Comparison

Cribbage HD vs Cribbage Dash

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 Dash

Enjoy a classic card game experience offline with adjustable AI opponents and learning tools. Review your plays with detailed analysis and resume games anytime. Customize your game board and cards for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Adjustable AI difficulty
  • Distinct AI opponent personalities
  • Discard and pegging analysis
  • Resume saved games
  • Customizable game boards and cards
  • Offline play
  • Step-by-step tutorial
Features
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Cribbage is a classic card game. Play against the computer with adjustable difficulty, coaching tools, and distinct AI opponents; then resume anytime from where you left off. Single Player Cribbage - Five difficulty levels: From learning the basics (Level 1) to a strong opponent (Level 5). - Four named challengers: Risky Ruby (aggressive, streaky), Careful Carol (defensive, stingy), Old Man River (unpredictable), and Sandbagging Sam (slow start, strong finish). Each has a distinct style and personality. - Leaster: (misère or lowball cribbage) — first to 121 loses. Hardest AI only; muggins off. - Draft: Draft your hand from 12 face-up cards (alternating picks), then play normal cribbage — more planning, less blind luck. - Muggins option: The ability to turn muggins on and score your own hand as well as catch the computer making mistakes (but watch out, it'll catch your mistakes too) - Resume game: Your game is saved automatically. Return to the main menu and pick up the same game later. - Correct cribbage rules: Full game to 121 points: deal, cut, discard, the crib, pegging, and the show, with proper scoring for fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and nobs. - Customization: Custom boards, board wood, card backs, and playing table. - Portrait and landscape: Play in either orientation on phones and tablets. - Tutorial - Step-by-step tutorial for new players Learn and Improve - Discard Analysis: See all 15 discard combinations ranked by expected value. Your Discard Efficiency score shows exactly how optimal your decision was across all 46 possible cut cards. - Pegging Analysis: See a review of the pegging for the prior round and see if you played the most optimal card. - Audit log: Optional in-game log of scoring and key events for reviewing the hand. Privacy and Offline - No account required. - No ads. - No third-party analytics or tracking in the app. - All game data stays on your device and is never sent online. - Play fully offline. Whether you're learning cribbage or sharpening your strategy, Cribbage Dash is a smooth and relaxing way to play.

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
Cribbage Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Dash at Free against Cribbage HD's $5.99. Cribbage Dash also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Cribbage HD's advantage is ratings volume (2.9K vs 6). On in-app purchases 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 Dash is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage Dash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage HD has 2.9K ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Cribbage Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, Cribbage Dash every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cribbage HD versus Cribbage Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribbage Dash
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncLANCE DARIN MILLIONE

Customer experience

Cribbage HD

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

Cribbage Dash

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Dash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Dash free?
Cribbage Dash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage Dash is rated higher. Cribbage HD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Cribbage Dash averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Cribbage HD or Cribbage Dash have ads?
Cribbage HD shows ads; Cribbage Dash does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or Cribbage Dash?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and Cribbage Dash every 4 days. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on September 28, 2026 and Cribbage Dash on September 20, 2026.

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