Comparison

Hearts+ vs Pinochle 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

Pinochle Classic

Master the card game of Pinochle with this app. It offers single and double deck play with adjustable difficulty and numerous rule variations. Learn the game with an interactive tutorial and improve your strategy with an analyze button and hints.

Highlights
  • Single and double deck play
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Customizable rule variations
  • Interactive tutorial
  • Analyze button for bid evaluation
  • Hint button for card play suggestions
  • Extensive game statistics
Features
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Improve your skills and become a Pinochle pro! Play single or double deck games with three different difficulty levels so you can work your way up to playing like a pro. Pinochle Classic has many settings so you can configure the game to play with whichever rule variations you prefer including: single/double deck, scoring in multiples of ten, game winning score, minimum bid, passing cards count, hints, undo button, and adjustable game play speeds for slow, standard, or fast play. If you are new to the game, Pinochle Classic has an interactive tutorial to teach you how to play by guiding you through a single round of a game. An analyze button can be turned on to help you evaluate your hand and pick a smart bid by simulating thousands of games and showing you likely round score outcomes. A hint button can be turned on to help you see what card the computer Pro player would play in your situation. Extensive statistics are kept for wins/losses, average contract, average meld, and average counters and success rate in making your bid. All cards are dealt randomly to all players, so the difference between the Easy, Standard, and Pro computer players is in how well they remember what cards have been played and how they choose to play the cards they are dealt.

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Pinochle Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts+ at 4.8 against Pinochle Classic's 4.2. Hearts+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (96K vs 3K). Pinochle Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (56% vs 45%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Hearts+'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Pinochle Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Pinochle Classic every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hearts+ versus Pinochle Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Pinochle Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better4.2 (3K ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews55.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96K — better3K
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB50 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%

Pinochle Classic

All ratings3,014 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral18.7%
Negative25.5%

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

Pinochle Classic

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Helpful analytics and hints
  • 🎮 Enjoyable for both beginners and experts
  • 📚 Useful for learning and improving Pinochle skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 💸 Excessive ads that are difficult to dismiss
  • 🤖 Partner AI makes illogical plays
  • 🧠 Unbalanced card distribution favoring opponents
  • 🕹️ Lack of customization options for gameplay

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

Pinochle Classic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cards remain on table after a hand, interfering with next round
  • Game freezes and requires reinstallation to continue
  • Incorrect scoring and bid handling in certain situations
  • Partner AI fails to pass optimal cards for meld and strategy

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to play with human partners online
  • More accurate implementation of Pinochle rules and strategies
  • Allow 'throwing in' the hand when bid is unattainable
  • Declare winner automatically when outcome is clear

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

Pinochle Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinochle Classic free?
Pinochle Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Pinochle Classic?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Pinochle Classic averages 4.2 from 3K ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Pinochle Classic have ads?
Both Hearts+ and Pinochle Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts+ or Pinochle Classic?
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pinochle Classic every 4 months. Most recently, Hearts+ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pinochle Classic on November 2, 2026.

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