Comparison

Hearts+ vs K9 Sheepshead

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

K9 Sheepshead

Experience the classic 5-player Sheepshead card game with friends or AI. Learn advanced strategies with AI explanations and train a puppy as you progress. This free, family-friendly game offers a fun way to master trick-taking mechanics.

Highlights
  • 5-player Sheepshead card game
  • Multiplayer with friends and AI
  • Advanced AI with strategic explanations
  • Puppy training progression system
  • Free to play
  • Family-friendly
Features
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Classic Sheepshead card game...and puppies! New! Multiplayer, This is a 5 player game with any combination of friends and/or AI bots. An advanced AI focuses first on bringing in new players to the game; pick up the game and just start playing. Training progresses quickly, and even the most experienced players might learn a thing or two. Each strategic decision is explained! See inside the thought process of a mature Sheepshead AI originally published in 1992 and updated in 2019. To measure your progress, you will be training a puppy which will advance through its lessons as you learn Sheepshead. Puppy raising tips come from 16 years of service-dog training experience. This is a free, fun family table card game along the lines of other trick-taking games like Spades, Hearts, Euchre, etc.

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
K9 Sheepshead4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hearts+ and K9 Sheepshead both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of K9 Sheepshead's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hearts+'s. Hearts+'s advantage is ratings volume (96K vs 157). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and K9 Sheepshead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 K9 Sheepshead. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 157, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Hearts+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of K9 Sheepshead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, K9 Sheepshead fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hearts+ versus K9 Sheepshead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+K9 Sheepshead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better4.7 (157 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96K — better157
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB57 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCWilliam Hamshire

Customer experience

Hearts+

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

K9 Sheepshead

All ratings134 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

K9 Sheepshead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

K9 Sheepshead

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is K9 Sheepshead free?
K9 Sheepshead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or K9 Sheepshead?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while K9 Sheepshead averages 4.7 from 157 ratings.
Do Hearts+ or K9 Sheepshead have ads?
Both Hearts+ and K9 Sheepshead show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hearts+ or K9 Sheepshead?
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, and K9 Sheepshead fortnightly. Most recently, Hearts+ was updated on November 6, 2026 and K9 Sheepshead on November 3, 2026.

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