Cribbage Premium vs Master Cribbage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cribbage Premium
Experience the classic card game of Cribbage online with friends or players worldwide. This app offers helpful hints and scoring explanations for newcomers, while challenging AI and leaderboards await experienced players. Enjoy voice chat and customizable game elements for an engaging experience.
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Single-player against AI
- Scoring explanations and hints
- Voice chat
- Leaderboards and achievements
- Customizable game elements
- Muggins scoring
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Catch the crib! Play the App Store’s top rated cribbage online with your friends or anyone in the world! With fluid action, this game is intuitive and easy to play for both novice and experienced players. New to Cribbage? Cribbage Premium 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! Compete for the top spot on the leaderboard and earn all 42 achievements. Count your own cards! Play muggins and steal missed points from your opponent! Cribbage will keep you endlessly entertained. __________________________________________ Awesome Features: • Voice chat lets you be more social during online games • Find opponents while you play with background matchmaking • 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 • Show you're a pro by earning all 42 achievements • Compete for top spots on the leaderboard • See detailed breakdowns of the points scored in a hand with the explain button • Use hints to develop your strategy __________________________________________ Customer Reviews: "The only Cribbage game you should consider for the iPhone." "Keeps me in shape for the real thing!" "I had never played Cribbage before but I learned quickly. I love it! This app is definitely worth the money." __________________________________________ 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 Premium at Free against Master Cribbage's $2.99. Cribbage Premium also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 50%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Master Cribbage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) 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 Premium is free to download; Master Cribbage costs $2.99 up front. Cribbage Premium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Master Cribbage asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cribbage Premium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Premium has 8.3K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Cribbage Premium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Master Cribbage's.
Cribbage Premium ships an update every 2 months, Master Cribbage every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cribbage Premium | Master Cribbage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.3K — 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 |
| 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 Premium
Master Cribbage
Bugs and requests
Cribbage Premium
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scoring errors or miscounts
- Crashes or freezes during gameplay
- Multiplayer connection issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to play turn-based games with friends
- Improved multiplayer functionality
- Statistics tracking and leaderboards
- Undo/redo options for card placement
- More board and card customization options
Master Cribbage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cribbage Premium
- 29 Pack$1.99
- 3 Player Games$1.99
Master Cribbage
No in-app purchases
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