Comparison

™ Easy Reversi vs Backgammon

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

Head to head
About

™ Easy Reversi

A beginner-friendly digital adaptation of the classic two-player strategy board game. Challenge AI opponents of varying difficulties or save your progress to continue later. Gain experience points by defeating AI players.

Highlights
  • Undo functionality
  • Save/load game progress
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Timer-based gameplay
  • Experience points system
Features
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This is the easy version of Reversi for beginners. Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. Players take turns placing disks on the board with their assigned color facing up. During a play, any disks of the opponent's color that are in a straight line and bounded by the disk just placed and another disk of the current player's color are turned over to the current player's color. The object of the game is to have the majority of disks turned to display your color when the last playable empty square is filled. Reversi brings this great game to your iPhone/iPad. You can enjoy Reversi in family game time, or you can also enjoy the game by playing with the AIs of varying difficulties. Beware that it is very challenging to beat the best AI in this game! The game is extremely well-known in Japan. You will also gain experience points by winning against the AIs (+1 for Easy, +3 for Medium, +5 for Hard and +7 for Expert). Features: * Undo * Save/load unfinished game * AIs with 4 levels of difficulties * Timer based game

About

Backgammon

Experience a classic two-player board game on your device. This logic puzzle involves rolling dice and strategically moving checkers across a board to remove them. It's designed to exercise your mind and provide a fun way to relax.

Highlights
  • Classic backgammon gameplay
  • Logic puzzle for two players
  • Dice rolling and checker movement
  • Brain training and relaxation
  • Intuitive design
Features
Currently charting
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Backgammon is a classic board game popular with many players around the world. Whether you are a beginner or expert player, this game may help to exercise your mind or relax after a long day at work. Enjoy classic gameplay right on your device, train your brain and have fun! How to play Backgammon: - Classic Backgammon is a logic puzzle for two, played on a board of 24 triangles called points. - Each player sits on the opposite sides of the board with 15 checkers, black or white. - To start the game, players take turns and roll the dice. - Players move pieces based on the numbers rolled. For example, if you roll 2 and 5, you can move one piece 2 points and another one 5 points. Alternatively, you can move one piece 7 points. - Once all of a player’s pieces are in his or her “home”, that player may begin removing pieces off of the board. - A player wins once all of their pieces are removed from the board. A few more things to know: - Rolling two of the same number allows you to move 4 times. For example, for a roll of 4 and 4, you can move a total of 16 points, although each piece must move 4 points at a time. - You cannot move a piece to a point that is occupied by 2 or more of your opponent’s pieces - If you move a piece to a point with only 1 of your opponent’s pieces on it, the rival’s piece is removed from the board and placed on the middle partition. Simple and intuitive design lets you focus on the gameplay and master your skills. Start your first round, challenge yourself and keep your brain active!

Screenshots

™ Easy Reversi3 screens
Backgammon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ™ Easy Reversi at none against Backgammon's shown. ™ Easy Reversi also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 18%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Backgammon's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (85K vs 13). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ™ Easy Reversi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Backgammon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon has 85K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of ™ Easy Reversi's written reviews are positive against 18% of Backgammon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Easy Reversi ships an update every 17 months, Backgammon every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
™ Easy Reversi versus Backgammon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ Easy ReversiBackgammon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings)4.5 (85K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better17.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1385K — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#150 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB234 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamEasybrain Ltd

Customer experience

™ Easy Reversi

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Backgammon

All ratings84,437 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews1,535 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral15.8%
Negative66.4%

Bugs and requests

™ Easy Reversi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Backgammon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Doubling cube blocks board view
  • Incorrect bearing off rules

Requested features

4 requests
  • Additional difficulty settings
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Customizable board colors
  • Game statistics tracking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Easy Reversi

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
1 purchases

Backgammon

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$14.99

Questions

Is ™ Easy Reversi free?
™ Easy Reversi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ™ Easy Reversi or Backgammon?
Backgammon is rated higher. ™ Easy Reversi averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Backgammon averages 4.5 from 85K ratings.
Do ™ Easy Reversi or Backgammon have ads?
Backgammon shows ads; ™ Easy Reversi does not.
Which is updated more often, ™ Easy Reversi or Backgammon?
™ Easy Reversi ships an update every 17 months, and Backgammon every 2 months. Most recently, ™ Easy Reversi was updated on October 24, 2026 and Backgammon on October 26, 2026.

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