Comparison

Fast Cribbage vs Gridbage

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

Head to head
About

Fast Cribbage

Enjoy the classic card game of cribbage against AI opponents or challenge players globally in turn-based matches. Experience a faithful digital adaptation of this popular pastime.

Highlights
  • Play against AI
  • Turn-based multiplayer
  • Global opponents
  • Classic card game
  • Supports Apple Watch
Features
Currently charting
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Play cribbage against the computer, or play turn-based games against opponents around the world.

About

Gridbage

This app reinvents the classic card game cribbage by blending its scoring traditions with the strategic depth of poker. Players place cards onto a grid, with each row and column scoring like a cribbage hand. It offers multiple AI difficulty levels and a unique mode to test pure skill.

Highlights
  • Grid-based cribbage scoring
  • Poker-like strategic decisions
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Duplicate Card mode for skill testing
  • Offline and online multiplayer
  • Traditional cribbage scoring elements
Features
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Gridbage is a bold reinvention of the classic card game cribbage — blending the deep strategy of hold'em poker with the beloved scoring traditions of cribbage. If you've ever loved cribbage but wanted more decisions, more skill, and more ways to outsmart your opponent, Gridbage was built for you. How It Works Each player is dealt eight (8) cards. You'll discard two (2) into the crib — then place five (5) cards one at a time onto a unique grid game board, keeping one (1) card as your hold card. Every row and column is a cribbage hand waiting to be scored. The center "turn" card is shared by everyone. When all cards are placed, the Cut card is revealed, and every line scores just like cribbage (3 Grid cards, 1 Hold card, 1 Cut card) — fifteens, pairs, runs, flushes, and nobs all count. Highest total wins. The strategy runs deep. Every card you place blocks a lane for your opponent while opening one for yourself. The grid rewards forward thinking, hand reading, and knowing exactly what your five (5) cards holds. Four Difficulty Levels • Beginner — "I know a little cribbage..." The AI makes mistakes and gifts you scoring cards in the crib. A great way to learn without getting crushed. • Intermediate — "I picked a bad week to...stop playing beginner." The AI plays smart half the time and gives you a fighting chance the other half. • Expert — "To the Pain..." The AI plans ahead, and plays to win. No gifts. No mercy. • Ludicrous Speed — "Surely you can't be serious." The AI learns as it goes along. Pure computational carnage. Duplicate Card Mode Play the same cards your AI opponent plays — and find out once and for all whether you're actually better, or just lucky. Duplicate Card mode deals identical hands to both players across multiple matched sets, then shows you a full comparison breakdown at the end. Pure skill. No excuses. Cribbage Board Scoring Track Watch your pegs race around a beautifully rendered oval cribbage board. Skunks and double skunks are tracked. Every point counts — right up to 121. Built for Cribbage Players Gridbage honors everything cribbage players love — the scoring, the language, the crib, the cut, the pegboard — while adding a layer of spatial strategy that makes every hand feel new. • U.S. Patent D976,328 (unique board game design) • No ads. No in-app purchases. • Full privacy — no data collected, no tracking, no analytics. • Works completely offline yourself or on-line vs. friends head-to-head. Visit us at www.gridbage.com

Screenshots

Fast Cribbage4 screens
Gridbage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gridbage at $0.99 against Fast Cribbage's $2.99. Gridbage also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.1). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Fast Cribbage costs $2.99 and Gridbage $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fast Cribbage against 5.0 for Gridbage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Cribbage ships an update every 6 days, Gridbage every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Fast Cribbage versus Gridbage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast CribbageGridbage
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#171 — better#180
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHooveySoftAndrew Glassman

Customer experience

Fast Cribbage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gridbage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fast Cribbage

No in-app purchases

None

Gridbage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Cribbage free?
Fast Cribbage costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gridbage free?
Gridbage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fast Cribbage or Gridbage?
Fast Cribbage and Gridbage are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Fast Cribbage or Gridbage have ads?
Neither Fast Cribbage nor Gridbage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Cribbage or Gridbage?
Fast Cribbage ships an update every 6 days, and Gridbage every 10 days. Most recently, Fast Cribbage was updated on September 10, 2026 and Gridbage on September 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, Fast Cribbage or Gridbage?
Fast Cribbage currently peaks at #171 in the App Store charts, and Gridbage at #180. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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