Comparison

Hearts+ vs Hearts

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

Hearts

Experience a classic competitive card game with intelligent AI opponents that adapt to your playstyle. Enjoy offline play, helpful hints, and an undo function to refine your strategy. Learn the game with a simple guide and aim to master the art of scoring.

Highlights
  • Adaptive AI opponents
  • Offline play
  • Free hints system
  • Undo function
  • Simple start guide
  • Shoot the Moon strategy
Features
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Hearts Free is a classic competitive card game, and MobilityWare’s artificial intelligence ensures YOUR play has the competitive edge, Hearts card master! This free Hearts game will teach you how to play with our intuitive AI. Our artificial intelligence adapts to your Hearts card game play style. Play feels fair, even though your opponents are some smart bots. But while playing them can feel like a challenge, MobilityWare’s Hearts hints AI feature is at your disposal and the smartest of them all! AI bot opponents offer another major benefit - you can play them offline, so no wifi is required to play Hearts! Ever play a card game with real online users and experience inconveniences? Never worry about other users taking too long or abandoning a game in this free card classic. Enjoy the adaptability of AI, and benefit from MobilityWare’s free Hearts hints system, which always puts you in a clear position to win the games you play! We guarantee when you play, you’ll just notice your sense of relaxation and fun. Get Excited for Features! Whether you’re going to Shoot the Moon as a Hearts card master or just starting to get into the game or totally new to Hearts, you’ll find our game has a feature for your comfort and challenge level. Artificial Intelligence - We cannot stop talking about this card game’s adaptive and fair AI features! - Playing Hearts free is a cinch with smart opponents - And our even more intelligent free Hints feature Play Offline, Anytime - Wifi? Who needs it? - No need to wait around for real users to log on with this free Hearts card game - And no need to have game delays when their internet lags - Reliable AI bots want to play cards with you all day, no internet required Fair Play - Learn to play a game with our simple start guide and free automated advice (which you can turn off!) - Use as many free Hints as you like, powered by the smartest AI in our app! - Use the free Undo function as many times as you like if you need to rethink your moves Some Tips for Hearts Beginners! - Scoring points in Hearts is not a good thing (unless you collect ALL available points) - Each hearts suit card is worth 1 point - Beware the Queen of Spades - a card worth 13 points! - If you collect all points available in the game, they get thrown to your opponents in a dramatic feat called Shooting the Moon! About Hearts Subscription Hearts Subscription is an optional subscription that gives you access to seamless play without any ads, the ability to play extra goals and exclusive themes. You can subscribe to Hearts for a term of one month, six months or for one year. New subscribers can choose a one-week trial subscription at no cost. The monthly term costs US$4.99, the six month term costs US$9.99, and the yearly term costs US$24.99. The subscriber’s iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Subscriptions renew automatically unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Renewal prices are US$4.99 per month, US$9.99 per six months, or US$24.99 per year. The subscriber's iTunes Account will be charged for a renewal in the last 24 hours of the current period. Purchasers can manage their subscription and turn off automatic renewal in their Account Settings. Subscriptions may be stopped by turning off automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. A subscription cannot be canceled in the middle of its term. Please see our privacy policy at http://mobilityware.com/privacy-policy.php Please see our Terms of Service at http://mobilityware.com/eula.php Please see our End User License Agreement at: https://www.mobilityware.com/terms-and-service/ Questions or comments? We want to know! Email us at support@mobilityware.com. Hearts: Card Game is created and supported by MobilityWare.

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hearts+ and Hearts are too close to call on the numbers: across 11 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Hearts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hearts+ against 4.7 for Hearts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96K and 104K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Hearts+'s written reviews are positive against 42% of Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Hearts monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Hearts+ versus Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Hearts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better4.7 (104K ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better42.2% of reviews
Number of ratings96K104K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184#140 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB404 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCMobilityWare

Customer experience

Hearts+

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

Hearts

All ratings101,940 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews874 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral14.8%
Negative43.0%

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

Hearts

From 104K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Good AI
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great for learning Hearts

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Ads too frequent
  • 🔍 Ads disrupt gameplay
  • 🐛 Ads freeze the game
  • 🔍 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Ads take you to App Store

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

Hearts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes when ads play
  • Inability to close certain ads
  • Scoring system resets unexpectedly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free version
  • Ability to review previous tricks
  • Ability to skip meaningless trick plays
  • Customizable avatars
  • Scoring system improvements
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  • Ability to move progress between devices

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
3 purchases

Hearts

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Status 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Status 6 Months$9.996 Months
  • Premium Status 12 Months$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearts free?
Hearts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Hearts?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Hearts averages 4.7 from 104K ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Hearts have ads?
Both Hearts+ and Hearts show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts+ or Hearts?
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Hearts monthly. Most recently, Hearts+ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hearts on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hearts+ or Hearts?
Hearts+ currently peaks at #184 in the App Store charts, and Hearts at #140. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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