Comparison

FreeCell vs Cribbage Academy

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

Head to head
About

FreeCell

Experience the classic FreeCell solitaire game with customizable card appearances and backgrounds. Enjoy intuitive controls, including tap, double-tap, or drag-and-drop for moving cards. Offers helpful instructions and an undo feature for a smooth gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable backgrounds and card appearances
  • Intuitive tap, double-tap, and drag-and-drop controls
  • Undo and Start Over options
  • In-game instructions
  • Ascending order card movement to suit stacks
Features
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Play FreeCell. Options provided to change background pictures, change card appearance, have cards fly up to the suit stacks on their own or manually. Instructions included in the app. Ads appear unobtrusively on the top of the screen but don't interfere with gameplay. GOAL: Uncover cards so they can be moved in ascending order to the 4 suit stacks. SETUP: A standard deck is dealt in 8 cascading stacks. HOW TO PLAY: Move cards between the 8 cascading stacks and 4 free cells to uncover cards so you can move them up to complete the suit stacks. You can only move the top card of a cascading stack or a card in a free cell. A card can be moved to an empty free cell; to the top of another cascading stack with top card of different color and one higher value; or to one of 4 suit stacks in ascending order from Ace to King. For example, 3 of clubs can be moved to a cascading stack with top card 4 of hearts. Any value card can be moved to an empty free cell or empty cascading stack. MOVING CARDS: Tapping a card once will move it to a suit stack if a spot is available or to a pile with available higher card of different color. Double-tapping a card will move it to an open free cell. Alternatively, you can simply drag a card to where you want it to go. If an attempted move is not allowed, the card will shake. NOTES: You can reject a new hand that looks too difficult by clicking New Game again. If you click New Game before moving any cards, the game will not count as a loss. Click Undo to undo one move at a time, or Start Over to undo all moves in the current game.

About

Cribbage Academy

Experience a voice-enhanced card game that guides you through gameplay with realistic dictation. Focus on strategy with a clean interface and automatic scoring. Learn the game or challenge your skills with AI opponents.

Highlights
  • Voice-enhanced gameplay
  • Automatic scoring
  • AI opponents
  • Pass & Play multiplayer
  • Learn to play Cribbage
  • Strategy tips
Features
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Cribbage Academy’s high-quality dictation voices talk you through the game as if you were playing with live opponents, announcing the plays and counting the hands. This creates a much deeper immersion in the game, using all your senses. The simple playing surface keeps clutter to a minimum, allowing you to focus on strategy and the pleasure of the game. Automatic scoring relieves you from the tedium of counting peg holes, yet still shows you the pegging race to the finish hole. Cribbage has been described as the best 2-handed card game ever invented. It combines luck and skill in just the right proportions, so that anyone can win a game but a skilled player will win more often. Cribbage Academy can teach you the game even if you have never played it, and experienced players can learn from the suggestions in the game and the strategy tips on our web site. One simple price buys the entire game for Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad, with lifetime updates. Another buys the same for Macintosh. Gameplay features include: • Play 2–4 handed Cribbage with built-in AI (computer) opponents. • Or play against a friend sharing your iPhone or iPad (“Pass & Play”) • Built-in voices and instructions guide you through game play. • Learn to play, or challenge your current Cribbage skills. Download Cribbage Academy today! You will not be disappointed!

Screenshots

FreeCell4 screens
Cribbage Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cribbage Academy at 100% against FreeCell's 50%. Cribbage Academy also leads on ads (none vs shown). FreeCell's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.0). On in-app purchases, 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

FreeCell is free to download; Cribbage Academy costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FreeCell holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeCell has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of FreeCell's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cribbage Academy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FreeCell ships an update monthly, Cribbage Academy every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
FreeCell versus Cribbage Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreeCellCribbage Academy
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netRivergate Software

Customer experience

FreeCell

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Cribbage Academy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FreeCell

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage Academy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FreeCell free?
FreeCell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Academy free?
Cribbage Academy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FreeCell or Cribbage Academy?
FreeCell is rated higher. FreeCell averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Cribbage Academy averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FreeCell or Cribbage Academy have ads?
FreeCell shows ads; Cribbage Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, FreeCell or Cribbage Academy?
FreeCell ships an update monthly, and Cribbage Academy every 4 months. Most recently, FreeCell was updated on September 29, 2026 and Cribbage Academy on September 29, 2026.

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