Comparison

Cribbage 24 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 24

Features
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Cribbage 24 is built for players who want to enjoy authentic Cribbage and improve with every game. Whether you are discovering Cribbage or have been counting hands for years, you can play at your own pace against three distinct AI levels: Beginner, Club, and PRO. PLAY. LEARN. IMPROVE. Every game gives you an opportunity to sharpen your strategy, practice your counting, and understand the decisions that make the difference. Three AI Levels: Learn with Beginner, test your skills at Club level, or face the deeper strategy of PRO. Play Hints: Ask for help during pegging and the recommended card rises directly from your hand. Discard Hints: Get help choosing which two cards to send to the crib. Manual Counting: Enter your own hand total before revealing the correct score and breakdown. Discard Analyzer: Compare all 15 possible discards, including expected values and potential outcomes. Score Calculator: Check any hand, crib, or pegging sequence with a detailed scoring breakdown. Board Simulator: Explore different scores and game situations to improve your positional strategy. Game Replays: Use a game seed to replay the same deal, review your choices, or try a different approach. Saved Games: Save up to five games and continue from the same cards, score, and board position. Detailed Statistics: Follow your results, win rate, skunks, pegging performance, hand scores, and crib scores. Cribbage Rating: Track your progress as you complete games against Adaptive opponents. Custom Tables and Cards: Choose the table color, patterned playing surface, and card design that suit you. Built-in Tutorial: Learn the deal, the crib, pegging, hand counting, nobs, heels, and the race to 121. THE FEEL OF A REAL CRIBBAGE TABLE Cribbage 24 captures the full rhythm of the game. Cut for the deal, choose your crib cards, reveal the starter, peg toward 31, and count every combination. Cards deal, flip, move, and collect with smooth animations. Every point is shown directly on the board, so the race to 121 remains clear throughout the game. The interface is fast, clean, and designed for phones, tablets, and desktop screens. MADE FOR EVERY LEVEL New to Cribbage? Beginner AI, optional hints, automatic scoring, and the built-in tutorial help you understand the game naturally. Want to improve your counting? Enable Manual Counting and enter your own totals before checking the result. Already experienced? Choose Club or PRO, disable assistance, and test your strategy against a stronger opponent. Play Cribbage 24 and make every point count.

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
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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 244 screens
In Da Crib4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: In Da Crib at none against Cribbage 24's 9. In Da Crib also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 24 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. In Da Crib asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage 24 ships an update fortnightly, In Da Crib every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cribbage 24 versus In Da Crib: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage 24In Da Crib
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWCGFTimothy Nash

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Cribbage 24

One-time9
  • Starter$0.99
  • Bronze$2.99
  • 100 Discard Hints$4.99
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  • 100 Play Hints$4.99
  • Silver$6.99
  • Bundle 200+200$9.99
  • Gold$14.99
  • Platinum$29.99
  • Diamond$59.99
None

In Da Crib

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage 24 free?
Cribbage 24 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.
Do Cribbage 24 or In Da Crib have ads?
Cribbage 24 shows ads; In Da Crib does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage 24 or In Da Crib?
Cribbage 24 ships an update fortnightly, and In Da Crib every 3 days. Most recently, Cribbage 24 was updated on October 10, 2026 and In Da Crib on October 20, 2026.

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