Cribbage vs Master Cribbage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cribbage
Experience a top-rated digital card game with intuitive gameplay for all skill levels. Learn and improve with helpful hints and scoring explanations. Challenge AI opponents or play with friends online.
- Intuitive gameplay for novices and experts
- Hints and scoring explanations
- Challenging AI opponents
- Personalize game appearance
- Automatic or manual card counting
- Play muggins to steal points
- Online multiplayer options
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Catch the crib! Play the App Store’s top rated cribbage game! With fluid action, this game is intuitive and easy to play for both novice and experienced players. Fans of Backgammon, Euchre, Gin Rummy, or 500 will love this! New to Cribbage? Cribbage Lite helps you every step of the way. Use hints to develop your skills and strategy. If you're unsure how a hand was scored, use the “Explain” button for a breakdown of the points. Think you're a pro? Challenge yourself against our world class expert AI (available for in-app purchase)! Count your own cards! Play muggins and steal missed points from your opponent! Cribbage will keep you endlessly entertained. __________________________________________ AWESOME FEATURES • Single Player games have easy, medium, hard and expert opponents • Personalize your cards, pegs, board, and background • Choose automatic or manual card counting • Play muggins and steal points from your opponent • See detailed breakdowns of the points scored in a hand with the explain button • Use hints to develop your strategy __________________________________________ UPGRADE FOR MORE AWESOME FEATURES • More ways to play: online with Game Center, turn-based multiplayer, peer to peer, and pass and play • Voice chat lets you be more social during online games • Find opponents while you play with background matchmaking • Show you're a pro by earning all 42 achievements • Compete for top spots on the leaderboard • Cribbage HD is Universal. Runs on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch __________________________________________ And follow us online for news and promotions: • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trivialtech • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trivialtech
Master Cribbage
Enjoy a classic card game with customizable board backgrounds, including personal photos. Choose between manual score entry or letting the computer handle the scoring.
- Classic cribbage gameplay
- Customizable board backgrounds
- Use personal photos for backgrounds
- Manual score entry
- Computer-assisted scoring
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Classic cribbage game. Customize the cribbage board background including the option to use photos from your own photo album. Hand and Crib scores options: 1. User enters scores. 2. Computer does scores.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cribbage at Free against Master Cribbage's $2.99. Cribbage also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 3). Master Cribbage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Cribbage is free to download; Master Cribbage costs $2.99 up front. Cribbage sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Master Cribbage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cribbage holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage has 7.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Cribbage's written reviews are positive against 50% of Master Cribbage's.
Cribbage ships an update every 2 months, Master Cribbage every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cribbage | Master Cribbage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.8K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #146 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WildCard Classics Inc | Ken Fox |
Customer experience
Cribbage
Master Cribbage
Bugs and requests
Cribbage
Reported bugs
2 issues- Scoring errors or missed points not being recognized
- Inability to change discarded cards before the crib is counted
Requested features
4 requests- Option to play against other players online
- More customization options for boards, cards, and pegs
- Ability to count cards manually without penalty
- Four-player game mode
Master Cribbage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cribbage
- 29 Pack$1.99
- 3 Player Games$2.99
- Expert AI$3.99
Master Cribbage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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