Comparison

King’s Cribbage vs Dogpile

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

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About

King’s Cribbage

Experience a royal twist on the classic card game, featuring strategic gameplay and challenges against royal figures. Enjoy online and local multiplayer for up to four players, with an intuitive interface perfect for both beginners and veterans.

Highlights
  • Royal twist on classic cribbage
  • Challenge Princess and Queen
  • Online and local multiplayer (up to 4 players)
  • iPad spectator mode
  • Automatic score tracking
  • Clean, simple interface
Features
Currently charting
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Welcome to King's Cribbage—the ultimate combination of classic cribbage scoring and strategic tile-placement gameplay! Re-imagined with a premium, modern aesthetic, King’s Cribbage challenges you to build a shared grid of tiles to score pairs, runs, 15s, and 3-of-a-kinds. Key Features: Strategic Tile Placement: Play tiles adjacent to existing layouts on the board to form scoring cribbage combinations. Maximize your score by chaining multiple combos in a single turn! Iconic Royal AI: Challenge legendary Princesses and Queens in solo offline play. Each opponent brings a unique thematic experience, and our newly improved rotation system ensures you always face a fresh challenger. Fluid Organic Animations: Experience the game in motion with randomized, non-synchronous floating tile physics, custom particle systems, and satisfying sound design. Play Anywhere: Built with full cross-platform compatibility. Play seamlessly on iPhone, iPad, and macOS with perfectly scaled layouts and responsive controls. Multiplayer & Local Modes: Face off against players worldwide with Game Center integration, connect locally via Multipeer Connectivity, or play Pass & Play with a friend. Master the grid, outsmart royalty, and claim your crown in King’s Cribbage!

About

Dogpile

Merge adorable dogs to create bigger ones in this strategic puzzle game. Customize your canine companions with unique traits and powerful dog tags to achieve the ultimate collection. Master clever placements and upgrades to reach your goal of the BIGGEST dogs.

Highlights
  • Merge dogs to create larger breeds
  • Customize dogs with unique traits
  • Utilize powerful dog tags for synergy
  • Strategic card management and upgrades
  • Discover and collect various dog breeds
Features
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You really shouldn't adopt a dozen dogs, but now you can! Dogpile gets you towrangle a cute collection of caninesinto the perfect deck, customize them, and play them expertly. Manage the clutter, upgrade and improve your cards as you go, and strive for the BIGGESTdogs. When two of the same dog touch, BAM! You get a BIGGER dog. With careful placement, some clever purchases, and a can-do attitude, you can merge pups strategically and achieve the biggest dogs imaginable. Like in real life, dogs come with quirks and untapped potential! You’ll discover any variety of weird traits such as Barky, Sleepy, Timid, Cool and more. Take your dogs to the Dog Wash to add even more traits, and find Dog Tags that bolster and benefit from Trait synergy! Utilize a clever array of powerful Dog Tags to modify how your dogs and their Traits function. Find interesting synergies and unique combos to aid you in all of your merging endeavours. And always remember your ultimate goal: BIGGER!

Screenshots

King’s Cribbage4 screens
Dogpile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dogpile at Free against King’s Cribbage's $0.99. Dogpile also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (135 vs 1). King’s Cribbage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#77 vs unranked). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dogpile is free to download; King’s Cribbage costs $0.99 up front. Dogpile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. King’s Cribbage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dogpile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dogpile has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of King’s Cribbage's written reviews are positive against 87% of Dogpile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

King’s Cribbage ships an update weekly, Dogpile every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
King’s Cribbage versus Dogpile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKing’s CribbageDogpile
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (135 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1135 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#77 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1.1 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDan DanisFoot Games

Customer experience

King’s Cribbage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Dogpile

All ratings52 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.2%
Negative7.8%

In-app purchases

None

King’s Cribbage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dogpile

One-time1
  • Full Version$7.99

Questions

Is King’s Cribbage free?
King’s Cribbage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dogpile free?
Dogpile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, King’s Cribbage or Dogpile?
Dogpile is rated higher. King’s Cribbage averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dogpile averages 4.7 from 135 ratings.
Do King’s Cribbage or Dogpile have ads?
Neither King’s Cribbage nor Dogpile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, King’s Cribbage or Dogpile?
King’s Cribbage ships an update weekly, and Dogpile every 3 days. Most recently, King’s Cribbage was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dogpile on October 28, 2026.

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