HITSTER Downloads & RevenueHITSTER · App Store & Google Play
HITSTER gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
HITSTER by Koninklijke Jumbo B.V is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 56 events
- 🚀HITSTER: now shown next to Beatster, SongaxisiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🚀HITSTER on the Breakout Radar at #83AndroidFast-growing indie apps, ranked daily.
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · SE
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #39AndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · NL, SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · DE, NL, SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · DE, NL, SE
- 📦HITSTER updated to version 4.1.1iOSWe want you to have the best possible Hitster experience. This update contains bug fixes and improvements to ensure the app's continued reliability.
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #40AndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · NL, SE
- 📈HITSTER charting in a new countryAndroidItaly
- ✏️HITSTER added hidden keywords: importiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · DE, NL, SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · NL, SE
- 📈HITSTER hit #1iOSTop Free · Music · CA
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #53AndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · NL
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #61AndroidTop Free · All Apps · NL
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · NL
- 📈HITSTER charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · SE
- ✏️HITSTER: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · SA
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · ES
- 📈HITSTER charting in a new countryAndroidSpain
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #74AndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · NL
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #123AndroidTop Free · All Apps · NL
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE · Top Free · Entertainment · SE
- 📈HITSTER new best rank in the overall chart: #75AndroidTop Free · All Apps · SE
- 📈HITSTER charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidNetherlands · Sweden
- 📈HITSTER hit #1iOSTop Free · Games · SE
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Games · DE
- ✏️HITSTER: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · ID
- ✏️HITSTER: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · 10 countries
- ✏️HITSTER: new screenshotsiOS6 screenshots (was 6) · NL
- 📦HITSTER updated to version 4.1iOSWe want you to have the best possible Hitster experience. This update contains bug fixes and improvements to ensure the app's continued reliability.
- 📈HITSTER hit #1iOSTop Free · Board · DE
- 📦HITSTER updated to version 4.1.0AndroidWe want you to have the best possible Hitster experience. This update contains bug fixes and improvements to ensure the app's continued reliability.
- 🌟HITSTER: featuring lifted it to #5 (from #50)iOSTop gratis games · NL
- 🌟HITSTER: featuring lifted it to #4 (from #33)iOSGratistoppen: Spel · SE
- ✏️HITSTER added hidden keywords: triviaiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · SE
- 📈HITSTER charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidAustralia · Canada
- 📈HITSTER entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Entertainment · CA · Top Free · Entertainment · FR
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · DE, NL, SE
- 🌟HITSTER featured by AppleiOSgames · NL, SE
- 📈HITSTER hit #1iOSTop Free · Music · DE
- 🆕HITSTER first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidGermany
- 🆕HITSTER first spotted by AppInsideriOS#68 in Top Free · Games · Germany
- 📦HITSTER version 4.0.2iOSNo release notes
- 📦HITSTER version 4.0.3AndroidWe want you to have the best possible Hitster experience! This update includes bug fixes and improvements to keep the app running smoothly and reliably.
- 🆕HITSTER released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕HITSTER released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Games › Music FreeHITSTER at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-10. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A companion app for the HITSTER physical card game that enables users to scan song cards and play music via Spotify to arrange hits chronologically, targeting social party groups and casual gamers. The app holds strong positions in Music Free charts across major European markets including Germany (#2), France (#3), and Italy (#4), while also ranking within the top ten in the US and UK, indicating broad international adoption of this hybrid digital-physical entertainment model.
Similar apps: Spotify, Apple Music, Trivia Crack
Music Trivia Minimalist UI Modern medium sessions multiplayer Premium
#party game #card game companion #spotify integration #chronological order #social deduction #music history
App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
HITSTER declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v4.0.3, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
HITSTER downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 5M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where HITSTER's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #2 Games › Music Free | 14 of 30 countries | #17 | – |
| Google Play | #13 Entertainment Free | 6 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in 
Mexico ▲ ×4.1 · 
Spain ▲ +122% · 
Sweden ▲ +33%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 212 | 39% | ▼ -24% |
| Netherlands | 83 | 15% | ▼ -38% |
 United States | 54 | 10% | ▼ -26% |
 Canada | 44 | 8% | ▼ -5% |
| Sweden | 39 | 7% | ▲ +33% |
 France | 28 | 5% | ▼ -40% |
| Mexico | 23 | 4% | ▲ ×4.1 |
| Spain | 21 | 4% | ▲ +122% |
 United Kingdom | 13 | 2% | ▼ -33% |
 Poland | 10 | 2% | – |
 Brazil | 6.8 | 1% | ▼ -19% |
 Japan | 6.5 | 1% | ▲ +15% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 4k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 28k 85 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 32k |
What users say about HITSTER
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the game's social appeal and cross-generational fun but criticize technical instability. Recent updates have introduced bugs like black screens, incorrect song playback, and forced phone flipping that break core mechanics.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and regular updates. The main complaints are about not being fun, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Besides that, we enjoyed it”
- Updates: “If you guys made an updated version it’d be so much better!”
