# Pinochle Gold vs Cribbage Pro

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Pro at Free against Pinochle Gold's $5.99. Cribbage Pro also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (60K vs 1.5K). Pinochle Gold's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Cribbage Pro is free to download; Pinochle Gold costs $5.99 up front. Cribbage Pro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pinochle Gold asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pinochle Gold against 4.7 for Cribbage Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Pro has 60K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 58% and 59% positive.

Pinochle Gold ships an update every 3 months, Cribbage Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pinochle Gold | Cribbage Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinochle-gold/id339141561/reviews)** | [4.7 (60K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-pro/id409644287/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | **60K** |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | 58.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#66** | — |
| Size | 52 MB | 160 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [fishdog.net](https://appshunter.io/developer/337519299) | [Fuller Systems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/409644290) |

## What reviewers say

### Pinochle Gold

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinochle-gold/id339141561)

**Currently charting:** #66 Top Paid · Casino (US App Store)

Experience a premium, ad-free card game with configurable options for single- or double-deck play. Enjoy strategic bidding, melding, and trick-taking against computer opponents. This version offers enhanced tabletops and card backs.

**Highlights:** No ads, tracking, or subscriptions, Single- or double-deck play, Configurable bidding and melding, Play against computer opponents, Enhanced tabletops and card backs, Frequent updates with AI improvements

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Good game play
- 👍 Awesome Game
- 👍 Enjoy the options
- 👍 Great game, would like more rule options
- 👍 Pinochle is a great game

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Partner is buzzed
- 🐛 Awful partner
- 🐛 Could use more common sense
- 🐛 Too easy
- 🐛 Not true multiplayer

**Reported bugs**

- After melding, the player still receives a message asking if they want to Concede the Hand when only the obligatory or mandatory 20 points are necessary
- Cannot read what trump is with the voiceover screen reader on iPhone
- Cannot tell the score of the game in progress with the voiceover screen reader on iPhone

**Requested features**

- Allow for game of 1500 instead of 150 with an override adding a 0 on to all applicable settings
- Peer to peer capability


### Cribbage Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-pro/id409644287)

Experience classic cribbage with single-player or online multiplayer modes. Enjoy daily challenges, leaderboards, and customizable game boards. Learn the game with hints and practice against varying computer difficulties.

**Highlights:** Single player and online multiplayer, Daily challenges and rewards, Leaderboards and friend groups, Multiple difficulty levels, Customizable game boards and styles, Hints for learning cribbage, VoiceOver accessibility

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Background Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Card Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Board Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Styles | $1.99 | one-time |
| Cribbage Pro - Ad Free | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great tool to understand cribbage
- 👍 Easy to follow
- 👍 Fast and accurate
- 👍 Great way to learn and improve
- 👍 Best cribbage app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unrealistic brutal play
- 🐛 Hints being limited
- 🐛 Clunky after recent update
- 🐛 Ads after every hand
- 🐛 Opponent not found issue

**Reported bugs**

- Scoring issues
- Winning streak data broken after update
- Facebook login issue
- Game freezes when minimized

**Requested features**

- Explainer for opponent's score
- Option to see all hands on the table
- Reveal final hands at the end of the game
- 3 and 4 player options
- AI tries to over-count its own points


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pinochle Gold free?

Pinochle Gold costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Cribbage Pro free?

Cribbage Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Pinochle Gold or Cribbage Pro?

Pinochle Gold is rated higher. Pinochle Gold averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Cribbage Pro averages 4.7 from 60K ratings.

### Do Pinochle Gold or Cribbage Pro have ads?

Cribbage Pro shows ads; Pinochle Gold does not.

### Which is updated more often, Pinochle Gold or Cribbage Pro?

Pinochle Gold ships an update every 3 months, and Cribbage Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Pinochle Gold was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cribbage Pro on October 23, 2026.

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