Hearts+ vs Up n' Down
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Multiplayer online play
- Challenging AI opponents
- Achievements and stats tracking
- Realistic card table feel
- Automatic game saving
- Jack of Diamonds game option
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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
Up n' Down
Experience a popular Portuguese trick-taking card game on your devices. Compete against AI or friends in multiplayer, aiming to reach a score of zero. Enjoy beautiful graphics and strategic gameplay.
- Multiplayer support for up to 4 players
- Single-player resume mode
- Exclusive graphics and playing cards
- Includes game rules
- Portuguese or Brazilian rule variations
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Playing statistics
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The popular Portuguese Up n' Down card game on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad and now also Mac. With support for up to 4 players, beautiful graphics and smooth animations. Up n' Down is a game common in Portuguese universities and is a trick-taking game in which the goal is to reach a score of zero - playable in single-player or in multi-player (anonymous or through GameCenter). It is a fun game, with just the correct amount strategy involved to keep you interested and keep you coming back, playing it for hours. Up n' Down offers many exciting features, including: - Thoroughly improved multiplayer mode, you can use your Mac, iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad to play with your friends on theirs - Resume mode (single-player) so that you can always continue from where you left - Beautiful exclusive made graphics and playing cards for all devices - Included Up n' Down play rules and game description - Play using Portuguese or Brazilian rules - Leader board and an extensive list of achievements - Your playing statistics This is it, the Up n' Down game you've been waiting - check it out!
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Verdict
Hearts+ and Up n' Down both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Up n' Down's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hearts+'s. Hearts+'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (96K vs 11). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Hearts+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Up n' Down sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hearts+ against 4.7 for Up n' Down. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 11, 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 91% of Up n' Down's.
Hearts+ ships an update every 4 weeks, Up n' Down every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearts+ | Up n' Down |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (96K ratings) — better | 4.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 96K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Star Software LLC | Ricardo Gameiro |
Customer experience
Hearts+
Up n' Down
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
Up n' Down
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hearts+
- A-Star VIP Membership Weekly$2.997 Days
- A-Star VIP Membership Monthly$9.991 Month
- A-Star VIP Membership Yearly$99.991 Year
- 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
Up n' Down
- 1 Year Ad Free$1.99









