Comparison

Backgammon vs Baba Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Backgammon

Experience a classic board game with a sophisticated AI opponent. Enjoy smooth graphics and realistic dice rolls without needing an internet connection. This free game offers a challenging and engaging way to play anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • High-level artificial intelligence
  • Real dice probabilities
  • Smooth graphics and gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Totally free
  • No banner ads
Features
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Backgammon by SNG is now ready for iPhones and iPads with its high quality and high level artificial intelligence. You can now download the best Backgammon dice game for free. Our main contribution is offline backgammon plus high level artificial intelligence. Features: - Real dice probabilities. - Smooth graphics and game play. - High level artificial intelligence (machine learning and neural networks) - No need for an internet connection. - Totally free! - No banner ads. Our game is a part of a Phd. Thesis about reinforcement learning and neural networks. AI (Artificial Intelligence) bot is trained 1 millions times with an unsupervised learning algorithm. Winning ratio of our agent is 64%. Many comments about rigged dice are not true since our ai agent is nearly a master player. Backgammon has received a bunch of different names over the years such as: Tapa, Tavla, Tabula, Acey Deucey, Tawla, and etc. The games do not offer "real money gambling" or an opportunity to win real money or prizes. Practice or success at our game does not imply future success at "real money gambling". Enjoy this new game from SNG. May the luck be with you.

About

Baba Puzzle

A classic wooden-style block puzzle game where players match shapes into a 10x10 grid. It's easy to learn but offers a challenging experience suitable for all ages and skill levels.

Highlights
  • Classic block puzzle gameplay
  • Wooden style aesthetic
  • 10x10 grid challenges
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Easy to play, challenging to master
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Easy to play but challenging! A classic block puzzle game with a wooden style. Match block with different shapes into 10X10 grid. This game would be appropriate for all ages and any levels. Try it and you will enjoy this block puzzle game.

Screenshots

Backgammon4 screens
Baba Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Baba Puzzle at 100% against Backgammon's 45%. Baba Puzzle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Backgammon's advantage is ratings volume (423 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Backgammon sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Baba Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baba Puzzle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon has 423 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Backgammon's written reviews are positive against 100% of Baba Puzzle's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backgammon versus Baba Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackgammonBaba Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (423 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings423 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSNG ICTAli Jafarbeglou

Customer experience

Backgammon

All ratings423 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral14.5%
Negative40.3%

Baba Puzzle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Backgammon

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Ads freeze board causing black screen requiring reboot
  • Drag and drop piece movement unreliable
  • Ability to move opponent's pieces incorrectly
  • Single tap feature causes unintended moves
  • Game hangs occasionally
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  • Progress not saved when app crashes
  • Ads appear immediately after game ends blocking results view

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer to play against real people
  • Game statistics display before ads appear
  • Pip counting feature
  • Rematch option between games
  • Ability to reset player name
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  • Proper random number generator for fair dice rolls
  • Time limits for player moves

Baba Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Backgammon

One-time5
  • 10000 Chips$0.99
  • 50000 Chips$3.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
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  • 150000 Chips$9.99
  • 500000 Chips$19.99
None

Baba Puzzle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backgammon free?
Backgammon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baba Puzzle free?
Baba Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backgammon or Baba Puzzle?
Baba Puzzle is rated higher. Backgammon averages 4.1 out of 5 from 423 ratings, while Baba Puzzle averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

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