Backgammon Messanger vs Backgammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Messanger
Experience a classic board game of skill and strategy. This app offers a digital version of a game with ancient origins, perfect for strategic play and recreation.
- Classic board game
- Skill and strategy
- Ancient origins
- Recreational play
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Backgammon is a game of skill and strategy and one of the world's classic parlour games, played for recreation and as a gambling game. Historically variants of this game are believed to have originated in Egypt over 3000 years ago, but was picked up by the Romans and then later to India.
Backgammon
Engage in classic backgammon with AI or live multiplayer opponents. This app offers a comprehensive experience with features like a doubling cube, rule tutorials, and detailed player statistics. Play offline or online to hone your strategic skills and climb the leaderboards.
- Online and offline play
- Challenge AI or real players
- Master the doubling cube
- Learn and improve with hints
- Track detailed player statistics
- Play anywhere, portrait/landscape
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Challenge adaptive AI, share the board with a friend in local pass-and-play, and master the doubling cube — all free, with dice you can actually trust. The most complete backgammon experience for iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision: sharpen your strategy with hints, track deep stats, and climb the leaderboards. * SMART, ADAPTIVE AI Beginner, Intermediate & Expert levels tuned to your playstyle — never a rigged board, just a smarter opponent. * PASS & PLAY Share one device and play a real match against a friend, head-to-head, no connection required. * LEARN & IMPROVE Move hints, legal-move highlights, and a full rules tutorial — go from your first roll to your first double with confidence. * REAL MATCH PLAY 1-point, 3-point & full matches, doubling cube, and the Crawford rule — tournament-standard play, not a simplified clone. * STATS THAT MATTER Elo-style rating, win/loss graphs, pip counts, and complete dice history, so you can see exactly how fair your rolls really are. * PLAY ANYWHERE Portrait or landscape, online or fully offline vs. AI. "The best free backgammon app—AI is tough, local play is smooth." – App Store review Also known as Tavla, Nardi, or Narde — this is backgammon the way it's meant to be played.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backgammon at 71% against Backgammon Messanger's 13%. Backgammon also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (169 vs 46). Backgammon Messanger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Backgammon holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 169 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Backgammon Messanger's written reviews are positive against 71% of Backgammon's.
| Parameter | Backgammon Messanger | Backgammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (46 ratings) | 4.4 (169 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 169 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amin Dahesh | Linda Mottley |
Customer experience
Backgammon Messanger
Backgammon
Bugs and requests
Backgammon Messanger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Backgammon
Reported bugs
9 issues- App won't open
- App freezes/hangs
- Two taps required for one move
- Incorrect move selection by AI
- AI rolls are not random
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- Display graphics obscure continue button
- In 2-player mode, no menus appear when black starts
- Software doesn't always display who goes first in 2-player hard mode
- UI elements cover board pieces
Requested features
5 requests- Fix rigged AI rolls
- Make AI more challenging/less predictable
- Allow users to choose layout/design
- Reconsider placement of move/undo buttons
- Add option for cube
In-app purchases
Backgammon Messanger
No in-app purchases
Backgammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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