Comparison

CribDuel vs Muggins

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

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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

About

Muggins

This digital cribbage board allows you to play with real cards and track scores on your device. Simply lay your phone or tablet flat, use the on-screen pegs, and race to 121 points. Customize your board with various themes.

Highlights
  • Digital pegging board
  • Use with real cards
  • Score tracking
  • Multiple board themes
  • Race to 121 points
Features
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Muggins is a digital cribbage board. Set your device flat on the table, play with your real cards, and keep score with the Muggins app. Pull and release the knobs to peg points. Pull back or hit the undo button to remove them. THE BOARD, NOT THE CARDS Muggins lets you play cribbage with your real cards. You shuffle, deal, and count your own points. The app simply acts as a scorekeeper, a digital cribbage board. HOW IT WORKS • Open the app and play. No account creation, no sign-in. • Pull and release the knobs to peg points. Drag your knob and a live preview shows you how many points you'll add once you release it. No number pads and no typing. • Tap the peg to subtract a point. Hit the undo button to undo the last points added. • Good sound quality. You'll hear a click for every point as you pull, a solid clunk when the peg lands. Mute it in settings if you'd rather play quietly. • Game over at 121 — a dedicated result screen and a stamp on the loser's score if they got skunked (or double-skunked, we're not here to protect feelings). • Your current game saves automatically if you leave the app. PICK YOUR BOARD Three boards to play on: • Classic — warm cream card stock, enamel pegs, tilted playing-card score displays. Free. • Obsidian — a matte-black board with an LED trail and softly glowing pegs. • Casino — green felt, ivory rails, and a thin gold pinstripe. FAIR AND SIMPLE PRICING Muggins is free to play, supported by ads that never interrupt a game. There's an optional one-time purchase that will remove all ads and unlock all board themes. No subscription, no recurring costs. FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY LOVE CRIBBAGE Muggins is a scoreboard and it assumes you know the game already. It's for the cabin where the board went missing, the vacation rental, the airplane tray, the bar. If you carry a deck of cards, you now carry a cribbage board too. Made for iPhone and iPad. Grab a deck. Deal six. The board's ready.

Screenshots

CribDuel4 screens
Muggins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CribDuel at none against Muggins's 4. CribDuel also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. Muggins sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. CribDuel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CribDuel ships an update every 5 days, Muggins every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CribDuel versus Muggins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribDuelMuggins
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIOCODO LLCKYLE ANTHONY MC GAHEY

In-app purchases

None

CribDuel

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Muggins

One-time4
  • Obsidian Theme$1.99
  • Casino Theme$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • Unlock Everything$6.99

Questions

Is CribDuel free?
CribDuel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muggins free?
Muggins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CribDuel or Muggins have ads?
Muggins shows ads; CribDuel does not.
Which is updated more often, CribDuel or Muggins?
CribDuel ships an update every 5 days, and Muggins every 2 weeks. Most recently, CribDuel was updated on September 9, 2026 and Muggins on September 23, 2026.

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