Comparison

Cribbage HD vs Cribbage Royale

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 Royale

Experience a new take on the classic card game with multiple variants and difficulty levels. Play against friends online or AI opponents, customize your theme, and complete daily challenges for rewards. Track your progress with extensive statistics stored in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer
  • Multiple game variants (Five Card, Muggins, Three Players)
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • 9 customizable themes
  • Daily challenges
  • Extensive statistics
  • Facebook integration
Features
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Now with online multiplayer! Connect and play with friends and family or simply choose a random opponent. Play North Sky Games’ brand new Cribbage game. Reach the winning score before your opponent by racing around the pegboard! With a host of unique game variants, including Five Card, Muggins and Three Players, and 4 challenging levels of difficulty, Cribbage Royale offers an unparalleled game play experience! Customize your game to your liking with one of our 9 unique themes, including the new Night theme, and come back every day for a new chance to earn additional coins and unlock the latest theme by completing the daily challenges! Also includes Facebook integration! Personalize your game, earn experience with every game, never lose your statistics! Your statistics are stored in the cloud and shared between all your devices. Features: • Realistic gameplay and graphics • Intuitive single player gameplay • 4 difficulty options • 4 game modes: Regular, 3-Player, Muggins and Five Card Cribbage! • Extensive Statistics for each game mode! • Facebook integration - personalize your game and save your progress. • 9 unique themes to customize your game play experience! • Daily Challenges! Come back every day for an additional chance to earn coins!

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
Cribbage Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cribbage HD at 88% against Cribbage Royale's 22%. Cribbage HD also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 13). Cribbage Royale's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99). On update cadence, 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 Royale is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Cribbage Royale sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Cribbage HD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage HD holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage HD has 2.9K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Cribbage HD's written reviews are positive against 22% of Cribbage Royale's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage HD versus Cribbage Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribbage Royale
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better3.6 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better40
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
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 MB447 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncNorth Sky Games

Customer experience

Cribbage HD

All ratings2,927 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.7%

Cribbage Royale

All ratings40 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

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 Royale

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Cribbage Royale

One-time13
  • Special Offer$2.99
  • Tiny Coin Pack$4.99
  • Tiny Chip Pack$4.99
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  • Small Coin Pack$9.99
  • Small Chip Pack$9.99
  • Special Offer$12.99
  • Huge Beginner's Pack$17.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$19.99
  • Medium Chip Pack$19.99
  • Special Offer$19.99
  • Special Offer$39.99
  • Large Coin Pack$49.99
  • Jumbo Coin Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Royale free?
Cribbage Royale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Royale?
Cribbage HD is rated higher. Cribbage HD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Cribbage Royale averages 3.6 from 40 ratings.
Do Cribbage HD or Cribbage Royale have ads?
Both Cribbage HD and Cribbage Royale show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Royale?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Royale every 2 months. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on September 19, 2026 and Cribbage Royale on September 22, 2026.

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