Classic Pong! vs Cribbage for iMessage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Pong!
Experience the classic arcade game with a minimalist design and straightforward controls. Test your reflexes and master the simple yet challenging gameplay. Enjoy pure, unadulterated fun with just a paddle, a ball, and your skills.
- Timeless arcade gameplay
- Clean and intuitive design
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Pure, distraction-free fun
- Skill-based challenges
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Classic Pong! Step into the timeless thrill of one of the most iconic games ever created. With its clean design and intuitive gameplay, Classic Pong delivers pure fun, no distractions, just paddle, ball, and skill. Easy to play, hard to master. Ready to bounce?
Cribbage for iMessage
Enjoy a classic card game directly within your messaging conversations. Start new games or pick up where you left off without any logins or ads. Play at your own pace, asynchronously, with no time limits.
- Play directly in iMessage
- No login required
- Asynchronous gameplay
- No time limits
- View score and scoring breakdown
- Continue existing games
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Play Cribbage in iMessage! This app gives you a simple way to play cribbage with your friends. No login needed, no sessions to maintain, no ads or in-app purchases. Start a fresh game by choosing the app from the iMessage extension view or click on a message to continue a game. Compact by default, you can expand the app to view the current score, previous plays during the play round, and a breakdown of the scoring for a hand or crib. Play when you are ready, completely asynchronously and without any time limits, so you can put it down and pick it up at your leisure. Just the simple joy of cribbage!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Classic Pong! at Free against Cribbage for iMessage's $0.99. Classic Pong! also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). Cribbage for iMessage's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases and 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
Classic Pong! is free to download; Cribbage for iMessage costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Classic Pong! holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Pong! has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Classic Pong! ships an update every 12 months, Cribbage for iMessage every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Pong! | Cribbage for iMessage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (61 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ilan TETRUASHVILI | Stefan J. Wernli |
In-app purchases
Classic Pong!
No in-app purchases
Cribbage for iMessage
No in-app purchases
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