Comparison

Ultimate Cribbage vs Nobs Cribbage

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Nobs Cribbage

Experience a modern take on the classic cribbage card game. Play against friends online or challenge AI opponents across five difficulty levels. Improve your skills with detailed stats, training tools, and an accurate rule engine.

Highlights
  • Play against friends online
  • Five AI difficulty tiers
  • Detailed game stats
  • Discard and pegging trainers
  • Accurate cribbage rule engine
  • Head-to-head records
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A modern version of the classic cribbage card game. Play against friends or computer opponents across five difficulty tiers. The bots run from amateur to professional, picking up more advanced cribbage strategy as you climb the ladder. You'll have training tools, discard and pegging accuracy numbers, and game stats to help you improve, too. No ads. No coins. Just cribbage. PLAY AGAINST FRIENDS Add friends by username or invite link, send a challenge, and play cribbage online with your friends. Nobs keeps a head-to-head record of all your games together, skunks included. Sign in and everything follows your account from device to device. CLIMB THE BOT LADDER Five difficulty tiers of bots. You unlock the next opponent by beating the last. The bots get the same honest shuffle you do. They never get better or worse cards to make the game easier or harder for you, and a bot cannot see your hand, your crib, or the deck. As you climb, the bots pick up real cribbage skills: better discarding, smarter pegging plays, longer memory, more board sense, fewer mistakes, and more. STATS AND METRICS TO HELP YOU IMPROVE Every game ends with stats to help you understand how you played. You’ll get discard grades, pegging accuracy grades, and even see who got more card luck - a measure of how much of the game came down to luck vs skill. Each discard is graded and you can see how your choice ranked against all 15 discard options. Your first five games include the full breakdown, and after that you get one free a day. TRAINING & CRIBBAGE TOOLS The hand counter will count any hand or crib, a tool for when you're playing with real cards in real life. It's the cribbage calculator for the moment at the table when someone says your count can't be right. The discard trainer deals you six cards, you toss two, and you see how your discard stacked up against every other option. It's the fastest way to sharpen your game. The best discard finder takes any six cards you throw at it and tells you the best toss. BUILT ON REAL CRIBBAGE RULES The Nobs cribbage engine was audited against the American Cribbage Congress 2025 rulebook. Fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, nobs, his heels, and the crib flush rule that trips everyone up. Two players, aces low, a race to 121. THE CLASSIC GAME OF CRIBBAGE Cribbage goes by crib, cribble, and noddy, and it has been played on a pegboard to 121 since the seventeenth century. If you grew up playing euchre, pinochle, hearts or spades, this card game will feel familiar. Whether you're a cribbage pro or still learning how to play cribbage, this modern cribbage app is for you. NOBS PRO One purchase, no subscriptions, no renewals. Pro adds the twelve Champion bots at the top of the ladder and removes the daily cap on full game breakdowns. Everything else is free. Terms of Use: https://www.nobscribbage.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.nobscribbage.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ultimate Cribbage4 screens
Nobs Cribbage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nobs Cribbage at none against Ultimate Cribbage's shown. Nobs Cribbage also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Ultimate Cribbage's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 17). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ultimate Cribbage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Nobs Cribbage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ultimate Cribbage against 4.7 for Nobs Cribbage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Cribbage has 31K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Ultimate Cribbage's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nobs Cribbage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Cribbage ships an update every 6 weeks, Nobs Cribbage every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ultimate Cribbage versus Nobs Cribbage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate CribbageNobs Cribbage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31K ratings)4.7 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard GamesKYLE ANTHONY MC GAHEY

Customer experience

Ultimate Cribbage

All ratings30,768 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,377 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.3%

Nobs Cribbage

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Nobs Cribbage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ultimate Cribbage

One-time10
  • 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
1 purchases

Nobs Cribbage

One-time1
  • Nobs Pro Lifetime$8.99

Questions

Is Ultimate Cribbage free?
Ultimate Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nobs Cribbage free?
Nobs Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Cribbage or Nobs Cribbage?
Nobs Cribbage is rated higher. Ultimate Cribbage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Nobs Cribbage averages 4.7 from 17 ratings.
Do Ultimate Cribbage or Nobs Cribbage have ads?
Ultimate Cribbage shows ads; Nobs Cribbage does not.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Cribbage or Nobs Cribbage?
Ultimate Cribbage ships an update every 6 weeks, and Nobs Cribbage every 10 days. Most recently, Ultimate Cribbage was updated on November 10, 2026 and Nobs Cribbage on November 10, 2026.

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