Comparison

Hearts vs Hearts '

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Hearts

A classic trick-taking card game for four players where the goal is to avoid scoring points. Collect the fewest points by evading heart cards and the Queen of Spades to win.

Highlights
  • Trick-taking gameplay
  • Point evasion objective
  • Pass three cards each round
  • Queen of Spades penalty
  • Shoot the Moon mechanic
  • Classic card game rules
Features
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While the history of hearts goes back to Spanish Reversis game in 1750-ies, the game truly took off after release as a part of Microsoft Windows in 1992. As any other successful game, millions of clones have been created on all possible platforms. So why should you give our version a try? We tried to recreate all the fun of original game in a tiny download package. Hearts is trick-taking playing card game for 4 players, no teams and no trump suit. The game is also known as The Dirty, Black Lady, Chase the Lady, Crubs, and Black Maria, though any of these may refer to the similar but differently-scored game Black Lady. The game is regarded as a member of the Whist family of trick-taking games (which also includes Bridge and Spades), but the game is unique among Whist variants in that it is an evasion-type game. The object of the game is to avoid taking points. When the first player reaches 100 points, the player with the lowest number of points is the winner. In hearts each heart card is worth 1 point and the queen of spades is worth 13 points, which is as much as all of the other cards combined. At the beginning of round, the players choose three cards to pass to a random player. The player with the 2 of clubs must lead the first trick with the 2 of clubs. For each trick a player must follow suit unless he does not have a card of that suit. Because there is no trump, a player can not win a trick if he passes a card of any suit other than the suit lead. Hearts can not be lead until hearts are broken - after the first heart card has been played. If a player takes every point in a round, he “Shoots the Moon” and he receives 0 points for the round while all other players receive 26 points. Don't forget to check our Games section for more fun games...

About

Hearts '

Enjoy a classic card game experience with this free Hearts application. The objective is to score the fewest penalty points by avoiding hearts and the Queen of Spades. Supports "Shooting the Moon" and offers a clean, ad-free interface.

Highlights
  • Classic Hearts gameplay
  • Ad-free experience
  • Objective: lowest score wins
  • Avoid hearts and Queen of Spades
  • Supports 'Shooting the Moon'
Features
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Best Hearts Card Game. Best user experience. Hearts is 100% free game. Hearts is classic windows hearts game. There is no pop-up ads and full-screen ads. The objective of Hearts is to get as few hearts as possible. Each heart gives one penalty point. There is also one special card, the Queen of spades, which gives 13 penalty points. When one or more players reach 100 points or more, then the entire game is finished, and the player with the least points win. The game supports "Shooting the Moon".

Screenshots

Hearts3 screens
Hearts '4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hearts ' at 4.2 against Hearts's 1.5. Hearts ' also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (258 vs 2). Hearts's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts ' holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts ' has 258 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hearts's written reviews are positive against 9% of Hearts ''s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts ships an update every 6 months, Hearts ' every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hearts versus Hearts ': the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeartsHearts '
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)4.2 (258 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews9.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2258 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGASP Mobile Games IncZHENG LIAN

Customer experience

Hearts

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Hearts '

All ratings220 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%

In-app purchases

None

Hearts

No in-app purchases

None

Hearts '

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts free?
Hearts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hearts ' free?
Hearts ' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts or Hearts '?
Hearts ' is rated higher. Hearts averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hearts ' averages 4.2 from 258 ratings.
Do Hearts or Hearts ' have ads?
Hearts shows ads; Hearts ' does not.
Which is updated more often, Hearts or Hearts '?
Hearts ships an update every 6 months, and Hearts ' every 5 months. Most recently, Hearts was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hearts ' on October 24, 2026.

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