Koikoi vs In Da Crib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hanafuda card game
- Match cards to collect sets
- Score points
- 12-game rounds
- Automatic game record saving
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Koikoi | In Da Crib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kouichi Hayashi | Timothy Nash |
Customer experience
Koikoi
In Da Crib
In-app purchases
Koikoi
No in-app purchases
In Da Crib
No in-app purchases








