Cross Cribbage vs Table Crib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cross Cribbage
This app reimagines the classic card game cribbage by placing it on a 5x5 grid. Players strategically place cards to form scoring hands across rows and columns, blending familiar cribbage rules with tactical board game elements. It offers both single-player and multiplayer modes for a fresh, replayable experience.
- Grid-based card placement
- Row and column scoring
- Standard cribbage scoring rules
- Single player vs. AI
- Online multiplayer
- Local pass and play
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Cribbage meets strategy board game. Cross Cribbage transforms classic cribbage into a fresh, tactical experience played on a 5x5 grid. Instead of scoring traditional pegging hands, players take turns placing cards to build cribbage “hands” across rows and columns. One player scores the rows, the other scores the columns. Every placement matters. You’re building your own scoring opportunities while blocking your opponent’s best plays. It feels familiar, yet completely new—a blend of cribbage, strategy, and puzzle-solving. How It Works • Each turn, you place a card from your hand onto an empty space • The board fills into 25 cards total, forming cribbage hands in all rows and columns • One player controls scoring for all horizontal hands, the other for all vertical hands • If a player is the dealer for the round, they also score the shaded diagonal crib hand • Standard cribbage scoring applies: 15s, pairs, runs, and flushes • When the board is full, all hands are scored What Makes It Unique • Strategic card placement – every move affects multiple hands • Think ahead on offense and defense • A blend of cribbage, spatial strategy, and light puzzle play • Quick to learn, endlessly replayable Game Modes • Play Online – Invite a friend or play someone new • Local Pass & Play – Share a device with someone nearby • Single Player – Challenge the computer with multiple difficulty levels Features • Beautiful wood-themed board and classic playing cards • Smart scoring visuals and hand breakdowns • Interactive tutorial to learn how to play • Works great on phones and tablets Win Conditions The game ends when a player reaches 121 points—or if both exceed 121 in the same round, the higher score wins. Cross Cribbage is easy to learn if you already know cribbage, and a fun way to discover cribbage if you’ve never played before. Perfect for fans of cribbage, card strategy games, puzzles, or cerebral two-player challenges. Download now and play cribbage like you’ve never played it before!
Table Crib
A strategic card game that adapts traditional cribbage rules to a 5x5 grid. Players compete to build high-scoring rows and columns while blocking opponents. It offers an addictive blend of offense and defense, easy to learn but hard to master.
- Traditional cribbage scoring
- 5x5 grid gameplay
- Simultaneous offense and defense
- Row and column scoring
- Easy to learn, difficult to master
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Table Crib is the exciting strategy game that takes traditional cribbage, but allows it to be more challenging and enjoyable. Table Crib uses normal cribbage scoring rules as you try to build five high scoring rows or columns while simultaneously sabotaging your opponents' hands. This style is easy to learn, but difficult to master. Whether you're new to the game or have a good understanding of it, Table Crib is an easy but challenging twist that's positively addicting! Do you score points, or play defense? On this 5x5 grid, you will compete with your opponent to build your hands. Your opponent is working to build hands in the rows perpendicular to your columns. One card at a time, you alternate turns. Each player needs to balance offense and defense while understanding the importance of placement. Outwit your opponents in this fast-paced action game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cross Cribbage at 4.8 against Table Crib's 3.0. Cross Cribbage also leads on ratings volume (626 vs 2). Table Crib's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Cross Cribbage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Table Crib asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cross Cribbage holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cross Cribbage has 626 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Cross Cribbage's written reviews are positive against 95% of Table Crib's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cross Cribbage ships an update every 3 weeks, Table Crib every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cross Cribbage | Table Crib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (626 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitchell May | SAM MILLER |
Customer experience
Cross Cribbage
Table Crib
Bugs and requests
Cross Cribbage
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on loading (iOS 12.5.5)
- Random crashes during gameplay
- App won't open since November 2025 update
- Occasional glitches when starting new game
- Disconnection from online gameplay with no reconnect option
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- Screen layout issues affecting card visibility
Requested features
12 requests- Enlarge card number and face size
- Score updates after each card played
- Option to bypass end-of-round scoring summary
- Double-tap to auto-place cards
- Delete resumable games feature
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- Harder difficulty settings
- Player-scored hand option
- Last card played indicator
- Ability to reconnect after disconnect
- Tone/vibrate notification for player turns
- iCloud storage integration for multiplayer
- Same game ID option
Table Crib
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cross Cribbage
- Remove Ads$4.99
Table Crib
No in-app purchases
Questions
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