Comparison

Cribbage vs Cribbage Score

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

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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

Cribbage Score

Easily score your cribbage hands with this app. It helps you identify points for 15s, nobs, and other combinations. You can also test your skills by scoring random hands.

Highlights
  • Score cribbage hands
  • Identify 15s
  • Detect nobs
  • Calculate total score
  • Generate random hands
  • Test cribbage skills
Features
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"Did I count all the 15s?" "Do I have nobs?" "What's the score for this cribbage hand?" "Which two cards should I put in the crib?" Use Cribbage Score to score your cribbage hands and figure out the smartest discard. Choose the cards in your hand and let the app score them instantly, catching every fifteen, run, pair, and nobs. NEW: Discard Analysis. Not sure what to send to the crib? Cribbage Score works through every possible discard combination and shows you which one gives you the best expected outcome, whether the crib is yours or your opponent's. Test your cribbage skills by generating a random hand from the deck and scoring it yourself before checking the app. Make sure you're getting every point in your hand, and making the best discard, every time you play cribbage!

Screenshots

Cribbage4 screens
Cribbage Score4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cribbage Score at none against Cribbage's shown. Cribbage Score also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (90% vs 79%). Cribbage's advantage is ratings volume (7.9K vs 529) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Cribbage sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cribbage Score sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Cribbage against 4.7 for Cribbage Score. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage has 7.9K ratings behind it against 529, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Cribbage's written reviews are positive against 90% of Cribbage Score's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage versus Cribbage Score: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbageCribbage Score
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.9K ratings)4.7 (529 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.9K — better529
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncTechnomagination, LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage

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

Cribbage Score

All ratings523 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Cribbage Score

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
3 purchases

Cribbage Score

One-time3
  • Tip - "Nobs"$0.99
  • Tip - "Fifteen for 2"$1.99
  • Tip - "Run of 3"$2.99

Questions

Is Cribbage free?
Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbage Score free?
Cribbage Score is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage or Cribbage Score?
Cribbage Score is rated higher. Cribbage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.9K ratings, while Cribbage Score averages 4.7 from 529 ratings.
Do Cribbage or Cribbage Score have ads?
Cribbage shows ads; Cribbage Score does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage or Cribbage Score?
Cribbage ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Score every 2 months. Most recently, Cribbage was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cribbage Score on October 22, 2026.

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