Comparison

Hearts+ vs Spades Card Classic

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
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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

Spades Card Classic

Master the classic card game with adjustable difficulty levels and multiple play modes. Track your progress with detailed statistics and utilize a helpful hint system to learn advanced strategies. Perfect for aspiring Spades champions.

Highlights
  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • Individual and partner play modes
  • Win/loss statistics tracking
  • Random card dealing
  • Hint button for strategy assistance
Features
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Improve your skills and become a Spades pro! Spades Card Classic has three different difficulty settings so you can work your way up to playing like a pro. You can also play either as an individual or in partners mode. Statistics are kept for wins and losses so you can see yourself improving over time. All cards are dealt randomly to all players, so the difference between the Easy, Standard, and Pro computer players is in how they choose to play the cards they are dealt. A hint button can be turned on to help you see how the computer Pro player would handle your current situation.

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Spades Card Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts+ at 4.8 against Spades Card Classic's 4.1. Hearts+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (96K vs 3.8K). Spades Card Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hearts+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Spades Card Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 3.8K, 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 40% of Spades Card Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Spades Card Classic every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hearts+ versus Spades Card Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Spades Card Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better4.1 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better39.6% of reviews
Number of ratings96K — better3.8K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#149 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCGames By Post LLC

Customer experience

Hearts+

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

Spades Card Classic

All ratings3,781 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive39.6%
Neutral15.6%
Negative44.8%

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

Spades Card Classic

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast game play
  • 👍 Clean and simple interface
  • 🚀 Quick ads between hands
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game freezes after first hand
  • 🐛 Inconsistent scoring
  • 🐛 Partner plays against player
  • 🔍 Predictable AI behavior
  • 🔍 Unrealistic bidding by AI

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

Spades Card Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes and requires restart
  • Scoring issues not properly deducting points
  • Ads difficult to close or bypass

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to play with real opponents
  • More advanced AI difficulty levels
  • Improved partner AI to support team play
  • Clearer indication of sandbags and penalties

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

Spades Card Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spades Card Classic free?
Spades Card Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Spades Card Classic?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Spades Card Classic averages 4.1 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Spades Card Classic have ads?
Both Hearts+ and Spades Card Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts+ or Spades Card Classic?
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Spades Card Classic every 22 months. Most recently, Hearts+ was updated on October 31, 2026 and Spades Card Classic on October 29, 2026.

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