Comparison

Cribbage Royale vs Cribbage Dash

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

Cribbage Dash

Enjoy a classic card game experience offline with adjustable AI opponents and learning tools. Review your plays with detailed analysis and resume games anytime. Customize your game board and cards for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Distinct AI opponent personalities
  • Discard and pegging analysis
  • Resume saved games
  • Customizable game boards and cards
  • Offline play
  • Step-by-step tutorial
Features
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Cribbage is a classic card game. Play against the computer with adjustable difficulty, coaching tools, and distinct AI opponents; then resume anytime from where you left off. Single Player Cribbage - Five difficulty levels: From learning the basics (Level 1) to a strong opponent (Level 5). - Four named challengers: Risky Ruby (aggressive, streaky), Careful Carol (defensive, stingy), Old Man River (unpredictable), and Sandbagging Sam (slow start, strong finish). Each has a distinct style and personality. - Leaster: (misère or lowball cribbage) — first to 121 loses. Hardest AI only; muggins off. - Draft: Draft your hand from 12 face-up cards (alternating picks), then play normal cribbage — more planning, less blind luck. - Muggins option: The ability to turn muggins on and score your own hand as well as catch the computer making mistakes (but watch out, it'll catch your mistakes too) - Resume game: Your game is saved automatically. Return to the main menu and pick up the same game later. - Correct cribbage rules: Full game to 121 points: deal, cut, discard, the crib, pegging, and the show, with proper scoring for fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and nobs. - Customization: Custom boards, board wood, card backs, and playing table. - Portrait and landscape: Play in either orientation on phones and tablets. - Tutorial - Step-by-step tutorial for new players Learn and Improve - Discard Analysis: See all 15 discard combinations ranked by expected value. Your Discard Efficiency score shows exactly how optimal your decision was across all 46 possible cut cards. - Pegging Analysis: See a review of the pegging for the prior round and see if you played the most optimal card. - Audit log: Optional in-game log of scoring and key events for reviewing the hand. Privacy and Offline - No account required. - No ads. - No third-party analytics or tracking in the app. - All game data stays on your device and is never sent online. - Play fully offline. Whether you're learning cribbage or sharpening your strategy, Cribbage Dash is a smooth and relaxing way to play.

Screenshots

Cribbage Royale4 screens
Cribbage Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cribbage Dash at 100% against Cribbage Royale's 22%. Cribbage Dash also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 13). Cribbage Royale's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 6). On price 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. Cribbage Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage Dash 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Cribbage Royale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cribbage Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Dash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cribbage Royale versus Cribbage Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage RoyaleCribbage Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (40 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size447 MB47 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorth Sky GamesLANCE DARIN MILLIONE

Customer experience

Cribbage Royale

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

Cribbage Dash

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
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

Cribbage Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Royale free?
Cribbage Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbage Dash free?
Cribbage Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Royale or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage Dash is rated higher. Cribbage Royale averages 3.6 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Cribbage Dash averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Cribbage Royale or Cribbage Dash have ads?
Cribbage Royale shows ads; Cribbage Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Royale or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Dash every 4 days. Most recently, Cribbage Royale was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cribbage Dash on September 20, 2026.

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