Backgammon Ultimate vs Simple Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Simple Backgammon
Enjoy a straightforward game of Backgammon against a computer opponent. This version omits the doubling cube for a streamlined experience. Perfect for quick matches.
- Backgammon gameplay
- Computer opponent
- No doubling cube
- Simple interface
- Offline play
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This is a simple version of Backgammon, with no doubling cube. Play against a computer opponent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backgammon Ultimate at 4.4 against Simple Backgammon's 2.3. Backgammon Ultimate also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (112 vs 4). Simple Backgammon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon Ultimate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Backgammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backgammon Ultimate holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon Ultimate has 112 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Backgammon Ultimate's written reviews are positive against 33% of Simple Backgammon's.
Backgammon Ultimate ships an update every 7 months, Simple Backgammon every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backgammon Ultimate | Simple Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (112 ratings) — better | 2.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | G Soft Team | Phil Stern |
Customer experience
Backgammon Ultimate
Simple Backgammon
In-app purchases
Backgammon Ultimate
- Remove Ads$2.99
Simple Backgammon
No in-app purchases
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