Comparison

Hearts Mobile vs Master 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 Mobile

A digital card game where players aim to score the fewest points by avoiding specific scoring cards. Utilize strategic card passing and trick-taking to either minimize your score or "Shoot the Moon" for a significant point swing.

Highlights
  • Easy to play interface
  • Advanced AI opponents
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Balanced game rules
  • Tablet and phone optimized
  • Strategic card passing
Features
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Play a captivating game of Hearts. To win you must avoid getting the scoring cards. Or you can Shoot the Moon. The game is over when one of the four players gains more or exactly 100 points. You win if you have the smallest score. Though chance is involved you can still make the best of your cards and win. FEATURES - Easy to use and play - Advanced AI players - 3 Difficulty Levels - Balanced rules - Designed for both Tablets and Phones TIPS - You can keep low and try to earn the lowest score by avoiding cards of hearts and especially by avoiding the 13-points Queen of Spades. - Another strategy is to go big and take all the hearts and the Queen of Spades, in which case you "Shoot the Moon". It will either take 26 points away or add 26 points to all your opponents. When at least one player goes over or reaches 100 points the game is over. - The scoring cards are the cards of hearts, each worth 1 point, and the Queen of Spades, worth 13 points. Whoever plays the highest card of the suit that started the trick collects the trick. The value of the cards grows in this order 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. - 13 cards are dealt to each player. Before every hand, each player has to choose 3 cards and pass them to another player with one exception. For every fourth hand no cards are passed. The player holding the 2 of clubs must lead to begin the first trick. - Players must follow suit. If you don't have a card of the suit which started the trick you can place any card. - Players can start tricks with a card from any suit, with one exception: the cards of hearts. Placing a card of hearts in the trick for the first time is called breaking the hearts. Once the hearts are broken you can start a trick with a card of hearts. - Sometimes you can collect all the scoring cards and thus you shoot the moon. In most cases you will receive 0 points and the others will each receive 26 points. - However, if by adding 26 points to other players they gain more than 100 points, but you still lose, another solution is preferred. In this case 26 points will be subtracted from your score and all the other players will keep their scores. - By default the set difficulty is easy. But you can change it from the main menu. To enter the main menu and to also pause the game just press on the button in the top left corner of the screen. You can change it from easy to medium, from medium to hard or from hard to easy. And the next time when you play a new hand, the AI will employ better strategies or not depending on your preferred difficulty level. If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you! Last but not least, a big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who has played Hearts Mobile!

About

Master Hearts

Experience a classic card game with customizable rules and AI opponents. Enjoy various scoring options and strategic gameplay. Perfect for solo play on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • 9 AI opponents with distinct playing styles
  • Classic Hearts rules
  • Optional scoring variations (Jack of Diamonds, no tricks)
  • Twanger and Magic Number options
  • Kitty and Asterisk scoring
  • Customizable game options
Features
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Select 3 of the 9 players to play against. Players have different playing styles and talk, saying different things. Playing options include classic Hearts rules where the opening lead is the two of Clubs, hearts count as 1 point and the Queen of Spades is 13 points. Shooting the Moon adds 26 points to the other players. Optionally, the Jack of Diamonds is -10 points and taking no tricks is -3 points. The Twanger option resets any score at the end of each hand that is a multiple of 25 (including 0) to the average of the remaining high and low scores. The Magic Number, selected at random, counts as a Twanger hit and also carries a 10 point assessment, called an Asterisk, at the end of the game. Asterisks also are assessed for looking at the Kitty when you are not supposed to and for leading a Heart before Hearts have been broken. Only the player winning the first Heart may look at the Kitty. The Jack of Diamonds, no tricks, Twangers, Magic Number, Kitty, and Asterisks all are options that can be chosen by the user.

Screenshots

Hearts Mobile4 screens
Master Hearts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Master Hearts at 100% against Hearts Mobile's 53%. Master Hearts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Hearts Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (237 vs 5). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hearts Mobile is free to download; Master Hearts costs $2.99 up front. Hearts Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Master Hearts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Master Hearts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hearts Mobile has 237 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Hearts Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Master Hearts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hearts Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Master Hearts every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hearts Mobile versus Master Hearts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHearts MobileMaster Hearts
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (237 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings237 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG Soft TeamKen Fox

Customer experience

Hearts Mobile

All ratings233 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative41.2%

Master Hearts

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hearts Mobile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Master Hearts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hearts Mobile free?
Hearts Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Master Hearts free?
Master Hearts costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hearts Mobile or Master Hearts?
Master Hearts is rated higher. Hearts Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 237 ratings, while Master Hearts averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Hearts Mobile or Master Hearts have ads?
Hearts Mobile shows ads; Master Hearts does not.
Which is updated more often, Hearts Mobile or Master Hearts?
Hearts Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and Master Hearts every 4 months. Most recently, Hearts Mobile was updated on October 23, 2026 and Master Hearts on October 26, 2026.

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