Hearts+ vs King’s Corner
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?"
King’s Corner
This card game offers a familiar solitaire-style gameplay with strategic twists. Play solo against adaptive AI, challenge friends online, or enjoy a pass-and-play mode. It's accessible for visually impaired players and updated with a modern interface.
- Solitaire-style card gameplay
- Adaptive AI opponents
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- Pass & Play mode
- VoiceOver compatibility
- Refreshed interface
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Move over Solitaire, there's a new king of card games! King’s Corner, or Kings in the Corner, is a great game for all ages—easy to pick up and endlessly entertaining. And now, updated with adaptive app icons and a refreshed interface, King’s Corner 3 is better than ever! Play on your own with an AI that’s as challenging as you like: one to three opponents can miss moves while you’re still learning and be laser-accurate once you’ve mastered the game. Play with friends online via Game Center or in a group with our all-new pass & play mode that’s all the fun with none of the shuffling and dealing. Best of all, King’s Corner 3 is fully compatible with VoiceOver so players with limited or no vision are welcome. Here’s how the game works: King's Corner uses the same basic rules as games like Solitaire—cards are placed in descending order and in alternating colors. A red 9 can be played on a black 10, or a black ace can be placed on a red 2. The deck is set up with 8 spaces around the deck; four king spaces (marked with a crown) and four unmarked spaces. You'll get a new card at the beginning of every turn, and the goal of the game is to get rid of your cards first by making as many of the following types of moves as possible: • Add a card to any existing stack • Move a card or stack in one unmarked space to the bottom of any other card or stack. King stacks don't move, since there's nothing higher than a King. • Start a new stack if there's an empty space on the table. Only kings can start the corner stacks, but any other card can start a stack in one of the four unmarked spots. Note: This version of King's Corner is ad-supported. If you enjoy it, be sure to check out the paid, ad-free version also available on the App Store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: King’s Corner at none against Hearts+'s 9. King’s Corner also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). Hearts+'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (95K vs 9.9K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Hearts+ sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. King’s Corner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Hearts+ against 4.7 for King’s Corner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts+ has 95K ratings behind it against 9.9K, 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 49% of King’s Corner's.
Hearts+ ships an update monthly, King’s Corner every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hearts+ | King’s Corner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (95K ratings) — better | 4.7 (9.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews | 48.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95K — better | 9.9K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A Star Software LLC | Bitpress, LLC |
Customer experience
Hearts+
King’s Corner
User reviews
Hearts+
From 95K App Store ratingsWhat 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
King’s Corner
From 9.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay
- ⏱️ Fast-paced and responsive
- 💕 Nostalgic and brings back memories
- 🎨 Customizable visuals and themes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🤖 AI opponent cheats or makes questionable moves
- 🔌 Connectivity issues with online/multiplayer
- 👎 Unfair gameplay favoring the computer
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
King’s Corner
Reported bugs
4 issues- Incorrect card placements by the AI
- Inability to change game settings between matches
- Unreliable Game Center integration
- Clipboard data access raising security concerns
Requested features
4 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users
- Detailed win/loss statistics and leaderboards
- Option to adjust AI difficulty level
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
King’s Corner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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