Comparison

Cribbage vs Master Cribbage

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic cribbage gameplay
  • Customizable board backgrounds
  • Use personal photos for backgrounds
  • Manual score entry
  • Computer-assisted scoring
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

Cribbage4 screens
Master Cribbage4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Cribbage versus Master Cribbage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbageMaster Cribbage
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (7.8K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#146 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncKen Fox

Customer experience

Cribbage

All ratings7,834 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews646 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.2%

Master Cribbage

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

3 purchases

Cribbage

One-time3
  • 29 Pack$1.99
  • 3 Player Games$2.99
  • Expert AI$3.99
None

Master Cribbage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage free?
Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Master Cribbage free?
Master Cribbage costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage or Master Cribbage?
Cribbage is rated higher. Cribbage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Master Cribbage averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Cribbage or Master Cribbage have ads?
Cribbage shows ads; Master Cribbage does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage or Master Cribbage?
Cribbage ships an update every 2 months, and Master Cribbage every 6 weeks. Most recently, Cribbage was updated on October 19, 2026 and Master Cribbage on October 4, 2026.

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