Keep Score vs Score Cribbage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keep Score
Easily track scores and levels for multiple games without the hassle of pen and paper. Features include a scoreboard, point history, timer, and a random player picker. Designed to enhance your gaming experience by simplifying scorekeeping.
- Multiple game score tracking
- Scoreboard
- Point history
- Timer
- Random player picker
- Annoying buzzer
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The simplest way to keep score for any game. Forget the napkin. Put down the pencil. Keep Score is the fast, simple scorekeeper for card games, board games, dice games, golf, dominoes, yard games, party games, and more. Track points, rounds, wins, and leaderboards—all in one place. Featured on Food Network's Ultimate Baking Championship as the scorekeeper of choice. Trusted by players around the world. SCORE ANY GAME Perfect for Yahtzee, Farkle, Cribbage, Spades, Hearts, Phase 10, Skip-Bo, Canasta, Hand & Foot, Rummy, Bunco, Mexican Train Dominoes, Five Crowns, Golf, and hundreds of other games. Add players, track rounds, record scores, and view the complete score history at a glance. • Unlimited players • Unlimited rounds • Running totals • Round-by-round score history • Winner tracking • Fast score entry • Clean, easy-to-read scoreboard BUILT-IN GAME TOOLS Everything you need for game night: • Calculator Mode — add and subtract points before saving a score • Dice Roller — roll without leaving the app • Countdown Timer — keep rounds on pace • Buzzer — let everyone know when time's up or an answer is wrong • Random Player Picker — settle who goes first every time DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Start a game in seconds. No account. No setup. No ads interrupting game night. Just open the app and keep score. "Exactly what a scorekeeper should be." "The best scorekeeper app. No ads, no extra steps—just simple and neat." Because keeping score should never get in the way of the game.
Score Cribbage
Easily track your cribbage scores with a stylish, animated pegboard. Customize your scoring experience with various color schemes based on flags.
- Animated pegboard
- Flag-based color schemes
- Easy scoring
- Stylish interface
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Score your cribbage game in style • Choose a color scheme based on flags • Easy to score • Animated pegboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Score Cribbage at none against Keep Score's 2. Score Cribbage also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (13.3 vs 17.0). Keep Score's advantage is ratings volume (4.3K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Keep Score sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Score Cribbage asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Keep Score against 4.6 for Score Cribbage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keep Score has 4.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Keep Score's written reviews are positive against 86% of Score Cribbage's.
Keep Score ships an update monthly, Score Cribbage every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keep Score | Score Cribbage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Orr | Patrik Matthews |
Customer experience
Keep Score
Score Cribbage
Bugs and requests
Keep Score
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes when trying to change winner setting
- Sound effects not working for some users
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to track dealer rotation
- Option to save and resume games
- Reports and statistics for games played
- Landscape mode support
Score Cribbage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Keep Score
- More Games$1.99
- Unlimited Games$5.99
Score Cribbage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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