# Cribbage Pro vs Gridbage

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.

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.

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Cribbage Pro | Gridbage |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $0.99 |
| Rating | [4.7 (60K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cribbage-pro/id409644287/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridbage/id6759940595/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **60K** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#180** |
| Size | 160 MB | 46 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Fuller Systems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/409644290) | [Andrew Glassman](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881788552) |

## 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


### Gridbage

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gridbage/id6759940595)

**Currently charting:** #180 Top Paid · Card (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


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