Comparison

Cribbage Assistant 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

Cribbage Assistant

This app helps you play and score cribbage games faster and more accurately. It offers instant hand analysis, full playable games against AI, and coaching mode to improve your strategy. Learn and master the game with detailed feedback on your decisions.

Highlights
  • Instant hand analysis
  • Score tracking
  • Playable cribbage games against AI
  • Coaching mode for strategy improvement
  • Discard and pegging feedback
  • Difficulty levels
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Cribbage Assistant helps you play smarter, score faster, and improve your strategy over time. Whether you are learning the game or sharpening your skills, the app provides instant hand analysis, simple score tracking, and full playable cribbage games against computer opponents in a clean and focused interface. Play complete cribbage games against one or two computer players with full dealing, discarding, pegging, and hand counting. Choose between Regular and Expert difficulty levels. Expert opponents use stronger strategy and evaluate discard value and pegging risk to make smarter plays. Coaching Mode helps you improve while you play. Discard decisions are graded and ranked against all possible options, pegging decisions include feedback, and detailed score breakdowns show exactly how each hand scores. Enter your cards in seconds to analyze discard options. The app evaluates every possible starter card to calculate expected value and scoring ranges. Cribbage Assistant is designed to help players learn faster, make better decisions, and enjoy the game even more.

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

Cribbage Assistant4 screens
In Da Crib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: In Da Crib at none against Cribbage Assistant's 1. In Da Crib also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Cribbage Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. In Da Crib asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Assistant ships an update fortnightly, In Da Crib every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cribbage Assistant versus In Da Crib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage AssistantIn Da Crib
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSamuel Guillou JonesTimothy Nash

Customer experience

Cribbage Assistant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In Da Crib

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cribbage Assistant

One-time1
  • Cribbage Pro Unlock$4.99
None

In Da Crib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Assistant free?
Cribbage Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is In Da Crib free?
In Da Crib is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Assistant or In Da Crib?
Cribbage Assistant and In Da Crib are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cribbage Assistant or In Da Crib have ads?
Neither Cribbage Assistant nor In Da Crib shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Assistant or In Da Crib?
Cribbage Assistant ships an update fortnightly, and In Da Crib every 3 days. Most recently, Cribbage Assistant was updated on September 29, 2026 and In Da Crib on October 4, 2026.

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