Comparison

Cribbage Pro vs Gridbage

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

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About

Cribbage Pro

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
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Classic cribbage (Crib) where 2 players race to 121 points with single player or online multiplayer! This isn't a casino game like poker, bingo, or blackjack, as cribbage is a unique mix of chance and strategy. Each game has its own fun challenges and rewards. Play the powerful computer opponent or go online with other players worldwide in the ultimate cribbage experience! If you’re a fan of Solitaire, Uno, Backgammon, Phase 10, Gin Rummy, Yahtzee, Skip Bo, Euchre, or Hearts, try this free classic cribbage now! Features: * Single player or Online Multiplayer (Cross-Platform) - Play cribbage with grandpa, your kids, just your friends or against the computer * Cross-Platform Multiplayer - iOS/iPod/iPhone/iPad & non-iOS devices * "Daily Cribbage Scrimmage" Challenges! - Take on a fresh daily challenge, then share with friends to compare your results! * Leaderboard Friend Groups! - Filter the Leaderboard to show just your friends and your relative ranking! * Multiplayer "tournament" style options - Play best of 1, 3, 5 or 7 games to win * 3 single player difficulty levels * True random shuffle at all times! * Play in the largest online multiplayer cribbage tournament, now officially sanctioned by the American Cribbage Congress. Open to all players, with ACC membership entirely optional. * 80+ single player achievements possible * Simple and intuitive game play * Shuffle, scoring & other sound effects * Detailed stats & "Top 50" leader-board - Separate for single player & multiplayer * Over 50 in-game avatars to choose from * Custom avatars * Manual counting option w/ muggins * Single player hints to learn cribbage * "Cut for first deal" to balance the odds * Multiple game boards, backgrounds & card styles * Options for auto-play on selection or confirm, auto-cut the deck and more! * Add a friend, send private messages or chat * VoiceOver Accessibility * Remove ads with in-app purchase option - Keep cribbage free, or if you would like to disable the advertising in this free cribbage game, please use the purchase option directly in the game Cribbage is sometimes called just Crib, Cribble, and Noddy, but it is always a fun and interesting alternative to Pinochle, Old Maid, Canasta, Catan, Whist, Brainium or Yahtzee. Try a classic cribbage game instead! *Apple is not a sponsor of any ad or promotion* Please Email issues/ideas to support@FullerSystems.com Terms of Service & End User License Agreement: http://www.cribbagepro.net/eula.html

About

Gridbage

This app reinvents the classic card game cribbage by blending its scoring traditions with the strategic depth of poker. Players place cards onto a grid, with each row and column scoring like a cribbage hand. It offers multiple AI difficulty levels and a unique mode to test pure skill.

Highlights
  • Grid-based cribbage scoring
  • Poker-like strategic decisions
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Duplicate Card mode for skill testing
  • Offline and online multiplayer
  • Traditional cribbage scoring elements
Features
Currently charting
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Gridbage is a bold reinvention of the classic card game cribbage — blending the deep strategy of hold'em poker with the beloved scoring traditions of cribbage. If you've ever loved cribbage but wanted more decisions, more skill, and more ways to outsmart your opponent, Gridbage was built for you. How It Works Each player is dealt eight (8) cards. You'll discard two (2) into the crib — then place five (5) cards one at a time onto a unique grid game board, keeping one (1) card as your hold card. Every row and column is a cribbage hand waiting to be scored. The center "turn" card is shared by everyone. When all cards are placed, the Cut card is revealed, and every line scores just like cribbage (3 Grid cards, 1 Hold card, 1 Cut card) — fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and nobs all count. Highest total wins. The strategy runs deep. Every card you place blocks a lane for your opponent while opening one for yourself. The grid rewards forward thinking, hand reading, and knowing exactly what your five (5) cards holds. Four Difficulty Levels • Beginner — "I know a little cribbage..." The AI makes mistakes and gifts you scoring cards in the crib. A great way to learn without getting crushed. • Intermediate — "I picked a bad week to...stop playing beginner." The AI plays smart half the time and gives you a fighting chance the other half. • Expert — "To the Pain..." The AI plans ahead, and plays to win. No gifts. No mercy. • Ludicrous Speed — "Surely you can't be serious." The AI learns as it goes along. Pure computational carnage. Duplicate Card Mode Play the same cards your AI opponent plays — and find out once and for all whether you're actually better, or just lucky. Duplicate Card mode deals identical hands to both players across multiple matched sets, then shows you a full comparison breakdown at the end. Pure skill. No excuses. Cribbage Board Scoring Track Watch your pegs race around a beautifully rendered oval cribbage board. Skunks and double skunks are tracked. Every point counts — right up to 121. Built for Cribbage Players Gridbage honors everything cribbage players love — the scoring, the language, the crib, the cut, the pegboard — while adding a layer of spatial strategy that makes every hand feel new. • U.S. Patent D976,328 (unique board game design) • No ads. No in-app purchases. • Full privacy — no data collected, no tracking, no analytics. • Works completely offline yourself or on-line vs. friends head-to-head. Visit us at www.gridbage.com

Screenshots

Cribbage Pro4 screens
Gridbage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Pro at Free against Gridbage's $0.99. Cribbage Pro also leads on ratings volume (60K vs 2). Gridbage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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 Pro is free to download; Gridbage costs $0.99 up front. Cribbage Pro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Gridbage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gridbage 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Pro ships an update fortnightly, Gridbage every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage Pro versus Gridbage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage ProGridbage
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (60K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings60K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#180 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFuller Systems, Inc.Andrew Glassman

Customer experience

Cribbage Pro

All ratings60,188 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews614 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral11.9%
Negative29.8%

Gridbage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cribbage Pro

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

5 requests
  • 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

Gridbage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Cribbage Pro

One-time5
  • Background Styles$0.99
  • Card Styles$0.99
  • Board Styles$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Unlock All Styles$1.99
  • Cribbage Pro - Ad Free$4.99
None

Gridbage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Pro free?
Cribbage Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gridbage free?
Gridbage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Pro or Gridbage?
Gridbage is rated higher. Cribbage Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60K ratings, while Gridbage averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cribbage Pro or Gridbage have ads?
Cribbage Pro shows ads; Gridbage does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Pro or Gridbage?
Cribbage Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Gridbage every 10 days. Most recently, Cribbage Pro was updated on September 26, 2026 and Gridbage on September 15, 2026.

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