Comparison

Cribbage Premium vs CribDuel

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

CribDuel

Features
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Two-player cribbage to 121, played by the standard rules. Play the bot offline at three difficulty levels, or a real opponent online. DAILY DEAL Once a day, everyone gets the same six cards and the same cut. You throw two to the crib, then see how your score stacks up against the best possible for that cut. Play every day to build a streak, and send your result to the people you play with. A COACH FOR YOUR DISCARDS Not sure which two to throw? Against the bot, tap Hint and the coach lights up its pick, whether you're discarding or pegging. After each hand, the score breakdown shows where your discard ranked among all 15 you could have made and what the best one was worth on average before the cut. If a good discard still leaves you a bad hand, blame the cut, not your play. A BOT THAT DOESN'T PEEK On hard, the bot decides what to throw to the crib by checking every possible starter and going with the best average. When pegging, it goes after fifteens, pairs, runs and 31, and tries not to leave you any. At every level it sees only its own cards and the ones already played, never your hand, the cards you threw to the crib, or the deck. YOUR STATS Track your average hand, crib and pegging, plus your best hand and any 29s. See how often you found the best discard and how many points you leave on the table each hand. Keep your record against each bot level and online, with skunks given and taken. Your stats stay on your phone. ONLINE Matchmaking pairs you with whoever is looking for a game at that moment. Each move is on a short timer. Online games count toward your Elo rating, and you decide whether to appear on the leaderboard. There's no friends list, so you don't pick your opponent. If nobody is around, you can play the bot instead. You can report a player's name or block them. ALSO IN THE GAME • Fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, nobs, his heels, the go and 31 • A score breakdown after every hand • A tutorial for your first game • Text grows up to 200% to match your text size setting • English, Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese No account needed: open the app and play. Questions or ideas: support@iocodo.com

Screenshots

Cribbage Premium4 screens
CribDuel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CribDuel at none against Cribbage Premium's 2. CribDuel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 Premium sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. CribDuel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Premium ships an update every 2 months, CribDuel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cribbage Premium versus CribDuel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage PremiumCribDuel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncIOCODO LLC

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

CribDuel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cribbage Premium

One-time2
  • 29 Pack$1.99
  • 3 Player Games$1.99
None

CribDuel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Premium free?
Cribbage Premium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CribDuel free?
CribDuel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cribbage Premium or CribDuel have ads?
Cribbage Premium shows ads; CribDuel does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Premium or CribDuel?
Cribbage Premium ships an update every 2 months, and CribDuel every 5 days. Most recently, Cribbage Premium was updated on November 9, 2026 and CribDuel on November 5, 2026.

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