# Backgammon Tutor — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of Backgammon Tutor by Quatrian Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 307 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backgammon-tutor/id999176299/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backgammon-tutor/id999176299.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 225 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Backgammon Tutor? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great for learning backgammon - 👍 Skill levels are perfect - 👍 Fun to play - 👍 Good competitive game - 👍 Can play fast - 👍 Best free one out there - 👍 Good mid-game logic - 👍 Good fast movement - 👍 Worth playing **Cons** - 👎 App crashes and restarts - 👎 Tutor doesn't teach - 👎 Computer cheats - 👎 Dice rolls are rigged - 👎 Unfair play - 👎 Game is stacked for computer - 👎 Horrendously unbalanced - 👎 Dice rigged for computer - 👎 Not random - 👎 Unrealistic rolls - 👎 Computer gets miracle rolls - 👎 Dice odds against player - 👎 Computer always gets what it needs - 👎 Computer throws unbelievable doubles - 👎 No support - 👎 Not compatible with older devices - 👎 Computer cheats more at higher levels - 👎 Dice rolls are skewed - 👎 Annoying to hit confirm after AI - 👎 Hard to select pieces - 👎 Annoying to select knocked out piece - 👎 Defaults back to advanced AI **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes and restarts - Computer rolls too many doubles - Computer rolls specific numbers to win - Computer cheats - Dice rolls are not random - Game is rigged - Computer always wins initial roll - Computer gets doubles more often - Computer rolls 6 more frequently - Skill ratings not kept - Does not work on older phones - Not compatible with older iOS versions **Most requested features** - Increase customization options - More step-by-step instructions - Auto-roll option - Auto-select knocked out piece - Option to re-roll dice - Recognize when game has limited moves and notify player with auto-complete option - Market better to increase online players ## Newest reviews (12 of 37) ### 2/5 — Cheating *2025-05-30* Cheating is crazy when done by a computer. ### 3/5 — The reviews are right. *2025-01-05* I’ve tried both the balanced and the random and choices and in both, when you enter the end game, if you are winning, and see the computer roll doubles—start counting. Way too often the computer will roll three sets of doubles in a very short time. It’s way too often to be normal odds, so as much as the developer(s) trust their algorithm, something is up, so they should play it a bunch and see for themselves. I play on a website online too, far more than here, and that never happens. Also, the tutor often has you leave a piece open and then takes it, when there was a better move available without leaving one open. While the game may catch options you overlook, I feel the main tutoring being done here is learning when to know you shouldn’t listen to the computer. I gave it three stars though because it’s playable and serves its purpose when the annoying doubles thing isn’t happening ### 3/5 — Tutor Element slightly lacking *2024-12-24, version 3.1* I have no experience with Backgammon so expected more step by step instructions. However it is starting to make a little sense ### 2/5 — Frustrating *2024-01-16* This app needs a better dice roll algorithm ### 3/5 — Great but needs a few bug fixes *2022-10-05* Pros: I love this game and I’m actually getting better at backgammon. I used to be a newb but now I recognize moves and learn from my mistakes. I like it that the piece does a dance/shake when you accidentally select an impossible spot. Cons: It’s annoying to have to hit confirm after the AI player has played. It would be nice to have an auto-roll option. Sometimes it’s hard to select the piece that you are aiming for. Also annoying to have to select the piece that has been “knocked out” when it’s the only one you can move - it should auto select if for you. When a match is over, if you selected an expert1 or expert2 AI opponent, it defaults back to advanced. ### 3/5 — Unfair play *2022-09-03, version 2.6* I can’t help noticing how many times the computer has multiple numbers inrelation to mine. ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2022-08-06* I taught myself to play using this app and for that I am grateful. I will say that the odds seem to be skewed to the computer when playing against it. It will roll 4 sixes just as you are about to win and beat you or repeatedly roll a series of die allowing to send one of your pieces back to home position again and again. I realize this is just part of the game but after playing a long time it definitely feels there is something in the programming giving an advantage to the computer beyond what would be expected. ### 1/5 — Stacked *2022-07-30* This is stacked for the computer. Computer 95% of time wins the initial roll, gets doubles 4+ times more and rolls a 6 much more frequently than I can ### 1/5 — Horrendously Unbalanced *2022-03-24* Nice setup until the rolls become incredibly unbalanced. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2021-05-11, version 2.4* Like all these games the dice are rigged. ### 2/5 — Nice but... *2021-03-14, version 1.8* Nice to a degree but so so rigged it’s annoying...takes out the fun of playing this app. Not really as good as the developer makes you think. 👎 ### 1/5 — Random is not random *2019-09-10, version 1.6* If you want more anxiety in your life you should definitely get this game. The rolls are not random. You will often roll the same roll three times in a row. And if you have the computer pinned and only one roll will get them out, you can guarantee that is what the computer will roll. