Comparison

Cribbage Pro vs Cribbage Classic

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

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
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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

Cribbage Pro4 screens
Cribbage Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cribbage Classic at none against Cribbage Pro's 5. Cribbage Classic also leads on chart position (#171 vs unranked) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). Cribbage Pro's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cribbage Pro sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cribbage Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cribbage Pro against 4.6 for Cribbage Classic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60K and 31K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Cribbage Pro's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cribbage Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Pro ships an update fortnightly, Cribbage Classic every 9 months. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage Pro versus Cribbage Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage ProCribbage Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (60K ratings) — better4.6 (31K ratings)
Positive reviews58.4% of reviews66.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60K — better31K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFuller Systems, Inc.Games By Post LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage Pro

All ratings60,188 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews610 reviews
Positive58.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative29.8%

Cribbage Classic

All ratings31,115 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,265 reviews
Positive66.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative25.4%

User reviews

Cribbage Pro

From 60K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

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

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

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

5 purchases

Cribbage Pro

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

Cribbage Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Pro free?
Cribbage Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cribbage Classic free?
Cribbage Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Classic?
Cribbage Pro is rated higher. Cribbage Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 60K ratings, while Cribbage Classic averages 4.6 from 31K ratings.
Do Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Classic have ads?
Both Cribbage Pro and Cribbage Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Pro or Cribbage Classic?
Cribbage Pro ships an update fortnightly, and Cribbage Classic every 9 months. Most recently, Cribbage Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Cribbage Classic on September 24, 2026.

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