Comparison

Cribbage HD vs Cribbage Pro Contests

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

Head to head
About

Cribbage HD

Play the popular card game online with friends or against AI. Features include helpful hints, scoring explanations, and customizable game elements. Compete on leaderboards and earn achievements for endless entertainment.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer games
  • Single-player AI opponents
  • Scoring explanations and hints
  • Voice chat for online games
  • Leaderboard 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 HD 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: • Comes with all the expansion packs unlocked! Significantly more card backs, boards, and pegs than Cribbage Premium. • 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 the top spot on the leaderboard • See detailed breakdowns of the points scored with hand explainations • Use hints to develop your strategy • Universal. Runs on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch __________________________________________ 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." __________________________________________ Follow us online for news and sneak peaks: • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trivialtech • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trivialtech

About

Cribbage Pro Contests

Engage in classic cribbage with single-player or online multiplayer modes. Compete in daily challenges and tournaments against players worldwide. Offers various difficulty levels, detailed stats, and customization options.

Highlights
  • Single player and online multiplayer
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Tournament style options
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboard friend groups
  • Detailed stats
  • Customization options
Features
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Classic cribbage (Crib) where 2 players race to 121 points with single player or online multiplayer! This isn't a casino game like poker, bingo, or blackjack, as cribbage is a unique mix of chance and strategy. Each game has its own fun challenges and rewards, with this version including Contests to compete in. Play the powerful computer opponent or go online with other players worldwide in the ultimate cribbage experience! If you’re a fan of Solitaire, Uno, Backgammon, Phase 10, Gin Rummy, Yahtzee, Skip Bo, Euchre, or Hearts, try this free classic cribbage now! Features: * Single player or Online Multiplayer (Cross-Platform) - Play cribbage with grandpa, your kids, just your friends or against the computer * Cross-Platform Multiplayer - iOS/iPod/iPhone/iPad & non-iOS devices * Multiplayer "tournament" style options - Play best of 1, 3, 5 or 7 games to win * 3 single player difficulty levels * True random shuffle at all times! * "Daily Cribbage Scrimmage" Challenges! - Take on a fresh daily challenge, then share with friends to compare your results! * Leaderboard Friend Groups! - Filter the Leaderboard to show just your friends and your relative ranking! * Play in the largest online multiplayer cribbage tournament, now officially sanctioned by the American Cribbage Congress. Open to all players, with ACC membership entirely optional. * 80+ single player achievements possible * Simple and intuitive game play * Shuffle, scoring & other sound effects * Detailed stats & "Top 50" leader-board - Separate for single player & multiplayer * Over 50 in-game avatars to choose from * Custom avatars * Manual counting option w/ muggins * Single player hints to learn cribbage * "Cut for first deal" to balance the odds * Multiple game boards, backgrounds & card styles * Options for auto-play on selection or confirm, auto-cut the deck and more! * Add a friend, send private messages or chat * VoiceOver Accessibility * Remove ads with in-app purchase option - Keep cribbage free, or if you would like to disable the advertising in this free cribbage game, please purchase using the option available inside the game. Cribbage is sometimes called just Crib, Cribble, and Noddy, but it is always a fun and interesting alternative to Pinochle, Old Maid, Canasta, Catan, Whist, Brainium or Yahtzee. Try a classic cribbage game instead! *Apple is not a sponsor of any ad or promotion* Please Email issues/ideas to support@FullerSystems.com Terms of Service & End User License Agreement: http://www.cribbagepro.net/eula.html

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
Cribbage Pro Contests4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Pro Contests at Free against Cribbage HD's $5.99. Cribbage Pro Contests also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Cribbage HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (88% vs 70%). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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

Cribbage Pro Contests is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Cribbage Pro Contests sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cribbage HD 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 HD against 4.7 for Cribbage Pro Contests. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cribbage HD's written reviews are positive against 70% of Cribbage Pro Contests's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Pro Contests fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cribbage HD versus Cribbage Pro Contests: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribbage Pro Contests
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews — better69.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncFuller Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

Cribbage HD

All ratings2,927 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews525 reviews
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative8.6%

Cribbage Pro Contests

All ratings1,419 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral11.3%
Negative18.9%

User reviews

Cribbage HD

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 👍 Smooth interface
  • 💡 Helpful hints and scoring explanations
  • 🚀 Efficient card counting
  • 👍 Realistic cribbage experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional connection issues with multiplayer
  • 🐛 Scoring discrepancies in some cases
  • 🐛 Predictable AI behavior at higher levels
  • 🐛 Difficulty importing contacts for multiplayer

Cribbage Pro Contests

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Excellent cribbage app
  • 👍 Fantastic game
  • 👍 Helps improve game skills
  • 👍 Responsive and communicative developer

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezes and crashes
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🕰️ Slow gameplay
  • 🤖 Unrealistic AI difficulty

Bugs and requests

Cribbage HD

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scoring errors when playing with friends
  • Inability to resume turn-based games after device reset
  • Frequent disconnections during online play

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to play with 3 or 4 players
  • Option to save and resume games
  • Achievements or progression system
  • Customizable board and card designs

Cribbage Pro Contests

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Difficulty creating account
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved online play experience
  • More game modes and variety

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cribbage Pro Contests

One-time1
  • Cribbage Pro Contests-Ad Free$4.99

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Pro Contests free?
Cribbage Pro Contests is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Pro Contests?
Cribbage HD and Cribbage Pro Contests are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.9K and 1.4K ratings respectively.
Do Cribbage HD or Cribbage Pro Contests have ads?
Both Cribbage HD and Cribbage Pro Contests show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Pro Contests?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Pro Contests fortnightly. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on October 16, 2026 and Cribbage Pro Contests on October 6, 2026.

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