Comparison

Hearts+ vs Jakalooki

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

Jakalooki

Experience the classic Jamaican card game, Kalooki, online. Play solo against AI for free or subscribe to join friends and family in live multiplayer matches with various social features.

Highlights
  • Authentic Jamaican Kalooki gameplay
  • Solo play against AI
  • Live online multiplayer
  • Private tables with friends
  • Player profiles and avatars
  • Scheduled games
  • Collectible card-back art
Features
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Pull up a chair. The table is set. Jakalooki brings the beloved Jamaican card game Kalooki to life, live online. The same nine rounds of sets and runs your family has played for generations, with all the plucking, calling, tacking, and triumphant lay-downs, now shared across kitchens, cities, and oceans. PLAY FREE, RIGHT NOW Sharpen your game solo against smart, characterful AI opponents. No account, no purchase, no fuss. Just deal the cards and play authentic Kalooki, free. BRING YOUR PEOPLE TO THE TABLE (SUBSCRIPTION) A subscription unlocks live online multiplayer: - Private tables with friends and family: share a simple 4-letter game code and everyone is in - Quick matches when you want a game right now - Player accounts and profiles with avatars - Friends list and player directory, so you can find your people and keep them close - Scheduled games, so Sunday-night Kalooki survives any time zone - Rankings, to see how your game measures up - A collectible card-back art store, featuring the "Jamaican Schools" collection celebrating Jamaica's high schools REAL KALOOKI, PLAYED RIGHT This is authentic Jamaican Kalooki: contracts across nine rounds, plucking, calling, tacking, challenges, and jokers, all enforced the way the table expects. Pause the game when life happens. Admit latecomers as the host. Settle every round with a proper score sheet. Guests even pick Jamaican fruit avatars (Banana, Mango, Pineapple, Ackee, Breadfruit, or Sugar Cane) before they take a seat at the rich green-and-gold board. ONE HOST CAN TREAT THE WHOLE TABLE With the Family Host plan, up to 7 invited guests play FREE in the host's games. One subscription, the whole family at the table. Just like hosting Kalooki night at your place. NEVER PAY-TO-WIN Subscriptions buy access and social features, never an in-game advantage. At a Jakalooki table, the cards do not care what you paid. Skill, strategy, and brag-worthy lay-downs only. SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS (auto-renewing) - Individual: $3.99/month or $24.99/year. Play in any game, hosted or quick match. - Family Host: $11.99/month or $74.99/year. Host tables where up to 7 invited guests play free in your games. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices shown are in USD and may vary by region. Your Jakalooki account works everywhere you play Jakalooki. Accounts require users to be 18 or older per our Terms. Terms of Use (EULA): https://jakalooki.upperloftenterprises.com/terms/multiplayer Privacy Policy: https://jakalooki.upperloftenterprises.com/privacy/multiplayer Questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you: support@upperloftenterprises.com From our family table to yours: deal yourself in.

Screenshots

Hearts+4 screens
Jakalooki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jakalooki at 100% against Hearts+'s 45%. Jakalooki also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Hearts+'s advantage is ratings volume (96K vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and Jakalooki sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jakalooki holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 96K ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of Jakalooki's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hearts+ versus Jakalooki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts+Jakalooki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96K ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96K — better7
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Star Software LLCUpper Loft Enterprises LLC

Customer experience

Hearts+

All ratings95,519 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews931 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative46.8%

Jakalooki

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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

Jakalooki

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
10 purchases

Jakalooki

One-time10
  • Island Botanics$1.99
  • Merl Grove High School$1.99
  • Munro College$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Rusea's High School$1.99
  • The Queen's School$1.99
  • St. Andrew High School$1.99
  • Wolmer's Boys' School$1.99
  • deCarteret College$1.99
  • York Castle High School$1.99
  • Island Club$2.99

Questions

Is Hearts+ free?
Hearts+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jakalooki free?
Jakalooki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hearts+ or Jakalooki?
Jakalooki is rated higher. Hearts+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96K ratings, while Jakalooki averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Hearts+ or Jakalooki have ads?
Hearts+ shows ads; Jakalooki does not.

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