Comparison

Cribbage Classic vs Cribbage Lab

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

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About

Cribbage Classic

Master the card game of cribbage with this app. It offers adjustable assistance levels, from a casual time-waster to a skill-sharpening tutorial. Track your progress with detailed statistics and analyze optimal discards.

Highlights
  • Adjustable assistance levels
  • Fast play mode with automatic counting
  • Detailed game statistics
  • Suboptimal play summary
  • Discard Analyzer with statistical analysis
Features
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Improve your skills and become a cribbage expert! Cribbage classic has a number of settings that can help you to learn the best move for your situation and offer assistance if it notices that you are making a sub-optimal play. Or just play in fast mode where all counting is done for you and you get to simply focus on discarding and pegging. By tweaking the settings you can take this app anywhere from a lazy-thoughtless-time-waster game to a skill-sharpening-master-tutorial helping you to crush your next opponent. Statistics are also kept so you can see your average pegging score, your average hand score, and your average crib score! Also shows you a summary of all of the suboptimal plays you made at the end of the game and tracks your error rate over time so you can see yourself improving. Cribbage Classic also has a "Discard Analyzer" bonus feature that can help you decide on the optimal discard to play given a particular cribbage hand. Analyzer shows you the minimum, maximum and average score for each permutation along with an in depth statistical analysis of all possible flip card results.

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.

Screenshots

Cribbage Classic4 screens
Cribbage Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cribbage Lab at none against Cribbage Classic's shown. Cribbage Lab also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cribbage Classic's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage Classic has 31K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Classic ships an update every 9 months, Cribbage Lab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage Classic versus Cribbage Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage ClassicCribbage Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGames By Post LLCJacob Tutlis

Customer experience

Cribbage Classic

All ratings31,237 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,315 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral8.1%
Negative25.9%

Cribbage Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Cribbage Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional freezing or crashing
  • Incorrect counting of flushes
  • Inability to recover from misplayed cards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to view opponent's hand and statistics
  • Ability to save and resume games
  • More customization options for the board and cards
  • Multiplayer mode to play against other users

Cribbage Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Classic free?
Cribbage Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage Lab free?
Cribbage Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Classic or Cribbage Lab?
Cribbage Lab is rated higher. Cribbage Classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Cribbage Lab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Cribbage Classic or Cribbage Lab have ads?
Cribbage Classic shows ads; Cribbage Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Classic or Cribbage Lab?
Cribbage Classic ships an update every 9 months, and Cribbage Lab every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cribbage Classic was updated on October 14, 2026 and Cribbage Lab on September 30, 2026.

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