Spades+ vs Hearts XT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spades+
Enjoy a classic trick-taking card game with customizable rules and player configurations. Play solo or with partners, strategizing bids and tricks to win. This ad-free experience offers a clean interface and adjustable opponent difficulty.
- 3 or 4 player modes
- Solo or partner play
- Customizable table and card appearance
- Adjustable nil bid rules
- Configurable spade lead rules
- Adjustable AI aggression
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No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions. Spades is a trick-taking card game that can be played with 3 players solo, 4 players solo, or 4 players with partners (2 teams of 2). A standard 52-card deck is dealt, then players bid the number of tricks they can take. The goal is to take as many tricks as were bid. When playing with partners, North/South is one team, West/East is the other, and teammates' bids and tricks are combined, so one player's underbid can compensate for his teammate's overbid. This app allows you to configure number of players and teams, the appearance of the table and cards, rules about nil bids and when spades can be lead. There are instructions included in the app, as well as a setting to make your robot opponents less aggressive or more aggressive. Spades Gold edition has no advertising and no in-app purchases. It includes several card back and tabletop options that are not available in the ad-supported edition.
Hearts XT
Experience the classic card game Hearts with intelligent AI opponents or connect with friends online. Customize your game with various backgrounds, characters, and difficulty levels. Features include statistics, hints, and automatic saving.
- Smart computer opponents
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Customizable game backgrounds and characters
- Scalable difficulty levels
- Assistance for beginners (Undo, Hints, Rules)
- Automatic save functionality
- User and computer player statistics
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Enjoy the popular card game classic Hearts with smart computer opponents or online with your friends. ** Hearts XT is free of ads ** Play with smart computer opponents: - Play anytime, anywhere. - Smart and challenging computer opponents. - Scalable level of difficulty. Many entertaining game options: - Adjust the app to your playing speed. - Choose from realistic game background scenes. - Customize from a selection of characters to play with. - Use your own pictures. Play online with friends: - No signup required. - Mixed mode possible with friends and computer. Many more features: - User and computer player statistics. - With assistance to help beginners having fun with Hearts: Undo, Hints, Hearts Rules. - Automatic save when you get a phone call or exit the app. Hearts is also known under alternative names as Rickety Kate, Black Lady, Black Maria, Black Widow, Queen of Spades, Black Queen and Black Cat. --- Hearts is a game of skill. Playing Hearts is not "gambling". This game does not offer "real money gambling" or an opportunity to win real money or prizes. Practice or success at social casino gaming does not imply future success at "real money gambling". (*) Terms of use for Online-Services see www.hearts-app.com/terms_of_use.en.html More at hearts-app.com Look forward to many hours of fun with Hearts!
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Verdict
Spades+ and Hearts XT both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Hearts XT's written reviews are positive against 47% of Spades+'s. Spades+'s advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Spades+ costs $2.99 and Hearts XT $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Spades+ against 4.7 for Hearts XT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spades+ has 293 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Spades+'s written reviews are positive against 90% of Hearts XT's.
Spades+ ships an update every 6 weeks, Hearts XT every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Spades+ | Hearts XT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (293 ratings) — better | 4.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 293 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #83 — better | #122 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Isar Interactive GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Spades+
Hearts XT
Bugs and requests
Spades+
Reported bugs
6 issues- Missed bid resulted in -4586 points for 45 bids
- Opponents bid before user
- Cards dealt before user bids
- Partner played card that allowed user to take a trick on a nil bid
- App spontaneously opens game settings
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- Game froze trying to change card backs
Requested features
6 requests- Fix scoring for missed bids
- Improve AI logic for bidding and play
- Add 10 for 200 scoring option
- Make deuce of spades wild
- Include jokers
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- Option to not immediately start a new game
Hearts XT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spades+
No in-app purchases
Hearts XT
No in-app purchases
