Table Crib vs Cribbage for iMessage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Table Crib
A strategic card game that adapts traditional cribbage rules to a 5x5 grid. Players compete to build high-scoring rows and columns while blocking opponents. It offers an addictive blend of offense and defense, easy to learn but hard to master.
- Traditional cribbage scoring
- 5x5 grid gameplay
- Simultaneous offense and defense
- Row and column scoring
- Easy to learn, difficult to master
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Table Crib is the exciting strategy game that takes traditional cribbage, but allows it to be more challenging and enjoyable. Table Crib uses normal cribbage scoring rules as you try to build five high scoring rows or columns while simultaneously sabotaging your opponents' hands. This style is easy to learn, but difficult to master. Whether you're new to the game or have a good understanding of it, Table Crib is an easy but challenging twist that's positively addicting! Do you score points, or play defense? On this 5x5 grid, you will compete with your opponent to build your hands. Your opponent is working to build hands in the rows perpendicular to your columns. One card at a time, you alternate turns. Each player needs to balance offense and defense while understanding the importance of placement. Outwit your opponents in this fast-paced action game.
Cribbage for iMessage
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Play Cribbage in iMessage! This app gives you a simple way to play cribbage with your friends. No login needed, no sessions to maintain, no ads or in-app purchases. Start a fresh game by choosing the app from the iMessage extension view or click on a message to continue a game. Compact by default, you can expand the app to view the current score, previous plays during the play round, and a breakdown of the scoring for a hand or crib. Play when you are ready, completely asynchronously and without any time limits, so you can put it down and pick it up at your leisure. Just the simple joy of cribbage!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Table Crib at Free against Cribbage for iMessage's $0.99. Table Crib also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.5 vs 18.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Table Crib is free to download; Cribbage for iMessage costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Table Crib ships an update every 9 days, Cribbage for iMessage every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Table Crib | Cribbage for iMessage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.5 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAM MILLER | Stefan J. Wernli |
In-app purchases
Table Crib
No in-app purchases
Cribbage for iMessage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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