Comparison

Cribbage Pegboard vs Cribbage Lab

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

Head to head
About

Cribbage Pegboard

This app acts as a digital pegboard for scoring cribbage games using your own cards. It allows for easy peg manipulation, tracks rivalry records against friends, and supports two or three players. It also includes a "Discard Analyzer" to help determine optimal discards with statistical insights.

Highlights
  • Digital pegboard for cribbage scoring
  • Use your own cards
  • Drag and drop peg functionality
  • Rivalry record tracking
  • Supports two or three players
  • Discard Analyzer with statistical insights
  • Multiple board designs
Features
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Use your own cards to play cribbage and use this peg board to keep track of the score. Allows for easy drag and drop of pegs and automatically remembers results of rivalries so you can keep track of your all time record against your friends. Works for two or three players. Multiple boards to choose from. Cribbage Pegboard 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 of discards along with an in depth statistical analysis of all possible flip card results. Now you will finally know what was the best play to make in any situation!

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 Pegboard4 screens
Cribbage Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cribbage Lab at none against Cribbage Pegboard's shown. Cribbage Lab also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 39 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Cribbage Pegboard's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 2) 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 Pegboard has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Pegboard ships an update every 39 months, Cribbage Lab every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage Pegboard versus Cribbage Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage PegboardCribbage Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.6K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGames By Post LLCJacob Tutlis

Customer experience

Cribbage Pegboard

All ratings1,614 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative6.0%

Cribbage Lab

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

Bugs and requests

Cribbage Pegboard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Discard analyzer sometimes inaccurate
  • Skunk wins not counted as double wins

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add undo/correction functionality
  • Separate player tracks for 2-player mode
  • Implement skunk/double-skunk scoring
  • Option to lock forward peg in place
  • Ability to save and resume games

Cribbage Lab

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage Pegboard

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Pegboard free?
Cribbage Pegboard 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 Pegboard or Cribbage Lab?
Cribbage Lab is rated higher. Cribbage Pegboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Cribbage Lab averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cribbage Pegboard or Cribbage Lab have ads?
Cribbage Pegboard shows ads; Cribbage Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Pegboard or Cribbage Lab?
Cribbage Pegboard ships an update every 39 months, and Cribbage Lab every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cribbage Pegboard was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cribbage Lab on October 31, 2026.

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