Comparison

Cribbage Royale vs Ice House 42

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

Ice House 42

Experience authentic Texas 42 dominoes on your iPhone and iPad. This game features true double-six domino play with full bidding and trump selection. It includes AI opponents and partner, plus customizable house rules for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Authentic double-six domino play
  • Full bidding and trump selection
  • AI partner and opponents
  • Customizable house rules
  • Offline play
  • Tutorials and trick review
Features
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Welcome to the ice house. Ice House 42 is authentic Texas 42, the beloved trick-taking game played with a double-six domino set, not cards. Built for iPhone and iPad. Bid, name your trump, and team up with your AI partner to outsmart AI opponents that make you earn every mark. NEW TO 42? START WITH 42 SCHOOL Learn the game before the family gets together. 42 School is free inside the app: seven short lessons that take you from your first domino to playing a full hand, with quick practice questions after every new idea. - Meet the Dominoes: pips, doubles, and why every domino belongs to two suits - The Goal and the Count: tricks, the count dominoes, 42 points, and marks - Leading and Following - Trump: how to spot every trump in your hand - The Auction: what a bid promises, the 30 minimum, and when to pass - Play a Hand - Winning Habits Texas 42 has been played at kitchen tables and ice houses across Texas for over a century. We built Ice House 42 to honor it: every rule done right, wrapped in brass, felt, and a little neon. THE GAME - Double-six domino play; 7 tricks, 42 points, first partnership to 7 marks wins - Full bidding and trump selection (blanks through sixes, doubles, and follow-me) - A partner and two opponents driven by AI that bids, reads the table, and punishes mistakes EVERY HOUSE RULE - Special contracts: Splash, Plunge, and Sevens - Nello in all three flavors: doubles high, low, and suited - Forced-bid and tournament (no forced bid) options - Turn variants on and off to match the way your family plays BUILT TO LEARN AND MASTER - 42 School: seven free lessons for brand-new players - A full Rulebook for quick reference - Trick Review to study every hand after it's played - Statistics tracking your bids, contracts, and defensive record over time PLAY YOUR WAY - Beautiful in both portrait and landscape, on iPhone and iPad - Plays offline. No account required. - Made for newcomers and old hands alike Whether you grew up playing 42 or you're picking up your first domino, pull up a stool. The table's set.

Screenshots

Cribbage Royale4 screens
Ice House 424 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ice House 42 at 100% against Cribbage Royale's 22%. Ice House 42 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Cribbage Royale's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Ice House 42 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ice House 42 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Cribbage Royale's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ice House 42's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, Ice House 42 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage Royale versus Ice House 42: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage RoyaleIce House 42
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (40 ratings)4.4 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size452 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorth Sky GamesAldridge Operations, LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage Royale

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

Ice House 42

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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
1 purchases

Ice House 42

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$6.99

Questions

Is Cribbage Royale free?
Cribbage Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ice House 42 free?
Ice House 42 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Royale or Ice House 42?
Ice House 42 is rated higher. Cribbage Royale averages 3.6 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Ice House 42 averages 4.4 from 12 ratings.
Do Cribbage Royale or Ice House 42 have ads?
Both Cribbage Royale and Ice House 42 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Royale or Ice House 42?
Cribbage Royale ships an update every 2 months, and Ice House 42 every 5 days. Most recently, Cribbage Royale was updated on October 22, 2026 and Ice House 42 on October 28, 2026.

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