Comparison

Cross Cribbage vs Suddenly Cards

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Grid-based card placement
  • Row and column scoring
  • Standard cribbage scoring rules
  • Single player vs. AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Local pass and play
Features
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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!

About

Suddenly Cards

Features
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A digital deck of cards, and everything you can play with it. Why does every simple card game app have ads and subscriptions? This one has neither. No advertising, no in-app purchases, no subscription, no account to make, nothing held back for later. Every game is here from the first deal. SOLITAIRE, YOUR WAY Klondike with draw one or draw three, FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf, Yukon, Canfield, Forty Thieves, Scorpion, Aces Up, Montana, Clock, Baker's Dozen, Beleaguered Castle and more. AROUND THE TABLE Hearts, Spades, Bridge, Gin Rummy, Euchre, Cribbage, Canasta, Hand and Foot, Whist, Oh Hell, Pitch, Pinochle, Casino, Durak, Rummy 500 and King's Corner. Poker and Blackjack are here too. ONE MORE ROUND Crazy Eights, Go Fish, War, Old Maid, Sevens, Palace, President, Big Two and Baloney. PLAY WITH PEOPLE, OR WITHOUT Sit down against bots whenever you like. Or make a table, share the code, and your friends join from a phone or a browser with nothing to install and no account to create. Empty seats are filled by bots, and if someone steps away a bot keeps their seat warm. COMFORTABLE TO PLAY Every game explains its own rules. Ask for a hint when you are stuck. Sort your hand by rank or suit, switch between two-colour and four-colour decks, and pick a card back you like. Your favourites and the games you played recently stay close to hand. LOOK BACK Finished games are saved with replays. Your history and your played-and-won record for each game live on your device, not on anyone's server. Pick a game. Deal the cards.

Screenshots

Cross Cribbage4 screens
Suddenly Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Suddenly Cards at none against Cross Cribbage's 1. Suddenly Cards also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cross Cribbage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Suddenly Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Cribbage ships an update every 3 weeks, Suddenly Cards every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cross Cribbage versus Suddenly Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross CribbageSuddenly Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (637 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings637 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitchell MayKELLY DORNHAUS GAMES LLC

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

Suddenly Cards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cross Cribbage

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Suddenly Cards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cross Cribbage free?
Cross Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Suddenly Cards free?
Suddenly Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cross Cribbage or Suddenly Cards have ads?
Cross Cribbage shows ads; Suddenly Cards does not.
Which is updated more often, Cross Cribbage or Suddenly Cards?
Cross Cribbage ships an update every 3 weeks, and Suddenly Cards every 2 days. Most recently, Cross Cribbage was updated on October 23, 2026 and Suddenly Cards on October 24, 2026.

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