Comparison

Cribbage HD vs CribDuel

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

CribDuel

Features
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Play cribbage 1v1: online against a real opponent, or offline against the bot. One board, two players, 121 points to win. No menus to dig through, no slot-machine timers, just the game. KEY FEATURES • Classic 121-point cribbage, no house rules. Pegging with Go, His Heels on Jack cut, runs, pairs, fifteens, flush, nobs. • Play offline against a friendly bot, anywhere, no internet needed. • Play online 1v1 against real opponents through live matchmaking. • Animated cribbage board with leapfrog pegs. See your progress at a glance. • Smooth card animations: deal, discard to crib, cut starter, pegging, end-of-round collect. • Score breakdown popup after every hand. Learn what counted and why. • Tutorial mode with in-game hints for new players. • Six languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese. • Optional ELO rating + leaderboard for online matches. HOW TO PLAY Each round you and your opponent get 6 cards, discard 2 into the dealer's "crib", and a starter card is cut from the deck. Pegging is the turn-based phase where every card you play adds to the running total. Keep it under 31 and score for fifteens, pairs, and runs as you go. After cards are exhausted, you count your hand against the starter, the dealer counts theirs, and the dealer counts the crib. First to 121 wins. The dealer rotates each round, so the crib advantage swings every hand. WHO IT'S FOR Cribbage veterans who want a clean, fast 1v1 client, and new players who want to learn the rules without a 30-page manual. No "energy", no daily-spin nonsense. Just cribbage. Online play matches you with another player looking for a game. There is no friends list and no invite: you tap FIND A MATCH and the next opponent is whoever is searching too. CONTACT Email: support@iocodo.com

Screenshots

Cribbage HD4 screens
CribDuel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CribDuel at Free against Cribbage HD's $5.99. CribDuel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, 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

CribDuel is free to download; Cribbage HD costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, CribDuel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cribbage HD versus CribDuel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage HDCribDuel
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWildCard Classics IncIOCODO LLC

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

CribDuel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage HD

No in-app purchases

None

CribDuel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage HD free?
Cribbage HD costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CribDuel free?
CribDuel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cribbage HD or CribDuel have ads?
Cribbage HD shows ads; CribDuel does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage HD or CribDuel?
Cribbage HD ships an update every 2 months, and CribDuel every 5 days. Most recently, Cribbage HD was updated on October 18, 2026 and CribDuel on October 15, 2026.

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