Comparison

Cribbage HD vs Cribbage JD

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

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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 JD

Experience the classic card game of Cribbage on your mobile device. Play online or offline with automatic scoring and detailed point breakdowns. Enjoy a user-friendly interface with large cards and built-in rules, perfect for both new and experienced players.

Highlights
  • Play online or offline
  • Automatic scoring with point breakdown
  • Built-in rules for easy learning
  • Track game statistics
  • Variety of difficulty levels
  • Achievements system
Features
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The classic card game Cribbage also known as Crib, Cribble, and Noddy. A card game traditionally for two players, that involves playing and grouping cards in combinations which gain points. Cribbage has several distinctive features: the cribbage board used for score keeping, the crib, box, or kitty, a separate hand counting for the dealer, two distinct scoring stages (the play and the show), aces low, and a unique scoring system including points for groups of cards that total fifteen (15). This Cribbage mobile app lets you play the classic card game Cribage anywhere without needing your wooden Cribbage pegging board. You can play online or even offline. The playing cards are large so Grandpa will have no trouble playing his favorite board game. All the scoring is automatic using the built-in calculator including a breakdown of the point details, so no need for Muggins or Shotgun Cribbage. Are you ready to skunk your family in one of the most popular card games created in the 17th century? The rules of Cribbage are built in making it easy to learn how to play Cribbage / Cribble. This app track all your statistic including your hand, crib, pegging average, max, and life time point totals. Never get board with the plethora of achievements to master the perfect hand with a flush, pairs, three of a kind, 15, and super combos. Play at any difficultly: Easy, Medium, Hard, or Crazy Ninja. This multiplayer game classically plays 2 players in a head to head battle like Speed, Nertz, Canasta, Pinochle, Solitaire Showdown, Backgammon, and Gin Rummy, but only Cribbage is played with a cribbage pegboard.

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
Cribbage JD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage JD at Free against Cribbage HD's $5.99. Cribbage JD also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (19K vs 2.9K). Cribbage HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (88% vs 66%). On rating, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cribbage JD is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Cribbage JD sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 JD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage JD has 19K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Cribbage HD's written reviews are positive against 66% of Cribbage JD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage JD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage HD versus Cribbage JD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribbage JD
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (19K ratings)
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews — better66.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K19K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncJD SOFTWARE LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage HD

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

Cribbage JD

All ratings18,818 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews682 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative26.1%

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 JD

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Solid Cribbage game
  • 👍 Stable app, classic game
  • 👍 Great game, great app
  • 👍 Excellent Cribbage App

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can be glitchy
  • 🐛 Flawed, not secure
  • 🐛 Glitchy
  • 🐛 Unrealistic hands
  • 🐛 Not random at all

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 JD

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Game freezes when playing random player online
  • Losing all progress when changing devices
  • Audio issues when leaving app
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  • Staggered pegging not a good addition

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to rearrange cards after dealing
  • Option to play a match instead of single games
  • Ability to see which friends are online when inviting
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  • Ability to rate players
  • Add flag for player's country
  • Reverse button / crib selection / time count
  • 5 card crib option

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Cribbage JD

One-time5
  • 1,000 Coins$1.99
  • 5,000 Coins$4.99
  • 10,000 Coins$6.99
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  • 20,000 Coins$9.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage JD free?
Cribbage JD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage HD or Cribbage JD?
Cribbage HD and Cribbage JD are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.9K and 19K ratings respectively.
Do Cribbage HD or Cribbage JD have ads?
Both Cribbage HD and Cribbage JD show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or Cribbage JD?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage JD every 3 weeks. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on October 13, 2026 and Cribbage JD on October 15, 2026.

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