Cribtastic vs Water Ranger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cribtastic
Effortlessly track your cribbage scores with a digital pegboard. Features intuitive swipe and tap scoring, mirrored layouts for both players, and automatic match history. Enjoy a clean interface with light and dark modes.
- Score with a swipe
- Score with a tap
- Mirrored layout for both players
- Automatic match history
- Toggle numerical score display
- Undo mis-counted points
- Light and dark mode
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Keep your cribbage game score with just a single swipe! No more fumbling with tiny pegs or using a calculator - Cribtastic brings the iconic cribbage board design to your device while making keeping score effortless and more accurate than ever! KEY FEATURES • Score with a Swipe - Score any number of points in a single touch with the fine-tuned scoring slider. • Score with a Tap - Last card? Tap the scoring peg to quickly add a point; keep tapping to add more. • Mirrored Layout - Both players see their scores facing them - no need to flip the phone around or designate a scorekeeper. • Match History - Completed games are saved automatically, making tracking rivalries easy. • Minimalist Design - Beautifully polished interface and animations make scorekeeping a delight. • See the Exact Score - Tap the board to toggle displaying the total scores numerically. • Undo - Drag the scoring peg back one or more times to take away mis-counted points. • Light and Dark Mode - Customizable appearance for your preferred aesthetic.
Water Ranger
This app helps communities monitor and protect local water bodies. Users can record observations, track equipment, view incidents, and collaborate with their organization directly from the field.
- Record water body observations
- Track station equipment
- View incidents
- Collaborate with organization
- Field data recording
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WaterRanger empowers communities to monitor and protect local water bodies. Record observations, track station equipment, view incidents, and collaborate with your organization — all from the field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Water Ranger at none against Cribtastic's shown. Water Ranger also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Cribtastic's advantage is ratings volume (293 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Water Ranger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribtastic has 293 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cribtastic ships an update every 5 months, Water Ranger every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cribtastic | Water Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (293 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 293 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ilya Panchenko | Blue Planet DI |
Customer experience
Cribtastic
Water Ranger
Bugs and requests
Cribtastic
Requested features
11 requests- Mirror the back peg for quick point visibility
- Include total wins for each player in Match History
- Add a left-handed option to swap sliders
- Show total points score as you go
- Add more graphics
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- Add a skunk line
- Add rules or a count for pegs left
- Include a games counter, not just one game's worth
- Support for 3 players
- Extend the board for seven-card cribbage
- Add a score reference guide
Water Ranger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cribtastic
No in-app purchases
Water Ranger
No in-app purchases
Questions
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