Backgammon Match vs DailyGammon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backgammon Match
Play the classic board game of luck and skill directly within iMessage. Enjoy a fully implemented Backgammon experience with great graphics and easy one-tap checker movement. Engage in fair matches with guaranteed random dice rolls.
- Play within iMessage
- Full Backgammon board implementation
- Great graphic design
- Easy one-tap checker movement
- Random and fair dice rolls
- Matches of various length
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Note: This game is played exclusively within iMessage. You can play Backgammon with your friends over iMessage now! Backgammon Match app for iMessage offers fully implemented Backgammon board game with great graphic design and easy gameplay. Download and enjoy Backgammon game over iMessage! Backgammon is a game of luck and skill played by two people. It is one of the oldest board games dating back more than 5,000 years ago. Backgammon is actually older than Chess and Checkers. Chess appeared 1500 years ago while Checkers date back to the 12th century. With support for matches of various length and easy checkers move with one tap per movement you will have a great time playing the game. Dice rolls are completely random and Backgammon app guarantees 100% fair dice rolls. No re-rolls are possible by your opponent.
DailyGammon
Play all your matches from the popular online backgammon platform on your mobile device. Access tournament overviews and customize your board appearance with various themes. A free account is necessary to begin playing.
- Play DailyGammon matches
- Optimized TopPage access
- GameLounge tournament overview
- Multiple board color themes
- Requires free DailyGammon account
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- Play all your DailyGammon matches. - optimized TopPage - GameLounge, an overView of all Tournaments you can play - many board color themes A free DailyGammon account is required. Sign up at dailygammon.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DailyGammon at 4.7 against Backgammon Match's 3.2. DailyGammon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). Backgammon Match's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Backgammon Match sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DailyGammon asks for nothing beyond the download.
DailyGammon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DailyGammon has 81 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Backgammon Match's written reviews are positive against 75% of DailyGammon's.
Backgammon Match ships an update every 2 weeks, DailyGammon every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Backgammon Match | DailyGammon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (12 ratings) | 4.7 (81 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 81 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DivMulTech LLC | Peter Schneider |
Customer experience
Backgammon Match
DailyGammon
In-app purchases
Backgammon Match
- All Backgrounds$2.99
DailyGammon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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