Comparison

Hearts+ vs Phrazle

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
Currently charting
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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

Phrazle

Engage in daily word-guessing challenges with this game. It offers practice modes and uses color-coded feedback on the keyboard to guide your guesses. Track your progress with lifetime statistics.

Highlights
  • Daily challenges
  • Practice games
  • Color-coded keyboard feedback
  • Lifetime stats tracking
Features
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Phrazle has tons of fun features: - Daily challenges - Practice games - Color coded keys on keyboard for right and wrong guesses - Lifetime stats tracking

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Phrazle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts+ at 4.8 against Phrazle's 2.4. Hearts+ also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 14%) and ratings volume (96K vs 9). Phrazle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Phrazle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 9, 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 14% of Phrazle's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hearts+ versus Phrazle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Phrazle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings) — better2.4 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings96K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#155 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCUnwind Media, LLC

Customer experience

Hearts+

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

Phrazle

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%

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

Phrazle

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
None

Phrazle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phrazle free?
Phrazle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Phrazle?
Hearts+ is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Phrazle averages 2.4 from 9 ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Phrazle have ads?
Hearts+ shows ads; Phrazle does not.

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