- Useful: “High recommend it for all ages”
Common complaints
- Fun: “Fun but when the app worked”
- Crashes & bugs: “Super fun game, but app is wayyyy to buggy”
- Connection & sync: “Yes, we are connected to Wi-Fi ;)”
- Price & subscription: “This is a rip off as it only works if you have Spotify premium”
About HITSTER
Create an instant party with HITSTER, the music card game of the century!
Listen to over 100 years of amazing hits, take turns arranging them in chronological order on your music timeline and create your trip down memory lane. The first player to collect 10 hits is the winner.
With more than 300 of the greatest hits from the last 100 years, HITSTER is the perfect game for an evening with lots of laughing, singing, dancing and sharing memories. Simply open the box, scan a song card with this HITSTER app and let the music do the rest to create an instant party. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends to have fun together and see who is crowned the HITSTER.
Game characteristics:
- Everybody is invited for the HITSTER party! Super easy rules and no game set-up gets the party started in no-time. Simply scan a card with the free Hitster app and the music starts playing automatically in Spotify, isn't that cool?
- HITSTER is the music game in which you don’t have to be a music expert. Simply guess if a song was released before or after other songs in your music timeline. The futher you are in building your timeline the more challenging it becomes. Your chances of winning increases if you can also name the artists and song titles.
- Are you craving to show of your music knowledge? Play HITSTER with the Pro rules or even Expert rules in which you have to know the exact year, artist and song title.
- Fancy a less competitive trip down memory lane? Then HITSTER can also be played as one team or by yourself.
GET THE PARTY STARTED!
HITSTER requires a mobile phone with an internet connection. For the best experience, use the free HITSTER app and Spotify. Visit www.hitstergame.com for device compatibility.
For the latest Hitster news, updates, and competitions, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @hitsterparty.
HITSTER App Store
HITSTER gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
HITSTER is #2 in Games › Music Free in Germany and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Games › Music FreeHITSTER at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-10. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A companion app for the HITSTER physical card game that enables users to scan song cards and play music via Spotify to arrange hits chronologically, targeting social party groups and casual gamers. The app holds strong positions in Music Free charts across major European markets including Germany (#2), France (#3), and Italy (#4), while also ranking within the top ten in the US and UK, indicating broad international adoption of this hybrid digital-physical entertainment model.
Similar apps: Spotify, Apple Music, Trivia Crack
Music Trivia Minimalist UI Modern medium sessions multiplayer Premium
#party game #card game companion #spotify integration #chronological order #social deduction #music history
HITSTER on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
HITSTER declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
HITSTER downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where HITSTER's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Games › MusicFree | #2 |
| United States | Games › MusicFree | #17 |
| France | Games › MusicFree | #4 |
| United Kingdom | Games › MusicFree | #7 |
| Canada | Games › MusicFree | #5 |
| Germany | Games › BoardFree | #9 |
 Australia | Games › MusicFree | #7 |
| Germany | GamesFree | #58 |
 Italy | Games › MusicFree | #9 |
| Japan | Games › MusicFree | #44 |
 South Korea | Games › MusicFree | #21 |
| France | Games › BoardFree | #23 |
| Brazil | Games › MusicFree | #20 |
| United States | Games › BoardFree | #150 |
| Netherlands | GamesFree | #36 |
| Canada | Games › BoardFree | #30 |
| United Kingdom | Games › BoardFree | #95 |
| Sweden | GamesFree | #42 |
| Australia | Games › BoardFree | #55 |
| South Korea | Games › BoardFree | #86 |
| Canada | GamesFree | #187 |
| Brazil | Games › BoardFree | #88 |
| Italy | Games › BoardFree | #75 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › MusicFree | #47 |
 Indonesia | Games › MusicFree | #79 |
Apps near HITSTER on the chart
Games › Music Free, around #2.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisGrowing fastest in Mexico ▲ ×4.1 · Spain ▲ +122% · Sweden ▲ +33%
New ratings by country (12)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 212 | 39% | ▼ -24% |
| Netherlands | 83 | 15% | ▼ -38% |
| United States | 54 | 10% | ▼ -26% |
| Canada | 44 | 8% | ▼ -5% |
| Sweden | 39 | 7% | ▲ +33% |
| France | 28 | 5% | ▼ -40% |
| Mexico | 23 | 4% | ▲ ×4.1 |
| Spain | 21 | 4% | ▲ +122% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 2% | ▼ -33% |
| Poland | 10 | 2% | – |
| Brazil | 6.8 | 1% | ▼ -19% |
| Japan | 6.5 | 1% | ▲ +15% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about HITSTER
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the game's social appeal and cross-generational fun but criticize technical instability. Recent updates have introduced bugs like black screens, incorrect song playback, and forced phone flipping that break core mechanics.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and regular updates. The main complaints are about not being fun, and crashes and bugs. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Besides that, we enjoyed it”
- Updates: “If you guys made an updated version it’d be so much better!”
