Comparison

Cribbage vs Cribbage Dash

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

Cribbage Dash

Enjoy a classic card game experience offline with adjustable AI opponents and learning tools. Review your plays with detailed analysis and resume games anytime. Customize your game board and cards for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Distinct AI opponent personalities
  • Discard and pegging analysis
  • Resume saved games
  • Customizable game boards and cards
  • Offline play
  • Step-by-step tutorial
Features
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Cribbage is a classic card game. Play against the computer with adjustable difficulty, coaching tools, and distinct AI opponents; then resume anytime from where you left off. Single Player Cribbage - Five difficulty levels: From learning the basics (Level 1) to a strong opponent (Level 5). - Four named challengers: Risky Ruby (aggressive, streaky), Careful Carol (defensive, stingy), Old Man River (unpredictable), and Sandbagging Sam (slow start, strong finish). Each has a distinct style and personality. - Leaster: (misère or lowball cribbage) — first to 121 loses. Hardest AI only; muggins off. - Draft: Draft your hand from 12 face-up cards (alternating picks), then play normal cribbage — more planning, less blind luck. - Muggins option: The ability to turn muggins on and score your own hand as well as catch the computer making mistakes (but watch out, it'll catch your mistakes too) - Resume game: Your game is saved automatically. Return to the main menu and pick up the same game later. - Correct cribbage rules: Full game to 121 points: deal, cut, discard, the crib, pegging, and the show, with proper scoring for fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and nobs. - Customization: Custom boards, board wood, card backs, and playing table. - Portrait and landscape: Play in either orientation on phones and tablets. - Tutorial - Step-by-step tutorial for new players Learn and Improve - Discard Analysis: See all 15 discard combinations ranked by expected value. Your Discard Efficiency score shows exactly how optimal your decision was across all 46 possible cut cards. - Pegging Analysis: See a review of the pegging for the prior round and see if you played the most optimal card. - Audit log: Optional in-game log of scoring and key events for reviewing the hand. Privacy and Offline - No account required. - No ads. - No third-party analytics or tracking in the app. - All game data stays on your device and is never sent online. - Play fully offline. Whether you're learning cribbage or sharpening your strategy, Cribbage Dash is a smooth and relaxing way to play.

Screenshots

Cribbage4 screens
Cribbage Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cribbage Dash at none against Cribbage's 3. Cribbage Dash also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Cribbage's advantage is ratings volume (7.8K vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cribbage sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Cribbage Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage has 7.8K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Cribbage Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Dash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cribbage versus Cribbage Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbageCribbage Dash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.8K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.8K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncLANCE DARIN MILLIONE

Customer experience

Cribbage

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

Cribbage Dash

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Cribbage Dash

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

Cribbage Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage free?
Cribbage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbage Dash free?
Cribbage Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage Dash is rated higher. Cribbage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.8K ratings, while Cribbage Dash averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Cribbage or Cribbage Dash have ads?
Cribbage shows ads; Cribbage Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Dash every 4 days. Most recently, Cribbage was updated on October 19, 2026 and Cribbage Dash on September 20, 2026.

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