Comparison

Backgammon Ultimate vs Backgammon Lite

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon Ultimate

Experience classic backgammon with challenging AI and customizable options. Move pieces based on dice rolls to be the first to clear your board. Enjoy fluid animations, HD graphics, and detailed statistics.

Highlights
  • Challenging AI opponent
  • Extensive customization options
  • Automatic bear-off feature
  • Intuitive piece selection and movement
  • Fluid animations and HD graphics
  • Detailed game statistics
  • Engaging music and sound effects
Features
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Move the pieces around the board according to dice rolls. Get all the pieces in the house to take them out according to your dice. Be the first player to get all the pieces out to win the game. FEATURES - challenging AI - lots of customization options - auto bear off - easy to select and move pieces - fluid animations - HD graphics - detailed statistics - nice music and sound effects If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we no longer check those and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding!

About

Backgammon Lite

Experience classic board game entertainment with this app, offering three distinct variations: traditional Backgammon, Narde, and Fevga. Master dice rolls and strategic checker movements to outmaneuver your opponent and be the first to clear your pieces from the board.

Highlights
  • Three game variations: Backgammon, Narde, Fevga
  • Classic dice-based board game
  • Strategic checker movement
  • Learn game rules
  • Hours of entertainment
Features
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Like Backgammon? Enjoy hours of entertainment with our version with 3 games in one – traditional Backgammon, Narde and Fevga. Backgammon is one of the oldest board games known. It is a two player game where playing pieces are moved according to the roll of dice, and a player wins by removing all of their pieces from the board before their opponent. The roll of the dice indicates how many points, the player is to move his checkers. The checkers are always moved forward. The following rules apply: - The numbers on the two dice constitute separate moves. For example, if a player rolls 5 and 3, he may move one checker five spaces to an open point and another (or same) checker three spaces to an open point. - A player who rolls doubles plays the numbers shown on the dice twice. A roll of 6 and 6 means that the player has four sixes to use. - A player must use both (or all 4 for doubles) numbers of a roll if this is legally possible. When only one number can be played, the player must play that number. Or if either number can be played but not both, the player must play the larger one. - Once a player has moved all of his fifteen checkers into his home board, he may commence bearing off. A player bears off a checker by rolling a number that corresponds to the point on which the checker resides, and then removing that checker from the board. If there is no checker on the point indicated by the roll, you must make a legal move using a checker on a higher-numbered point. If there are no checkers on higher-numbered points, you must remove a checker from the highest point that has a checker. Fevga First checker away: Your first checker must pass the opponent's starting point before you may move any of your other checkers. BackGammon Hitting: If an opposing checker lands on a spot occupied by a single checker, this checker is placed on the bar. Any time a player has checkers on the bar, his first obligation is to enter those checker(s) into the opposing home board by moving it to an open point corresponding to one of the numbers on the rolled dice. Narde/Fevga Primes: You may not build a prime (six consecutive blocks) in front of all of the opponent's checkers; at least one opposing checker must be in front of your prime. Don't forget to check our Game section for other fun games...

Screenshots

Backgammon Ultimate4 screens
Backgammon Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Ultimate at 4.4 against Backgammon Lite's 3.0. Backgammon Ultimate also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 1) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months). Backgammon Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Backgammon Ultimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Backgammon Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon Ultimate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Ultimate has 112 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backgammon Ultimate ships an update every 7 months, Backgammon Lite every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Backgammon Ultimate versus Backgammon Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammon UltimateBackgammon Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (112 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings112 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG Soft TeamGASP Mobile Games Inc

Customer experience

Backgammon Ultimate

All ratings112 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Backgammon Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Backgammon Ultimate

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Backgammon Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon Ultimate free?
Backgammon Ultimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon Lite free?
Backgammon Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon Ultimate or Backgammon Lite?
Backgammon Ultimate is rated higher. Backgammon Ultimate averages 4.4 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Backgammon Lite averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Backgammon Ultimate or Backgammon Lite have ads?
Both Backgammon Ultimate and Backgammon Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backgammon Ultimate or Backgammon Lite?
Backgammon Ultimate ships an update every 7 months, and Backgammon Lite every 17 months. Most recently, Backgammon Ultimate was updated on September 29, 2026 and Backgammon Lite on September 26, 2026.

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