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Hearts HD!'s written reviews are positive against 45% of Hearts+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hearts HD! ships an update every 4 months, Hearts+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearts HD! | Hearts+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.7K ratings) | 4.8 (96K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.3% of reviews — better | 45.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9.7K | 96K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Optime Software LLC | A Star Software LLC |
Customer experience
Hearts HD!
Hearts+
User reviews
Hearts HD!
From 9.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Great game
- 💡 Challenging and competitive
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 🧠 Keeps the mind active
- 🎨 Nice graphics
Room to improve
- 🤖 Unfair AI that conspires against the player
- 🎰 Rigged card distribution
- 🔍 Predictable outcomes
- 💢 Frustrating difficulty spikes
- 📺 Disruptive ads
Hearts+
From 96K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Challenging gameplay
- 👍 Great for practicing and improving skills
- 🎮 Enjoyable and addictive
- 💡 Customizable difficulty settings
Room to improve
- 🔍 Inconsistent and unfair card dealing
- 🤖 Overly aggressive AI opponents
- 🚫 Too many ads that interfere with gameplay
- 🔇 Lack of option to remove audio ads
- ⚠️ Glitches and bugs causing game freezes or crashes
Bugs and requests
Hearts HD!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scoring issues where points are incorrectly added or subtracted
- Game freezes or crashes, requiring reinstallation
- Graphical issues after recent updates (e.g., blurry cards)
Requested features
4 requests- Option to end the hand when all points are out
- Ability to view the last played trick
- Sound effects for key events (e.g., Queen of Spades played)
- Scoring improvements to avoid incorrect point totals
Hearts+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads that cannot be closed, leading to game timeouts
- Unexpected screen orientation changes during gameplay
- Inability to log out of Game Center account
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play against friends/family on the same device
- Improved multiplayer experience with better matchmaking and leaderboards
- Option to pay for an ad-free version
- Stricter penalties for players who quit games prematurely
- More detailed scoring and statistics tracking
In-app purchases
Hearts HD!
No in-app purchases
Hearts+
- A-Star VIP Membership Weekly$2.997 Days
- A-Star VIP Membership Monthly$9.991 Month
- A-Star VIP Membership Yearly$99.991 Year
- 25 Tokens$0.99
- Remove Ads (1 Day)$1.99
- 100 Tokens$2.99
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- Remove Ads (7 Days)$3.99
- 500 Tokens$9.99
- Remove Ads (30 Days)$9.99
