Comparison

Hearts+ vs Playcards

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer online play
  • Challenging AI opponents
  • Achievements and stats tracking
  • Realistic card table feel
  • Automatic game saving
  • Jack of Diamonds game option
Features
Currently charting
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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

About

Playcards

Engage in classic card games like Crazy Eights and Hearts, either solo against AI or online with friends. Customize your avatar, use emotes to communicate, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Enjoy a fun and modern card-playing experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple card games available
  • Singleplayer vs AI
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Customizable avatars
  • Emote chat system
  • Match statistics
  • In-game rulebook
Features
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Suitable for both young and old! CARD GAMES * Crazy Eights * Hearts * President * Palace (also known as Idiot and S******d) FEATURES * Emote Chat System * Customizable Avatars * Rulebook * Match Statistics * Two Game Modes “Playcards is THE app to play cards alone or with friends online!“ DOWNLOAD NOW, if you want to experience a FAST, MODERN and FUN way of playing cards online. Please don’t hesitate giving us feedback (good and bad!) on https://oeto.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new --------------------------------------------- GAME MODES Singleplayer: Play against three bots to test your skill! Multiplayer Online With Friends: Invite friends to the game lobby before playing a card game of your choosing! TIP: * Tap your Avatar to chat with fun emotes! * Tap statistics to see the game results against players in the lobby! Multiplayer Online Matchmaking is in our pipeline! --------------------------------------------- This game is free to play. Third party ads (child safe) may occur between games. Be aware that these ads may redirect you to a third party website. Internet access is necessary to play this game (3G/4G or Wi-Fi). --------------------------------------------- Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/PlaycardsApp Playcards is brought to you by Oeto. Visit our official website https://oeto.io/playcards or contact us at https://oeto.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Playcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Playcards at none against Hearts+'s 9. Playcards also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Hearts+'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (96K vs 480). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Hearts+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Playcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 480, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Hearts+'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Playcards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Playcards every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hearts+ versus Playcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Playcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better4.6 (480 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better34.6% of reviews
Number of ratings96K — better480
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCOeto AS

Customer experience

Hearts+

All ratings95,736 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews944 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative46.7%

Playcards

All ratings470 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral30.8%
Negative34.6%

User reviews

Hearts+

From 96K App Store ratings

What 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

Playcards

From 480 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game without ads
  • 👍 Great for playing with friends
  • 👍 Nice animations
  • 👍 Addicting game modes (Crazy 8)
  • 👍 Works well with iOS devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes constantly
  • 🐛 Freezes frequently
  • 🐛 App restarts required after crash
  • 🐛 Cards hard to see/manage
  • 🐛 Unsorted cards in hand

Bugs and requests

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

Playcards

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Crashes all the time
  • Freezes and requires reload
  • App closes randomly
  • Game crashes after finishing a game
  • Cannot continue playing without going to menu after game completion
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  • Problems laying multiple cards
  • Computer players can see hidden cards and play them strategically
  • Computer players play two of the same card at the same time
  • Games not scored sometimes
  • Recording is off

Requested features

7 requests
  • Play with computer players while playing with a friend
  • Option to give stack to another player when an ace is played
  • Fix solo play starting issue (always passes around, never starts)
  • Add chat functionality
  • Multiplayer matchmaking for random people
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  • Fix issues with laying multiple cards
  • Fix computer player AI (seeing hidden cards, playing multiple same cards)

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hearts+

Subscriptions3
  • A-Star VIP Membership Weekly$2.997 Days
  • A-Star VIP Membership Monthly$9.991 Month
  • A-Star VIP Membership Yearly$99.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
None

Playcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playcards free?
Playcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Playcards?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Playcards averages 4.6 from 480 ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Playcards have ads?
Hearts+ shows ads; Playcards does not.
Which is updated more often, Hearts+ or Playcards?
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Playcards every 7 months. Most recently, Hearts+ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Playcards on October 29, 2026.

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