Comparison

Cribbage Premium vs Cribbage Pegboard

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

Cribbage Pegboard

This app acts as a digital pegboard for scoring cribbage games using your own cards. It allows for easy peg manipulation, tracks rivalry records against friends, and supports two or three players. It also includes a "Discard Analyzer" to help determine optimal discards with statistical insights.

Highlights
  • Digital pegboard for cribbage scoring
  • Use your own cards
  • Drag and drop peg functionality
  • Rivalry record tracking
  • Supports two or three players
  • Discard Analyzer with statistical insights
  • Multiple board designs
Features
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Use your own cards to play cribbage and use this peg board to keep track of the score. Allows for easy drag and drop of pegs and automatically remembers results of rivalries so you can keep track of your all time record against your friends. Works for two or three players. Multiple boards to choose from. Cribbage Pegboard also has a "Discard Analyzer" bonus feature that can help you decide on the optimal discard to play given a particular cribbage hand. Analyzer shows you the minimum, maximum and average score for each permutation of discards along with an in depth statistical analysis of all possible flip card results. Now you will finally know what was the best play to make in any situation!

Screenshots

Cribbage Premium4 screens
Cribbage Pegboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cribbage Pegboard at none against Cribbage Premium's 2. Cribbage Pegboard also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Cribbage Premium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (8.3K vs 1.6K). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Cribbage Pegboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cribbage Premium against 4.6 for Cribbage Pegboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Premium has 8.3K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 88% and 89% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Premium ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Pegboard every 39 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage Premium versus Cribbage Pegboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage PremiumCribbage Pegboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.3K ratings) — better4.6 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews88.1% of reviews89.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.3K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncGames By Post LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage Premium

All ratings8,321 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,057 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative9.5%

Cribbage Pegboard

All ratings1,608 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews264 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.1%

User reviews

Cribbage Premium

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Intuitive user interface
  • 🤖 Challenging AI opponent
  • 💡 Customizable settings
  • 🎨 Variety of board and card designs

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional scoring inaccuracies
  • 🔍 Difficulty in seeing opponent's cards
  • 🔌 Crashes or freezes reported
  • 🤝 Unreliable multiplayer connectivity
  • 🤖 Expert AI perceived as unfair at times

Cribbage Pegboard

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🏆 Keeps track of wins/losses
  • 🧭 Great for travel
  • 🎨 Nice visual design
  • 🤝 Supports multiple players

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Difficulty moving pegs precisely
  • 🔄 Lack of undo/correction feature
  • 🔒 Pegs too close together
  • 🔋 Screen turns off too quickly

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

Cribbage Pegboard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Discard analyzer sometimes inaccurate
  • Skunk wins not counted as double wins

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add undo/correction functionality
  • Separate player tracks for 2-player mode
  • Implement skunk/double-skunk scoring
  • Option to lock forward peg in place
  • Ability to save and resume games

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Cribbage Premium

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

Cribbage Pegboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Premium free?
Cribbage Premium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbage Pegboard free?
Cribbage Pegboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Premium or Cribbage Pegboard?
Cribbage Premium is rated higher. Cribbage Premium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.3K ratings, while Cribbage Pegboard averages 4.6 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Cribbage Premium or Cribbage Pegboard have ads?
Both Cribbage Premium and Cribbage Pegboard show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Premium or Cribbage Pegboard?
Cribbage Premium ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Pegboard every 39 months. Most recently, Cribbage Premium was updated on September 23, 2026 and Cribbage Pegboard on September 23, 2026.

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