Comparison

Cribbage HD vs Cribbage Live

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 Live

Engage in online cribbage matches and tournaments with players globally. Enjoy a high-quality, user-friendly interface for fast-paced gameplay. Supports various game variations and reconnects automatically after disconnections.

Highlights
  • Online multiplayer cribbage
  • Cribbage tournaments
  • Multiple game variations
  • In-game chat
  • Automatic reconnection
  • High-quality interface
Features
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Play cribbage and chat online with real players - hundreds of players from all over the world at all hours! High quality and easy-to-use cribbage board, cards and fast play. Cribbage Live is a social gaming platform where cribbage players from all corners of the planet come together to play this popular board game. Cribbage Live features one-on-one cribbage games, multiplayer cribbage tournaments and multiple game variations. Cribbage Live supports tournaments from both GameColony.com and cribbage.org ACC (American Cribbage Congress) If you had an internet disconnection, Cribbage Live will reconnect you. Cribbage Live will play fine with either WIFI or 3G connection. Six Card Cribbage is a two-player game of skill that uses a standard 52 card pack. The goal is to be the first to score 121 points over several deals. Points are scored for card combinations that occur during the play or in a player's hand or in the crib -- the cards discarded before the play. Five Card Cribbage variation is an older traditional version that is still popular in England. 5 card Cribbage differs from the more modern 6 card cribbage by the number of cards in hand (initially 5) and by the score to play - usually it is played to 61 points. Paul Rice of Wells, ME who plays in US national cribbage tournaments says that in cribbage "75 percent or more" depends on the skill of the player. Per Paul Rice: "in cribbage, every card you play and every card your opponent plays, you're trying to throw a curve ball in there"... "you can be dealt a gosh-awful hand and if you play it right, you can advance up the board." Cribbage Live uses a fast cribbage central server supporting different cribbage clients in addition to iOS-based cribbage client.

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
Cribbage Live2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Live at Free against Cribbage HD's $5.99. Cribbage Live also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). Cribbage HD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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 Live is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Cribbage Live sells 3 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage HD has 2.9K ratings behind it against 153, 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 82% of Cribbage Live's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Live every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage HD versus Cribbage Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribbage Live
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better4.3 (153 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better81.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better153
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncBPS Software

Customer experience

Cribbage HD

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

Cribbage Live

All ratings153 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative17.6%

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 Live

From 153 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging real-time multiplayer gameplay
  • 👥 Ability to play with friends and people worldwide
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual design
  • ⚡ Fast-paced games with time limits
  • 📱 Works well on mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 💰 Unfair monetization and pricing model
  • 🎲 Non-random card distribution (rigged perception)
  • ⏳ Long wait times to find opponents
  • 🖼️ Outdated graphics and user interface

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 Live

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Cards selected incorrectly despite user input
  • Ads preventing immediate gameplay after joining table
  • Login issues and authentication failures
  • Occasional crashes and glitches
  • Card selection requires inconsistent pressure/taps
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  • Opponents leaving or blocking due to ad delays
  • Inside straight fills appearing too frequently
  • Uncloseable ads blocking gameplay

Requested features

9 requests
  • Automatic numerical card sorting
  • 3-player or multi-player game options
  • Manual scoring options
  • Better card dealing order
  • Easier conversation/chat system
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  • Larger, more visible cards
  • Dark mode option
  • Better login functionality
  • Improved card selection mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cribbage Live

One-time3
  • Set of 2 $Tickets2 variants$2.99
  • Set of 7 $Tickets$9.99
  • Set of 15 $Tickets$17.99

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Live free?
Cribbage Live is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Live?
Cribbage HD is rated higher. Cribbage HD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Cribbage Live averages 4.3 from 153 ratings.
Do Cribbage HD or Cribbage Live have ads?
Cribbage HD shows ads; Cribbage Live does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Live?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Live every 11 days. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on September 28, 2026 and Cribbage Live on September 25, 2026.

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