Five Kings vs Ultimate Cribbage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Five Kings
A challenging card game where players aim for the lowest score by melding sets and runs of cards. Features multiple difficulty levels and can be played solo or against others.
- Solitaire or multiplayer gameplay
- 11 rounds with increasing hand size
- Wild cards and scoring mechanics
- Drag-and-drop melding interface
- Five difficulty levels from Beginner to Expert
- Inspired by Five Crowns card game
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Five Kings is a challenging melding card game played solitaire or against your friends. In this game you play 11 rounds against the computer and/or against other humans. The winner is the player who has the lowest score at the end of the game. You start with the round of 3's where you have 3 cards and 3's are wild (in addition to Jokers). You end with the round of Kings where you have 13 cards and Kings are wild. In each turn, draw from the Draw or Discard pile to your hand, meld your cards (by dragging them to the meld area on the screen), and discard a card to the Discard pile. Melds are 3 or more of the same rank, or 3 or more in a sequence, including as many wild cards as you like. A player is "out" when they have melded all their cards, giving them a score of 0 for the round. All other players get one more turn to improve their hands, or also go out. At the end of the round, your score for the round is the sum of the unmelded cards you have left. Cards count their face value except that unmelded wild cards count 20, and unmelded Jokers count 50! Sound difficult? Fortunately Five Kings has five (of course) game difficulties from Beginner (where the game helps you play and gives you hints) to Challenging (where your on your own against the Expert). The Easy opponent may throw you wild cards half the time, but you'll need all your skills and strategy to beat the Expert consistently. Five Kings is inspired by the popular card game Five Crowns by Set Enterprises.
Ultimate Cribbage
Experience a classic card game with adjustable difficulty and automatic scoring for beginners. Pros can play manually while enjoying detailed score breakdowns and multiple game variants. Daily challenges offer in-game rewards.
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Automatic scorekeeping for beginners
- Manual scoring option for pros
- Detailed score breakdowns
- Multiple game variants (Classic, Muggins, Shotgun)
- Daily challenges with rewards
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"How fast can you become the Ultimate Cribbage Pro? Test your card skills against increasingly difficulties and reach 121 points before your opponent! Whether you are a Cribbage pro or an absolute beginner, Ultimate Cribbage will scratch that classic card game itch. • Beautiful & intuitive. Easy to read cards and suitable for all ages & skill levels. • Multiple difficulty levels! Can you become the next Cribbage Board Master? • Cribbage Newbie? Automatic scorekeeping will help you learn the best card strategies to maximize your hand & crib points. • Cribbage Pro? Play it the classic way and count points manually. Keep that brain sharp! • Detailed crib, hand, and play score breakdowns every round. • Choose between Classic Cribbage, Muggins, and Shotgun Cribbage variants. • Ace our daily challenge for in-game rewards. Enjoy the classic card game that friends, family and grandpas have been enjoying for decades! Install Ultimate Cribbage today!" Cribbage Club Subscription: - No advertisements - Gain access to new modes: Muggins & Shotgun - Level-up faster with 25% bonus XP boost! - Complete Challenges faster! Reduce charge time by 50%! Cribbage Club is the best way to play Ultimate Cribbage! Play with no advertisement interruptions, play different modes, level-up faster, and receive more challenges! You may subscribe for a month at a cost of $9.99. Prices may vary and may be converted to other currencies. Payment is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation. Subscription is renewed unless turned off at least twenty-four hours before the period ends. Canceling Trial or Subscription: You can turn off auto-renewal for subscriptions whenever you’d like through iTunes via: https://support.apple.com/HT202039. Upon cancellation and subscription period expiration, you will lose access to new modes, XP boost, challenge timer reduction, as well as start receiving ads. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at: https://wildcardstudios.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Privacy Policy:http://www.wildcardstudios.com/Privacy.html Terms of Use: https://wildcardstudios.com/tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ultimate Cribbage at Free against Five Kings's $0.99. Ultimate Cribbage also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). Five Kings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Ultimate Cribbage is free to download; Five Kings costs $0.99 up front. Ultimate Cribbage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Five Kings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultimate Cribbage holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Cribbage has 31K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Five Kings's written reviews are positive against 81% of Ultimate Cribbage's.
Five Kings ships an update every 36 months, Ultimate Cribbage every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Five Kings | Ultimate Cribbage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) | 4.6 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #118 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Pugh | WildCard Games |
Customer experience
Five Kings
Ultimate Cribbage
Bugs and requests
Five Kings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ultimate Cribbage
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scoring errors
- Crashes and freezes
- Ads covering game elements
- Progression issues after updates
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to play against real players
- Option to count points manually
- Slower scoring animation
- Save progress and stats
- Tutorial for new players
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- Offline play mode
In-app purchases
Five Kings
No in-app purchases
Ultimate Cribbage
- Remove Ads Sale$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
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- Starter Pack$5.99
- Cribbage Club$7.99
- Special Offer$9.99
- Small Coin Pack$9.99
- Beginner Pack$12.99
- Medium Coin Pack$19.99
- Advanced Pack$24.99
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