Comparison

Cribbage Academy vs Cribbage, eh?

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

Head to head
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!

About

Cribbage, eh?

Enjoy a classic game of cribbage without any interruptions. This application offers a straightforward, ad-free experience against a computer opponent, perfect for both quick sessions and longer play.

Highlights
  • Classic cribbage gameplay
  • Single-player vs. computer
  • Completely ad-free
  • No interruptions
  • Straightforward and enjoyable
Features
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Just want to play some cribbage? No pop-ups, no banners, no "watch this ad to continue." Just you versus the computer with a deck of cards, a cribbage board and some pegs. Classic cribbage game play the way it should be — straightforward, enjoyable, and completely ad-free. Challenge the computer to a game anytime, whether you're killing five minutes or settling in for a longer session. If you love cribbage, you'll feel right at home. * Classic cribbage gameplay * Single-player vs. computer opponent * Zero ads. Zero interruptions. Ever.

Screenshots

Cribbage Academy4 screens
Cribbage, eh?4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cribbage, eh? at 4.7 against Cribbage Academy's 3.0. Cribbage, eh? also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). Cribbage Academy's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Cribbage Academy costs $2.99 and Cribbage, eh? $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cribbage, eh? holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cribbage, eh? has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Cribbage Academy's written reviews are positive against 71% of Cribbage, eh?'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cribbage Academy ships an update every 4 months, Cribbage, eh? weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cribbage Academy versus Cribbage, eh?: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCribbage AcademyCribbage, eh?
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRivergate SoftwareTechnomagination, LLC

Customer experience

Cribbage Academy

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

Cribbage, eh?

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Cribbage Academy

No in-app purchases

None

Cribbage, eh?

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cribbage Academy free?
Cribbage Academy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cribbage, eh? free?
Cribbage, eh? costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cribbage Academy or Cribbage, eh??
Cribbage, eh? is rated higher. Cribbage Academy averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Cribbage, eh? averages 4.7 from 40 ratings.
Do Cribbage Academy or Cribbage, eh? have ads?
Neither Cribbage Academy nor Cribbage, eh? shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cribbage Academy or Cribbage, eh??
Cribbage Academy ships an update every 4 months, and Cribbage, eh? weekly. Most recently, Cribbage Academy was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cribbage, eh? on November 9, 2026.

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