Comparison

Five vs Cribbage Classic

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

Head to head
About

Five

A numerical board game where players place number tiles to form sequences that add up to multiples of five. Compete against friends or AI in this strategic puzzle game with bonus squares for higher scores.

Highlights
  • Numerical tile placement
  • Sequences sum to multiples of five
  • Single player vs. AI
  • Online multiplayer
  • Touch and drag controls
  • Hint system
Features
Read full description

Five-O puts a numerical twist on the classic crossword board game! Instead of letters, you place number tiles, forming sequences that must add up to multiples of five, with no more than five tiles per sequence. Think strategically, maximize your bonuses, and outscore your opponent! Features: Easy to learn rules Single player mode with challenging computer opponents Online Multiplayer! Play with your friends or let Game Center find you a match Simple controls, just touch and drag the tiles to the board  Hints for when you get stuck How to play: Players take turns placing intersecting sequences of numbers on the board which sum to multiples of five. For example, 7-3-8-7 would be a valid sequence because it adds up to 25. The sequence 3-9-5 is not valid because it adds up to 17 which is not a multiple of five. On each turn, players may play tiles in one straight line sequence, horizontally or vertically. The first sequence must be played on the center square, and all sequences after that must intersect with tiles already in play. The score for each play is the sum of all the number tiles in sequences completed on that turn. Colored bonus squares award extra points and multipliers. At the end of each turn, players draw new tiles to replace the ones played. The game ends when a player plays all of their remaining tiles and there are no more tiles left to draw.

About

Cribbage Classic

Master the card game of cribbage with this app. It offers adjustable assistance levels, from a casual time-waster to a skill-sharpening tutorial. Track your progress with detailed statistics and analyze optimal discards.

Highlights
  • Adjustable assistance levels
  • Fast play mode with automatic counting
  • Detailed game statistics
  • Suboptimal play summary
  • Discard Analyzer with statistical analysis
Features
Currently charting
Read full description

Improve your skills and become a cribbage expert! Cribbage classic has a number of settings that can help you to learn the best move for your situation and offer assistance if it notices that you are making a sub-optimal play. Or just play in fast mode where all counting is done for you and you get to simply focus on discarding and pegging. By tweaking the settings you can take this app anywhere from a lazy-thoughtless-time-waster game to a skill-sharpening-master-tutorial helping you to crush your next opponent. Statistics are also kept so you can see your average pegging score, your average hand score, and your average crib score! Also shows you a summary of all of the suboptimal plays you made at the end of the game and tracks your error rate over time so you can see yourself improving. Cribbage Classic also has a "Discard Analyzer" bonus feature that can help you decide on the optimal discard to play given a particular cribbage hand. Analyzer shows you the minimum, maximum and average score for each permutation along with an in depth statistical analysis of all possible flip card results.

Screenshots

Five4 screens
Cribbage Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cribbage Classic at 31K against Five's 70. Cribbage Classic also leads on chart position (#131 vs unranked). Five's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 66%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Five against 4.6 for Cribbage Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Classic has 31K ratings behind it against 70, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Five's written reviews are positive against 66% of Cribbage Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Five ships an update every 4 months, Cribbage Classic every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Five versus Cribbage Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiveCribbage Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (70 ratings)4.6 (31K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better66.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7031K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
Best chart rank—#131 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurt SteinGames By Post LLC

Customer experience

Five

All ratings70 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.4%

Cribbage Classic

All ratings31,237 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,324 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative25.8%

User reviews

Five

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🧠 Great brain game
  • 👍 Enjoyable and addictive
  • 💡 Challenging and fun
  • 🚀 Fast and easy to learn
  • 😊 Relaxing gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💸 Too many ads
  • ❌ Game crashes
  • 📉 Difficulty imbalance
  • 🐌 Slow loading/connecting
  • 🚫 No communication feature

Cribbage Classic

From 31K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 💡 Helpful hints and analysis
  • 🚀 Smooth animations
  • 👍 Clear scoring and instructions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unrealistic card deals and hands
  • 🐛 Computer opponent gets unfair advantage
  • 🐛 Inconsistent or incorrect scoring
  • 🐛 Pegging strategy not optimal
  • 🐛 Discard analysis not always accurate

Bugs and requests

Five

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Game no longer works
  • App doesn't respond to touch
  • Doesn't add or multiply correctly
  • Ad crashes and app restarts
  • Doesn't connect to games on multiple devices
Show 8 more
  • Errors when finishing turns
  • Slow to load and connect to Gamecenter
  • Free and deluxe versions crash
  • Unable to open started games
  • Unable to create new matches
  • Shows red alert dot when no games are in queue
  • Game Centre not cooperating for invites
  • Bug with notice on icon

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add messaging feature
  • Improve difficulty balance
  • Add forfeit rules for inactive players
  • Allow communication with other players
  • Option to turn off add/multiplier squares
Show 2 more
  • Improve invite functionality
  • Make a version divisible by tens

Cribbage Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect counting of flushes
  • Inability to recover from misplayed cards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to view opponent's hand and statistics
  • Ability to save and resume games
  • More customization options for the board and cards
  • Multiplayer mode to play against other users

In-app purchases

None

Five

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five free?
Five is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Classic free?
Cribbage Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Five or Cribbage Classic?
Cribbage Classic is rated higher. Five averages 4.5 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Cribbage Classic averages 4.6 from 31K ratings.
Do Five or Cribbage Classic have ads?
Both Five and Cribbage Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Five or Cribbage Classic?
Five ships an update every 4 months, and Cribbage Classic every 9 months. Most recently, Five was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cribbage Classic on October 19, 2026.

Other comparisons