Comparison

Koikoi vs In Da Crib

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

Head to head
About

Koikoi

Experience the traditional Japanese card game of Hanafuda. Match cards to collect sets and score points over a series of rounds. The player with the highest total score after 12 games wins.

Highlights
  • Hanafuda card game
  • Match cards to collect sets
  • Score points
  • 12-game rounds
  • Automatic game record saving
Features
Currently charting
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Koikoi is a game of Hanafuda (Japanese Playing Cards). -How to play Koikoi Throw away the card to the table into play alternately. If there is a match of the month, you can get the cards. You will be able to finish the game to get a point if your cards are flush. You are also possible to continue the game. Can not score with each other and no game. The winner is who get more points total 12 times game. Game record will be saved automatically.

About

In Da Crib

Experience the classic card game with a vibrant, retro pixel art style. Enjoy smooth gameplay, exciting animations, and a challenging campaign mode. Track your stats and compete with friends or AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Smooth cardplay and animations
  • Offline play against bots
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Challenging campaign mode
  • Detailed player statistics
  • Unlockable custom decks
Features
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In Da Crib is our love letter to the greatest card game ever created: Cribbage. And it's completely free, no ads, and no in-app purchases. We're certified crib-heads, but we got sick of all the cribbage apps looking so... dull. Boring. Unexciting. Everything that cribbage ISN'T. So we made In Da Crib. It's the same game you've always loved, but now given the treatment it deserves: pixel art, retro gaming feel, ultra-smooth cardplay, exciting animations, and rarity ranks for each hand you score. Next time you drop a 5-5-5-J with a 5 starter (nobs), your 29 point hand will get the aesthetic fanfare it deserves. Jump into a quick match and we'll find you a fellow crib tragic to play against. Or challenge your friends directly. Or hone your skills offline (no account needed) against cribbage bots which range in difficulty from easybeats, to genuine contenders, to impossible algorithms who literally cheat at cards. Take on The Gauntlet, a brutal campaign mode against increasingly difficult bot-cheaters. And all the while, unlock dozens of beautiful custom decks by completing challenges. Plus, we give detailed stats on your cribbage career. And more importantly, we keep head-to-head stats between you and your friends. Now you can definitively answer the questions, "who's got the biggest win? How many times have I skunked you? Who's got the longest streak? Which one of us is the better human being?" In Da Crib is completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. Just our love letter to the most addictive card game in history.

Screenshots

Koikoi4 screens
In Da Crib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: In Da Crib at 100% against Koikoi's 20%. In Da Crib also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Koikoi's advantage is chart position (#100 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

In Da Crib is free to download; Koikoi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

In Da Crib holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Koikoi's written reviews are positive against 100% of In Da Crib's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Koikoi ships an update every 6 months, In Da Crib every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Koikoi versus In Da Crib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoikoiIn Da Crib
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKouichi HayashiTimothy Nash

Customer experience

Koikoi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

In Da Crib

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Koikoi

No in-app purchases

None

In Da Crib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Koikoi free?
Koikoi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is In Da Crib free?
In Da Crib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Koikoi or In Da Crib?
In Da Crib is rated higher. Koikoi averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while In Da Crib averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Koikoi or In Da Crib have ads?
Neither Koikoi nor In Da Crib shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Koikoi or In Da Crib?
Koikoi ships an update every 6 months, and In Da Crib every 3 days. Most recently, Koikoi was updated on October 29, 2026 and In Da Crib on October 24, 2026.

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