Comparison

Ultimate Cribbage vs Smart Cribbage Scoring

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

Head to head
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

Smart Cribbage Scoring

This app replaces a physical cribbage board, allowing players to easily track scores, save games, and analyze statistics. Customize the look with your own images and manage local player profiles without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Digital cribbage board
  • Score tracking
  • Game saving
  • Player statistics
  • Editable play history
  • Local player profiles
  • Customizable backgrounds
Features
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Smart Cribbage Scoring can be used in place of a physical board, or when one is absent. It is especially useful for keeping track of rivalries and saving games for later. Drag your peg up the lane hole by hole, or use the scoring menu to tap the plays that made up your count. Either way, you’ll get the option to log your different plays in order to receive interesting statistics at the end of the match. It is a completely effortless process, but you can also just skip this step and just input a score. Every move of the game is listed in the editable play history. Change a score, retag a play from hand to crib, or remove a move entirely. The board rebuilds itself and nothing becomes a permanent statistic until the game ends. Every player gets a local profile. There are no login or account creation options. In Advanced Player Statistics, search any stat in plain words or scroll down the stat options drop down to view interesting facts and comparisons with your friends. The background and the board itself are customizable with images from your own camera roll.

Screenshots

Ultimate Cribbage4 screens
Smart Cribbage Scoring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Cribbage Scoring at none against Ultimate Cribbage's 10. Smart Cribbage Scoring also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Ultimate Cribbage's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Ultimate Cribbage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Smart Cribbage Scoring asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Cribbage Scoring holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ultimate Cribbage has 31K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ultimate Cribbage versus Smart Cribbage Scoring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate CribbageSmart Cribbage Scoring
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings31K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard GamesGABRIEL ALEXANDER DODGE

Customer experience

Ultimate Cribbage

All ratings30,707 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,321 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.8%

Smart Cribbage Scoring

All ratings2 ratings
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

Smart Cribbage Scoring

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
None

Smart Cribbage Scoring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Cribbage free?
Ultimate Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Cribbage Scoring free?
Smart Cribbage Scoring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ultimate Cribbage or Smart Cribbage Scoring?
Smart Cribbage Scoring is rated higher. Ultimate Cribbage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Smart Cribbage Scoring averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ultimate Cribbage or Smart Cribbage Scoring have ads?
Ultimate Cribbage shows ads; Smart Cribbage Scoring does not.

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