# Cribbage Pro vs Cribbage Assistant

The clearest difference is ads: Cribbage Assistant at none against Cribbage Pro's shown. Cribbage Assistant also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Cribbage Pro's advantage is ratings volume (60K vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Cribbage Pro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Cribbage Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Cribbage Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Pro has 60K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cribbage Pro | Cribbage Assistant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (60K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-pro/id409644287/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-assistant/id6758558621/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **60K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 160 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fuller Systems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/409644290) | [Samuel Guillou Jones](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873614495) |

## What reviewers say

### Cribbage Pro

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-pro/id409644287)

Experience classic cribbage with single-player or online multiplayer modes. Enjoy daily challenges, leaderboards, and customizable game boards. Learn the game with hints and practice against varying computer difficulties.

**Highlights:** Single player and online multiplayer, Daily challenges and rewards, Leaderboards and friend groups, Multiple difficulty levels, Customizable game boards and styles, Hints for learning cribbage, VoiceOver accessibility

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Background Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Card Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Board Styles | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Styles | $1.99 | one-time |
| Cribbage Pro - Ad Free | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great tool to understand cribbage
- 👍 Easy to follow
- 👍 Fast and accurate
- 👍 Great way to learn and improve
- 👍 Best cribbage app

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unrealistic brutal play
- 🐛 Hints being limited
- 🐛 Clunky after recent update
- 🐛 Ads after every hand
- 🐛 Opponent not found issue

**Reported bugs**

- Scoring issues
- Winning streak data broken after update
- Facebook login issue
- Game freezes when minimized

**Requested features**

- Explainer for opponent's score
- Option to see all hands on the table
- Reveal final hands at the end of the game
- 3 and 4 player options
- AI tries to over-count its own points


### Cribbage Assistant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-assistant/id6758558621)

This app helps you play and score cribbage games faster and more accurately. It offers instant hand analysis, full playable games against AI, and coaching mode to improve your strategy. Learn and master the game with detailed feedback on your decisions.

**Highlights:** Instant hand analysis, Score tracking, Playable cribbage games against AI, Coaching mode for strategy improvement, Discard and pegging feedback, Difficulty levels

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cribbage Pro Unlock | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Cribbage Pro free?

Cribbage Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Cribbage Assistant free?

Cribbage Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Assistant?

Cribbage Assistant is rated higher. Cribbage Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60K ratings, while Cribbage Assistant averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Assistant have ads?

Cribbage Pro shows ads; Cribbage Assistant does not.

### Which is updated more often, Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Assistant?

Cribbage Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Cribbage Assistant fortnightly. Most recently, Cribbage Pro was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cribbage Assistant on September 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*