Comparison

Cribbage Royale vs Cribbler

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

Head to head
About

Cribbage Royale

Experience a new take on the classic card game with multiple variants and difficulty levels. Play against friends online or AI opponents, customize your theme, and complete daily challenges for rewards. Track your progress with extensive statistics stored in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • Multiple game variants (Five Card, Muggins, Three Players)
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • 9 customizable themes
  • Daily challenges
  • Extensive statistics
  • Facebook integration
Features
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Now with online multiplayer! Connect and play with friends and family or simply choose a random opponent. Play North Sky Games’ brand new Cribbage game. Reach the winning score before your opponent by racing around the pegboard! With a host of unique game variants, including Five Card, Muggins and Three Players, and 4 challenging levels of difficulty, Cribbage Royale offers an unparalleled game play experience! Customize your game to your liking with one of our 9 unique themes, including the new Night theme, and come back every day for a new chance to earn additional coins and unlock the latest theme by completing the daily challenges! Also includes Facebook integration! Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, never lose your statistics! Your statistics are stored in the cloud and shared between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • 4 difficulty options • 4 game modes: Regular, 3-Player, Muggins and Five Card Cribbage! • Extensive Statistics for each game mode! • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • 9 unique themes to customize your game play experience! • Daily Challenges! Come back every day for an additional chance to earn coins!

About

Cribbler

This game challenges you to fill a grid with cards, forming cribbage hands that match target values for each row and column. It's a unique puzzle experience that tests your strategy and cribbage hand recognition.

Highlights
  • Grid-based card filling
  • Cribbage hand formation
  • Target value matching
  • Strategy testing
  • Cribbage hand recognition
Features
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Cribbler blends the best of Cross Cribbage, Sudoku, and other math puzzles into a unique and challenging game. Your goal: fill a grid of cards to form cribbage hands, hitting the target value for every row and column. Test your strategy and sharpen your cribbage hand recognition skills as you use available cards to match each hand’s target. Cribbler offers a fun, innovative way to enhance your quick thinking and mastery of cribbage hand values!

Screenshots

Cribbage Royale4 screens
Cribbler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cribbler at 5.0 against Cribbage Royale's 3.6. Cribbler also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Cribbage Royale's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cribbage Royale sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Cribbler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbler holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Royale has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, Cribbler every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage Royale versus Cribbler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage RoyaleCribbler
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorth Sky GamesMitchell May

Customer experience

Cribbage Royale

All ratings40 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

Cribbler

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Cribbage Royale

One-time13
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tiny Chip Pack$4.99
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  • Small Coin Pack$9.99
  • Small Chip Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer$12.99
  • Huge Beginner's Pack$17.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$19.99
  • Medium Chip Pack$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Special Offer$39.99
  • Large Coin Pack$49.99
  • Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99
None

Cribbler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Royale free?
Cribbage Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbler free?
Cribbler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Royale or Cribbler?
Cribbler is rated higher. Cribbage Royale averages 3.6 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Cribbler averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cribbage Royale or Cribbler have ads?
Both Cribbage Royale and Cribbler show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Royale or Cribbler?
Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbler every 4 days. Most recently, Cribbage Royale was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cribbler on August 18, 2026.

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