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Would be a good app if it worked! *2026-04-17* Have been waiting for this to actually work for a week now. App crashes an restarts even with paid version. ### 1/5 — Tutor? *2025-06-04* I would expect an app that specifically says “tutor” in its name would teach how to play backgammon, but it doesn’t. No overview of the game or game play, and no explanation for why it suggests the moves that it does. It’s just an app for playing backgammon. ### 1/5 — They don’t know how to play *2024-10-24* Their computer doesn’t know how to play backgammon. They keep cheating for it to try and make it win Real backgammon is way more fun than this b… s ### 1/5 — Ridiculous *2024-10-23* After two weeks of playing, opponents double count 26% compared to my 19%. Uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Diced rigged for computer *2024-02-29* Wouldn’t you think a game that is suppose to be a tutorial would at least give both sides the same chance? This game gives the computer the advantage…high number doubles, four times as many doubles as the player. It is so obviously rigged! OBVIOUSLY. please fix your game **Developer response:** Please take a look at the dice statistics on the Statistics page (found on the main menu) and you will see that over the long term they are very similar between the player and the computer. ### 1/5 — Diced rigged for computer *2024-01-31* Wouldn’t you think a game that is suppose to be a tutorial would at least give both sides the same chance? This game gives the computer the advantage…high number doubles, four times as many doubles as the player. It is so obviously rigged. Is there a backgammon game out there that has fair dice rolls? ### 1/5 — Good BUT caveat *2023-12-27* The developer purposely leveraged the probability of good rolls of the dice for the computer such as doubles in the end game. They were called out on here in reviews a few times and as a result added an option to re-roll the dice for either you or the computer. Frankly IFF you just consider this a training game and don’t use the re-roll feature it’s a good training because the dice odds are against you. That is why I give it good marks as a training game. But why tip the odds in a two dice roll? That the question I would like an honest answer to. So 1 star until we get and answer. ### 1/5 — bg tutor *2023-11-09* please remove it ### 1/5 — Game is rigged *2023-08-09* Game alway goes first on starting roll (20 starts game got higher number 19 times.) If you leave a piece uncovered computer almost always gets a hit unless you are in starting quadrant, mostly will leave you alone in starting quadrant. If computer leaves a piece uncovered it appears you have about realistic chance to hit it. Lower level of play rigged to teach player to avoid leaving uncovered piece at all cost. ### 1/5 — Rigged *2022-12-11* Unrealistic rolls by computer. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best backgammon available *2025-12-26* This is my favorite of all backgammon games. The skill levels are perfect and I have greatly improved my game skills while having lots of fun. The only improvement I can think of would be increasing the customization options a bit. Highly recommend this game/app!! ### 5/5 — Totalmente nuevo *2024-05-09, version 3.1* Im totally new to the game and Im enjoying playing and learning ### 5/5 — Backgammon *2022-08-26, version 2.6* Best brain game ever! ### 5/5 — Game *2021-09-21* It’s a game that I have played since I was a kid ### 5/5 — You can play fast! *2017-10-29* I tried at least 10 different Backgammon apps and this one finally is what I wanted. You can turn on auto mode to move the piece with one tap (instead of 2 taps) and you can set high speed for movement. So this let’s me play a game fast which is all that I wanted!! ### 4/5 — Goo competitive game *2023-06-24* Get rid of pick your dice roll option. Obvious when computer gets too far behind it switches to that option. **Developer response:** Roll again option is only used by the human players. The computer never rolls again. ### 4/5 — Doesn’t keep skill ratings *2021-10-30, version 2.4* Had this for some time and think it is a good app. However, it doesn’t seem to keep skill rating scores. It used to but now it adds them on but doesn’t remember them. As such I have been stuck on 2601 for what seems like forever. ### 4/5 — Best out there so far *2017-08-14* Just updating my review. I'm convinced after playing hundreds of games, the computer cheats in specific situations. Most notably in the endgame, if it is behind and one of your pips is captured, the computer will give you bad rolls keeping you captured while it gets great rolls to build a wall. I've had several games where I've rolled eight or more times and could not get a 1 or 2 on the dice to escape. I can see it being possible, as it is luck, but a statistical improbability that happens far too often. Still the best out there, but very frustrating when you have to change your play style to win because you know the computer is going to get that miracle roll. I have tried several of these games so far and this is the best one I found. There's not a lot of ads to deal with in the computer place a pretty good game. Occasionally it blunders and I think it takes a few more chances in the beginning of the game then I would. Has good mid game logic and will try to trap your pips if you delay the advance of your farthest two pieces. I have to believe the dice are fair as the game gathers statistics on roll frequency. That doesn't mean a shrewd programmer couldn't manipulate chance and sometimes I find the computers luck uncanny, but still possible. Many other games clearly skew the dice rolls to make up for poor game logic. Overall best free one out there! ### 4/5 — Few subscribers typically online *2017-03-07, version 1.4* Operationally, great program, but the problem is that there are fewer and fewer people online to play. They need to market a lot better. The waits are often long. I had one today that I stopped at 100 minutes. ### 4/5 — One of the better *2016-10-09* Overall - worth playing. I find that at the highest level, I can win except when the first few moves go against me. After a few moves, it is clear that a game is a no-win and there's no way to improve your position or chances. This keeps my winning % just over 50% and never higher than 65%. Good fast movement and great automatic moves. An improvement would be for the game to recognize when the game has limited moves then notify the player with an auto complete option. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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