Comparison

Cribbage Lab vs CribDuel

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

Head to head
About

Cribbage Lab

Master the card game of cribbage with this comprehensive training app. Practice drills, analyze hands, and play against AI opponents. Features a card scanner for real-world use and progress tracking to improve your skills.

Highlights
  • Play full games against AI opponents
  • Practice scoring, discarding, and pegging drills
  • Analyze any hand with detailed expected value
  • Scan real cards for instant analysis
  • Track progress with Elo rating and achievements
  • Daily scoring challenges
Features
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The most complete cribbage training app on iOS. Practice drills, analyze hands, scan real cards, and play full games against opponents matched to your skill level. PLAY FULL GAMES Face off against 5 unique opponents, from beginner to expert. Each plays with a distinct style — from the reckless Bonehead to the calculating Mastermind. Build your own custom opponents with adjustable discard strategy, pegging depth, and more. DRILLS • Score a Hand – Calculate points from a hand and cut card • Best Discard – Choose the optimal two cards to send to the crib • Pegging Play – Pick the best card to play during pegging • Daily Puzzle – A new scoring challenge every day HAND ANALYZER Enter any hand to see every possible discard ranked by expected value. View best and worst cuts, score distributions, and detailed breakdowns. CARD SCANNER Point your camera at real cards on the table for instant hand analysis. Powered by on-device machine learning — works offline, nothing leaves your phone. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Elo rating that adjusts based on opponent strength • XP and leveling with 20+ achievements • Challenge Ladder: 10 stages against increasingly tough opponents • Mistake tracking shows where you left points on the table • Win probability graph tracks your chances throughout each game All game logic powered by a high-performance engine for instant, accurate evaluation of every hand.

About

CribDuel

Features
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Play cribbage 1v1: online against a real opponent, or offline against the bot. One board, two players, 121 points to win. No menus to dig through, no slot-machine timers, just the game. KEY FEATURES • Classic 121-point cribbage, no house rules. Pegging with Go, His Heels on Jack cut, runs, pairs, fifteens, flush, nobs. • Play offline against a friendly bot, anywhere, no internet needed. • Play online 1v1 against real opponents through live matchmaking. • Animated cribbage board with leapfrog pegs. See your progress at a glance. • Smooth card animations: deal, discard to crib, cut starter, pegging, end-of-round collect. • Score breakdown popup after every hand. Learn what counted and why. • Tutorial mode with in-game hints for new players. • Six languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese. • Optional ELO rating + leaderboard for online matches. HOW TO PLAY Each round you and your opponent get 6 cards, discard 2 into the dealer's "crib", and a starter card is cut from the deck. Pegging is the turn-based phase where every card you play adds to the running total. Keep it under 31 and score for fifteens, pairs, and runs as you go. After cards are exhausted, you count your hand against the starter, the dealer counts theirs, and the dealer counts the crib. First to 121 wins. The dealer rotates each round, so the crib advantage swings every hand. WHO IT'S FOR Cribbage veterans who want a clean, fast 1v1 client, and new players who want to learn the rules without a 30-page manual. No "energy", no daily-spin nonsense. Just cribbage. Online play matches you with another player looking for a game. There is no friends list and no invite: you tap FIND A MATCH and the next opponent is whoever is searching too. CONTACT Email: support@iocodo.com

Screenshots

Cribbage Lab4 screens
CribDuel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CribDuel at every 5 days against Cribbage Lab's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Lab ships an update monthly, CribDuel every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cribbage Lab versus CribDuel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage LabCribDuel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob TutlisIOCODO LLC

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage Lab

No in-app purchases

None

CribDuel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Lab free?
Cribbage Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CribDuel free?
CribDuel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cribbage Lab or CribDuel have ads?
Neither Cribbage Lab nor CribDuel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Lab or CribDuel?
Cribbage Lab ships an update monthly, and CribDuel every 5 days. Most recently, Cribbage Lab was updated on September 12, 2026 and CribDuel on September 9, 2026.

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