Comparison

Microsoft Wordament vs Score Cribbage

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

Head to head
About

Microsoft Wordament

Engage in a dynamic word search game with both relaxing single-player modes and thrilling real-time multiplayer tournaments. Compete against thousands, track your progress with detailed statistics, and earn achievements. Offers daily challenges and adventure maps for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Single-player adventure map
  • Daily challenges with badges
  • Real-time multiplayer tournaments
  • Continuous word tournaments
  • Rich gameplay statistics
  • Xbox Live achievements
  • Cloud progress saving
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Single Player: De-stress with a relaxing word game all to yourself. We’ve added hundreds of non-timed puzzles and new daily challenges so the fun never has to end! Complete levels on the adventure map one-by-one, play all the daily challenges in a given month to earn badges, or try Quick Play to jump right into your favorite difficulty mode. Some of our top players have reached up to level 300, how far can you get? Multiplayer: Why play against one person in a turn when you can play against thousands at once? Wordament® is a real-time continuous word tournament. Players compete on the same board with everyone at once. Rounds offer challenges such as two- and three-letter tiles, themed words, speed rounds and more. You can be a champion in many ways: find the most words possible, earn the best score, find the longest words, best your Frenemies, or beat your top score. How you win is up to you. Wordament tracks your progress by maintaining rich statistics about your gameplay including your best word found, total score, best word count, first place finishes and more. Leaderboards show you who's rocking it for the day, hour and overall. Climb the ranks and earn achievements and bragging rights along the way. Will you be our next champion? Xbox Live Support: Sign in with your Microsoft account to earn Xbox Live achievements and save your progress in the cloud across all your Apple devices. You can now get the Microsoft Wordament Premium Subscription for $1.99 per Month or $9.99 per Year. With Premium Subscription you get these great features: • No Advertisements • More coins for completing Daily Challenges • Double experience points in all game modes • NOTE: this will not grant Premium on other platforms Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account on confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews monthly or annually depending on the subscription type purchased. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period ($1.99 monthly, or $9.99 annually, depending on the subscription type purchased). You can turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. If auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, you will not be charged for the next period. All cancellations will take effect at the end of the current period. For more information visit: https://aka.ms/wordamentiossupport/ © Microsoft 2025. All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Microsoft Casual Games, the product logos and Wordament, and the Wordament logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Acceptance of Microsoft Services Agreement and Privacy Statement are required to play. (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement) Microsoft account registration required for cross-platform play. Game offers in-app purchases. Persistent internet connection required. Features, online services and system requirements may vary by country and are subject to change or retirement over time.

About

Score Cribbage

Easily calculate your Cribbage scores with this straightforward app. Simply input your cards, and it instantly provides the correct score, eliminating the possibility of errors. Offers both dark and light modes for user preference.

Highlights
  • Cribbage score calculation
  • Card input for hand scoring
  • Automatic score determination
  • Dark mode support
  • Light mode support
Features
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A simple Cribbage Score Calculator. Enter the cards in your hand and let the app give your score. No more muggings! You can use the app on your favourite mode: Dark or Light!

Screenshots

Microsoft Wordament4 screens
Score Cribbage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Score Cribbage at none against Microsoft Wordament's 2. Score Cribbage also leads on ads (none vs shown). Microsoft Wordament's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating and device support 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. Microsoft Wordament sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Score Cribbage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Microsoft Wordament against 4.5 for Score Cribbage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Wordament has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, Score Cribbage every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Microsoft Wordament versus Score Cribbage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicrosoft WordamentScore Cribbage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (12K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationPramodya Abeysinghe

Customer experience

Microsoft Wordament

All ratings12,339 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews631 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.2%

Score Cribbage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Microsoft Wordament

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at certain levels
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Ads not loading properly, locking up the game

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dictionary lookup for defined words
  • Provide more variety in map designs and challenges
  • Improve cloud sync reliability
  • Optimize performance for older devices
  • Offer a one-time ad removal purchase option

Score Cribbage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Microsoft Wordament

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
None

Score Cribbage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Microsoft Wordament free?
Microsoft Wordament is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Score Cribbage free?
Score Cribbage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Microsoft Wordament or Score Cribbage?
Microsoft Wordament is rated higher. Microsoft Wordament averages 4.6 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Score Cribbage averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Microsoft Wordament or Score Cribbage have ads?
Microsoft Wordament shows ads; Score Cribbage does not.
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Wordament or Score Cribbage?
Microsoft Wordament ships an update every 4 months, and Score Cribbage every 7 months. Most recently, Microsoft Wordament was updated on November 11, 2026 and Score Cribbage on November 4, 2026.

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