Comparison

Cribbage Den vs Smart Cribbage Scoring

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

Head to head
About

Cribbage Den

Enjoy the classic card game of cribbage anytime, anywhere. Play solo against the computer or challenge friends in real-time online matches. Features authentic rules, smooth animations, and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Solo play against computer
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Authentic cribbage rules
  • Server-verified scoring
  • Progress tracking and leaderboards
  • Video and text chat (subscription)
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Cribbage Den brings the classic card game to your iPhone and iPad — play against the computer anytime, or gather friends at a virtual table for real-time online matches. PLAY YOUR WAY • Solo play against computer opponents — always free, always unlimited • Online multiplayer with friends: create a game, share the code, and play together in real time • Five free online games every week, resetting each Monday • Full support for 2, 3, and 4-player cribbage A PROPER GAME OF CRIBBAGE • Authentic rules: the cut for deal, the crib, the starter card, pegging, his heels, scoring you can trust • Server-verified scoring in online games — every hand, crib, and pegging point is counted correctly for all players • Smooth card animations: deals, cuts, flights to the crib, and a beautiful cribbage board with animated pegs • Hints during games against the computer, with scoring breakdowns showing how each score was calculated • Designed for iPhone and iPad, with a desktop-style layout on iPad TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Your games against other players are tracked for every signed-in player • Online stats, your rank, and a place on the leaderboard come with Cribbage Club • Play the same account on the web at cribbageden.com CRIBBAGE CLUB (optional subscription) • Unlimited online multiplayer — no weekly limit • Online stats, rank, and the leaderboard • Video and text chat at the table - not required • Custom avatars • Removes ads • $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. • Solo play against the computer is always free. Whether you're a lifelong cribbage player or just learned what 15-2 means, pull up a chair at the Den. Privacy Policy: https://cribbageden.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Smart Cribbage Scoring

This app replaces a physical cribbage board, allowing players to easily track scores, save games, and analyze statistics. Customize the look with your own images and manage local player profiles without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Digital cribbage board
  • Score tracking
  • Game saving
  • Player statistics
  • Editable play history
  • Local player profiles
  • Customizable backgrounds
Features
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Smart Cribbage Scoring can be used in place of a physical board, or when one is absent. It is especially useful for keeping track of rivalries and saving games for later. Drag your peg up the lane hole by hole, or use the scoring menu to tap the plays that made up your count. Either way, you’ll get the option to log your different plays in order to receive interesting statistics at the end of the match. It is a completely effortless process, but you can also just skip this step and just input a score. Every move of the game is listed in the editable play history. Change a score, retag a play from hand to crib, or remove a move entirely. The board rebuilds itself and nothing becomes a permanent statistic until the game ends. Every player gets a local profile. There are no login or account creation options. In Advanced Player Statistics, search any stat in plain words or scroll down the stat options drop down to view interesting facts and comparisons with your friends. The background and the board itself are customizable with images from your own camera roll.

Screenshots

Cribbage Den4 screens
Smart Cribbage Scoring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Cribbage Scoring at none against Cribbage Den's 3. Smart Cribbage Scoring also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Cribbage Den's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, rating 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. Cribbage Den sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Smart Cribbage Scoring 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 Den against 5.0 for Smart Cribbage Scoring. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Den has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cribbage Den versus Smart Cribbage Scoring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage DenSmart Cribbage Scoring
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB26 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoseph FaneufGABRIEL ALEXANDER DODGE

Customer experience

Cribbage Den

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Cribbage Scoring

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cribbage Den

Subscriptions2
  • Cribbage Club Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cribbage Club Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

Smart Cribbage Scoring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Den free?
Cribbage Den is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Cribbage Scoring free?
Smart Cribbage Scoring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Den or Smart Cribbage Scoring?
Cribbage Den and Smart Cribbage Scoring are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Cribbage Den or Smart Cribbage Scoring have ads?
Cribbage Den shows ads; Smart Cribbage Scoring does not.

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