- Useful: “High recommend it for all ages”
Common complaints
- Fun: “Fun but when the app worked”
- Crashes & bugs: “Super fun game, but app is wayyyy to buggy”
- Connection & sync: “Yes, we are connected to Wi-Fi ;)”
- Price & subscription: “This is a rip off as it only works if you have Spotify premium”
About HITSTER
Create an instant party with HITSTER, the music card game of the century!
Listen to over 100 years of amazing hits, take turns arranging them in chronological order on your music timeline and create your trip down memory lane. The first player to collect 10 hits is the winner.
With more than 300 of the greatest hits from the last 100 years, HITSTER is the perfect game for an evening with lots of laughing, singing, dancing and sharing memories. Simply open the box, scan a song card with this HITSTER app and let the music do the rest to create an instant party. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends to have fun together and see who is crowned the HITSTER.
Game characteristics:
- Everybody is invited for the HITSTER party! Super easy rules and no game set-up gets the party started in no-time. Simply scan a card with the free Hitster app and the music starts playing automatically in Spotify, isn't that cool?
- HITSTER is the music game in which you don’t have to be a music expert. Simply guess if a song was released before or after other songs in your music timeline. The futher you are in building your timeline the more challenging it becomes. Your chances of winning increases if you can also name the artists and song titles.
- Are you craving to show of your music knowledge? Play HITSTER with the Pro rules or even Expert rules in which you have to know the exact year, artist and song title.
- Fancy a less competitive trip down memory lane? Then HITSTER can also be played as one team or by yourself.
GET THE PARTY STARTED!
HITSTER requires a mobile phone with an internet connection. For the best experience, use the free HITSTER app and Spotify. Visit www.hitstergame.com for device compatibility.
For the latest Hitster news, updates, and competitions, follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook @hitsterparty.
Latest updates
Store changes
What HITSTER changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
HITSTER Android
HITSTER gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
HITSTER is #23 in Entertainment Free on Google Play in Germany and charting in 6 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Entertainment FreeHITSTER on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v4.0.3, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
HITSTER downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where HITSTER's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | EntertainmentFree | #23 |
| Netherlands | EntertainmentFree | #13 |
| Sweden | EntertainmentFree | #14 |
| France | EntertainmentFree | #113 |
| Canada | EntertainmentFree | #109 |
| Netherlands | All AppsFree | #118 |
| Sweden | All AppsFree | #113 |
| Spain | EntertainmentFree | #119 |
Apps near HITSTER on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #23.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about HITSTER
From the 62 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the game as a fun social experience for families and parties, but criticize technical issues like incorrect song playback and Spotify connectivity bugs. A significant number of complaints focus on the lack of support for alternative music streaming services like YouTube Music or Deezer.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun. The main complaints are about connection and sync problems. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “absolutely such a fun game!”
Common complaints
- Connection & sync: “Cant connect with the Spotify”
About HITSTER
Create an instant party with HITSTER, the music card game of the century!
Listen to over 100 years of amazing hits, take turns arranging them in chronological order on your music timeline and create your trip down memory lane. The first player to collect 10 hits is the winner.
With more than 300 of the greatest hits from the last 100 years, HITSTER is the perfect game for an evening with lots of laughing, singing, dancing and sharing memories. Simply open the box, scan a song card with this HITSTER app and let the music do the rest to create an instant party. So what are you waiting for? Invite your friends to have fun together and see who is crowned the HITSTER.
Game characteristics:
- Everybody is invited for the HITSTER party! Super easy rules and no game set-up gets the party started in no-time. Simply scan a card with the free Hitster app and the music starts playing automatically in Spotify, isn't that cool?
- HITSTER is the music game in which you don’t have to be a music expert. Simply guess if a song was released before or after other songs in your music timeline. The futher you are in building your timeline the more challenging it becomes. Your chances of winning increases if you can also name the artists and song titles.
- Are you craving to show of your music knowledge? Play HITSTER with the Pro rules or even Expert rules in which you have to know the exact year, artist and song title.
- Fancy a less competitive trip down memory lane? Then HITSTER can also be played as one team or by yourself.
GET THE PARTY STARTED!
HITSTER requires a mobile phone with an internet connection. For the best experience, use the free HITSTER app and Spotify. Visit www.hitstergame.com for device compatibility.
What's new in 4.1.0
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