Karateka Classic vs Cribbage Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Karateka Classic
Experience a classic side-scrolling martial arts adventure from 1984. Fight as a lone hero to rescue a princess from an evil warlord, overcoming relentless guards and a challenging hawk. Relive the original charm or discover this iconic game for the first time.
- Side-scrolling combat
- Classic 1984 gameplay
- Save the princess quest
- Challenging enemy AI
- Original Apple II experience
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A side-scrolling karate classic from 1984! The first game by the creator of Prince of Persia, Karateka arrives on iOS with all the challenge and charm of the original Apple II experience. Fight as the lone hero to save the princess from the evil warlord Akuma. His relentless guards and pesky hawk will challenge your skill whether you remember the original, have played the remake, or are experiencing Karateka for the first time.
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.
- Adjustable assistance levels
- Fast play mode with automatic counting
- Detailed game statistics
- Suboptimal play summary
- Discard Analyzer with statistical analysis
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cribbage Classic at Free against Karateka Classic's $0.99. Cribbage Classic also leads on ratings volume (31K vs 88) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 46 months). Karateka Classic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 66%). On 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
Cribbage Classic is free to download; Karateka Classic costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cribbage Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Classic has 31K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Karateka Classic's written reviews are positive against 66% of Cribbage Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Karateka Classic ships an update every 46 months, Cribbage Classic every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Karateka Classic | Cribbage Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (88 ratings) | 4.6 (31K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better | 66.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 31K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #161 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DotEmu | Games By Post LLC |
Customer experience
Karateka Classic
Cribbage Classic
User reviews
Karateka Classic
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful recreation of the classic Apple II game
- 🎮 Responsive and intuitive controls
- 🕹️ Authentic retro feel with monochrome display options
- 💰 Affordable price point
Room to improve
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🔍 Lack of visual updates or modern enhancements
- 🕹️ Difficulty may be too high for some new players
Cribbage Classic
From 31K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Karateka Classic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black screen or missing graphics on certain devices
- Rewind function not working as expected
- Sound issues or loss of audio
Requested features
3 requests- Support for external keyboards and controllers
- Leaderboards and competitive features
- Difficulty options or accessibility settings
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
Karateka Classic
No in-app purchases
Cribbage Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Karateka Classic free?
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